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• April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15

  Nokia buys Alcatel-Lucent

  Networking suppliers hook up in £11.2bn deal with grand aims when it comes to network innovation

• April 13, 2015 13 Apr'15

  Broadband equipment market spikes as fibre subscribers boom

  Worldwide revenues from broadband customer premises equipment spiked in 2014 as subscriber numbers boomed and ISPs rolled out more fibre

• April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15

  French TV5Monde network cyber attack the latest in destructive trend in system intrusions

  The cyber attack on French television network TV5Monde is the latest in a growing list of incursions intended to destroy data and IT systems

• April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15

  Linux Foundation to host open encryption project

  The Linux Foundation is to host an open encryption project aimed at providing a free and easy way to protect online data

• April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15

  InfoVista buys Ipanema to boost application performance offer

  Network management supplier InfoVista buys application and network performance firm Ipanema to realise software-defined WAN ambitions

• April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15

  Facebook faces privacy class action suit in Austria

  Privacy campaigner Max Schrems leads a 25,000-strong class action lawsuit in Vienna against Facebook, claiming it breached European privacy law

• April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15

  Mixed reaction to AT&T’s $25m data breach penalty

  A $25m fine by the US Federal Communications Commission on AT&T for data breaches at call centres has received a mixed reaction

• April 07, 2015 07 Apr'15

  EE offers Wi-Fi voice on Lumia 640 and Samsung Galaxy S6 devices

  EE launches a voice over Wi-Fi service to customers using selected handsets

• April 01, 2015 01 Apr'15

  Facebook rejects report alleging privacy policy breaches EU laws

  Facebook has rejected as inaccurate a report alleging that its privacy policy violates European law

• 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

• March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15

  Huawei not spying on UK, concludes Oversight Board report

  A UK security probe into Huawei’s technology has concluded that the company has not presented any risk to national security

• March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15

  Government smart meter project should be "halted, altered or scrapped"

  The Institute of Directors has weighed in on the controversial smart meter rollout and called for the scheme to be halted, altered or scrapped in its current form

• March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15

  Talk Talk moves HR systems to cloud

  Managers now have accurate information on their workforce numbers, salary and overtime costs

• March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15

  EU single digital market will boost networks and economic growth

  The European Commission has highlighted the three main areas of focus in its digital single market strategy

• March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15

  Ovum urges service providers to get serious about cloud security

  Analyst Ovum's report into enterprise cloud adoption warns service providers to stop treating customers' security as an afterthought

• March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15

  Europe’s highest court considers future of online data privacy

  The European Court of Justice has begun considering a case that could decide how Europeans’ data will be shared with US internet firms in future

• March 24, 2015 24 Mar'15

  Google warns of fake digital certificates

  Google has warned of unauthorised digital certificates issued for several of its domains that could be used to intercept data traffic

• March 24, 2015 24 Mar'15

  Trade body and ISP file first legal challenges against US net neutrality rules

  A US broadband trade body and ISP Alamo have filed the first legal challenges to the FCC's recently approved net neutrality rules

• March 23, 2015 23 Mar'15

  Half of English councils won’t reach BDUK coverage target

  Almost half of local authorities in England don’t think they’ll reach the government’s 95% broadband coverage target in the allotted timeframe

• March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15

  Hyperoptic moves into business broadband

  Urban fibre supplier launches first leased line and business broadband products to the market after lengthy trials

• March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15

  Facebook photo leak flaw raises security concerns

  A Facebook mobile code vulnerability, which exposed private photos to hackers, has raised questions about the safety of the social network’s coding

• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  Queens Park Rangers signs BT as official comms provider

  QPR football club inks a multi-year deal with BT Business to supply voice and networking services at Loftus Road

• March 19, 2015 19 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

• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  NHS England may become free Wi-Fi hub for digitally excluded

  NHS England’s Tim Kelsey says the health service sees an opportunity to roll out free Wi-Fi networks across its estate

• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  Yahoo closes R&D site in China

  Yahoo announces it will close its research and development (R&D) centre in China in plans to consolidate research and cut costs

• March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15

  Ofcom challenges Inmarsat and Solaris over unused spectrum

  UK communications regulator issues compliance notices to Inmarsat and Solaris Mobile over unused mobile satellite spectrum

• 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

• March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15

  Government sets out ultrafast broadband plans

  Government publishes Digital Communications Infrastructure Strategy to coincide with the Budget, setting out its future broadband ambitions

