SSE Telecoms signs strategic deal with CityFibre
20 June 2019
Colin Sempill
Business connectivity provider SSE Telecoms and fibre optic network business Cityfibre have signed a new strategic partnership, which extends their existing relationship by allowing both sides to exploit each other’s networks and services.
SSE currently operates a 12,000km+ long fibre optic and ethernet network across the UK, while Cityfibre’s dark fibre and FTTP broadband services are present t in over 50 towns and cities. The company is also rolling out a new 1Gbps FTTH ISP network to reach five million homes by 2025.
Find out more Campaigners call for sale of data centre home to be reversed
20 June 2019
Richards
Campaigners have called for plans to sell the Cambridgeshire County Council headquarters, Shire Hall, to be stopped after it was revealed moving the data centre out of the historic building could cost north of £6.8 million.
That figure is in additon to the £20 million the council already expects the move to the new headquarters in Alconbury Weald will cost.
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Charity sector way behind digitally - survey
18 June 2019
Margot James
A survey of the digital landscape across the charity sector has revealed that charities are way behind with regards to digitisation.
Charity Digital Skills Report 2019, a survey of the digital skills landscape across the third sector in the UK, revealed that over half of the respondents (52%) admitted to not even having a digital strategy in place.
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Insurance provider launches tech solution
17 June 2019
MarkelTech is a new solution
Markel, the SME-focused insurance provider, has launched a solution aimed at start-ups, new and established SMEs within the technology, IT and communications and medical technology market.
MarkelTech will provide a range of covers specific to the target space and includes legal cover, asset protection and business interruption, the company said.
“The UK’s technology sector is worth £184 billion, and generates an annual GWP of £150m for the insurance industry,” said Markel UK sales and marketing director, Nic Brown. “We’re setting out substantial growth ambitions with this product launch. “There are thousands of businesses in this sector who require insurance coverage that is relevant to their unique circumstances and many are not getting the cover they need.”
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