http://www.computerweekly.comen-gbFri, 06 Nov 2009 14:30:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/06/238458/tories-promise-to-review-broadband-tax.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/06/238458/tories-promise-to-review-broadband-tax.htmThe Conservative Party will prioritise a review of the business rates tax on fibre networks if it comes to power.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:30:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/06/238457/eu-weakens-net-neutrality-to-pass-telecoms-reform-package.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/06/238457/eu-weakens-net-neutrality-to-pass-telecoms-reform-package.htm A net neutrality revision has allowed European legislators to implement long-awaited reforms that will introduce a single competitive market in telecoms...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:09:17 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/06/238456/t-mobile-and-orange-to-merge.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/06/238456/t-mobile-and-orange-to-merge.htm Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom have signed contracts to set up a 50:50 joint...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:57:30 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/05/238440/ethernet-switch-for-wan-could-cut-telecom-bill-by-30.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/05/238440/ethernet-switch-for-wan-could-cut-telecom-bill-by-30.htm Most firms could save 30% of their telecommunications bill by optimising their wide area networks and switching to Ethernet, according to research. The...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:33:14 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/05/238432/recovery-has-begun-for-cisco-claims-ceo.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/05/238432/recovery-has-begun-for-cisco-claims-ceo.htm Cisco CEO John Chambers is certain the economic recovery is a reality after hailing the highest sequential gains for Q1 revenues and profits in five years....Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:56:55 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/05/238425/cisco-reports-13-drop-in-sales.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/05/238425/cisco-reports-13-drop-in-sales.htmNetwork equipment maker Cisco reported a 13% drop in year-on-year sales to $9bn for the first quarter of its 2010 financial year, which pushed down earnings 19% to $2.1bn.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:45:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/04/238417/how-the-government-taxes-uks-broadband-future.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/04/238417/how-the-government-taxes-uks-broadband-future.htmIn 2003, Vtesse Networks, a small UK fibre network operator, challenged the Valuation Office Agency's assessment of BT for business rates in British and European courts. It argued that the VOA's assessment amounted to an unfair subsidy to BT. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:36:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/04/238415/second-life-launches-standalone-firewall.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/04/238415/second-life-launches-standalone-firewall.htm Second Life has launched a standalone firewall, boosting the number of possible business uses of the service.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:29:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/03/238392/digital-britain-uk-in-broadband-time-warp-says-fsb.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/03/238392/digital-britain-uk-in-broadband-time-warp-says-fsb.htm The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has slammed government broadband...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:38:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/03/238391/cisco-resists-calls-to-raise-1.9bn-tandberg-offer.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/03/238391/cisco-resists-calls-to-raise-1.9bn-tandberg-offer.htmCisco is resisting calls to increase its £1.9bn bid for Norwegian videoconferencing firm Tandberg, its first European acquisition. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:35:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/02/238369/eutelsat-service-to-boost-irelands-rural-internet-access.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/02/238369/eutelsat-service-to-boost-irelands-rural-internet-access.htm Ireland's National Broadband Scheme is to use...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:16:47 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/30/238359/voa-preserves-networks-advantage-in-rates-draft.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/30/238359/voa-preserves-networks-advantage-in-rates-draft.htmThe proposed business rates on optical fibre networks for the next five years preserve the present 11% tax advantage enjoyed by large network operators over smaller ones and new entrants.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:40:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/29/238338/business-rates-are-killing-digital-britain.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/29/238338/business-rates-are-killing-digital-britain.htmThe government's Digital Britain policy may fail to meet its original goal unless it changes the way it values broadband networks for business tax, a Computer Weekly investigation has revealed.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:10:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/27/238306/the-eu-telecoms-package-explained-europe-stumbles-on-net-neutrality.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/27/238306/the-eu-telecoms-package-explained-europe-stumbles-on-net-neutrality.htm Should an internet service provider (ISP) be allowed to block, prioritise or degrade network traffic? This issue, otherwise known as...Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:56:01 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/26/238298/802-11n-wlan-standard-to-take-off-after-ratification.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/26/238298/802-11n-wlan-standard-to-take-off-after-ratification.htmEnterprises can now consider replacing high speed networks with wireless equivalents with the recent ratification of the 802.11n wireless standard, says wireless Lan management firm AirMagnet.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:29:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/22/238271/spectrum-reallocation-is-key-to-digital-britain.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/22/238271/spectrum-reallocation-is-key-to-digital-britain.htm Ofcom must resolve uncertainty around the reallocation of mobile radio frequencies if the government is to realise its dream of a Digital Britain. Much...Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:09:42 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/19/238203/bt-overcharged-network-operators-41.7m.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/19/238203/bt-overcharged-network-operators-41.7m.htm BT will have to refund and pay interest on £41.7m it overcharged fellow network operators for rent on 2Mbps trunk services between 24 June 2004 to 30 September...Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:34:53 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/16/238172/mobile-network-owners-to-get-indefinite-licences-if-they-fill-in-the-blanks.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/16/238172/mobile-network-owners-to-get-indefinite-licences-if-they-fill-in-the-blanks.htm Mobile network owners will get indefinite 3G licences in return for giving mobile broadband access to more people, but they face caps on how much spectrum...Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:27:42 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/15/236761/10-reasons-to-deploy-wan-optimization-in-an-economic-downturn.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/15/236761/10-reasons-to-deploy-wan-optimization-in-an-economic-downturn.htmIt's no secret that companies often cut IT budgets in times of economic difficulty. The trick to survival is targeted investments...Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:33:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/15/236762/5-steps-to-successful-it-consolidation-and-virtualization.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/15/236762/5-steps-to-successful-it-consolidation-and-virtualization.htmThis paper lays out 5 steps to successful IT consolidation and virtualization projects. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:32:00 GMT