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November 05, 2012 05 Nov'12
UK spectrum valued at £52bn

Government research shows the UK’s spectrum contributes £52bn to the economy each year, thanks mostly to mobile services
November 02, 2012 02 Nov'12
Facebook swaps Wi-Fi for check-ins from SME customers

Social networking site Facebook is offering firms free Wi-Fi in exchange for directing customers to a Facebook page
November 02, 2012 02 Nov'12
EDF has complaints system problems as watchdog investigates

Energy supplier EDF is having problems with a new system designed to manage complaints as customer grievances increase
November 01, 2012 01 Nov'12
BT: “We weren't meant to be the choice for Cumbria”

Liv Garfield, head of BT’s Openreach division, defends BT’s dealings with the £40m bid to roll out superfast broadband across rural Cumbria

November 01, 2012 01 Nov'12
BT revenues plummet as broadband roll-out accelerates

BT’s sales have fallen, despite being ahead of schedule with its broadband roll-out, with Global Services and Retail performing the worst
November 01, 2012 01 Nov'12
4G: The business benefits

We know how 4G can speed up our music downloads or offer smooth video playback, but what benefits can it bring to business?
October 26, 2012 26 Oct'12
ACPO use online crime reporting company

The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and charity Crimestoppers is using online self-reporting platform Facewatch, designed to reduce low-level crime.
October 26, 2012 26 Oct'12
More Than insurance considers web monitoring after fault

Insurance company More Than is looking into technology to alert it to problems on its site after web customers were affected by a glitch
October 25, 2012 25 Oct'12
Rezidor Hotel Group rolls out 100Mbps network

Rezidor Hotel Group is using Exponential-e's network to provide superfast internet connections to hotel chains Radisson Blu and Park Inn
October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12
Mobile users were over half of London 2012 web traffic

More than half of the peak-time traffic to the London 2012 Olympics web servers came from mobile devices, says CIO

October 23, 2012 23 Oct'12
Virgin Media boosts broadband but drops mobile revenues

Telecoms giant Virgin Media shows a steady rise in revenues for the third quarter but admits to a slowdown in its mobile business
October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12
Cyber attacks launched at London 2012 Olympic Games every day

The IT supporting the London 2012 Olympics was hit by cyber attacks every day during the Games, says London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell
October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12
BT and Virgin Media slam Birmingham broadband plans

BT and Virgin Media have complained to the EC about a state-funded broadband network in Birmingham that will overlap with areas already covered by their fibre
October 22, 2012 22 Oct'12
Tech City names Facebook executive Joanna Shields as CEO

Joanna Shields has resigned as European boss of Facebook to become CEO of the Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO)
October 18, 2012 18 Oct'12
Virgin Media tube Wi-Fi to remain free until 2013

Virgin Media is in talks with wholesale operators to make its London Underground Wi-Fi service available on more contracts from next year
October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12
Yahoo claims second Google executive as COO

Yahoo has appointed Henrique de Castro as COO, just three months after appointing another Google executive, Marissa Mayer, as CEO
October 15, 2012 15 Oct'12
Cookie law needs more than ‘do not track’, says Neelie Kroes

Website owners still need consent to use cookies even if web users' browsers offer 'do not track' (DNT), says EC vice-president Neelie Kroes
October 15, 2012 15 Oct'12
Scottish universities provide superfast rural broadband

The University of Edinburgh and the University of the Highlands and Islands help to bring superfast broadband to rural areas of Scotland
October 12, 2012 12 Oct'12
Case study: Benetton rolls out shopper and staff Wi-Fi

The United Colours of Benetton stores offer secure access for staff and free browsing for customers with managed Wi-Fi networks from On Direct
October 11, 2012 11 Oct'12
UK beats France and Germany for superfast broadband, says BSG

The UK has one of the fastest adoption rates of superfast broadband in Europe, according to the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG)
October 08, 2012 08 Oct'12
Government confirms £35m funding for ‘5G centre’

The fund made up of government and private sector money will create a new centre for the University of Surrey to develop mobile broadband solutions
October 08, 2012 08 Oct'12
Lamborghini slashes web costs with Amazon Web Services

Supercar maker Lamborghini has revamped and accelerated the performance of its website by running it on Amazon Web Services
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
Tesco records historic decline amid online shake-up

