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Community Fibre has connected London’s first 8.5 Gbps residential broadband customer, increasing the broadband speed from 5 Gbps to 8.5 Gbps. Installed in Beckton, in the London Borough of Newham, on 16 September 2026, the connection marks the residential debut of Community Fibre’s 8.5 Gbps product, designed for customers with the most demanding connectivity requirements and future-proof connectivity for hopefully years to come.

Oh What a Night! Giacom partners from across the UK came together at fabric London last night for Imagine Nation: Reimagined. No business talk, no presentations, just sheer fun, clubbing “ole skool style”. The line-up was headed by legendary dance music DJ Judge Jules, with sets from K-Klass, BBC Radio 1 DJ Charlie Hedges and Fusion Girls, alongside live tribute performances celebrating The Prodigy, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Stone Roses.

Top L to R: Michael Bird, Andi Thanoj, Ellie Kirk Bottom L to R: Paul King, Manon Sanchez, Claire Smith, Thomas Kirk Michael Bird has been appointed CFO Vodafone Germany for Vodafone. Andi Thanoj has joined SY Electronics Ltd. as a Sales Account Manager. Ellie Kirk was recently appointed AI Business Solutions Specialist at Giacom. Paul King is now a Business Development Executive at Pixl8 Group. Manon Sanchez recently joined OVHcloud as a Senior Communications Specialist.

• BT Business enables first national routine BVLOS drone operations in UK policing with British Transport Police • Following the start of routine operations earlier this year, BT’s Drone SIM capability provides reliable connectivity that supports real-time intelligence, faster decision-making and safer responses, helping minimise passenger disruption • In 2023/2024 verified data shows more than 19,300 trespass incidents, approximately one every 30 minutes, occurred across the rail network.

iOS 27 is the next generation of Apple Intelligence and Siri AI. iOS 27 was released on 14 September 2026. Early days yet, and Apple’s own release notes describe the update as improving performance, connectivity, search and Siri, but there are already reports of some problems. The main issues being reported so far: Battery drain and heat: Some early users are reporting faster battery depletion and increased heat following the upgrade.

What makes someone’s personality stand out in the channel? It’s the spark, energy and personality they bring to the workplace, the little bit of Va Va Voom that makes them impossible to overlook. Time is running out for you to nominate your Stockies Personality 2026. You can nominate them here at stockies.co.uk. Some distinctive traits you could mention about them are: P – is for Positive energy. Do they bring enthusiasm and optimism, especially when things are difficult? E – is for Empathy.

New cross-industry guidance gives telecoms providers the green light for data-sharing to combat fraud. CCUK has published data-sharing guidance developed in collaboration with the Home Office, Ofcom and input from the ICO Comms Council UK (CCUK), the trade association representing the UK’s VoIP, IP telephony, and advanced communications sector, has published its data-sharing guidance for tackling telephone-enabled fraud.

Full range of Legrand | AV brands including Chief mounts, C2G cables and accessories, and Vaddio PZT cameras TD SYNNEX Maverick has been appointed as a distributor for Legrand | AV’s portfolio of industry-leading brands, including Chief, C2G, Da-Lite, Middle Atlantic, Luxul, and Vaddio in the UK and Ireland.

Top L to R: Eleanor Dukes-Swyer, Indi Matharoo, Lucie Callens Bottom L to R: Jonathan Kattekola, Just Gonggryp, Samantha Randall, Stuart Shickle Eleanor Dukes-Swyer recently joined Neat in the role of Service Desk Engineer. Indi Matharoo has been promoted to Sales Manager at GVAV Ltd. Lucie Callens recently joined Dstny in the position of Software Release Manager. Jonathan Kattekola recently stepped up into a new role at proAV Limited as a Senior Breakfix Engineer (AV).

Avocor, an AUO company, has confirmed a new strategic partnership with Korbyt, a leader in digital signage and space management solutions. Korbyt software has been validated on the recently launched Avocor B-Series, which debuted at ISE 2026 and marks Avocor’s move into the business and commercial digital signage display market. The Korbyt application runs on the display’s own Android 14 processor, backed by 8GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.