Advertised broadband speeds dropping across UK

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ISSUE DATE: 6 August 2018 TOP STORIES Advertised broadband speeds dropping across UK Since new advertising standards around broadband were introduced in May 2018, most providers have cut the speeds they advertise, or stopped making speed claims altogether. READ MORE → BEIS courts datacentre operators to join energy efficiency technology accelerator programme Government-backed programme is being run by the Carbon Trust and offering grants of up to £1m to help participants commercialise new energy-saving technology developments. READ MORE → Hyperoptic raises £250m funding to roll out full-fibre broadband Broadband supplier Hyperoptic claims its latest round of funding is the largest ever single investment in the UK’s burgeoning full-fibre market. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH CIO interview: Alex von Schirmeister, CDTIO, RS Components The electronics distributor’s chief digital, technology and innovation officer (CDTIO) on putting in place a new IT infrastructure, creating a digital business and accepting risk.  READ MORE → BEIS research and development budget nearly £8bn in 2018/19 Working to reach the government’s target of spending 2.4% of GDP on research and development by 2027, BEIS has increased its budget to nearly £8bn in 2018/19. READ MORE → UK security centre to launch IoT security standard The London-based Centre for Strategic Cyber Space and Security Science is working on an internet of things security standard and has roped in participants from eight markets. READ MORE → Google to alert firms of state-sponsored attacks on G Suite users As cyber security increasingly becomes a market differentiator, Google has announced that businesses using G Suite cloud-based software can opt in to cyber attack alerts. READ MORE →

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