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January 18, 2012 18 Jan'12
UK networkers look to wireless networks and IP telephony for 2012

Wireless networks and IP telephony are set to be the most common networking initiatives implemented by UK users in 2012, according to TechTarget’s 2012 IT Priorities Survey
January 18, 2012 18 Jan'12
VOA puts a price on rural broadband

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has published guidance for the rateable value of superfast networks in the final third in England and Wales.
January 13, 2012 13 Jan'12
Will CX win over enterprise networkers seeking cloud online storage?

CX is targeting enterprises with its cloud online storage service and is pledging a NASA developed network security architecture. Its CTO explains all to SearchNetworking UK.
January 12, 2012 12 Jan'12
Ofcom proposes extending 4G to 98% of UK and tackling "not spots"

Ofcom has laid out plans to extend 4G next-generation mobile coverage to 98% of the UK population following the switch-over from analogue to digital TV services.

January 12, 2012 12 Jan'12
Virgin Media to double broadband speed by 2013

Virgin Media will double the speed and bandwidth allowance of its broadband service for more than four million customers by mid-2013.
January 05, 2012 05 Jan'12
Why 4G Spectrum is the government’s most coveted networking asset

The UK government is looking to end its airwave auction mess by commencing its 4G spectrum auction. Can UK network operators avoid the pitfalls faced in the US?
January 03, 2012 03 Jan'12
UK blue-chips fund online pirates, claims Fact

Blue-chip companies are subsidising the UK’s network of websites that allow digital content to be downloaded illegally, according to the Federation Against Copyright Theft.
January 03, 2012 03 Jan'12
Hacktivists plan to use satellites to by-pass internet censorship

Hacker activists plan to launch communication satellites to overcome the threat of internet censorship.
December 30, 2011 30 Dec'11
Top 10 mobile and networking stories of 2011

Mobile technology has truly taken off in 2011. We look back at some of the key developments in mobile and networking over the past year.
December 23, 2011 23 Dec'11
Government broadband makes headway in UK & Europe: SNUK news in brief

SearchNetworkingUK briefs provide a summary of the week’s new product, services and appointment announcements. This week includes government broadband and much more.

December 20, 2011 20 Dec'11
How v4.0 is a Bluetooth piconet test for enterprise wireless managers

Hailed as a “second revolution”, v4.0 introduces a host of new ‘smart’ Bluetooth piconet challenges for an enterprise wireless manager. SearchNetworkingUK investigates.
December 16, 2011 16 Dec'11
Everything Everywhere spends £1.5bn on network expansion: News briefs

SearchNetworkingUK briefs provide a summary of the week’s new product, services and appointment announcements. This week is filled with signs of network expansion.
December 16, 2011 16 Dec'11
Councils must submit broadband plans by February

Councils must submit draft plans for use of the government’s superfast broadband allocation fund by the end of February, culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.
December 13, 2011 13 Dec'11
Network reliability to win over innovation in 2012, says Cisco survey

Cisco’s first TechWatch 2012 report finds network reliability as opposed to innovation or performance is the most important factor for network architects in the new year ahead.
December 12, 2011 12 Dec'11
BT announces boost for UK broadband with upgrade to exchanges

BT will upgrade 178 telephone exchanges in a bid to ensure the government’s target of Europe’s best broadband network by 2015.
December 09, 2011 09 Dec'11
Rural broadband getting nowhere, says Countryside Alliance

Plans to connect rural areas to crucial fast broadband services have stalled without government support, says the Countryside Alliance.
December 09, 2011 09 Dec'11
100G optical networking extended by Alcatel-Lucent: SNUK news in brief

SearchNetworkingUK briefs provide a summary of the week’s new products, services and appointment announcements. This week includes optical networking and much more.
December 05, 2011 05 Dec'11
How MDM is revolutionising enterprise mobile needs via secure device management

The proliferation of consumer devices in the enterprise is creating demand for enterprise mobile device management (MDM) solutions, but are they secure enough?
December 01, 2011 01 Dec'11
Will cloud-enabled ‘everything as-a-service’ forever change IT?

