News
Internet infrastructure
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January 15, 2014
15
Jan'14
Olympics executive named new BDUK chief
Chris Townsend will lead the government’s rural broadband project, including pilot schemes of alternative technologies for areas that are hardest to reach
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January 14, 2014
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Jan'14
Tesco signs deal with Verizon for ‘single global network’
Tesco will link its network across 12 countries over a single infrastructure provided by Verizon
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January 13, 2014
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Jan'14
HSBC boss to take over BT Openreach
BT confirms Joe Garner will take over as the CEO of its Openreach division when Liv Garfield steps down in February
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January 13, 2014
13
Jan'14
Former WTO chief leads debate on future of European spectrum
The future of the UHF spectrum band will be discussed by industry leaders over the next six months before presenting proposals to the European Commission
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January 06, 2014
06
Jan'14
Samsung launches Smart Home ecosystem to connect home devices
Samsung has launched a connected home ecosystem at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas
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December 20, 2013
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Dec'13
UK citizen wins legal round against Facebook over Prism leaks
A British citizen has applied for a judgement against Facebook in a case that will test the right of tech firms to give UK personal data to the NSA.
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December 19, 2013
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Dec'13
BT launches proceedings against Scotland's NHS over SWAN project
Telecoms giant BT has launched a court case against the Scottish health service after failing to win the contract for the Scottish Wide Area Network project
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December 18, 2013
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Dec'13
BBC publishes PwC report into its failed £98m Digital Media Initiative
The BBC has today published a report by PwC into the broadcaster’s failed Digital Media Initiative (DMI)
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December 17, 2013
17
Dec'13
Greater Manchester signs penultimate BDUK contract with BT
Eight councils in Greater Manchester sign a £15m contract with BT to bring 39,000 homes high-speed broadband by March 2016
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December 13, 2013
13
Dec'13
EE holds title for most complained about broadband
With more than double the average number of complaints, EE – previously Orange Broadband – has been named the most complained about broadband provider by Ofcom for the fifth consecutive quarter
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December 11, 2013
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Dec'13
NAO slams Universal Credit for not achieving value for money
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has failed to achieve value for money during the development of the Universal Credit IT system.
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December 09, 2013
09
Dec'13
Case study: London Borough of Islington’s smart working journey
The London Borough of Islington is using technology to ensure its staff are as productive as possible travelling along a ‘smart working journey’
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December 05, 2013
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Dec'13
700,000 benefit claimants miss out on Universal Credit deadline
The secretary for work and pensions has admitted the Universal Credit benefit scheme will miss its 2017 deadline
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December 05, 2013
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Dec'13
UK citizen sues Microsoft over Prism private data leak to NSA
A court action brought in the UK will test Microsoft's legal right to disclose private data on UK citizens to US intelligence services
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December 04, 2013
04
Dec'13
EE connects 10 more locations to 4G
A further 10 towns and cities will go live today, with the mobile operator promising 19 more will get the faster mobile connectivity by Christmas
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November 27, 2013
27
Nov'13
Banks must engage effectively with customers via Twitter
Retail banks must take advantage of social media to engage with customers, said digital banking experts.
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November 27, 2013
27
Nov'13
European Parliament closes Wi-Fi after man-in-the-middle attack
A number of mailboxes have been compromised and users’ smartphones could be at risk following a man-in-the-middle attack on the European Parliament’s public Wi-Fi
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November 26, 2013
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Nov'13
Argos brings O2 Wi-Fi to 735 stores
The retail giant is rolling out Wi-Fi to all its stores in time for the Christmas rush
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November 26, 2013
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Nov'13
Janet6 ‘offers the future’ for research networking needs
Jisc takes back the network from a managed service provider to light up its own fibre and offer a future proofed service to researchers, universities, colleges and schools across the UK
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November 18, 2013
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Nov'13
Google and Microsoft to block searches for child porn
Google and Microsoft have announced measures to make it more difficult to find child abuse images online
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November 14, 2013
14
Nov'13
CIO interview: Paolo Cinelli, CIO, Ikea
Ikea's priority is to get closer to its customers using a multi-channel approach which combines digital and traditional methods
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November 12, 2013
12
Nov'13
Virgin Media promises 152Mbps but at a price
Virgin Media will launch the superfast 152Mbps packages in February 2014 but reveals its prices will rise by almost 7% for cable customers
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November 07, 2013
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Nov'13
Luxury brands can avoid social media, says former Aston Martin director
Luxury brands do not need to jump onto social media sites to as part of their marketing and IT strategy
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November 06, 2013
06
Nov'13
McDonald's to engage with tech-savvy customers in restaurants
McDonald’s is engaging with customers by implementing interactive technologies in its restaurants
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October 31, 2013
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Oct'13
BDUK seeks new CEO
The top job within the division with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport charged with rolling out broadband across the UK is up for grabs
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October 18, 2013
18
Oct'13
Technology and innovation in European banks
Innovations in online and mobile, in video banking, social integration and CRM, are taking precedence to connect with banking customers
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October 18, 2013
18
Oct'13
Google share price at record high on third quarter results
Google’s share price has hit a record high in response to better-than-expected third quarter results
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October 18, 2013
18
Oct'13
High-growth companies selected for government Future Fifty programme
The first high-growth UK companies have been chosen for the government’s Future Fifty fast-track programme.
