Openreach and major utilities to trial fibre optic sensing for water and gas leak detection
14 August 2025
Openreach, the UK’s leading fibre optic broadband provider, has announced collaborations with several prominent partners to test innovative methods for detecting water and gas leaks by utilising its existing fibre optic infrastructure.
These trials aim to leverage fibre sensing technology — originally developed for earthquake monitoring and subsea cable protection — to provide real-time, early warning signals for underground utility networks.
Find out more O2 expands 4G and 5G coverage in Cornwall with Freshwave small cells
13 August 2025
O2 (Virgin Media) has announced the deployment of Freshwave’s small cell technology across 13 popular holiday destinations in Cornwall, South West England, aiming to enhance its 4G and 5G mobile network capacity and coverage.
The new small cells are being installed mainly in the towns of St Ives and Newquay, including at key locations such as Porthminster and Porthmeor beaches in St Ives, as well as Tolcarne Beach and the train station in Newquay.
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PKF Littlejohn implements ControlUp ONE Platform
11 August 2025
PKF Littlejohn, one of the UK’s fastest-expanding accountancy, audit, and advisory firms, has adopted the ControlUp ONE platform to enhance its IT infrastructure monitoring and manage its growing remote workforce.
ControlUp will enable the firm to gain real-time insights into its IT environment, helping to proactively address performance issues across its physical and virtual infrastructure.
Find out more UK government launches £15 million ‘Alignment Project’
05 August 2025
The UK government has announced the launch of a new global research initiative aimed at addressing one of the most complex challenges in artificial intelligence: ensuring that advanced AI systems behave in ways that align with human values.
The initiative, dubbed the ‘Alignment Project’, is backed by £15 million in funding and involves industry partners including Amazon Web Services (AWS) and DeepAI. Through grants of up to £1 million, as well as cloud computing resources provided by corporate collaborators, the project will support academic and non-profit teams working on AI safety, explainability, and control.
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