• March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15

  Public sector slow to pick up on the internet of things, says Gartner

  A Gartner report predicts smart city deployments will be heavily skewed towards the private sector, leaving the public sector trailing

• March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15

  BT and Barclays to take Wi-Fi into deprived communities

  Libraries and community centres in some of the most deprived parts of England are to get free Wi-Fi and digital support

• March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15

  Competition watchdog sinks teeth into BT over EE takeover

  The Competition and Markets Authority writes to stakeholders asking for views on BT's impending £12.5bn takeover of mobile operator EE

• March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15

  Yahoo’s attempt to kill off passwords raises security concerns

  Yahoo’s attempt to kill off passwords by introducing an on-demand one-time passcode option for its email services has raised security concerns

• March 12, 2015 12 Mar'15

  Get data protection right now, ICO tells UK business

  New European data protection law will come into force in 2017 at the earliest, but UK business should not delay in getting its house in order

• March 12, 2015 12 Mar'15

  Ofcom strategic digital comms review welcomed by industry

  Industry stakeholders have welcomed Ofcom’s wide-ranging review of the UK’s digital communications markets

• March 10, 2015 10 Mar'15

  Bristol signs NEC to develop smart city infrastructure

  NEC, Bristol Council and the University of Bristol create an open, programmable city for smarter transport, environment and health services

• March 09, 2015 09 Mar'15

  US cyber crime indictment prompts calls for zero tolerance

  A newly-revealed US indictment of three suspected cyber criminals has prompted a call for zero tolerance for cyber intrusions

• March 06, 2015 06 Mar'15

  Windows vulnerable to Freak attacks, says Microsoft

  Microsoft says all supported versions of its Windows operating system are vulnerable to attacks exploiting the Freak security vulnerability

• March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15

  European mobile roaming charges set to remain until 2018

  The EU council of member states has reversed a previous decision to end European mobile roaming charges in 2015

• March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15

  Mobile World Congress 2015: Evolution but no revolution

  Mobile World Congress 2015 reflected less the handset innovation of recent years, and more the evolution of mobility

• March 04, 2015 04 Mar'15

  Williams Martini Racing signs multi-year BT network services deal

  Williams F1 teams forms long-term strategic partnership with BT for fixed and mobile communications and network services

• March 04, 2015 04 Mar'15

  UK officials reject second complaint over BT link to US drone network

  UK officials have rejected a second complaint about BT’s part in a US military network allegedly used to direct controversial drone strikes

• March 02, 2015 02 Mar'15

  National Crime Agency leads partnership to guard UK against cyber crime

  UK law enforcement officers work with public and private sector partners to help businesses and consumers guard against cyber crime

• February 27, 2015 27 Feb'15

  TalkTalk takes legal action against supplier over data breach

  TalkTalk is taking legal action against a supplier after a breach led to the exposure of customer data at the mobile and broadband firm

• February 26, 2015 26 Feb'15

  Transparency key to Europe’s big data opportunity

  Europe has an opportunity to lead big data analysis, says Richard Benjamins, group director of business intelligence big data at Telefonica

• February 25, 2015 25 Feb'15

  Board-level executives to be held responsible for nuisance calls

  A proposed change to the law will give the ICO more clout to go after firms that bombard consumers with nuisance calls and texts

• February 24, 2015 24 Feb'15

  BT claims 1.5 million Scottish properties passed with fibre-to-the-cabinet

  Superfast broadband roll-out in Scotland has hit another landmark in terms of homes and businesses passed, say its backers

• February 24, 2015 24 Feb'15

  Businesses should not wait for EU data protection law, says PwC lawyer

  Businesses waiting for the EU General Data Protection Regulation before taking action have already missed the boat, according to a PwC Legal partner

• 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

• February 24, 2015 24 Feb'15

  PrivDog SSL compromise potentially worse than Superfish

  Some versions of PrivDog software designed to block online ads compromise internet security in a similar way to Superfish

• February 20, 2015 20 Feb'15

  Government to move forward with national emergency text alert system

  The Cabinet Office has proposed amending the Privacy and Electronic Communications legislation to implement a national mobile alert system

• February 20, 2015 20 Feb'15

  Berners-Lee foundation calls for urgent steps to secure mobile comms

  Tim Berners-Lee's World Wide Web Foundation has called for urgent steps to secure mobile communications

• February 20, 2015 20 Feb'15

  Spy agencies’ hacking of mobile encryption keys is no surprise, says security expert

