Openreach asks comms providers how to improve broadband access

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ISSUE DATE: 12 May 2017 TOP STORIES Openreach asks comms providers how to improve broadband access Openreach is to consult with its communication services provider customers on exploring the case for fibre-to-the-premises broadband and universal coverage. READ MORE → Cisco adds AI to Spark collaboration platform with MindMeld buy Cisco plans to use MindMeld’s AI platform to enhance its Spark platform and other enterprise collaboration solutions. READ MORE → BBC signs five-year enterprise ICT deal with Atos As part of the broadcaster’s Aurora programme, it has signed up to five years of Atos as its technology services provider. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH Made.com trialling real-time chat for customer advice Online retailer Made.com has partnered with Hero so showroom staff can chat live with online shoppers to help with queries and shopping decisions. READ MORE → Paymentless retail could be the future, says Barclaycard VP of strategy and innovation The ideal in-store customer experience would be for payments to be an invisible part of the shopping process, says Barclaycard’s vice-president of strategy and innovation. READ MORE → BT inching its way to full-fibre broadband at last Computer Weekly has been banging the drum for full-fibre broadband for several years, so we’ll try not to be churlish this week, and instead congratulate Openreach in announcing a consultation with the industry on rolling out full-fibre broadband. READ MORE → Computer Weekly – 9 May 2017: Casting the IT skills net wider In this week's Computer Weekly, as research reveals that three-quarters of non-tech workers would be interested in a job in IT, we examine what's stopping them. READ MORE →

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