Industry Insights

First Point Group a ‘Highly Commended’ International Recruitment Company at APSCo Awards for Excellence 2017 First Point Group, International technology recruitment organisation, have been named a Highly Commended International Recruitment Company at this year’s APSCo Awards for Excellence in the City of London. The Awards lunch took place at RBS, with 36 different companies up...

Meet our teams from Asia Who Is First Point Group Asia? First Point Group is a specialist technology and telecommunications company with a network of ten global offices. Our two Chinese offices are located in Hong Kong and Shenzhen and cover the South East Asia and Pacific regions. With our extensive global reach we are...

The Race For Cloud and the Profits of Taking Part In recent years, cloud has become more and more prominent in every walk of life. So much so that it plays a part in almost every industry, in one way or another. One area however, which is yet to make the leap is software development....

Do you have an expansion plan? Don't miss out on the growth! Telecoms companies globally are expanding into different technology verticals to stay one step ahead. Whether it’s developing an IoT strategy, cloud systems or preparing for 5G, many of the big names such as Etisalat, Huawei and Nokia are all preparing for the ‘post-oil’...

100km, 30 Hours, Non-Stop Trek. Could you Face the Trailwalker Challenge? Nick Edwards and Zoe Barnard took part in the Trailwalker challenge of 2017, an annual event held by Oxfam and the Gurkha Welfare Trust, along with Nick’s Father in Law, Steve, & Zoe’s Uncle, Luke, to form the team of 4. Our walkers were...

The Continuous Leak. Law's Turmoil With Cyber Security Law, an industry with copious amounts of sensitive information and high profile clients, has been subject to a lot of focus from hackers. Cyber-attacks in law firms increased by up to 20% between 2014 and 2016, with 73% of the UK top 100 targeted in the last...

Blockchain's call to the telecom industry, "Adopt and Advance!" Blockchain first emerged into the public eye with the introduction of Bitcoin, a digital currency created by a person or group known by the pseudonym, Satoshi Nakamoto. Now blockchain has been adapted for multiple other applications, starting with a predicted revolution of how the finance industry...

Is AI the death of the telecom engineer? The function of AI AI is challenging many industries globally. The development of AI computer systems, and their ability to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, has led to a massive increase in the speed and capability of telecom companies in their approach to a forever...