Verizon Wireless outlines how the future of cloud-enabled ecosystems could change the way networking works for the better, using the “everything as-a-service” network management protocol.
November 29, 2011 29 Nov'11
Chancellor George Osborne announces £100m broadband investment

The government is pumping an additional £100m into broadband networks, aimed at boosting the UK’s faltering economic growth, chancellor George Osborne has announced in his Autumn Statement.
November 23, 2011 23 Nov'11
Tor secret net service turns to Amazon cloud for bandwidth

The Tor Project that maintains a secret layer of the internet is turning to Amazon EC2 cloud service for additional bandwidth for people who want to route their online communication anonymously.
November 16, 2011 16 Nov'11
Fujitsu trials BT’s duct and pole sharing

Fujitsu is trialling BT’s Openreach’s duct and pole sharing products with users, which it hopes will extend superfast broadband speeds to consumers and businesses in areas less commercially attractive to network providers.
November 10, 2011 10 Nov'11
MP calls for government to quadruple broadband investment to £2bn

Rory Stewart, MP has called for the Treasury to quadruple its investment in superfast broadband to £2.1bn.
November 01, 2011 01 Nov'11
Ofcom maps reveal poor state of the UK's communications infrastructure

Ofcom has released a series of maps on the UK's communications infrastructure, which reveal large regions of the country have poor superfast broadband coverage and 3G mobile access.
October 31, 2011 31 Oct'11
Are network performance monitoring tools ready to meet new challenges?

Network performance monitoring tools must adapt to handle virtual infrastructure, new applications and hybrid cloud environments. Are they ready?
October 31, 2011 31 Oct'11
BT to speed up fibre broadband roll-out

BT is to accelerate its roll out of superfast broadband, bringing its target forward by a year to the end of 2014.
October 27, 2011 27 Oct'11
Virgin Media Business sees sales increase by 1.2 per cent

Virgin Business Media saw its sales increase by 1.2% to £154m compared to the same period last year, as the company saw an increase in public sector business.
October 24, 2011 24 Oct'11
UK broadband speeds increase, but thousands left in the slow lane

Thirty percent of UK internet traffic is now at speeds above 5Mbps, an increase of 70% compared to last year.
October 24, 2011 24 Oct'11
UK broadband speeds increase, but thousands left in the slow lane

Thirty percent of UK internet traffic is now at speeds above 5Mbps, an increase of 70% compared to last year, according to the latest Akamai State of the Internet report.
October 20, 2011 20 Oct'11
Top 5 server virtualisation problems

Server virtualisation offers consolidation and efficiency but not without challenges. Learn about the top 5 virtualisation problems and what to do about them.
September 01, 2011 01 Sep'11
HP upgrades data centre network architecture, ships in the UK

With HP FlexNetwork architecture upgrades, HP Networking promises better performance and more granular management across physical and virtual environments for the cloud.
August 08, 2011 08 Aug'11
Who needs MPLS? A dark fibre network saves York Council

The City of York Council set out to rethink its Internet and voice network services and ended up building a dark fibre network that will support city-wide free wireless.
July 18, 2011 18 Jul'11
Cloud network design: Your apps are ready, but is your infrastructure?

Cloud network design means creating a flat infrastructure for horizontal virtual machine traffic flow along with distributed applications for bandwidth optimisation.
July 01, 2011 01 Jul'11
Overcoming mobile cloud computing challenges with distributed apps

Mobile cloud computing solutions are challenged by network latency and delay, but distributing mobile cloud applications so they're closer to users may be an answer to the problem.
May 26, 2011 26 May'11
For cloud automation, think flat networks and Ethernet fabric

For cloud automation, vendors are preaching flat cloud networks based on Ethernet fabrics and open network software that enable engineers to build in cloud management tools.
May 12, 2011 12 May'11
SME technology trends in 2011: Analysys Mason talks cloud and mobility

European SME technology trends in 2011 will see the rise of cloud-based services and mobility applications, predicts Steve Hilton, principal analyst for Analysys Mason.
April 26, 2011 26 Apr'11
Hybrid cloud model saves university money on a data centre upgrade

Loughborough University implemented a hybrid cloud model and saved money on upgrading its data centre infrastructure, networks and collaborative applications.
March 08, 2011 08 Mar'11
Two hospitals share a hosted private cloud

When two hospitals decided to share a hosted private cloud, they both found that productivity doubled – and they didn't have to build it themselves.
February 22, 2011 22 Feb'11
UK cloud computing trends: Are IT shops buying in?

