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• March 13, 2013 13 Mar'13

  Spectrum auction and HS2 funding should go to broadband

  The money from the 4G auction should go back into connectivity, while funding for HS2 should be redirected to digital infrastructure, say parliamentarians

• March 13, 2013 13 Mar'13

  Case Study: Telestroke Network hastens stroke treatment

  The public sector winner of our European User Awards for Networking worked with Virgin Media to bring treatment to stroke patients

• March 13, 2013 13 Mar'13

  John Lewis drops virtual mirror project as part of ‘fail fast at innovation' strategy

  John Lewis has canned its virtual mirror project as part of the company’s approach to ‘failing fast at innovation’

• March 13, 2013 13 Mar'13

  Google to pay $7m fine for harvesting wireless data in the US

  Google has agreed to pay a $7m fine in the US for intercepting private Wi-Fi data without authoritsation using its Street View vehicles.

• 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

• March 12, 2013 12 Mar'13

  BT bolsters broadband in Scotland

  Almost 40,000 more homes and businesses have been added to BT’s fibre broadband roll-out in the UK

• March 08, 2013 08 Mar'13

  Berkett severed in Virgin Media buy-out

  After tackling the tough negotiations for Virgin Media to be bought out by Liberty Global, CEO Neil Berkett’s contract is being terminated with $19.6m in severance pay

• March 07, 2013 07 Mar'13

  BT hires 1,000 broadband engineers

  The OpenReach division of communications giant BT will get a big boost to staff numbers as it continues its broadband roll-out across the UK

• March 06, 2013 06 Mar'13

  Businesses and IT suppliers to collaborate on big data

  Businesses are to collaborate to work out how to exploit the rapidly growing volume of data generated by social media, mobile devices and the internet of things.

• March 06, 2013 06 Mar'13

  KFC brings free Wi-Fi to customers

  KFC teams with The Cloud to give customers free internet connectivity.

• March 06, 2013 06 Mar'13

  Case study: Birmingham NEC boosts Wi-Fi network

  Birmingham NEC has deployed Xirrus technology to bring high-bandwidth wireless connectivity to visitors and staff

• March 06, 2013 06 Mar'13

  Undersea cables bring superfast broadband to Scilly Isles

  Unused fibre cables lying on the Atlantic seabed bring superfast broadband to the Isles of Scilly, replacing a radio link to Cornwall

• March 05, 2013 05 Mar'13

  UK slips on superfast broadband adoption

  The latest report from Ofcom shows there is more enthusiasm for superfast broadband adoption in Belgium and Malta than in the UK

• February 28, 2013 28 Feb'13

  Nominet scraps proposals for secure .uk domains

  Nominet has decided to scrap its plans to go forward with a new service offering a “secure” .uk domain

• February 27, 2013 27 Feb'13

  ISPs in the US join forces to serve “six strikes” to illegal downloaders

  Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the US are leading a campaign to target piracy using a “six strike” warning system

• February 25, 2013 25 Feb'13

  Scotland could get internet independence

  London Internet Exchange (LINX) considering an internet hub in Scotland to reduce the reliance on London and Manchester hubs

• February 25, 2013 25 Feb'13

  Google penalises Interflora and UK newspapers for failing to comply with SEO regulations

  The website for Interflora has disappeared from Google search pages, amid accusations the company has manipulated links

• February 22, 2013 22 Feb'13

  Superfast Wales project gets underway

  The first state-sponsored fibre cabinet is installed in Bangor as part of the Superfast Cymru project to bring faster broadband speeds to Wales

• February 22, 2013 22 Feb'13

  Music companies critical of Google’s anti-piracy efforts

  Music companies have accused Google of failing to fulfil a pledge not to give prominent rankings in search results to websites offering illegal music downloads.

