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Have you ever been stung by a hefty data bill after a holiday? Abraham Burak, cofounder of Airalo, the world’s first eSIM store, wants to make that a thing of the past. We spoke to Abraham about his journey to becoming a founder, their impressive Series A round, and the perks of an Uber-style business model.
02.11.2021
Neil Taylor, head of direct partner sales at Gamma, discusses the company’s Dealer Partner model, diversifying a business offering to maximise revenue, and the big changes coming to the industry in 2025.
14.09.2021
Starting up a new business in the pandemic and post-pandemic world can be daunting. After the uncertainty of the past 18 months and the changes that the global crisis has made to everyone’s daily lives, now is the perfect time to take a step back, and look at how your business is using – and protecting – its most critical asset: data.
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Jonathan Bowl
18.08.2021
It is one thing to talk about sustainability, but practical solutions are needed in order to really make a difference. If we truly want to extend the life of the planet, achieve net-zero emissions and build a better country for future generations, we need to enhance the physical infrastructure around us.
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Peter Bachmann
05.08.2021
After a tough year for business, tourism and farming, Wales will now collectively benefit from 5G technology developed by a British startup. Thanks to government funding, UtterBerry aims to revolutionise efficiency and sustainability within the sectors via 5G technology.
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Abby Wallace
24.06.2021
BT announced today that it has kicked off trials of a new type of optical fibre - hollow core fibre - at the BT Labs in Adastral Park, Ipswich, in a collaborative project with Lumenisity, a Southampton University spin out company, and Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) mobile vendor Mavenir.
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Maddyness UK
01.06.2021
Smartphones have become the place where people “live”, a book published by University College London-led anthropologists suggests. With a specific focus on older adults, the team documented smartphone use in nine countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and South America.
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Nicola Watts
17.05.2021
A loophole sees rich countries sending e-waste over to the African continent. We speak to scrap dealers and upcyclers in Ghana and Zambia about what happens next, and what needs to change.
14.05.2021
Founding and operating a business alone can be both rewarding and lonely. Many don’t have connections with entrepreneurs in a similar position and with a lack of team behind them, the experience can become isolating.
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Kirstie Pickering
13.04.2021
Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has selected the rocket it will use to kick-start space launches from the island of Unst in Shetland. The vehicle, called the RS1, will be provided by ABL Space Systems of El Segundo, California. If everything comes together, an inaugural flight could occur next year. Lockheed is looking to stimulate the launch business in the UK to take advantage of a rapidly expanding market for small satellites.
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January Barnes
03.03.2021
A customer wants to talk with brands like they do with their peers. The stakes of getting this wrong are high for companies, as it becomes trickier to retain increasingly demanding users.
29.01.2021
It’s 2014 in Mexico and Jorge Ríos, Diego García and Roberto Betancourt have created Bidgefy. It’s a clever messaging app available for Android and iOS that allows users to communicate via a mesh network that sends messages over Bluetooth.
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Tali Ramsey
04.02.2020
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