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May 08, 2013 08 May'13
Virgin Media tentatively names new CEO

Liberty Global – the US firm buying out Virgin Media – has named Tom Mockridge as CEO, if the merger is approved by shareholders
April 30, 2013 30 Apr'13
Case study: The DANTE link for Euro academics

The best technology innovation winners of Computer Weekly’s European User Awards for Networking on how DANTE brings together researchers from far and wide with Infinera solutions
April 15, 2013 15 Apr'13
Case study: London's Olympic network from BT

After receiving an honourable mention in the European user awards for networking, Computer Weekly looks at the challenge of rolling out the network for the London Olympic Games in 2012
March 21, 2013 21 Mar'13
Hampshire signs broadband contract with BT

Funding from the council, BDUK and BT will provide over £13m to bring superfast broadband to at least 90% of the county by 2015

March 12, 2013 12 Mar'13
O2: ‘We have not lost a single customer to EE’

O2’s head of enterprise says no customers have been drawn to EE's 4G and expects a challenge to entice them even after all operators launch
February 25, 2013 25 Feb'13
Nokia Siemens Networks unveils Liquid Applications

New technology enables data-rich applications to be run from base stations, reducing latency in mobile networks
February 14, 2013 14 Feb'13
Google battles BT in patent row

Google has launched legal action against BT, accusing the British firm of four counts of patent infringement
January 21, 2013 21 Jan'13
ZTE predicts major losses for 2012

Delayed projects and shrinking sales saw net profits plummet 240% at Chinese telecoms company ZTE in 2012
January 03, 2013 03 Jan'13
Ofcom proposes early exit to combat price rises

Regulator Ofcom says users should be able to leave mobile, broadband and landline contracts without charge if their provider ups the price
November 08, 2012 08 Nov'12
British Airways deploys iTrinegy to test improved check-in

The British Airways network infrastructure is being emulated at its new testing centre using ITrinegy

October 30, 2012 30 Oct'12
How will the 4G LTE roll-out benefit your business?

An EE survey of the business benefits of 4G LTE shows improved mobile working and innovation the main advantages of the superfast broadband
October 30, 2012 30 Oct'12
4G services launched in 11 UK cities

EE has launched the UK’s first superfast 4G broadband services for consumers and businesses in 11 cities
October 26, 2012 26 Oct'12
Samsung posts record profits as smartphone sales soar

South Korean electronics company Samsung records a 91% rise in profits as smartphone sales and display shipments rocket
October 08, 2012 08 Oct'12
UK needs more ambition for fibre broadband strategy

With less than 1% of UK households served with fibre-to-the-home broadband, the FTTH Council calls on the government to be more ambitious with its schemes
October 04, 2012 04 Oct'12
Skype launches customer Wi-Fi service

The video calling company teams with Wicoms to offer a service for businesses wanting to provide free Wi-Fi to their customers
October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12
4G victory was technical, not political

Speedy execution of the digital television switchover and clearing of spectrum improved the 4G timetable, not negotiations by central government
September 20, 2012 20 Sep'12
Ten cities receive £114m for 100Mbps broadband infrastructure

Ten cities in the UK are to receive £114m government funding for broadband infrastructure of 80-100Mbps and wireless internet access
September 10, 2012 10 Sep'12
Alcatel-Lucent creates chief operating officer role

The COO job will be taken by its current CFO Paul Tufano as Alcatel-Lucent tries to turn around its fortunes
September 06, 2012 06 Sep'12
Interview: Dave Scammell, CEO of Sohonet

We speak to the head of Sohonet, a service provider built for the film and media industry in the centre of London
August 30, 2012 30 Aug'12
Lord’s Cricket Ground gets Wi-Fi from The Cloud

London’s home of cricket will give spectators the chance to get online for free after signing a five year deal with the BSkyB Wi-Fi provider
August 24, 2012 24 Aug'12
Samsung to power 3’s 4G network

The company’s European network operations team will provide the LTE Radio Access Network and core infrastructure
August 20, 2012 20 Aug'12
Hunt: Ofcom 'beset by threats of litigations'

Culture secretary calls on mobile operators to call off the lawyers and focus on the future of 4G to help government achieve broadband targets by 2015
August 01, 2012 01 Aug'12
Microsoft to revamp and rename Hotmail

Microsoft has announced it is revamping and renaming its free webmail service, which analysts say may be aimed at winning over users of Google's rival Gmail service
July 31, 2012 31 Jul'12
Lords Select Committee slams government broadband plans

A report from the Communications Committee claims the government is ‘preoccupied with speed’ rather than focusing on the roll-out of broadband to more areas
July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12
Olympic Games 2012: Preparing for a mobile data deluge

