Welsh telco partners with mobile provider
by Nicholas Fearn , March 31
TWL Voice and Data has partnered with Advance Communications in a bid to become the biggest telecommunications firm in Wales. The Cardiff-based company will use the partnership to provide customers with mobile solutions while meeting the fixed-line and broadband requirements of Advance. It currently employs 18 staff and works with over 500 businesses, including Cardiff Metropolitan...
Read More >Blurrt closes £500K crowdfunding round
by Nicholas Fearn , March 30
Social media analytics specialist Blurrt has successfully raised £500,000 through crowdfunding platform Seedrs. The firm launched its investment campaign in October 2015 and raised £300,000 within just a few days. It’s now reached the full £500K goal. Finance Wales has also made a £200,000 investment in the company. Blurrt plans to invest further in technical...
Read More >Digital Dozen 2016 opens for applications
by Nicholas Fearn , March 29
The organisers of Digital 2016 are on the lookout for twelve of the best digital and tech businesses in Wales to be part of its prestigious Digital Dozen. Developed and launched last year, the Digital Dozen has become an integral part of the event’s line-up. Its aim is to showcase Welsh businesses that are doing...
Read More >Six Nations Dream over – what’s next for Wales?
by Adrian Lewis , March 25
The day before England cruelly dashed Wales’ hopes to win this year’s Six Nations, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) quietly announced a background win with potential to impact the RFU for years to come. On the eve of the crunch clash, the WRU announced that it had successfully poached the RFU’s Head of Digital and...
Read More >North Wales tech centre to nurture UK space firms
by Nicholas Fearn , March 24
A technology centre based at Glyndwr University in North Wales is to support UK space businesses after raising more funds. The OpTic Technology Centre is celebrating after receiving a £50,000 grant to nurture firms from the UK’s £11.8 billion space industry. Just last year, the centre celebrated its tenth anniversary and completed a million pound...
Read More >Relentless opens new centre in Wales and creates 70 software jobs
by Nicholas Fearn , March 23
Global games developer Relentless has opened a new studio in Pontypridd and is creating 70 new software development jobs. The new jobs have been confirmed as the Brighton-based company has signed a partnership with toy manufacturer Hasbro to work on new projects. They will be created over the next two years as the work goes...
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