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Oxford Economics report shows the Chinese firm added £1.7 billion to the UK economy in 2018 An independent report claims Huawei boosted the UK economy by £1.7 billion in 2018, as the debate over the company’s security continues. A study by Oxford Economics, commissioned at the end of last year, said the Chinese firm now… Read More

Investment into UK’s booming tech sector leapt to a record high of £1.89 billion in 2018, up from £1.66 billion in 2017 European investment in the British tech industry surged last year as the sector shrugged off Brexit uncertainty, according to a new report. Cash injected into the thriving tech sector from Europe jumped to… Read More

Brexit and US-China trade war blamed for loss of momentum in Q4 2018 While the UK tech industry is withstanding the worst effects of an adverse economic climate, escalating political uncertainty and global trade frictions are beginning to bite the buoyant sector, according to KPMG. In Q4 2018 the UK tech industry scored 52.4 on KPMG’s UK Tech… Read More

Today, on 27th April 2017, the Digital Economy Bill’s amendments are to be looked at again Today sees the return of the Digital Economy Bill to the House of Lords. Here, Commons amendments will be considered with members expected to debate factors including broadband download speeds, mobile phone billing and a code of practice for… Read More

Research undertaken by IDC Financial Insights on behalf of Reuters indicates that the worldwide banking industry is among the sectors most likely to benefit in significant financial terms by embracing cloud-based infrastructure. According to the commissioned report, running costs with cloud infrastructure via AWS is likely to be a third of a proprietary approach, with… Read More