How mobile operators and the Olympic Delivery Authority prepared for the huge demand for mobile traffic expected during London 2012
July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12
Vodafone appoints new CEO of Cable & Wireless Worldwide

Following the acquisition of C&WW, Vodafone has transferred its head of global enterprise to run the new venture
July 27, 2012 27 Jul'12
Twitter apologises for outage ahead of Olympics

Twitter has apologised for the two-hour micro-blogging service outage on the day before the official opening of the London 2012 Olympics
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Broadcom touts ‘5G Wi-Fi’ mobile chip

Semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom announces the first mobile chip based on the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard, set to launch in early 2013
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Huawei Technologies' first half profits drop 22%

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei saw profits fall 22% to CNY8.79bn (£0.9bn) in its first half of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011
July 17, 2012 17 Jul'12
Skype works to fix privacy bug as instant messages leak

Internet telephony service Skype has confirmed that a bug in its software has been sending copies of instant messages to unintended recipients
July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12
Vodafone and 3 confirm Irish shared infrastructure partnership

Mobile operators Vodafone and 3 sign a deal to manage shared infrastructure in Ireland in a 50/50 joint venture
June 19, 2012 19 Jun'12
The mobile side of net neutrality

It isn’t just ISPs managing website traffic to improve access to some destinations and limit it for others – the mobile operators are at it too
June 18, 2012 18 Jun'12
Ofcom announces leased line consultation

Telecoms regulator Ofcom proposes regulation for 1Gbps connections but takes lighter approach to BT wholesale broadband pricing in London
June 18, 2012 18 Jun'12
Ethiopian government blocks Tor Network online anonymity

The Ethiopian government is blocking access to the Tor Network that enables online anonymity, according to Reporters Without Borders
June 15, 2012 15 Jun'12
Cisco Stemnet Challenge 10 finalists announced

Cisco and The Pearson Foundation have announced eight finalists out of 200 schools that entered the competition to plan a full-scale event in their local area
June 15, 2012 15 Jun'12
Vodafone in the clear for UK tax bill

The National Audit Office states Vodafone’s £1.25bn settlement with HMRC was "reasonable" and "good" for the public purse
June 15, 2012 15 Jun'12
Cumbria votes against broadband proposals from BT and Fujitsu

Cumbria County Council turns down bids from BT and Fujitsu, claiming they don’t fulfil the full requirements for superfast broadband in the area
June 14, 2012 14 Jun'12
BT launches One Voice app to cut roaming costs

The mobile app allows business travellers to cut costs on international calling by routing calls through their corporate VPN
June 08, 2012 08 Jun'12
Apple faces £1.43m fine in Australian 4G iPad case

Apple has agreed to pay a £1.43m fine for misleading Australians about the 4G capacity of its latest iPad in a case brought by the national consumer watchdog
June 05, 2012 05 Jun'12
Cisco updates ASR 5500 series for 4G networks

Cisco's updated ASR 5500 series aims to help businesses with increasing mobile traffic moving across networks as 4G looms
May 31, 2012 31 May'12
BT kills broadband roll-out in London borough

Kensington and Chelsea turn down the offer of fibre broadband to keep its ‘historic streetscapes’ intact
May 29, 2012 29 May'12
BT helps itself to Home Hubs for public Wi-Fi

A feature of BT's routers called Fon gives away a percentage of bandwidth from home-based Wi-Fi to passers-by, often without user consent.
May 28, 2012 28 May'12
EU to launch trade case against Chinese telcos Huawei and ZTE

The European Union has accused the two Chinese telecoms firms of obtaining illegal government subsidies and selling products below cost
May 14, 2012 14 May'12
Legislators need to get a grip on ISP speed

It is time for the rules to get tough on ISPs and their broadband speed advertising
May 14, 2012 14 May'12
Huawei wins managed services contract for O2 network

Chinese telecoms firm Huawei is hired by O2 parent Telefónica to plan and maintain its mobile network in the UK
May 11, 2012 11 May'12
Can mobile operators take on 'over-the-top' service providers?

With Telefonica launching a rival to Skype, can mobile operators claw back revenues lost to internet start-ups?
May 10, 2012 10 May'12
BT revenues fail to impress

BT today revealed its results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year, showing a number of its divisions with falling incomes
May 08, 2012 08 May'12
BT pays out £90m bonus package

BT will hand out bonuses of nearly £90m after a scheme to improve the company’s struggling global services division paid off
April 23, 2012 23 Apr'12
John Lewis pilots virtual fashion mirrors

John Lewis is using augmented reality to enable customers to try clothes on virtually, as part of its multichannel offering.
March 08, 2012 08 Mar'12
Councils meet first superfast broadband deadline

All but two local authorities have met government deadlines to submit plans to roll out superfast broadband