  The alleged hacking of Sim maker Gemalto by UK and US spy agencies is not a huge surprise, according to a Europol adviser on cyber security

• February 20, 2015 20 Feb'15

  Gemalto denies knowledge of GCHQ and NSA Sim card hack

  Gemalto says it cannot verify a report that it was hacked by the NSA and GCHQ to steal encryption keys

• February 18, 2015 18 Feb'15

  Robust security and consumer buy-in needed for smart city success

  Juniper Research names its top ranking smart cities for 2015 and points to a number of areas of concern that need to be addressed

• February 18, 2015 18 Feb'15

  Researchers uncover Arabic-speaking international cyber mercenary group

  A cyber espionage group is targeting thousands of high-profile organisations and individuals in the Middle East and around the globe

• February 13, 2015 13 Feb'15

  Apple beefs up security for FaceTime and iMessage

  Apple has extended its two-step authentication to iMessage and FaceTime, but security experts say more could be done to protect users

• February 13, 2015 13 Feb'15

  Virgin Media pumps £3bn investment into UK broadband

  Virgin Media makes major financial commitment to extend digital infrastructure to millions more homes and businesses

• 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

• February 12, 2015 12 Feb'15

  Global Identity Foundation issues security industry call to arms

  The Global Identity Foundation issues a call to arms to the security industry, blaming most 2014 breaches on a "broken identity" model

• February 12, 2015 12 Feb'15

  Baidu Chinese search engine share price falls on disappointing results

  China’s Baidu search engine share price fell by more than 8% in after-hours trade after quarterly revenue came in $11m below expectations

• February 11, 2015 11 Feb'15

  Twitter reports 40% increase in government data requests with US in the lead

  Twitter’s latest transparency report shows governments' requests for customers’ information have increased 40% in the past six months

• February 10, 2015 10 Feb'15

  Digital minister Ed Vaizey hints EC could allow state aid for broadband in cities

  Digital economy minister Ed Vaizey hints European Commission (EC) may relent stance over state aid for superfast broadband in cities

• February 10, 2015 10 Feb'15

  IoT security presents revenue opportunity, says Beecham Research

  Security and data management for the internet of things presents a big value-add revenue opportunity for service providers

• February 09, 2015 09 Feb'15

  Ruckus adds carrier-class voice to Wi-Fi products

  Wireless supplier Ruckus introduces Smart Wi-Fi software enhancements to enable businesses to make carrier-grade voice calls over wireless connections

• February 08, 2015 08 Feb'15

  BDUK passes two million homes and businesses

  BDUK scheme passes its two-millionth property, as the controversial government-sponsored national broadband roll out continues

• February 06, 2015 06 Feb'15

  Twitter shares up on revenue growth

  Twitter shares jumped 10% in after-hours sales in response revenue growth of 97%, compared with the same period the year before

• 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

• 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

• February 05, 2015 05 Feb'15

  Ross Ulbricht faces life for Silk Road dark market conviction

  Ross Ulbricht faces life in jail after being convicted of seven charges related to the Silk Road online illegal drugs dark market

• February 04, 2015 04 Feb'15

  IoT could be key to farming, says Beecham Research

  The internet of things could be key to the farming industry meeting the challenge of increasing food production by 70% by 2050, says report

• February 03, 2015 03 Feb'15

  Aeris and Tech Mahindra to launch carrier IoT platform

  M2M technology provider Aeris has linked up with services supplier Tech Mahindra to target mobile carriers that want to develop their IoT business

• February 03, 2015 03 Feb'15

  2Mbps broadband not good enough, says Efra Committee report

  The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s inquiry into rural broadband roll-out deems BDUK’s target speeds insufficient

• February 03, 2015 03 Feb'15

  Apple to raise $6.5bn in bonds

  Apple is selling bonds to raise $6.5bn despite recording its most profitable quarter ever and cash reserves of $178bn

• February 02, 2015 02 Feb'15

  Government failed to make best use of publicly-owned networks

  The Cabinet Office has published a map detailing where it could make better use of its infrastructure to benefit businesses and consumers

• February 02, 2015 02 Feb'15

  Dixons Carphone joins MVNO fray to support internet of things

  Electronics retail giant to launch mobile network using Three MNO services to support growth in the internet of things

• 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

• January 30, 2015 30 Jan'15

  BT pledges ultrafast 500Mbps connections for all

  BT announces pilots of G.fast technology and promises universal ultrafast broadband within a decade