Tesco has posted a historic decline following a £1bn investment programme earlier this year designed to bolster its online channel.
October 01, 2012 01 Oct'12
Labour pushes for spectrum cash to be spent on housing

With up to £4bn expected to be made from the 4G spectrum auction, The Labour Party calls on government to spend the money on building affordable housing
October 01, 2012 01 Oct'12
O2 to expand BYOD scheme

Mobile phone group O2 is to introduce its bring-your-own-device scheme to operations in Europe and South America, following successful UK roll-out
September 26, 2012 26 Sep'12
Small cells could be the answer to mobile performance

Virgin Media Business is hoping to wholesale its fibre broadband to mobile operators so they can incorporate small cells into their networks and boost mobile signal
September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12
BT announces 163 broadband exchanges

BT will bring fibre broadband to 163 more exchanges across the UK throughout 2013
September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12
Gartner: Businesses need to prepare now for HTML5

Businesses have been urged to prepare for the arrival of HTML5, the technology that underpins the next generation of the web
September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12
Iran blocks access to Google search and Gmail

Iran has blocked access to Google search and Gmail in a move officials say is aimed at improving cyber security
September 24, 2012 24 Sep'12
Boeing to build Wi-Fi into planes from 2013

Aerospace company Boeing commits to building Wi-Fi capabilities into its 747-8 and 777 planes powerful enough to stream live TV
September 24, 2012 24 Sep'12
CLA cast doubts on government broadband targets

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) calls on government to sign a universal service obligation
September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12
Telefonica integrates AR into media platform

Telefonica Digital has partnered with augmented reality (AR) technology company, Aurasma, to broaden its range of AR media services
September 19, 2012 19 Sep'12
Government saves £41m axing 61 sites

The government has saved £41m in website costs since July 2011, with the total number of sites down by 61 to 383
September 17, 2012 17 Sep'12
ITU denies ‘internet control’ accusations

The UN agency claims it will be down to member states to decide how the organisation’s proposals are implemented after it meets at the WCIT conference in December
September 14, 2012 14 Sep'12
IPv4 address pool almost dry

The five Internet Registries now have just 16.8 millions IPv4 addresses left
September 14, 2012 14 Sep'12
Microsoft discovers pre-installed viruses on PCs in China

Microsoft has found several PCs, manufactured in China, to have had malware installed by cyber criminals
September 13, 2012 13 Sep'12
WiGig wireless products due in 2013

WiGig, the wireless standard for linking devices over the 60GHz spectrum, should be product-compatible before the end of 2013
September 13, 2012 13 Sep'12
Google blocks "Innocence of Muslims" YouTube video in Libya and Egypt

Google has blocked YouTube users in Libya and Egypt from viewing the amateur film "Innocence of Muslims" following a spate of violent protests
September 11, 2012 11 Sep'12
Everything Everywhere poised to launch UK 4G mobile network

Everything Everywhere – rebranded 'EE' – is set to launch high-speed 4G mobile networking in the UK with download speeds up to 40Mbps
September 10, 2012 10 Sep'12
Will fibre deregulation for ISPs hasten or hold back broadband roll-out?

As culture secretary Maria Miller cuts planning rules for ISPs building fibre cabinets, resistance from councils could restrain broadband roll-out
September 07, 2012 07 Sep'12
Government invests into shared Janet education network

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills allocates £30m of funding for the Janet network to serve schools, colleges and universities
September 07, 2012 07 Sep'12
Maria Miller lets ISPs build fibre cabinets without council permission

Culture minister Maria Miller unveils rules for broadband deployment, allowing ISPs to install cabinets without local council consent
September 07, 2012 07 Sep'12
BT network consolidation saves Surrey County Council £5m

Telecoms giant BT signs a deal with Surrey County Council to bring together at least 20 of its public services onto one network and save £5m
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
September 03, 2012 03 Sep'12
EU pushes for spectrum sharing to encourage wireless innovation

The European Commission releases a report calling for spectrum to be shared between providers and be multi-purpose to improve coverage for citizens
August 31, 2012 31 Aug'12
Enterprise wireless LAN sales jump 26% in Q2 2012

Q2 figures show businesses are investing in wireless networks despite the economic downturn, according to analyst organisation Dell’Oro
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
Two-thirds of British adults use a computer every day

Three-quarters of British households have internet access and 67% of adults use a computer every day, according to the latest figures
August 24, 2012 24 Aug'12
UK should have more control of the web, says IT entrepreneur

