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• May 30, 2013 30 May'13

  US mobile networks 75% faster than EU

  European citizens may pay less than their US counterparts, but a report from the GSMA shows we are lacking in performance on our mobile networks

• May 29, 2013 29 May'13

  Half the globe to have internet by 2017

  Cisco predicts 48% of the world’s population will be able to get online within the next five years, with broadband speeds in the UK set to treble

• May 29, 2013 29 May'13

  Intel buys ST-Ericsson’s GNSS business

  US chipmaker has entered into an agreement to buy the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) division of ST-Ericsson

• May 29, 2013 29 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

• May 29, 2013 29 May'13

  Supermarkets and banks hold the key to mass adoption of mobile payments

  Payment using mobile devices would gain momentum if supermarkets and banks offered payment apps.

• May 24, 2013 24 May'13

  BT and Intel invest in lab to research into future cities and telecoms technologies

  A research laboratory has been launched by BT and Intel to develop networking technologies and smart city capabilities.

• May 23, 2013 23 May'13

  Europe moving faster towards BYOD

  The head of Europe for Citrix believes the region is moving much faster towards embracing bring your own device than US counterparts

• May 23, 2013 23 May'13

  Templeton: Enterprises must think ‘mobile first’

  Citrix CEO Mark Templeton claims mobile enterprise should be the rule and not the exception to make employees more productive

• May 23, 2013 23 May'13

  Network virtualisation threatens telecom suppliers

  Chris Koopmans from Citrix believes network virtualisation offers more opportunities for companies such as Cisco and Juniper

• May 23, 2013 23 May'13

  Lenovo sales increase amid PC market crash

  PC manufacturer Lenovo has announced an increase in sales as its competitors suffer with the slump in the PC market

• May 22, 2013 22 May'13

  Citrix adds mobile functionality to push into smartphones and tablets

  Virtualisation firm Citrix hopes extra functionality and its own application store will encourage more customers to adopt its mobile solutions

• May 22, 2013 22 May'13

  Consumers call out for sponsored mobile phone bills

  Almost half of smartphone users would be happy to have commercially-funded mobile phone bills

• May 22, 2013 22 May'13

  Vodafone delays 4G superfast mobile internet launch

  Vodafone is to delay the launch of its 4G superfast mobile internet service until August or September to coincide with Apple’s release of a compatible iPhone 5

• May 21, 2013 21 May'13

  Contactless payments exceed five million in March

  Some 5.3 million contactless transactions totalling over £39m were made in March 2013 using Visa contactless cards

• May 21, 2013 21 May'13

  Jolla launches smartphone running on new Sailfish OS

  The first handset running the new Sailfish operating system (OS) has been introduced to the market by ex-Nokia employees

• May 21, 2013 21 May'13

  Vodafone sales drop 4.2%

  Vodafone sales fall by 4.2% to £44.4bn amid "tough economic conditions" in Europe

• May 20, 2013 20 May'13

  Case study: Princess Alice Hospice goes wireless

  The Princess Alice Hospice is awarded charity of the year by iWireless Solutions, winning a £20,000 wireless network installation from the firm

• May 17, 2013 17 May'13

  BlackBerry Live 2013: ING Direct pilots BB10 devices and BES10 for management

  Online bank ING Direct is undergoing a pilot with BlackBerry’s BB10 operating system, involving 300 Z10 and Q10 smartphones

• May 15, 2013 15 May'13

  EE partners with Glastonbury for 4G festival

  EE is official technology and communications partner for Glastonbury, providing 4G coverage, a mobile app, charging tents and free Wi-Fi

• May 13, 2013 13 May'13

  Samsung unveils 5G technology

  Samsung claims 5G mobile connectivity will be on the shelves in mobile devices by 2020

• May 13, 2013 13 May'13

  Arqiva wins government rural mobile contract

  Arqiva is awarded £150m to boost mobile coverage in rural areas as part of the government’s Mobile Infrastructure Project (MIP)

• May 10, 2013 10 May'13

  Case Study: Brent Council cuts costs with mobile tech

  Brent Council implements mobile technology to cut costs and involve more staff in the future running of the organisation

• May 10, 2013 10 May'13

  Smart metering project hits delay

  Government’s £11.7bn plan to have smart energy meters in every UK home postponed for suppliers to create the communications network

• May 09, 2013 09 May'13

  TfL revamps mobile solutions on the buses

  TfL has revamped its mobile solutions across the London bus network with O2 and Cognito

