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Telecoms networks and broadband communications
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April 15, 2015
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Apr'15
Liberal Democrats promise to double innovation spend and 99.9% broadband roll-out
The Liberal Democrats’ general election manifesto promises to double innovation spending and roll out high-speed broadband to 99.9% of homes
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April 14, 2015
14
Apr'15
SSE hooks up Manchester datacentres with 10Gbps connectivity
SSE Enterprise Telecoms launches Manchester Lightnow, a high-capacity optical network service connecting a number of datacentre facilities
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April 07, 2015
07
Apr'15
Over-the-top services worth $14bn to carriers by 2020
A study conducted by Juniper Research suggests that content paid for by carrier billing will be a lucrative money-spinner for communications providers
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March 31, 2015
31
Mar'15
Brecon Beacons National Park soups up staff comms with Unify
Brecon Beacons National Park Authority deploys Unify’s OpenScape voice technology to keep remote staff and home workers in touch
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March 19, 2015
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Mar'15
Ofcom finalises BT wholesale broadband pricing rules
Ofcom finalises plans to introduce wholesale broadband pricing rules to promote competition and investment in superfast broadband
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March 18, 2015
18
Mar'15
Internet of things and 5G network research priority in 2015 Budget
Research into the internet of things and the 5G networks to support it figured highly in chancellor George Osborne’s 2015 Budget
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March 12, 2015
12
Mar'15
CIO interview: Ivor Nicholson, Nottinghamshire County Council
Nottinghamshire County Council is facing £77m in cuts by 2018 and by rolling out new services, it plans to save £8m through technology alone
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March 09, 2015
09
Mar'15
Smart meter project in danger of outright failure, government warned
A report from the Energy and Climate Change Committee has warned that plans to install smart meters across the UK by 2020 are veering off-track
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February 24, 2015
24
Feb'15
London’s Air Ambulance swaps A-Z maps for mobile apps
London’s Air Ambulance has halved emergency dispatch times through an incident information and routing app from Mubaloo
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February 12, 2015
12
Feb'15
Airwave's Tetra emergency services radio "costly and inflexible"
Incumbent Airwave failed to advance to the next stage of the Emergency Services Network procurement because its Tetra radio technology was too inflexible for current needs, according to reports
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February 05, 2015
05
Feb'15
FCC’s Tom Wheeler offers up net neutrality plan
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may rule in favour of a strong regulatory environment to preserve the open internet
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February 05, 2015
05
Feb'15
Newport to get resilient fibre ring for community safety projects
As part of a wide-reaching regeneration plan, Newport City Council deploys resilient fibre optic network to support community safety
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February 02, 2015
02
Feb'15
Gandalf to become the Speaking Clock
BT reveals it has engaged the services of actor Ian McKellen to be the voice of the Speaking Clock for Comic Relief
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January 30, 2015
30
Jan'15
Government network services tender deadline slips again
Crown Commercial Service pushes back deadline for tender submissions to Network Services framework to give suppliers more time to prepare
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January 29, 2015
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Jan'15
BDUK accused of not being “vigilant” in upholding broadband targets
MPs accused BDUK of not being vigilant enough to deliver its own current superfast broadband coverage targets
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January 13, 2015
13
Jan'15
N3 network outage knocks NHS users off internet
An internet gateway fault causes problems for users of the NHS N3 network
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January 08, 2015
08
Jan'15
UK outdone by superfast European broadband
Britain’s fall down the average broadband speed rankings continues, according to web watchers Akamai
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December 17, 2014
17
Dec'14
Technology needed to help ambulance services cope with increased demand
The future of the ambulance and emergencies services needs more investment in networking
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December 11, 2014
11
Dec'14
DECC publishes annual report on delayed smart meter scheme
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has published its annual report on the roll-out of smart electricity and gas meters
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December 11, 2014
11
Dec'14
JCDecaux partners with Vodafone to build small cell networks
Vodafone joins outdoor advertising firm JCDecaux to deploy small cell technology on billboards to increase network performance
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November 28, 2014
28
Nov'14
Three pondering bid for O2 or EE, say reports
As BT conducts sales talks with both O2 and EE, reports have emerged the owner of Three is also preparing a bid for one or other of the two networks
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November 28, 2014
28
Nov'14
CGI secures communications between pilots and air traffic control
Satellite communications firm Inmarsat has outsourced the provision of security IT and services to CGI
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November 26, 2014
26
Nov'14
EE in sales talks with BT
EE owners Deutsche Telekom and Orange eye up a sale to BT just days after news O2’s owner is also looking to exit the UK market
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November 25, 2014
25
Nov'14
National Trust for Scotland overcomes legacy network challenge
The National Trust for Scotland has replaced a historical network infrastructure with a core service from Brocade
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November 19, 2014
19