• January 29, 2015 29 Jan'15

  Facebook's fourth-quarter profit soars on mobile advertising

  Facebook has reported fourth-quarter revenue of $3.8bn and net income of $701m, up 49% and 34% respectively compared with the same period a year ago

• January 29, 2015 29 Jan'15

  Samsung fourth quarter hit by smartphone competition

  Samsung Electronics reported its first annual earnings decline in three years in the face of increased competition in the smartphone market

• January 28, 2015 28 Jan'15

  Ofcom publishes plan to support UK internet of things

  With 40 million devices already connected, telecoms regulator Ofcom has published plans to put the UK at the forefront of technological evolution

• January 27, 2015 27 Jan'15

  A lot of nonsense touted about IoT, says analyst

  There is a lot of nonsense being touted about the internet of things, says Ovum analyst

• January 23, 2015 23 Jan'15

  Kim Dotcom launches encrypted MegaChat service

  Kim Dotcom has launched a free voice and video chat service called MegaChat, promoted as encrypted end-to-end and a rival to Skype

• January 22, 2015 22 Jan'15

  Virgin Media Business sends superfast cavalry into Tech City

  Virgin Media Business invests in managed fibre for shared occupancy offices in Tech City

• January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15

  Public sector may get encrypted connections over PSN in defiance of PM

  Civil servants risk clash with Number 10 following remarks made by PSN chief technology officer James Duncan

• January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15

  Cameron and Obama plan war games to test cyber resilience

  The UK and US have agreed to a series of simulated cyber attacks to test each other’s resilience

• January 15, 2015 15 Jan'15

  Vodafone names Ericsson's Johan Wibergh as CTO after Pusey retires

  Vodafone names Ericsson’s Johan Wibergh as its chief technology officer after incumbent Steve Pusey announced plans to retire

• January 15, 2015 15 Jan'15

  Ofcom plans wholesale broadband pricing regulation

  Telecoms regulator notifies measures it says will promote competition and investment in superfast broadband

• January 15, 2015 15 Jan'15

  Amatis Networks waves goodbye to LUN woes and deploys Tintri hybrid flash

  Managed service provider Amatis Networks deploys Tintri hybrid flash to slash latency and cut time-consuming LUN storage management overheads

• January 14, 2015 14 Jan'15

  Government extends PSN in response to supplier query deluge

  The Crown Commercial Service is extending the PSN Connectivity and Services frameworks for a further 12 months, after receiving a deluge of questions about its impending replacement

• January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15

  Case study: Scandinavian Airlines hands pilots worldwide Wi-Fi pass

  SAS has implemented iPass Wi-Fi across its iPad estate, giving pilots and crew access to 15 million hotspots around the world

• January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15

  Cameron criticised for plans to ban encrypted messaging apps

  David Cameron has been criticised over plans for new surveillance powers that could block encrypted messaging apps

• January 12, 2015 12 Jan'15

  National roaming SIM to hit the market in weeks

  MVNO 24 Seven trials national roaming SIM in bid to pick up rural business customers

• January 08, 2015 08 Jan'15

  TalkTalk buys Tesco’s broadband and Blinkbox movies service

  TalkTalk has acquired Tesco’s broadband customer base and loss-making Blinkbox video-on-demand service for around £5m

• January 07, 2015 07 Jan'15

  Internet of things requires customer services rethink, says Gartner

  The growth of the internet of things will see devices begin to initiate customer service requests on behalf of humans, says Gartner

• January 07, 2015 07 Jan'15

  SocialPath privacy tool steals data, researchers warn

  The SocialPath mobile privacy tool is really a piece of mobile malware that steals users’ data, warn researchers

• January 06, 2015 06 Jan'15

  Suppliers walk away from Emergency Services Network bid process

  Communications suppliers, including Airwave, walk away from contract to build mobile masts for emergency services in national parks

• December 30, 2014 30 Dec'14

  Defra: Broadband opens countryside up to cultivate startups

  Defra has said economic productivity could grow faster in the countryside than in urban areas over the next decade because of faster broadband

• December 23, 2014 23 Dec'14

  Top 10 broadband stories of 2014

  Computer Weekly takes a look back at the biggest broadband stories of 2014

• December 22, 2014 22 Dec'14

  Top 10 CIO interviews of 2014

  The top technology chiefs in the UK shared their opinions and experiences of modern IT leadership

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  Government chief scientific adviser: 'Don’t trivialise the internet of things'

  Government chief scientific adviser publishes report on the internet of things, making several policy recommendations