• February 21, 2013 21 Feb'13

  Case study: City of London School goes wireless

  The independent boy’s school installs a wireless network and mobile device management systems to enable staff, pupils and visitors to get connected

• February 21, 2013 21 Feb'13

  Yahoo to update homepage to win back users

  Yahoo is to update its homepage for the first time in four years as part of efforts to win back users from rival Google

• February 20, 2013 20 Feb'13

  The winners and losers of Ofcom's 4G spectrum auction

  The results of Ofcom’s 4G spectrum auction and what it means for the industry, the government and the users

• February 20, 2013 20 Feb'13

  Ofcom announces 4G spectrum winners

  The main four mobile operators and BT win lots in the spectrum auction, albeit for more than £1bn less than Chancellor George Osborne hoped

• February 19, 2013 19 Feb'13

  Google may soon face action by EU privacy regulators

  Google may face action by privacy regulators across Europe if it does not change the way it manages user data

• February 18, 2013 18 Feb'13

  Barclays brings free Wi-Fi to branches

  Barclays bank will offer free Wi-Fi in 1,500 branches after trialling BT’s wireless white label solution

• February 14, 2013 14 Feb'13

  Virgin Media creates 400 UK jobs for broadband and TV networks

  Virgin Media is hiring engineers and customer service representatives for its growing superfast broadband network and television customer base

• 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

• February 13, 2013 13 Feb'13

  European Commission funds research to eliminate latency

  Researchers from universities and enterprises across Europe are undertaking a project to minimise latency over the internet

• February 12, 2013 12 Feb'13

  BT adds 1.2m premises to fibre broadband roll-out

  BT has announced the next phase of its £2.5bn roll-out of fibre broadband across the UK, including the upgrade of 99 exchanges

• February 08, 2013 08 Feb'13

  Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen resigns as company posts losses

  Telecoms hardware manufacturer Alcatel-Lucent reports losses of €1.37bn and confirms CEO Ben Verwaayen will step down

• February 07, 2013 07 Feb'13

  Interview: Phil Smith, CEO of Cisco UK & Ireland

  Cisco's UK CEO talks about innovation, wireless vs wired and software defined networking at the company’s annual Cisco Live event in London

• February 04, 2013 04 Feb'13

  Brits stash £24bn of digital assets in the cloud

  Brits are storing about £24bn of photos, music and videos in the cloud, as well as sensitive data such as passwords, study shows

• February 01, 2013 01 Feb'13

  BT announces Totally Unlimited broadband

  BT has announced ‘Totally Unlimited’ broadband deals, offering customers limitless usage and downloads on their contracts

• January 31, 2013 31 Jan'13

  LED technology to bring Wi-Fi over light

  The University of Strathclyde is developing micron-sized LEDs which could be used to provide internet connectivity

• January 30, 2013 30 Jan'13

  Amazon sales soar in 2012

  Amazon sales rose 27% to $61bn (£39bn) in its 2012 results and 22% in its 2012 fourth quarter revenues to $21.27bn, compared with 2011

• January 30, 2013 30 Jan'13

  First tech start-ups chosen for financial services innovation lab

  Seven financial technology companies have been selected to take part in a mentoring programme in London

• January 29, 2013 29 Jan'13

  Cisco Unified Access connects University of Wales Hospital

  New Catalyst switch, combining wireless and wired access into one product used by University of Wales hospital to benefit patients and staff

• January 28, 2013 28 Jan'13

  River Thames to flow with Wi-Fi

  Hotspots along the river and on Thames Clipper boats will serve Wi-Fi to more than 30 million people each year

• January 25, 2013 25 Jan'13

  Government launches online property finder service

  The government has launched a property finder website as part of its move to save £1.8bn in property rationalisation

• January 25, 2013 25 Jan'13

  Cisco sells off Linksys to Belkin

  Networking giant Cisco sells its consumer brand Linksys to its rival Belkin for an undisclosed sum

• January 25, 2013 25 Jan'13

  Glasgow gets 'smart city' funding - but is it an opportunity missed?