The UK should take more control of the internet to counter the US stranglehold, says an IT entrepreneur.
August 24, 2012 24 Aug'12
GDS rolls out Drupal

The Government Digital Service is rolling out open source content management system Drupal.
August 23, 2012 23 Aug'12
Isle of Wight College goes wireless with Brocade

Campus-wide wireless network and internet telephony aims to boost student and staff productivity and cut costs
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 16, 2012 16 Aug'12
ONS reveals 16% of UK adults have never used the internet

Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that 7.82 million adults – 16% of the UK adult population – have never used the internet
August 15, 2012 15 Aug'12
Superfast speeds boost broadband network for all

The average UK broadband speed hits 9Mbps as a consequence of superfast network upgrades, according to regulator Ofcom
August 10, 2012 10 Aug'12
Entrust commits to SSL despite CA/Browser Forum exit

Security firm Entrust has announced that it is withdrawing from a voluntary online security standards organisation that it co-founded and co-chaired for six years
August 09, 2012 09 Aug'12
Mobile data grows to 700 petabytes per month

In the last five years mobile data has grown exponentially and now generates nearly 700 petabytes per month
August 07, 2012 07 Aug'12
TCIO gathers broadband feedback in Silicon Roundabout

The organisation tasked with boosting investment into London's Tech City has called on residents to tell the truth about their broadband experiences
August 06, 2012 06 Aug'12
Will the UK turn off its 2G networks in 2017?

US mobile operator AT&T plans to switch off its 2G network within the next five years. Will the UK will follow suit?
August 06, 2012 06 Aug'12
US passes resolution to block UN control of the internet

The US House of Representatives has voted unanimously to approve a resolution preventing greater UN power of the Internet
August 03, 2012 03 Aug'12
US to oppose plans for UN control of the internet

The US has confirmed it will resist efforts to put the internet under the control of the UN.
August 01, 2012 01 Aug'12
Colchester Hospital tracks equipment with Wi-Fi

Colchester Hospital is using Ekahau’s real-time location tracking to locate important medical equipment across its campus over its Wi-Fi network
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 26, 2012 26 Jul'12
Dark fibre firm Geo Networks provides rural broadband in Lancashire

Dark fibre firm Geo Networks will work with B4RN to provide 1Gbps connections for homes and businesses in Lancashire
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Orange offers connectivity under the English Channel

The Channel Tunnel will have 2G and 3G coverage from today, but UK customers will have to pay roaming charges for the privilege
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Why the GDS transactions tool could be key to digital public services

The creation of a tool which lists 1,000 transactional government services could be a key step toward digital public services
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Facebook on the hunt for London-based engineering team

Facebook announces 22 job openings on its London-based team, which will focus mostly on mobile and platform
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
BT blames European economy as Q1 2012 revenues drop 6%

Telecoms giant BT shows a drop of 6% in its revenues from the first quarter of 2012 as three of its divisions see their figures tumble
July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12
Forrester: Huawei must focus on growing enterprise business

Analyst Forrester says Huawei must focus on its enterprise business, even if at a loss, as carrier network revenues are no longer growing
July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12
EC opens cybersecurity consultation

The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on cybersecurity, seeking the views of governments, businesses and citizens
July 23, 2012 23 Jul'12
European Commission opens net neutrality consultation

The public consultation seeks to define the rules of net neutrality and ensure a fair deal for internet customers
July 20, 2012 20 Jul'12
Akamai set to stream Olympics coverage across Europe

Content delivery firm Akamai has signed deals with 15 European providers to stream live content and on-demand footage of the London 2012 Olympics
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Can IT investment in schools keep pace with change?

As more schools join the academy programnme, is the next generation getting access to the right technology crucial to the digital world?
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
BT wins Welsh broadband contract

The telecoms giant is to work with the Welsh Government and BDUK to get 80Mbps connections to 96% of the country by 2015
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Security researchers join forces to bring down Grum botnet

Security researchers have collaborated to take down Grum, the world’s third-largest botnet of hijacked computers
July 18, 2012 18 Jul'12
M-commerce sees exponential growth of 356%

Sales via smartphones and tablets grew exponentially in June, leaping 356% compared to the same month last year, according to an IMRG Capgemini report.
July 17, 2012 17 Jul'12
BT wins North Yorkshire rural broadband contract

