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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
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 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
Campaigners slam snooping Communications Data Bill

Campaigners slam proposals for the Communications Data Bill which allow government to spy on e-mails, phone calls and internet activity
June 14, 2012 14 Jun'12
Rural broadband – should residents pay?

With government funding and commercial plans only reaching 90% of the population, is it the right move for residents to take their broadband connections into their own hands?
June 13, 2012 13 Jun'12
ICANN reveals bidders for top level domain names

The internet organisation names the companies bidding for 1,930 new domains for websites
June 13, 2012 13 Jun'12
Tata Communications network links London to global financial hubs

Indian supplier Tata Communications unveils an Ethernet platform to connect financial firms from city to city
June 13, 2012 13 Jun'12
Communities need to contribute to rural broadband fund

Residents of rural areas lacking broadband will have to add to government and telecoms cash pots to get connected
June 07, 2012 07 Jun'12
Vodafone and Telefónica combine forces for 4G UK

Telefónica UK and Vodafone UK are partnering to extend network infrastructure to reach 98% of the UK population
June 06, 2012 06 Jun'12
Top 10 tips for IPv6 security

Many organisations are being misled about the complexities surrounding IPv6 security, according to security firm Stonesoft
June 06, 2012 06 Jun'12
IPv6 launch day raises awareness for web protocol

Numerous technology giants dub 6 June IPv6 launch day and switch to the internet protocol
June 01, 2012 01 Jun'12
Juniper Networks fail to protect Linx from outage

Linx reveals protections on its Juniper-based Lan didn’t kick into action during yesterday’s outage
May 31, 2012 31 May'12
London Internet Exchange hit by suspected DDoS attack

The internet exchange for the majority of the UK’s ISPs has suffered an outage, which customers report to be down to a distributed denial of service attack
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 31, 2012 31 May'12
Spyware targets Iranian and Syrian dissidents

Security researchers say spyware is targeting web users in Iran and Syria trying to get around censorship controls using proxy tool Simurgh
May 30, 2012 30 May'12
EC vice-president Neelie Kroes proposes net neutrality legislation

A Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) report prompts Neelie Kroes to propose EC net neutrality legislation
May 30, 2012 30 May'12
NFC contactless payments going mainstream

Juniper Research director Windsor Holden explains why there will be strong growth for the contactless payment sector in the UK and Europe
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
Wandsworth residents sign up for council services through Facebook

Wandsworth Council is planning to enable residents to sign up for its online services through their Facebook pages
May 24, 2012 24 May'12
Collaboration: Working smarter, not harder

Collaboration technology can help you work more effectively. Andrew Buss, director of Freeform Dynamics, guides you through the options
May 23, 2012 23 May'12
Google chairman Eric Schmidt insists the firm has done nothing to breach EU anti-trust law

Google chairman Eric Schmidt says the company does not understand how the European Commission believes it has broken anti-trust laws
May 23, 2012 23 May'12
Microsoft opens up So.cl social network to the public

Microsoft has quietly opened up its So.cl social networking service for public use
May 22, 2012 22 May'12
EC calls on Google to address competition concerns

The European Commission (EC) is pushing Google to address concerns about abusing its dominant position in the internet search engine market
May 21, 2012 21 May'12
Google Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer

Google Chrome has finally overtaken Microsoft's Internet Explorer as the most popular Web browser, according to web metrics firm Statcounter.
May 17, 2012 17 May'12
‘T-Rays’ offer extra spectrum for Wi-Fi

Japanese researchers discover new connectivity capabilities with the terahertz band
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
IT suppliers losing race to build smart cities

Banks, developers and construction companies are taking over from the IT industry as the diving force behind smart cities
May 14, 2012 14 May'12
UK broadband fails to hit advertised speeds

A survey shows there is a 42% gap between what is advertised by ISPs and what connections customers actually receive
May 11, 2012 11 May'12
Virgin Atlantic to offer in-flight mobile access

The airline will become the first from the UK to offer text, calling and web browsing capabilities on its flights
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 09, 2012 09 May'12
Virgin Media slammed for ‘UK’s fastest broadband’ claim

The Advertising Standards Agency has ordered the ISP to withdraw its advert touting Virgin as the fastest broadband provider in Britain
May 04, 2012 04 May'12
‘Super-connected’ city contenders named

The £50m government cash pot for ultra-fast broadband will be competed over by 27 cities
May 04, 2012 04 May'12
FTTH Council: UK broadband ‘not ambitious enough’

The president of the European organisation claims the UK needs to ‘widen its eyes’ to the opportunity better broadband could bring to businesses
May 02, 2012 02 May'12
Boingo joins Deutsche Telekom for in-flight Wi-Fi in Europe

Wi-Fi hotspot firm Boingo has announced a partnership with Deutsche Telekom to deliver wireless internet to travellers on Lufthansa flights
May 01, 2012 01 May'12
Fujitsu joins CityFibre in £50m broadband push

While the UK’s largest cities have the likes of BT and Virgin Media building up their broadband connections, CityFibre has signed a new contract with Fujitsu to help “second-tier” cities get online.
April 30, 2012 30 Apr'12
CIO interview: Tesco CIO Mike McNamara on the retailer's digital future

Tesco CIO Mike McNamara discusses the retail giant’s £150m plan to aggressively pursue online sales over building new stores.
April 26, 2012 26 Apr'12
CIO interview: Andy Nelson, UK government chief information officer

In an exclusive interview with Computer Weekly government CIO Andy Nelson talks about the challenges ahead.
April 25, 2012 25 Apr'12
Infosec 2012: Internet security body to tackle SSL problems

The Trustworthy Internet Movement (TIM) is to tackle implementation and governance internet communication protocol (SSL) as its first project.
April 18, 2012 18 Apr'12
Digital TV switch over finally frees up UK airwaves for 4G