UK cloud computing trends show that IT shops are buying into the technology to complement in-house applications and that security is not the most pressing challenge.
February 14, 2011 14 Feb'11
UK heads for a mobile network operator duopoly

UK mobile network operators are dwindling due to mergers and agreements that stifle competition. Businesses must consider the effect this network consolidation will have on mobile services available to them and the prices they will have to pay.
February 14, 2011 14 Feb'11
From beer to broadband: Marston’s becomes a private telecoms carrier

When Brewer Marston’s founded private telecoms company Marston’s Telecom, it created a private broadband network, improved branch office communications and saw £600,000 in savings.
February 14, 2011 14 Feb'11
Mobile cloud security: How to address the issues

Implementing mobile cloud services? Learn how mobile cloud security can be addressed by securing mobile clients and implementing a centralised strategy.
February 05, 2011 05 Feb'11
Real-time analytics bring voice calls back in vogue

By combining the personal touch of voice calls with the real-time analytics of Web applications, a telecoms startup hopes to make chatting on the phone more common, and more profitable.
December 04, 2008 04 Dec'08
Cisco calls on Obama to prioritise broadband strategy

Cisco has called on president-elect Barack Obama's incoming administration to deliver a national broadband strategy for the US.
May 16, 2008 16 May'08
Opinion: NAO report reveals NPfIT's benefits and flaws

This is a strong report by the NAO - factual and clear. There have been some achievements - the NPfIT has improved the profile, importance and training of IT staff in the NHS. It has made IT and its potential benefits a talking point at board level....
December 20, 2007 20 Dec'07
Virgin Media recovers from national broadband outage

Virgin Media says it has overcome a national broadband outage which affected thousands of customers.
November 16, 2007 16 Nov'07
Ofcom fines broadband provider Prodigy

Ofcom has fined broadband provider Prodigy £30,000 for failing to comply with requirements to provide information on how it allows customers to switch broadband provider.
October 24, 2007 24 Oct'07
Post Office offers cash broadband service over the counter

The Post Office is targeting a new broadband service at those aged 50 and older and those wanting to pay for broadband services with cash over the counter.
October 22, 2007 22 Oct'07
Coventry council builds £10m fibre broadband network

Coventry City Council has undertaken a £10m upgrade of its communications wide area network to deliver increased broadband capabilities to its citizens, businesses, schools and council services.
October 08, 2007 08 Oct'07
Scottish government addresses rural broadband access problems

The Scottish government is tackling rural broadband access problems with a special £3.5m connectivity programme.
September 27, 2007 27 Sep'07
BT hints at super powered network in UK

BT has hinted that it might consider investing in a £10bn optical broadband network that operates between 50 and 100 megabytes
July 23, 2007 23 Jul'07
Silver surfers lead way in online buying

Silver surfers buy more online than younger internet users and form the biggest area of growth in broadband usage.
June 14, 2007 14 Jun'07
World hits 300 million broadband lines

The worldwide total of broadband lines has surpassed 300m, says analyst Point Topic.
February 08, 2007 08 Feb'07
Consumer broadband growth continues

The number of worldwide consumer broadband connections will reach 364 million by 2010, according to analyst firm Gartner.
April 13, 2006 13 Apr'06
UK is number five for broadband use

The UK is number five for broadband use among countries who are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
March 27, 2006 27 Mar'06
BT threatens to cut off heavy broadband users