  Glasgow gets a £24m grant to transform it into a futuristic ‘smart city’ but critics claim the project has missed a technological business opportunity

• January 25, 2013 25 Jan'13

  Civil service lacks the skills to become digital, says NAO

  The civil service currently lacks the skills it needs to deliver a modern, digital government, the National Audit Office has said

• January 24, 2013 24 Jan'13

  Ed Vaizey launches Fast Start scheme to accelerate broadband roll-out

  Communications minister Ed Vaizey has launched the Fast Start initiative to accelerate broadband roll-out, with Norfolk slated for the pilot scheme

• January 23, 2013 23 Jan'13

  Vaizey promises ‘mechanisms’ to meet spectrum needs

  Ed Vaizey says 4G roll-out is not enough and more spectrum must be freed up to support UK businesses

• January 21, 2013 21 Jan'13

  GDS must not become an outlier, warns Martha Lane Fox

  The Government Digital Service (GDS) must not remain an outlier to the way the public sector delivers online services, says Martha Lane Fox

• January 18, 2013 18 Jan'13

  Google buys King's Cross site for UK headquarters

  Internet giant Google spends £1bn on a 2.4 acre site in the King's Cross area of London where it plans to open its UK headquarters in 2016

• January 16, 2013 16 Jan'13

  United Airlines brings Wi-Fi to long haul flights

  United Airline becomes the first from the US to offer wireless connectivity using Ku-band satellite technology on long haul flights

• January 16, 2013 16 Jan'13

  Campaigners oppose Nominet plans for secure .uk domain

  Digital rights campaigners have criticised Nominet's plans to create a secure .uk domain, saying it will create a monopoly of trust in UK domains

• January 15, 2013 15 Jan'13

  Plusnet tests sharing IPv4 addresses

  ISP Plusnet looks for a solution to the dwindling number of IPv4 addresses left by asking customers to share

• January 15, 2013 15 Jan'13

  Islip puts up cash for fibre broadband

  The Oxfordshire village of Islip gives BT £11,000 to enable a local cabinet and bring broadband speeds of over 30Mbps to the residents

• January 14, 2013 14 Jan'13

  Welsh government invests £39m in school broadband

  The Learning in Digital Wales Grant will support government efforts to bring online learning tools to pupils across Wales

• January 14, 2013 14 Jan'13

  Why e-petitions wouldn't have happened with a system integrator

  The speed at which e-petitions was developed wouldn’t have been possible with a system integrator, says Peter Herlihy from the GDS

• January 09, 2013 09 Jan'13

  Punch Taverns serves up free Wi-Fi with The Cloud

  Pub chain Punch Taverns plans to roll-out free Wi-Fi to all of its venues by the end of March 2013, hoping it will boost business

• January 09, 2013 09 Jan'13

  CES 2013: Driverless cars could be next for the enterprise

  Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, thinks businesses will be big benefactors of the driverless car revolution

• January 08, 2013 08 Jan'13

  Online growth buoys retailers over Christmas

  Strong e-commerce growth kept retailers' heads above water during flat Christmas trading, with sales up 17.8% compared with December 2011

• January 07, 2013 07 Jan'13

  Government broadband policy must refocus on business

  Policy Exchange claims Whitehall has focused for too long on consumer and retail broadband and needs to give the enterprise equal attention

• January 04, 2013 04 Jan'13

  Huawei revenues to smash $35bn for 2012

  The CEO reveals a 10% rise on both profits and revenues as the controversial Chinese firm pledges to “become more open and transparent” in 2013

• January 04, 2013 04 Jan'13

  Mobile broadband best bet for telecoms revenues

  A new report from Ovum claims mobile broadband will be the best technology to enable telecoms firms to ‘claw back revenue’ over the next three years

• 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

• January 02, 2013 02 Jan'13

  Vint Cerf recalls switch-over to the modern internet

  The modern internet is 30 years old. In a blog post, Vint Cerf described January 1 1983 as the day the modern internet was born.