The digital TV switch over is almost complete, paving the way to UK migration to 4G mobile networking
April 17, 2012 17 Apr'12
Gartner: CIOs not cut out for the board

CEOs view CIOs as itinerant technology specialists rather than leadership material, research from Gartner shows.
April 13, 2012 13 Apr'12
Google makes sales worth $1.2bn in UK

Google reported sales in the UK worth $1.15bn, which was 11% of its total.
April 11, 2012 11 Apr'12
BT doubles speed of Infinity fibre broadband service

BT is to double the speed of its Infinity superfast fibre broadband service, currently available to seven million premises in the UK
April 11, 2012 11 Apr'12
Scott Thompson restructures Yahoo

New Yahoo chief executive Scott Thompson has announced plans to reorganise the beleaguered company into three main divisions
April 11, 2012 11 Apr'12
People want to know actual, not theoretical, broadband speeds

Nearly half of broadband users want internet service providers to be more open about connection speeds
April 04, 2012 04 Apr'12
Lancashire council signs £62.5m superfast broadband deal

Lancashire County Council has agreed a £62.5m deal to roll-out superfast broadband across the county.
April 04, 2012 04 Apr'12
Government puts brakes on web snooping plans

In a U-turn over plans to allow security services to spy on e-mails, phone calls and web browsing, the legislation will be published only in draft
April 03, 2012 03 Apr'12
HMRC awards IE6 upgrade contract to SME and saves £50m

HMRC has cut the cost of an IT project by nearly £50m after awarding the contract to a start-up, rather than a traditional systems integrator
March 28, 2012 28 Mar'12
Twitter and Google reject UK calls for censorship

Google and Twitter have rejected calls by a UK parliamentary committee to introduce measures to stop users breaking privacy injunctions, saying it would be impossible to censor content effectively
March 23, 2012 23 Mar'12
Google Chrome more popular than Microsoft Internet Explorer

Google Chrome use overtook Microsoft Internet Explorer last weekend, according to figures from web analytics company StatCounter
March 21, 2012 21 Mar'12
Budget 2012: the highlights for the IT industry

Chancellor George Osborne has laid out his ambitions to make Britain “the technology hub of Europe”.
March 19, 2012 19 Mar'12
UK economy gets most from the internet of all G20 economies

Research suggests the UK economy has the highest proportion of business (8.3%) derived from the internet of all G20 countries
March 19, 2012 19 Mar'12
Hague condemns blocking ‘UK for Iranians’ website

UK foreign secretary William Hague has expressed concerns about censorship in Iran following the blocking of the ‘UK for Iranians’ website on 17 March
March 13, 2012 13 Mar'12
Ofcom paves the way to Everything Everywhere UK 4G roll-out

Ofcom is preparing to loosen restrictions on radio spectrum licensing that could lead to an early 4G rol-out later this year.
March 07, 2012 07 Mar'12
BT and Talk Talk lose appeal against Digital Economy Act

Internet service providers BT and Talk Talk have lost an appeal against measures to tackle copyright infringement online in the Digital Economy Act
March 01, 2012 01 Mar'12
RSA 2012: Trustworthy Internet Movement launched

The trustworthiness of the internet is at risk, Philippe Courtot, chief executive officer at Qualys, warned attendees of RSA Conference 2012.
February 28, 2012 28 Feb'12
Google privacy policy 'does not meet' EU data protection laws

Google's new privacy policy does not meet the requirements of EU data protection laws, according to an EU working party.
February 27, 2012 27 Feb'12
WAN optimisation: improving the performance of business applications

How can WAN optimisation support IT consumerisation and cloud computing?
February 24, 2012 24 Feb'12
White House unveils a 'bill of rights' for web users

The White House has unveiled a bill of rights for web users, calling for stronger privacy protections to ensure the internet remains "an engine for innovation and economic growth".
February 23, 2012 23 Feb'12
Pirate Bay looks to overcome potential High Court ban

Controversial file-sharing site The Pirate Bay has vowed to go underground in the face of a potential UK ban after the High Court ruled the site illegally encourages users to infringe music copyright.
February 21, 2012 21 Feb'12
Google bypassed IE too, says Microsoft

Microsoft has accused Google of bypassing the privacy settings of Internet Explorer users after Safari faux pas
February 14, 2012 14 Feb'12
CIO priorities 2012: Paul Coby, CIO of John Lewis

Paul Coby, CIO of high street retailer John Lewis, talks about the challenges he faces in 2012.
February 09, 2012 09 Feb'12
IT industry must drive broadband to boost UK economy, Intellect tells Annual Regent Conference 2012

The IT industry must invest in UK skills and technology infrastructure to boost economic growth, Intellect told its Annual Regent Conference 2012
February 06, 2012 06 Feb'12
Internet services could drop out during the Olympics

Businesses using home-working policies during the Olympics are being warned that internet services could drop out during the Games.
February 03, 2012 03 Feb'12
VeriSign admits security breach of corporate network

Internet infrastructure services firm VeriSign has admitted that it was the victim of numerous data breaches in 2010, but top-level managers were not notified immediately.
February 03, 2012 03 Feb'12
BT's revenue falls 5% as it starts SME on-demand fibre service

BT has reported a 5% drop in revenue for Q3 2011 to £4.77bn as it pushes IT services and business fibre broadband.
January 27, 2012 27 Jan'12
Internet economy set to double by 2016

The G20’s internet economy is set to nearly double by 2016, according to research.
January 23, 2012 23 Jan'12
Advocacy group La Quadrature du Net rallies opposition to ACTA

As controversial anti-piracy legislation stalls in the US, a European group of free internet supporters, La Quadrature du Net, calls for a halt to similar legislation in the European Union.