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• 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

• December 18, 2014 18 Dec'14

  Government scraps national roaming in £5bn "not spot" pledge

  Government strikes £5bn ‘landmark’ deal with UK MNOs to address mobile "not spots"

• December 16, 2014 16 Dec'14

  Ofcom names HM Treasury’s Sharon White as chief executive

  Sharon White, second permanent secretary at the Treasury, will take the wheel at Ofcom in March 2015

• December 15, 2014 15 Dec'14

  BT to buy EE for £12.5bn

  BT announces intention to buy mobile network EE from Deutsche Telekom and Orange, rejecting a takeover of O2

• 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

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  Whitechapel Bell Foundry to ring in 2015 with 4G network

  One of the UK’s oldest running businesses uses EE 4G network to sell its iconic bells around the world

• 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

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  Fido publishes final spec of password-killing protocol

  The Fido Alliance has published the final technical specification of its password-killing authentication standards

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  Quad-play operators to drive telecoms recruitment, says Manpower

  Recruitment is slowing slightly in telecoms sector, but competition will rise in the new year, according to ManpowerGroup

• December 05, 2014 05 Dec'14

  NSA mobile phone network hacking raises security concerns

  Snowden documents reveal NSA unit dedicated to hacking mobile phone networks

• December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14

  DCMS gives broadband voucher scheme stay of execution

  Little-known broadband connection voucher scheme gets 12 months’ grace and will now run until March 2016

• December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14

  Cyber criminals are targeting smartphone supply chains, warn researchers

  A new mobile trojan dubbed “DeathRing” is being pre-loaded onto smartphones somewhere in the supply chain, warn researchers

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  UKtech50 2014 - The most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly has announced the fifth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK IT

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  Vodafone explores merger with Virgin Media owner Liberty Global

  Vodafone explores options in wake of BT’s talks with EE and O2

• 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

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  MPs call for clearer social media terms and conditions

  MPs have called on social networking firms to make it clearer to users how their data is being collected and used

• 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

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  UK considers law to force ISPs to retain and surrender user records

  The UK is considering enacting a law to force internet service providers (ISPs) to retain user records and hand them to security agencies if needed

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Stuxnet-like malware highlights need for skills and vigilance

  The discovery of advanced malware used to spy against organisations underlines the need for skills and vigilance, say security experts

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  Network Rail extends fibre network to rural broadband providers

  Network Rail Infrastructure asks Ofcom for more powers to build out its fibre network for the benefit of broadband and mobile suppliers

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  Russian webcam-spying site highlights common security failing

  A Russian website collecting images from internet-connected cameras highlights a common security failing, say security professionals

• November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14

  BT asks Department of Business, Innovation and Skills to reject links to US drone strikes

  BT asks UK officials to reject a complaint about its alleged role in a US military network used to direct drone strikes

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  City of London Corporation fed up with BT broadband

  City of London Corporation launches drive to improve superfast broadband for residents and SMEs after losing patience with BT’s roll-out

• November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14

  ASA rules in BT’s favour on fibre-to-the-cabinet complaints

  The ASA has not upheld complaints that BT misled consumers when it claimed its Infinity service was fibre-optic broadband

• November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14

  Yahoo buys digital video advertising service BrightRoll for $640m

  Yahoo is set to buy digital video advertising service BrightRoll to augment its video ad platform in a deal worth $640m

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Vodafone launches UK residential broadband service

  Mobile operator Vodafone announces UK consumer broadband service as it steps up its 4G network investment

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Obama backs net neutrality

  US president Barack Obama has come out in support of net neutrality, saying open access should be seen as a basic right

• November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14

  Vtesse loses appeal over state aid for broadband in Cornwall

  Court rejects Vtesse’ appeal against the European Commission’s decision that state aid for BT was legal

• November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14

  Digital Scotland passes 150,000 premises with superfast broadband

  Scottish government celebrates milestone in £410m Digital Scotland superfast broadband roll-out

• November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14

  Cyber Security Challenge UK gears up for cyber terror final

  The Cyber Security Challenge UK prepares for a realistic cyber terrorist attack simulation to test finalists in March 2015

• November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14

  Price hikes on comms and internet services loom under changing EU VAT rules

  Businesses unaware of effect of radical changes to EU VAT rules on supply of telecoms, broadcasting and electronic services

• November 07, 2014 07 Nov'14

  How networking brought innovation and automation to Heathrow Terminal 2

  Heathrow Airport has put automation and collaboration at the heart of a £34m network deployment in Terminal 2

• November 07, 2014 07 Nov'14

  Most mainstream messaging apps fail security test, says EFF

  Most messaging technologies fail on one or more security criteria, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation

• 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

• 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

• November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14

  Advanced Mobile Location pinpoints 999 calls to within 30m

  BT, EE and HTC deploy a new service to pinpoint the source of 999 calls from mobile phones with a far greater degree of accuracy

• 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

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  Three UK saves £10m a year by integrating stores, web and call centres