• December 28, 2012 28 Dec'12

  China tightens rules on internet usage

  China has enforced tighter controls of the internet which includes forcing individuals to fully identify themselves to service providers.

• December 27, 2012 27 Dec'12

  Top 10 broadband stories of 2012

  We give a run down the top 10 broadband stories throughout 2012

• December 21, 2012 21 Dec'12

  BT wins BDUK broadband contract in Norfolk

  Over £40m of funding from both the public and private sector will see 80% of the county have access to superfast broadband by 2015

• December 19, 2012 19 Dec'12

  Marston’s chooses Ruckus Wireless for pub Wi-Fi

  Brewer Marston’s introduces Wi-Fi from Ruckus Wireless across its 250+ sites and looks to sell the model to rival firms

• December 18, 2012 18 Dec'12

  Orange line rental scandal racks up complaints

  Ofcom reveals Orange is the most complained about broadband provider of the past quarter after changing its terms in preparation for its merger with T-Mobile

• December 18, 2012 18 Dec'12

  City of London makes Wi-Fi free

  A Wi-Fi network provided by The Cloud, running across the financial centre of the City of London, has been made free to the public

• December 17, 2012 17 Dec'12

  MoD to sell military spectrum for 4G

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will auction off public services spectrum to help the government free up the airwaves for commercial purposes

• December 17, 2012 17 Dec'12

  Virgin Media targets Wi-Fi at 30 UK super-connected cities

  Virgin Media plans to wholesale small-cell technology to mobile operators to bring in funding for local fibre-based Wi-Fi networks in 30 UK cities

• December 14, 2012 14 Dec'12

  ITU internet regulation blocked by UK and US

  The International Telecoms Union (ITU) has failed to gain consensus on new rules that would give more power to states to regulate the internet

• December 13, 2012 13 Dec'12

  UK users download most mobile data

  The latest International Communications Report from Ofcom shows unlimited data tariffs and large allowances are encouraging UK users to download more data on their mobiles than many other countries

• December 13, 2012 13 Dec'12

  EE names 17 more 4G towns and cities

  The mobile operator will be bringing high-speed connectivity to users in 17 more locations in March 2013

• December 10, 2012 10 Dec'12

  CabWifi wins Transport for London approval

  A free Wi-Fi service for black cabs will begin to roll out across London in early 2013.

• December 10, 2012 10 Dec'12

  Rivals square up over internet governance at WCIT

  The future of internet governance is to be decided this week as rival groups hammer out a new international telecoms treaty.

• December 06, 2012 06 Dec'12

  Are ‘super-connected cities’ the best investment?

  George Osborne’s pledge of £50m to bring superfast broadband to more cities is welcomed, but is it the best use of the budget?

• December 05, 2012 05 Dec'12

  Chancellor names further ‘super-connected cities'

  Chancellor George Osborne reveals next 12 cities to get funding for superfast broadband in the ‘super-connected cities’ programme

• December 04, 2012 04 Dec'12

  Geo Networks unveils fibre ring between UK and Ireland

  Fibre company Geo Networks builds two new routes to bring its dedicated networks to Ireland via North Wales

• December 03, 2012 03 Dec'12

  BT upgrade takes down Infinity broadband

  BT broadband customers are facing a day without internet after upgrades to its Infinity network have led to a nationwide outage

• December 03, 2012 03 Dec'12

  Internet controls to be decided this week at WCIT

  The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is hosting the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai

• November 29, 2012 29 Nov'12

  Syria cut off from internet

  The internet in Syria has been taken down by an as-yet unidentified source, leaving 20 million citizens offline

• November 27, 2012 27 Nov'12

  Tesco rolls out virtual technology to boost multichannel offering

  Tesco is rolling out a range of virtual technologies for customers to use in-store, as part of its multichannel drive