• May 08, 2013 08 May'13

  Case study: TKAB adopts mobile for Swedish railways

  The winners of cloud innovation of the year in Computer Weekly’s European user awards for networking tell us how they have used the Appear IQ mobile platform to boost efficiency and its transport service

• May 07, 2013 07 May'13

  CIO interview: Paul Freemantle, IT director, Arqiva

  As the delivery of internet content to televisions grows, Arqiva's IT strategy is focused on demands for models such as IPTV

• May 07, 2013 07 May'13

  Government consults on mobile broadband deployment

  The government has launched a consultation to lay out its proposals for accelerating mobile broadband infrastructure deployment across the UK

• May 02, 2013 02 May'13

  Case Study: Solihull Council picks Juniper for BYOD

  The Metropolitan Borough Council upgrades its bring your own device system and reaps the benefits of more efficient staff

• May 01, 2013 01 May'13

  4G to bring in $1tn for mobile operators

  A study from Juniper Research predicts mobile providers will make $1tn from 4G services over the next five years

• May 01, 2013 01 May'13

  Employees expected to bring own devices to work

  Analyst firm Gartner predicts businesses will stop providing mobiles and tablets with 50% of workers expected to bring their own devices by 2017

• May 01, 2013 01 May'13

  Schuh takes first steps to in-store Wi-Fi

  Shoe retailer Schuh signs a contract with The Cloud to offer free Wi-Fi to customers

• April 30, 2013 30 Apr'13

  EE 4G now covers 50% of UK

  Mobile operator EE adds a further 12 locations to its 4G roll-out as it hits the six-month mark

• April 29, 2013 29 Apr'13

  O2 hires BT for 4G backhaul

  Mobile operator O2 has signed a 10-year contract with BT to build a new high-capacity network for 4G services

• April 26, 2013 26 Apr'13

  Samsung wary of smartphone competition

  Despite announcing significant profits for Q1, Samsung admits more competition in the smartphone market could affect its figures

• April 26, 2013 26 Apr'13

  Chancellor announces Future Fifty programme to boost UK tech startups

  Chancellor George Osborne has announced a programme in partnership with the Tech City Investment Organisation, which aims to help entrepreneurs and investors in the UK

• April 25, 2013 25 Apr'13

  Spam SMS messages drop following ICO penalty

  The number of spam SMS messages has significantly reduced since government regulator ICO issued £440,000 fines last year

• April 24, 2013 24 Apr'13

  Virgin Media ‘positioned well’ for merger, says CEO

  As Virgin Media's profits rise in Q1 2013, CEO Neil Berkett says the firm's balance sheet positions it well for the merger with Liberty Global

• April 24, 2013 24 Apr'13

  London’s Air Ambulance uses 4G for rapid response

  London’s Air Ambulance teams up with EE to help it reach incidents across the capital faster

• April 23, 2013 23 Apr'13

  Nationwide systems down

  Nationwide building society’s online banking, mobile banking and online payments systems are unavailable as a result of IT issues

• April 23, 2013 23 Apr'13

  EE signs up 318,000 4G customers

  Despite having almost 28 million customers on its books, EE has only managed to sign up 318,000 to its 4G services in the first five months since launch

• April 22, 2013 22 Apr'13

  UK online businesses neglect mobile strategy

  Online businesses are failing to implement mobile strategies, according to a report from Barclays bank

• April 18, 2013 18 Apr'13

  Vaizey: NAO conducts ‘standard audit’ of 4G auction

  Ed Vaizey says there is nothing sinister about the National Audit Office's examination of the 4G spectrum auction

• April 18, 2013 18 Apr'13

  Lumia boost fails to save Nokia results as profits tumble €150m

  Nokia releases first quarter results for 2013, reporting a loss of €150m despite encouraging sales of its flagship Lumia smartphone range

• April 15, 2013 15 Apr'13

  Case study: London's Olympic network from BT

  After receiving an honourable mention in the European user awards for networking, Computer Weekly looks at the challenge of rolling out the network for the London Olympic Games in 2012

• April 12, 2013 12 Apr'13

  Alexandra Palace rolls out Wi-Fi across historic venue

  Alexandra Palace has rolled out Wi-Fi connectivity across the venue enabling visitors to stay connected when they come to events

• April 12, 2013 12 Apr'13

  O2 offers regular handset 'refresh'

  The new O2 Refresh tariff allows users to pay off the balance of their handsets to upgrade to the next big thing

• April 11, 2013 11 Apr'13

  Analysis: Can 3G be trusted for IPVPNs?