Fujitsu has lost out again to a bid from BT, which will see the telecoms giant provide rural broadband across the UK’s largest county
July 12, 2012 12 Jul'12
EC vice-president Neelie Kroes presses for EU broadband policy adoption by 2012

EC vice-president and leader of the digital agenda, Neelie Kroes, outlines her plans for encouraging investment in broadband across Europe
July 11, 2012 11 Jul'12
Fujitsu submits ‘incomplete bid’ for Cumbria broadband tender

The company’s tender for the £40m fund to roll-out broadband was submitted with key aspects missing, making the bid null and void
July 10, 2012 10 Jul'12
London easyHotels get Wi-Fi boost

Three of the no-frills hotels will now get Wi-Fi access from underdog provider Bitbuzz
July 10, 2012 10 Jul'12
Retailers without multichannel risk losing business

Retailers without a multichannel offering could start haemorrhaging cash as customers' expectations change, according to research
July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12
Orange Business Services touts internet offload service

Orange Business Services (OBS) claims business applications can excel on VPNs by pushing non-critical applications onto local ISP networks
July 05, 2012 05 Jul'12
Are shared private broadband connections the future of Wi-Fi on the go?

We look at whether the growing trend of software opening up home routers for public Wi-Fi consumption is the future
July 05, 2012 05 Jul'12
Anyfi Networks targets existing Wi-Fi for public use

Software supplier Anyfi Networks claims to offer a secure means to move between residential Wi-Fi connections starting from your front door
July 05, 2012 05 Jul'12
Ofcom proposes price caps for BT wholesale

The regulator announces the caps it will put in place to make sure BT charges fair prices for leasing its market dominating broadband and phone line infrastructure
July 03, 2012 03 Jul'12
Vaizey: Residents should pay to fix 4G TV interference

Communications minister Ed Vaizey says consumers should pay to counteract the effect of 4G interference on their TV signals
July 03, 2012 03 Jul'12
Arqiva buys Spectrum Interactive to boost Wi-Fi range

The £23.4m tie-up between Arqiva and Spectrum Interactive will create one of the UK’s largest business Wi-Fi hotspot providers
July 03, 2012 03 Jul'12
Google submits proposals to resolve EU antitrust concerns

Google has submitted several proposals in response to concerns by European competition authorities in an attempt to avoid punitive fines
July 02, 2012 02 Jul'12
BT Openreach launches fibre to the premises in 15 exchanges

BT Openreach's fibre to the premises (FTTP) allows 40Mbps to 330Mbps downstream and 2Mbps to 30Mbps upstream from 15 exchanges
June 29, 2012 29 Jun'12
Delta brings Wi-Fi to international flights

The US airline will enable Wi-Fi connectivity on its flights serving the UK, along with its other international destinations
June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12
TalkTalk and 3 top Ofcom complaints league

Regulator Ofcom says ISP TalkTalk and mobile operator 3 received more complaints than any of their rivals in the first quarter of 2012
June 27, 2012 27 Jun'12
BT trials FTTP on demand for 330Mbps broadband

SMEs are being targeted with the new service, which will enable customers within reach of a superfast broadband cabinet to order fibre-to-the-premises connections
June 26, 2012 26 Jun'12
Wireless Broadband Alliance announces operators for Wi-Fi hotspot trials

BT, Sky, Everything Everywhere and TalkTalk will join the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) trial to improve access to Wi-Fi hotspots
June 26, 2012 26 Jun'12
BT announces 98 further fibre broadband exchanges

The telecoms giant confirms it will roll out fibre broadband to almost 100 new exchanges, reaching 800,000 more businesses and homes
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
BT suffers broadband outages due to to ‘equipment failures’

London, Sheffield and Glasgow are among the cities to be hit by the BT broadband outage caused by separate hardware crashes in the network
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
International Trade Committee votes against Acta

The European parliamentary International Trade Committee rejects the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta) by 19 votes to 12
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
Lancashire MP Graham Jones questions priority of rural broadband

As £32m is invested in broadband across Lancashire, MP Graham Jones questions why more pressing social issues aren’t being addressed first
June 19, 2012 19 Jun'12
Kroes calls for spectrum sharing between broadcast and broadband

The lead on the European Commission’s digital agenda claims broadcasters must work with mobile broadband providers to help citizens "hungry for bandwidth"
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