• November 27, 2012 27 Nov'12

  Wolverhampton Girls’ High School goes wireless

  Wolverhampton Girls’ High School has installed wireless technology across its campus, enabling staff and students to use mobile devices

• November 26, 2012 26 Nov'12

  Greater Anglia rolls out train station Wi-Fi

  Train operator Greater Anglia partners with The Cloud to offer free Wi-Fi at 100 of its stations in the east of England

• November 23, 2012 23 Nov'12

  Ofcom publishes proposals for white space devices

  Regulator Ofcom takes steps towards enabling devices to use the gaps between spectrum bands – so-called 'white spaces' – for connectivity

• November 23, 2012 23 Nov'12

  European Parliament opposed to UN control of the internet

  European MPs are latest to voice concerns that the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) could get control of the internet

• November 22, 2012 22 Nov'12

  Virgin Media signs Tube Wi-Fi deal with EE and Vodafone

  EE and Vodafone customers get free Wi-Fi access on the London Underground tube network when Virgin Media starts charging in 2013

• November 22, 2012 22 Nov'12

  Google joins concerns that UN is set to gain control of the internet

  Google has joined US government concerns that the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) could get control of the internet through its coming revision of telecoms rules

• November 21, 2012 21 Nov'12

  Local authorities face £1bn broadband bill

  Figures from the European Commission shows central government will be the smallest contributor to the BDUK project

• November 21, 2012 21 Nov'12

  BBC researches digital future with UCL

  The BBC is partnering with University College London in a four-year R&D programme to investigate the future of digital content

• November 20, 2012 20 Nov'12

  How Midata will affect business and consumers

  The government is pushing private companies to release customer data under its Midata initiative. But what does this mean for the digital economy and who stands to benefit?

• November 20, 2012 20 Nov'12

  Mobile OS Android users choose Wi-Fi to transfer data

  Research from Nielsen claims 78% of data transferred over Android OS devices uses Wi-Fi connections rather than 3G mobile data allocations

• November 16, 2012 16 Nov'12

  WiFox claims 700% boost in Wi-Fi performance

  New software created by researchers at North Carolina State University claims to boost performance of Wi-Fi by up to 700%

• November 16, 2012 16 Nov'12

  Ofcom to free up 700MHz spectrum for mobile networks

  Telecoms regulator Ofcom hopes to avoid a capacity overload on mobile networks by releasing more frequencies by 2018

• November 15, 2012 15 Nov'12

  Cyber security will change ideas of the nation state, says Stonesoft

  The lack of cyber security is a major threat to the civilised world and will change how people see the nation state, says security firm Stonesoft

• November 13, 2012 13 Nov'12

  Mansfield crowdfunds town centre Wi-Fi

  Nottinghamshire town seeks public funding to bring free Wi-Fi to residents and visitors

• November 12, 2012 12 Nov'12

  BT wins Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire broadband contract

  Telecoms giant BT has won yet another of the BDUK contracts for rolling out superfast broadband, but it is still waiting for approval from the EU

• November 12, 2012 12 Nov'12

  Ofcom sets date for £1.3bn 4G frequency spectrum auction

  The application deadline for mobile operators to bid for 4G frequencies is set for 11 December 2012 as Ofcom finalises the spectrum auction rules

• November 09, 2012 09 Nov'12

  BT trials 10Gbps line in Cornwall

  BT is trialling a 10Gbps broadband connection using ZTE kit to a business in Cornwall in an attempt to future proof its network

• November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12

  Universal Credit programme director Malcolm Whitehouse steps down

  Malcolm Whitehouse, programme director for the government's £2.2bn Universal Credit project, has stepped down

• November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12

  ARM and C&WW backs Cambridge Weightless wireless standard

  The Weightless standard wins the backing of industry heavyweights hoping to help it on its journey to creating the ‘internet of things’

• November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12

  Government confirms digitisation plans in Digital Strategy

  The government has confirmed its plans to save billions of pounds per year by digitising transactions in the publication of its Digital Strategy