BT is threatening to cut off the broadband connections of customers who it says are regularly breaking monthly broadband download limits.
March 06, 2006 06 Mar'06
BT to increase basic broadband speed to 8mbps

BT plans to increase its customers’ basic broadband access speed to up to 8mbps (megabits per second), a four-fold increase from the current 2mbps.
January 23, 2006 23 Jan'06
AOL launches new broadband strategy

AOL is to invest around £50m in the first phase of a new broadband local loop unbundling (LLU) strategy to wrestle more of the broadband access market from BT.
October 26, 2005 26 Oct'05
BT to start trials of 8mbps broadband

BT is planning to quadruple basic broadband connectivity speeds to 8mbps nationwide.
October 14, 2005 14 Oct'05
BT plans 8mbps broadband nationwide

BT is planning to quadruple basic broadband connectivity speeds to 8mbps nationwide.
July 13, 2005 13 Jul'05
Broadband leapfrogs dial-up, while mobile eats into landline

With 8.1 million connections in the UK, broadband is now a mainstream consumer product, currently used in 30% of all UK homes and businesses, says telecoms regulator Ofcom.
July 04, 2005 04 Jul'05
UK finally gets 24Mbps broadband

New ISP Be is offering a 24Mbps broadband service, which dwarfs the top speeds currently on offer from the likes of BT and Bulldog.
June 17, 2005 17 Jun'05
Broadband internet conquest rolls on

The Office for National Statistics says the number of active internet users in the UK went up by 5.1% in the year ending April, with the number of broadband connections now standing at 49.2% of all accounts.
April 20, 2005 20 Apr'05
London SMEs get free wireless broadband

Local businesses in Islington, north London, are benefiting from a free wireless broadband Lan set up by the local council.
March 21, 2005 21 Mar'05
Broadband use soars

There was an 86.2% increase in the number of internet users with broadband connections between January 2004 and January 2005,...
March 17, 2005 17 Mar'05
Tiscali claims broadband quality first

Tiscali is claiming to be the first internet provider to offer guaranteed QoS over DSL based networks.
March 17, 2005 17 Mar'05
BT readies 8 Mbps broadband trial

BT has announced that it will start trialling a "mega-fast" 8 Mbps broadband service this April
March 17, 2005 17 Mar'05
Broadband uptake soars

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said there was an 86.2% increase in the number of internet users with broadband...
March 09, 2005 09 Mar'05
UK broadband availability tops G7 league

A report from Ovum shows that the UK now has more extensive broadband availability than any other G7 nation.
February 10, 2005 10 Feb'05
BT offers free boost to broadband speeds

BT is increasing the data access speeds of its broadband customers by up to four times at no extra cost as it tries to stave off...
February 09, 2005 09 Feb'05
Broadband Wi-Fi set to boom on back of 3G, WiMax and VoIP

The broadband Wi-Fi hotspot market will show healthy growth in the medium- to long-term from 2006, says analyst Infonetics...
February 09, 2005 09 Feb'05
UK misses local loop broadband target

The UK telecoms industry has failed to meet the first target set for the number of unbundled local loop broadband lines available...
February 07, 2005 07 Feb'05
Business broadband adoption up to 77%

More than three-quarters of companies are now using broadband, and more than a third say radio frequency identification...
February 01, 2005 01 Feb'05
Flat-fee unlimited-download broadband on offer

Thus has launched a low-cost, uncapped 1Mbps broadband service for small office and home office users.
February 01, 2005 01 Feb'05
WiMax Big Bang slips

Companies wanting to take advantage of fixed wireless broadband services built around the WiMax standard won’t now see them until...
January 19, 2005 19 Jan'05
Bulldog cuts broadband cost

Bulldog has slashed the price of its 4Mbps broadband service in London by 25%.
January 19, 2005 19 Jan'05
Slough leads UK with wireless symmetrical broadband service

Slough Trading Estate, made famous by "The Office" TV series, has become the first place in the UK to offer BT’s wireless...
January 06, 2005 06 Jan'05
Quintum leap in WLan

