Cobalt Briefing
Updated 28 June 2026Business IT & comms, decoded daily
The news that actually affects how you run a business in the South West — the phone switch-off, cyber threats, Microsoft 365, connectivity and AI. No jargon, no scaremongering, just the useful version with a clear “so what.”
Latest on the wire
- 26 June 2026The switch-off won't be a 'big bang' — but the deadline still stands
- 25 June 2026612,000 UK businesses were breached last year — most attacks start the same way
- 24 June 2026Ofcom is reviewing the price of full fibre and leased lines — change is due in October
- 23 June 2026Most UK firms now use AI — the gap is between using it and getting value from it
- 22 June 2026New UK data rules are now live — every business needs a complaints process
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