As the pace of digital transformation accelerates, businesses worldwide face an intensifying battle against cybercrime. This is especially true for telecoms companies, for whom cybersecurity has become mission-critical as they fend off increasingly sophisticated attacks to secure their networks and shield customers from emerging risks. Telecoms companies are prime targets for cybercriminals due to the…
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b4b Group has joined Retail NI as it continues to support the growth and success of the sector. As a managed services provider, b4b Group offers customers a single technology partner covering all aspects of IT, telecoms and the Internet of Things (IOT), with core services including phone systems, broadband solutions, mobile, and IT…
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Leading IT and telecommunications provider b4b Group has achieved ISO 27001 certification, an internationally recognised standard for managing information security. In an era of heightened global cybersecurity risks, ISO 27001 enables organisations to manage their information security by setting out the requirements for a robust Information Security Management System (ISMS). The standard helps organisations to…
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In an era of rising cybercrime, there are few things more valuable than customer trust, accreditation and reputation. Indeed, according to the 2023 Cybersecurity Report by Check Point Research, global cyberattacks increased by 38% compared to 2022. At b4b Group, we recently added the ISO 27001 standard to our list of compliance accreditations, an achievement…
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By now, most of you will have heard about the Great Copper Switch Off, the UK’s biggest shake-up of telecoms in over 150 years. The end is near for the old copper broadband and telephone line network as it prepares to bow out to its full fibre successor. So, where is Northern Ireland on its…
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For some, of course, it was always normal. For many, though, it would prove to be the essence of what would become known as the ‘new normal’. It was around this time four years ago, soon after the outbreak of Covid-19, that businesses across Northern Ireland and much further afield had to start becoming equipped…
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By David Armstrong, CEO People often ask what the difference is between 4G and 5G mobile phone coverage. One analogy is to think of it as driving on a three-lane motorway, then switching to a six-lane motorway. A lot more cars, or in this instance data, travelling at high speed. It can be that significant.…
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The boss of BT’s business unit made some interesting comments recently when talking about the firm building out its fibre broadband and 5G strategy. Speaking in City AM, Bas Burger said he feels “personally responsible” for the success of the UK economy and that the weight of keeping British businesses up and running is a…
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By David Armstrong, CEO, b4b Group Back in November 2017, BT announced its ‘Great Copper Switch Off’ with the intention to retire its analogue telephone networks by the end of 2025 and upgrade to new digital technology using an internet connection, such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or All-IP telephony. In short, the transition…
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Leading IT and telecommunications provider b4b Group has announced the successful expansion of its services within Mallusk Enterprise Park, to support the opening of new social enterprise café ‘B Social Deli’. Benefitting from its longstanding relationship with the County Antrim business park spanning more than five years, b4b Group was appointed to deploy a rapid…
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