All Network Infrastructure News - February 2008

Murdoch may block Gates’ takeover of Yahoo!

The Times newspaper has reported that its parent company News Corporation is in buyout talks with Yahoo! to rebuff Microsoft's £23bn hostile takeover offer.

ISPs will struggle to police government crackdown on illegal file-sharing

ISPs will struggle to comply with government demands to crack down on illegal file sharing among their customers.

Janet Aurora fibre network launched

Janet, the private government-funded computer network dedicated to education and research, has launched Aurora - a fibre network that will provide a platform for photonics and optical systems research.

Cock Tavern boosts trade with web-based quiz

The Cock Tavern pub in Hackney, east London, is using technology to help recover from losses caused by the smoking ban - it is boosting revenue by 40% twice a week with online interactive quiz nights.

Hollow core fibre could shine a light on faster broadband

The University of Bath is experimenting with a new type of material that could increase data transfer speeds and reduce part of the cost of installing broadband networks.

Scottish & Southern Energy signs customer voice and broadband deal with BT

Utility Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) has signed a strategic deal with BT to become the provider of integrated voice and broadband services to SSE for resale to its UK customers.

Saint-Gobain industrial group awards O2 mobile comms contract

O2 has won a contract with global industrial group Saint-Gobain to provide voice, Blackberry e-mail and other mobile data services to users in the UK and Ireland.

British Airways' IP network at Terminal 5 ready to go live

British Airways' IP-based communications network at Terminal 5 at Heathrow has been fully tested and will go live next month, when the terminal opens to the public.

Vodafone halves price of consumer mobile broadband

Vodafone UK has halved the monthly price of its consumer mobile broadband package and enhanced the business package.

UK broadband prices hit all-time low, study says

UK broadband prices have hit an all-time low, says price comparison website uSwitch.com.
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