  Mobile operator Three aims to give customers the same service however they interact with the company, while reducing IT capital costs

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  Facebook reports 24% increase in government data requests

  Facebook has reported a 24% increase in the in the number of government requests for user data in the past six months

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  GCHQ head calls for overhauled tools to fight extremists online

  Newly appointed GCHQ head Robert Hannigan has called for reviewed legal tools to counter internet-enabled extremists

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  Wi-Fi forecast predicts one hotspot for every 20 people by 2018

  Worldwide audit for Wi-Fi network aggregator iPass reveals how public Wi-Fi might change in the next four years

• November 03, 2014 03 Nov'14

  Hitachi to launch six innovation solutions in next six months

  Hitachi shares plans of its six systems set for announcement over the next six months

• November 02, 2014 02 Nov'14

  Technology is changing society's values, says Hitachi

  Social, mobile, analytics and cloud technologies are causing a shift in society says Hitachi’s executive officer

• October 31, 2014 31 Oct'14

  2014 one of strongest years for UK IT outsourcing

  The amount spent on outsourcing contracts this year in Europe is expected to be one of the highest figures ever

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  BT sees increasing fibre demand, but sales remain flat

  BT attracts new fibre customers but fails to translate growth to revenues in the second quarter of 2014

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  Samsung shares up despite falling profit

  Samsung Electronics has reported operating profit of $3.9bn for the third quarter of 2014, down by 60%

• October 29, 2014 29 Oct'14

  Facebook shares down despite strong quarter

  Facebook’s share price fell by nearly 10% before recovering slightly, despite third-quarter revenues of $3.2bn, up by 58%

• October 28, 2014 28 Oct'14

  Internet of trains takes centre stage for Cisco IoT startup contest

  Cisco launches contest to help startups and SMEs engage the transport sector around the internet of things (IoT) for railway stations of the future

• October 28, 2014 28 Oct'14

  Twitter shares down by 10% despite strong quarter

  Twitter’s share price fell by 10% in after-hours trade, despite third-quarter revenues of $361m, up by 114% from 2013

• October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14

  Fujitsu goes hyperscale with CD10000 open-source storage

  In a tilt at the hyperscale market the CD10000 marries Fujitsu hardware with Red Hat Ceph open-source storage software

• October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14

  Final specification for Fido password-killing protocol imminent

  The specification for a password-killing authentication protocol is imminent, says a founding member of the Fido Alliance

• October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14

  Brits will buy more expensive homes to get faster broadband

  Report commissioned for Halifax finds many people are prepared to pay more for a home with superfast broadband

• October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14

  UK government cracks down on nuisance calls and texts

  Government consults over making it easier for the ICO to prosecute rogue firms that make nuisance calls and texts

• October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14

  Hitachi Data Systems ploughs ahead with social innovation plans

  Hitachi Innovation Forum expects 16,000 delegates to share user cases on how technology is making society safer

• October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14

  Amazon reports tough quarter despite sales increase

  Amazon reported a 20% year-on-year increase in third-quarter sales to $20.58bn, but also posted a net loss of $437m

• October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14

  Twitter announces text message-based password initiative

  Twitter has announced a service that enables users to replace static passwords with a text message-based one-time passcode service

• October 22, 2014 22 Oct'14

  Firms lack technology for workforce of the future

  European businesses will rely increasingly on freelance, geographically dispersed employees as they vie to attract the top skills to their organisations over the next 5 years.

• October 22, 2014 22 Oct'14

  Google launches first FIDO-compliant 2FA key

  Google leads the move away from password-based authentication with launch of FIDO-compliant USB security key

• October 21, 2014 21 Oct'14

  Data scientist demand evident in applications to new course

  Data scientist post-graduate course at City University London takes on three times more students than expected

• October 21, 2014 21 Oct'14

  GCHQ embodies British values, says Iain Lobban

  Outgoing GCHQ director Iain Lobban has defended the intelligence agency in his final speech before retiring

• October 21, 2014 21 Oct'14

  Google takes steps to help curb online piracy

  The music industry has mostly welcomed steps taken by Google to highlight legal online sources of content

• October 21, 2014 21 Oct'14

  Apple posts better-than-expected quarterly results

  Apple has reported better-than-expected financial results for the quarter ended 27 September 2014

• October 17, 2014 17 Oct'14

  Google shares down on mixed third quarter results

  Google's share price dipped around 3% in response to mixed financial results for the third quarter

• October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14

  Netflix faces growing US competition as growth slows

  The value of US shares in video streaming service Netflix have fallen after subscriber numbers failed to reach forecast targets

• October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14

  Google adds security and flexibility to latest Android mobile OS

  Google is to begin rolling out the latest, most enterprise-friendly version of its Android mobile operating system

• October 13, 2014 13 Oct'14

  Snapchat leak shows need for better privacy education, says security analyst

  The leak via a third party of images shared on Snapchat underlines the need for better privacy education