  As Virgin Media Business launches its first 3G-based IPVPN, we ask whether the mobile network can be relied on for business purposes

• April 10, 2013 10 Apr'13

  4G interference test kicks off in London next week

  At800 announces its next trial to see whether 4G signals interrupt Freeview television will commence on 15 April

• April 10, 2013 10 Apr'13

  Microsoft starts to push on MDM, cloud and BYOD

  With Microsoft’s enterprise IT dominance under threat, the firm is pushing its products for mobile device management and cloud computing

• April 09, 2013 09 Apr'13

  EE promises to double 4G speeds

  EE says 10 cities will get 4G speeds of more than 20Mbps by the summer as the company refarms its 2G spectrum

• April 09, 2013 09 Apr'13

  CIO interview: Mary Hensher, IT director, Cancer Research UK

  Charity Cancer Research has felt the impact of recession on fundraising and the need to innovate through technology is more important than ever

• April 08, 2013 08 Apr'13

  Huawei looks to five years of growth

  As Huawei posts a year-on-year rise in profit, it promises five more years with a compound annual growth rate of 10%

• April 08, 2013 08 Apr'13

  O2 customers to get London Underground Wi-Fi

  O2 has joined EE and Vodafone in leasing Virgin Media’s Wi-Fi deployment on London’s Tube network

• April 08, 2013 08 Apr'13

  HTC profits tumble in Q1 despite HTC One launch

  Taiwanese mobile device manufacturer HTC sees Q1 profits plummet despite launching its HTC One flagship handset in the same quarter

• April 05, 2013 05 Apr'13

  ‘Small-scale test’ casts doubt on 4G/Freeview issue

  Despite the fears surrounding 4G signals and their impact on Freeview, a pilot scheme near Birmingham has shown few interruptions

• April 05, 2013 05 Apr'13

  Facebook announces new software for Android devices

  Facebook has launched a new user interface for mobile users, which tightly integrates the social network within the device

• April 04, 2013 04 Apr'13

  Case study: Liverpool FC goes wireless with Xirrus

  Premier League Liverpool FC offers fans Wi-Fi on match days and corporate customers the extra connectivity for events at Anfield

• April 04, 2013 04 Apr'13

  BMI Healthcare assesses mobile devices for hospital consultants

  Healthcare provider BMI Healthcare is evaluating mobile device management to give consultants flexible access to patient records

• April 03, 2013 03 Apr'13

  Cisco plans to buy UK-based Ubiquisys

  US networking giant Cisco wants to extend its service provider portfolio by picking up UK-based small cell specialist Ubiquisys

• April 02, 2013 02 Apr'13

  4G taxis come to London and Birmingham

  Mobile operator EE brings 4G connectivity to 50 black cabs in London and Birmingham

• April 02, 2013 02 Apr'13

  Mobile operators must change tack to claw back revenues

  Operators need to find new sources of revenue and use unique skills to tackle the threat of OTT providers, according to Juniper Research report

• March 28, 2013 28 Mar'13

  BlackBerry 10 ships one million in first quarter

  BlackBerry revenues fell in the fourth quarter, but the Canadian mobile manufacturer remains hopeful its new OS and devices will boost profitability

• March 28, 2013 28 Mar'13

  Ofcom slams Orange in broadband complaints report

  Ofcom says more consumers complained about Orange than any other internet service provider (ISP) after it cancelled its free broadband deal

• March 25, 2013 25 Mar'13

  Apple buys WifiSLAM for $20m

  Apple buys indoor mapping start-up WifiSLAM for $20m to boost its location technology and compete with Google’s indoor capabilities

• March 25, 2013 25 Mar'13

  4G take-up could boost online retail market by £1.8bn, says eBay

  eBay claims 4G mobile connectivity could boost the UK mobile retail sector by £1.8bn in a year as more consumers shop on their smartphones

• March 20, 2013 20 Mar'13

  CIO interview: Darrell Stein, IT director, Marks & Spencer

  As M&S develops its multi-channel capability, Darrell Stein and his team are delivering projects focused on innovation and profitability

• 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 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 11, 2013 11 Mar'13

  UK businesses still ignoring flexible working

  Almost a quarter of UK companies lack a flexible working policy, while 36% fear reducing the number of desks would not be beneficial