Voice over IP technology provider Quintum Technologies has partnered with Wi-Lan, a global provider of broadband wireless...
December 01, 2004 01 Dec'04
Broadband brought under central control

Nike in the UK has set up a centrally controlled broadband provisioning system for its teleworkers, after experiencing billing...
November 29, 2004 29 Nov'04
Satellilte's death brings down US broadband

The failure of a communications satellite over the weekend has knocked out US broadband services supplied by StarBand...
November 18, 2004 18 Nov'04
Spain joins WiMax network

Spain is the latest country to embrace the emerging high-end broadband wireless technology, following recent deployments in...
November 12, 2004 12 Nov'04
Utilities switch on to broadband over powerlines

Broadband over powerlines is allowing utilities to tap existing infrastructure cheaply, fill market gaps in underserved regions...
November 08, 2004 08 Nov'04
Telabria plans UK's first WiMax network

A UK start-up is building what it hopes will be the country's first network based on this emerging high-speed broadband wireless...
November 04, 2004 04 Nov'04
Tariam broadband takes off

Satellite broadband provider Tariam claims it is the first UK satellite ISP to offer an unlimited data model for all its...
November 04, 2004 04 Nov'04
IDC: Nordic countries lead broadband penetration

The UK may be increasing its broadband penetration, but it is falling behind Scandinavia in the information revolution, according...
October 26, 2004 26 Oct'04
Intel and Clearwire to work on WiMax together

Intel will work with Clearwire, a wireless internet service provider, on future networks based on WiMax wireless broadband...
October 19, 2004 19 Oct'04
Users gather to highlight broadband needs

The CMA's "Broadband for business in the 21st century" event aims to focus attention on the needs of organisations and the...
October 15, 2004 15 Oct'04
FCC approves broadband over power line rules

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has cleared the way for power companies to roll out broadband over power line...
October 11, 2004 11 Oct'04
Siemens adds Flash-OFDM to broadband wireless family

German engineering and manufacturing company Siemens will add more broadband technology to its growing portfolio of new...
October 06, 2004 06 Oct'04
Broadband heads east

Proxim’s wireless networking equipment has brought broadband-speed internet to the rural community of Stock in East Anglia.
October 04, 2004 04 Oct'04
Broadband value pack

Public sector bodies can save up to two-thirds of the cost of broadband by arranging contracts through the Department of Trade &...
October 01, 2004 01 Oct'04
Broadband hits five million user milestone as take-up gathers pace

The number of UK broadband subscribers passed the five million mark last month, and the figure is predicted to reach eight...
September 29, 2004 29 Sep'04
Bulldog bites at broadband

Bulldog Communications is launching the UK’s first 4mbps broadband service combined with voice calls.
September 23, 2004 23 Sep'04
Global DSL subscription grows to 78 million

Broadband digital subscriber line (DSL) led a global boom in broadband internet access over the past 12 months which ended 30...
September 21, 2004 21 Sep'04
TI remains lukewarem about WiMax broadband delivery

Despite all the hype surrounding WiMax, chip maker Texas Instruments remains unconvinced that the technology will revolutionise...
September 16, 2004 16 Sep'04
Lucent, Cisco and Nortel join WiMax Forum

The WiMax Forum, the group promoting the next-generation wireless broadband technology, has signed up three major members in just...
September 10, 2004 10 Sep'04
Number of US broadband users hits 48 million

The number of broadband users in the US nearly tripled in the past two and a half years to more than 48 million subscribers,...
August 25, 2004 25 Aug'04
Microsoft tests broadband TV in Switzerland

Microsoft has turned to a Swiss telecommunication operator for the first commercial trial of its system that delivers television...
August 19, 2004 19 Aug'04
Most US homes have broadband connections

Most US home internet users now have broadband, according to a survey by NetRatings.
August 02, 2004 02 Aug'04
Broadband prices fall sharply in first half of 2004

Global broadband prices fell sharply in the first half of the year as cable operators moved to meet the challenge of lower prices...