NATS has identified the software defect behind September’s major disruption. The preliminary investigation traces the failure to a rare sequence inside the UK’s air traffic system, with a permanent fix now undergoing safety testing.

Britain is deepening its defence reliance on SpaceX satellite services. The Ministry of Defence has acquired around 1,500 Starshield and Starlink terminals, highlighting the gap between current operational needs and longer-term ambitions for sovereign communications infrastructure.

Computacenter has raised expectations after delivering record first-half trading results. AI and digital infrastructure demand helped lift gross invoiced income to £8.93bn, while the company now expects at least £380m of adjusted profit before tax this year.

Gamma has reported growth while its takeover remains firmly live. First-half revenue increased 4% to £330m, led by stronger German performance and service-provider growth, as the communications group progresses towards a recommended £1.015bn acquisition by Epiris.

VodafoneThree has launched dedicated 5G capacity for business customers nationwide. The network slice separates enterprise traffic from consumer demand and introduces committed performance as a more explicit feature of mobile connectivity.

Anthropic’s reported Nscale deal puts enormous value on compute capacity. The six-year agreement is said to cover 460MW of AI infrastructure and $45bn of spending at a West Virginia campus.

UK startups are challenging government’s record on technology procurement access. New evidence shows SMEs captured 21% of direct public procurement spending in 2025, while startup advocates argue central government technology buying remains concentrated among large incumbent suppliers.

G-Cloud 15 opens a larger route into public-sector technology procurement. The £14bn framework consolidates previous cloud agreements, with around 90% of suppliers classed as SMEs and new entry windows planned during its four-year term.