All Network Infrastructure News - October 2009

VOA preserves networks' advantage in rates draft

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 30 October 2009
The 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.

802-11n WLan standard to take off after ratification

Enterprises 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.

BT overcharged network operators £41.7m

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 19 October 2009
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...

Mobile network owners to get indefinite licences - if they fill in the blanks

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 16 October 2009
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...

Stephen Timms guarantees minimum broadband speed

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 15 October 2009
The government has promised consumers a guaranteed minimum broadband speed of at least 2MBs. Communications minister Stephen Timms said that the 2MBs...

Cisco goes mobile with $2.9bn Starent buy

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 14 October 2009
Network equipment maker Cisco today said it would...

Cisco adds IPv6 support for carrier networks

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 13 October 2009
Network equipment maker Cisco today announced support for a carrier-grade...

Getting everyone online could boost UK economy by £22bn

The economic benefit of getting everyone online in the UK is £22bn, according to a report from PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Enisa leads trickle to IPv6 for web addressing

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 13 October 2009
The European Network and Information Security Agency (Enisa) has become the first EU Agency to delivers its web site content over the new internet protocol...

Nortel's former boss wants $12m pay off

Nortel's former CEO Mike Zafirovski is trying to get millions of pounds from the insolvent networking equipment maker. Zafirovski, who...
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