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Vodafone’s scam call tech gets an AI upgrade

by Harry Baldock | Apr 15, 2026

Vodafone has added an AI-driven scam call filter to its Secure Net Mobile security package as the operator intensifies efforts to cut fraud and nuisance traffic on its network.

UK drives off Russian submarines lurking near subsea cables

by Harry Baldock | Apr 9, 2026

The submarines are thought to be mapping the UK’s undersea communications networks.

Ericsson’s US subsidiary hit by cyberattack

by Harry Baldock | Mar 11, 2026

This week, Ericsson has revealed that a service provider that was storing the personal data of its US subsidiary, Ericsson Inc., has experienced a cyberattack.

VMO2’s AI flags over 1bn scam calls to O2 customers

by Harry Baldock | Mar 9, 2026

Virgin Media O2 has reached a major milestone in its fight against fraudsters, after using AI to successfully label more than 1 billion suspected scam and spam calls to O2 customers.

Terrapinn acquires FMS: the Future of Memory and Storage

by Harry Baldock | Mar 6, 2026

Terrapinn, the global events company, is delighted to announce the acquisition of FMS: the Future of Memory and Storage from Conference Concepts Inc.

TIM tests quantum-safe connection between two data centres

by Harry Baldock | Feb 27, 2026

TIM has successfully completed the first test in Italy of quantum-safe communications between Data Centers on an operational network infrastructure, validating the use of quantum key distribution for data stream encryption in a real operating environment.

Hackers pose as IT department to break into Odido’s systems

by Harry Baldock | Feb 16, 2026

On Thursday, Dutch mobile operator Odido notified customers that the company had been hacked and their personal data may have been leaked.

Verizon and AT&T refuse to release documents on Salt Typhoon attack

by Harry Baldock | Feb 4, 2026

Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell said on Tuesday that both AT&T and Verizon had refused to hand over key security documents related to the Salt Typhoon cyberattack in 2024.

Online safety-focused ISP Gigabit IQ seeking to crowdfund £270,000

by Harry Baldock | Jan 26, 2026

According to a report from ISPreview, UK ISP Gigabit IQ has opened a crowdfunding round seeking £270,000 to accelerate its expansion.

NCSC warns critical infrastructure is being pummelled by Russian DDoS attacks

by Harry Baldock | Jan 21, 2026

This week, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning that Russian-state backed hackers are consistently targeting the UK public sector and critical infrastructure with dedicated denial of service (DDoS) attacks to disrupt and disable services.

CypressTel talks SD-WAN, SASE, and being the gateway to China

by Harry Baldock | Jan 12, 2026

We caught up with CypressTel’s CEO Connee Zhang, Director of Global Business Eva Yu, and Associate Director of Partnership & Business Development Sam Ho to discuss the shifting global telecoms market and the rise of AI

UK govt earmarks £210m to fortify its cyber defences

by Harry Baldock | Jan 6, 2026

Today, the UK government has unveiled a new cybersecurity plan, introducing new measures aimed at making government departments and public services more secure.

LG Uplus’s AI voice call app glitch leaks user data

by Harry Baldock | Dec 8, 2025

LG Uplus revealed that a temporary technical error earlier this week related to its AI-based voice call application, ixi O, had led to the exposure of private user information.

Indian government U-turns on mandatory mobile security app

by Harry Baldock | Dec 3, 2025

News Onlookers fear the app could pose a significant threat to user privacy Back in January, the...

Copper thieves see Optus stung by yet another network outage

by Harry Baldock | Nov 27, 2025

Optus has suffered yet another network outage, this time impacting around 14,000 customers in southeast Melbourne.

World Communication Awards 2025 shortlist announced

by Harry Baldock | Nov 25, 2025

The World Communication Awards has announced its 2025 shortlist, highlighting the telecom industry’s leading innovators.

UK vows to protect undersea networks amid rising threats from Russia and China

by Harry Baldock | Nov 21, 2025

News In a statement to the House of Commons, Minister Al Carns declared that the United Kingdom is...

Korean regulator hits SKT with $97m fine over data breach

by Harry Baldock | Aug 28, 2025

This week, South Korea’s privacy regulator has announced it will fine SK Telecom 134.8 billion won (~$97 million) in response to a data breach the company revealed in April.

TPG suffers data breach impacting 280,000 customers

by Harry Baldock | Aug 19, 2025

Australia’s TPG has become the latest telco to suffer a major cybersecurity breach this weekend, with data having been exfiltrated from its ISP subsidiary, iiNet.