• March 11, 2013 11 Mar'13

  Lamouche jumps ship from ST Ericsson

  ST Ericsson CEO resigns as the telecoms chip firm is dumped by partner STMicroeletronics

• 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

  CIOs offering tablets over laptops

  Half of the CIOs in mid-sized business across the UK are considering giving employees tablets rather than laptops

• 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 05, 2013 05 Mar'13

  Airlines to become biggest investors in mobile services

  By 2015, airlines will be the biggest spenders on technologies to help them engage digitally with mobile consumers, research finds

• February 28, 2013 28 Feb'13

  BYOD to force mobile operators into services

  O2’s former European president claims mobile operators will lose enterprise contracts if they don’t focus on services

• February 27, 2013 27 Feb'13

  350,000 different types of spam SMS messages were targeted at mobile users in 2012

  350,000 different variants of unsolicited spam SMS messages were accounted for in 2012, with 53,000 variants logged for December alone

• February 27, 2013 27 Feb'13

  M-commerce sales hit £7.5bn in 2012

  Sales through mobile devices reached £7.5bn in 2012, equating to 12% of total e-retail sales

• February 26, 2013 26 Feb'13

  Intel steps up Android chipset efforts at MWC

  Intel hopes to increase its mobile presence with more powerful systems on a chip based on Atom processors, at Mobile World Congress

• February 25, 2013 25 Feb'13

  Visa and Samsung partner to accelerate mobile (NFC) payments

  Visa and Samsung have announced a global alliance in order to accelerate near-field communication (NFC) mobile payments.

• February 25, 2013 25 Feb'13

  Nokia Siemens Networks unveils Liquid Applications

  New technology enables data-rich applications to be run from base stations, reducing latency in mobile networks

• February 25, 2013 25 Feb'13

  Can Huawei compete with Apple and Samsung?

  At the Mobile World Congress, Huawei unveiled its high-end smartphone – the Ascend P2 – and laid out its plans to topple the big guns

• February 22, 2013 22 Feb'13

  Businesses not embracing remote working

  Whilst employers claim to be keen on flexible working, employees still have their doubts around company policy

• February 21, 2013 21 Feb'13

  CIO interview: Carol Fawcett CIO of Dell software

  Fawcett deployed a 23 country BYOD strategy while at software firm, Quest, which was acquired by Dell. She is now hoping to take her experience to Dell.

• 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

  McAfee warns of NFC threat to mobiles

  As near field communications (NFC) becomes a more popular feature on mobile phones, more attacks based on the technology will arise

• February 19, 2013 19 Feb'13

  EE earnings fall despite 4G advantage

  Mobile operator EE keeps quiet on how many customers have signed up to its 4G contracts as it reports a 7% drop in earnings

• February 18, 2013 18 Feb'13

  BAE Systems and Vodafone join forces for mobile security

  The aerospace and defence company BAE Systems will work with Vodafone to offer security products for mobiles and tablets

• 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 15, 2013 15 Feb'13

  UK and EU on track to catch up in the BYOD trend

  Enterprises in Europe lag behind in bring-your-own-device (BYOD) schemes, but catching up with integrating devices in corporate networks

• February 15, 2013 15 Feb'13

  IT budgets to grow in 2013 as economy bumps along

  UK IT departments are planning to spend more on IT in 2013 despite the downturn, a worldwide survey of IT managers has revealed

• 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

  Mobile operators failing to plan for 4G backhaul

  Network providers not investing in their backhaul to keep performance levels high, despite increase in mobile data and influx of 4G services

• February 12, 2013 12 Feb'13

  Nasscom expects upturn in IT services demand

  Representing Indian IT services firms, Nasscom expects a recovery in sales growth with an increase by as much as 14% in the next 12 months

• February 08, 2013 08 Feb'13

  Interview: Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner Mark Rowley

  Assistant commissioner Mark Rowley is tasked with reviewing the Met’s technology operations ahead of swingeing cuts due to come in this April

• 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 07, 2013 07 Feb'13

  Southern European markets hit Vodafone revenues

  Issues in Vodafone’s southern European deployments continue to drag down revenues, despite a strong performance in emerging markets

• February 06, 2013 06 Feb'13

  Interview: Rob Orr, UK managing director, BlackBerry

  UK managing director of BlackBerry Rob Orr talks about the launch of the BlackBerry 10 operating system (OS) and Z10 handset