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October 17, 2013
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Oct'13
Spanish bank La Caixa looks to startups for innovation
La Caixa is looking for ways to innovate in an increasingly competitive environment, and is turning to startups for new and niche technologies
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October 14, 2013
14
Oct'13
Vodafone completes Kabel Deutschland acquisition
The mobile operator pays out £6.6bn for Germany's largest cable company
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October 14, 2013
14
Oct'13
BT seeks startups for superfast broadband services
BT joins East London's TechHub encouraging startups to develop applications and services using superfast connectivity
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October 11, 2013
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Oct'13
Case study: Sky Broadband looks to scale with Cisco
Sky Broadband ISP chooses Cisco’s new Network Convergence System (NCS) to meet the demand of its growing customer base
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October 10, 2013
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Oct'13
NHS to replace NPfIT Spine system with open-source technology
The NHS is rebuilding its Spine platform using open source software
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October 02, 2013
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Oct'13
Tesco profits drop despite multichannel shopping
Tesco's pre-tax profits fell 24% to £1.39bn over the first half of its financial year despite adopting multichannel shopping technology
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September 30, 2013
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Sep'13
Charity uses cloud HR system to keep track of staff working in danger zones
It took a disaster in Haiti to demonstrate to charity World Vision why it needed better HR systems
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September 26, 2013
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Sep'13
What does the Public Accounts Committee want from BDUK?
MPs slammed the BDUK broadband process for making it too easy for BT. But how to rectify the situation? We take an in-depth look at the report
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September 23, 2013
23
Sep'13
US websites should inform EU citizens about NSA surveillance, says report
US web site providers should inform European citizens that their data may be subject to government surveillance, says a report for the European parliament
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September 10, 2013
10
Sep'13
Vodafone confirms five Midlands cities for 4G
Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield will all get Vodafone’s 4G services from the end of September
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August 27, 2013
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Aug'13
BT to shut down dial-up in September
BT tempts its customers over to broadband services, although also offers PlusNet narrowband alternative for those outside of its footprint
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August 21, 2013
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Aug'13
Internet of things to power classroom education
Businesses and academics have joined forces in an £800,000 project to extend the internet of things into the classroom
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August 16, 2013
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Aug'13
Multimillion-pound broadband project axed in Yorkshire
Despite millions of taxpayer’s pounds sunk into the Digital Region project in South Yorkshire, the councils involved decide to drop it to save £12.5m
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August 12, 2013
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Aug'13
ICO to investigate London bins that track smartphones
Information Commissioner's Office is making enquiries into bins in London that track passing smartphones to target advertising to owners
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July 22, 2013
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Jul'13
UK to block online porn by default
The UK is to block online pornography by default to all new internet users, David Cameron is to announce
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July 18, 2013
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Jul'13
Google competition proposals not good enough, says EC
Competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia wants Google to readdress fears that it is abusing its market domination for its own gain
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July 16, 2013
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Jul'13
IT energy consumption lower than previously claimed
Research has debunked the myth that consuming IT and media services on mobile devices is hurting the environment
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July 15, 2013
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Jul'13
National broadband projects key to UN goals
The Broadband Commission claims national projects are the best way to ensure the benefits of the internet are enjoyed by all
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July 12, 2013
12
Jul'13
O2 extends 4G backhaul with Virgin Media Business
Mobile operator O2 will use Virgin Media Business’s superfast fibre network to bring capacity for its 4G roll-out later in 2013
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July 11, 2013
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Jul'13
Ofcom proposes cuts to wholesale broadband charges
The telecoms regulator wants to reduce the wholesale price BT charges to smaller ISPs, which it hopes will lead to price drops for broadband and landline packages
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July 04, 2013
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Jul'13
DCMS to force BT’s hand on rural broadband gaps
Maria Miller sets up a meeting to answer calls from local broadband providers and try to make BT identify where they will be needed to connect the final 10% of the UK to superfast fibre
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May 29, 2013
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May'13
France Telecom changes name to Orange
The mobile operator will embrace the Orange branding globally, despite dropping it in the UK after merger with T-Mobile