Nov'14
Increase in mobile users sees 2.7 billion devices worldwide in 2014
Mobile subscriptions have increased by 800 million in 2014, bringing the total number of devices to 2.7 billion worldwide, according to a report
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November 17, 2014
17
Nov'14
Tech Mahindra backs Milton Keynes smart city project
Tech Mahindra’s telco services wing to support development and deployment of smart city solutions and IoT sensor networks
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November 13, 2014
13
Nov'14
Hull gets dark fibre injection for EE and Three
Mobile Broadband Network Ltd (MBNL), a joint venture between EE and Three, deploys dark fibre backhaul connections to masts in Hull
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November 07, 2014
07
Nov'14
Ofcom to auction tranche of MoD-owned spectrum
190 MHz of spectrum in two bands currently controlled by the Ministry of Defence is to go under the hammer
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November 07, 2014
07
Nov'14
Ofcom launches initiative to plug SMEs' lack of confidence in communications services
Regulator Ofcom launches online portal to help business owners exploit commercial communications services
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November 06, 2014
06
Nov'14
ITN deploys wireless transmission technology for breaking news
ITN introduces camera-mounted wireless transmission technology from BT to track breaking news stories around London
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November 05, 2014
05
Nov'14
Why national roaming may not be the answer to mobile not-spots
Industry suggests alternative strategies as government threatens to force mobile operators to allow national roaming
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October 24, 2014
24
Oct'14
Six networks that changed the world forever
The Science Museum opens its Information Age gallery, dedicated to the history of information and communications
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October 20, 2014
20
Oct'14
Forget devices, we still need signal, says WWF IT director
Organisations such as the WWF are still trying to focus on sufficient connectivity for remote workers says WWF director of ICT services, Linda Humphrey.
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October 13, 2014
13
Oct'14
Embedded SIMs key to unlocking internet of things
GSMA’s eUICC Embedded SIM Specification will help M2M communications and the IoT become mainstream, say analysts
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October 09, 2014
09
Oct'14
Housing associations launch shared internet service from BT
BT promises housing association tenants lower internet costs through new scheme
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October 01, 2014
01
Oct'14
Vtesse bought by Interoute in major fibre expansion
Acquisition adds 7,000km of fibre infrastructure to Interoute’s European network
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September 25, 2014
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Sep'14
Councils and Countryside Alliance back Vodafone rural 3G plan
Local councils and the Countryside Alliance lend support to Vodafone’s Rural Open Sure Signal programme for rural broadband
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September 16, 2014
16
Sep'14
Cambridge villagers trial low-cost broadband roll-out method
Virgin Media is trialling a low-cost 'narrow-trenching' method for supplying superfast 1Gbps broadband in the village of Papworth, in Cambridgeshire
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September 03, 2014
03
Sep'14
Aberdeen to get city-wide gigabit network
Aberdeen will this month become Scotland’s first city to be fully covered by a high speed fibre network
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September 01, 2014
01
Sep'14
Suppliers discuss Emergency Services Network with Home Office
Suppliers have attended an event held by the Home Office to discuss details of the new Emergency Services Network
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August 27, 2014
27
Aug'14
BDUK arrives on the Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight inaugurates its first rural fibre cabinet delivered by BDUK as the project finally crosses the Solent
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August 05, 2014
05
Aug'14
BT Business brings 4G to SMEs
BT Business has launched a range of plans for small businesses that include free access to 4G and unlimited BT Wi-Fi
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July 31, 2014
31
Jul'14
IT needs to improve network infrastructure for future of retail
IT departments need to up their game and improve networks for the retail sector which is on the brink of massive technology change
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July 24, 2014
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Jul'14
TfL wastes millions on telecoms, says IIPAG watchdog
Watchdog IIPAG criticises Transport for London (TfL) for its inefficient and fragmented telecoms contracts
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July 18, 2014
18
Jul'14
BBC 4G broadcast research wins support of Huawei and EE
BBC Research and Development has teamed up with Huawei and EE to explore the role of 4G mobile networking in the future of broadcasting
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July 18, 2014
18
Jul'14
Microsoft ditches Android after four-month fling
Microsoft pulls the plug on its short-lived Nokia X Android devices as it prepares to make 18,000 employees redundant
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July 16, 2014
16
Jul'14
Total internet failure: are you prepared?
A total internet failure could stop any business in its tracks, yet few are preparing for this possibility, KPMG has warned
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July 16, 2014
16
Jul'14
Ed Vaizey gets digital industries role in Cabinet reshuffle
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has been promoted to the post of minister for digital industries in this week’s Cabinet reshuffle
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July 15, 2014
15
Jul'14
iPhones not a security threat to China, says Apple
Apple has denied allegations that location-tracking iPhone features pose a threat to China’s national security
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July 03, 2014
03
Jul'14
Microsoft and Google propose 25Gbps and 50Gbps Ethernet networks for cloud datacentres
Technology giants including Microsoft and Google form a consortium to fire up datacentre networks’ performance for cloud-scale infrastructure.