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October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14
Forget devices, we still need signal, says WWF IT director

Organisations such as the WWF are still trying to focus on sufficient connectivity for remote workers says WWF director of ICT services, Linda Humphrey.
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
Samsung claims 5G speed record

Samsung hits a data transmission speed record over a 5G network
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
Motorsport firm replaces ageing comms with cloud telephony

Motorsport and automotive engineering firm Prodrive adopts cloud telephony to ease the pain of an office move
October 13, 2014 13 Oct'14
Embedded SIMs key to unlocking internet of things

GSMA’s eUICC Embedded SIM Specification will help M2M communications and the IoT become mainstream, say analysts

October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14
White space wireless trial brings free meerkat videos to wider audience

Ofcom trials new wireless technology using vacant TV spectrum gaps with help from ZSL London Zoo and other organisations
October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14
Samsung warns of 60% fall in profit

Quarterly profits at Samsung Electronics are expected to drop by 60% due to increasing competition from smartphone rivals
October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14
Mothercare to trial beacons in store from early 2015

Mothercare plans to trial beacon technology from early 2015 to engage with customers, rather than for promotional messages.
October 06, 2014 06 Oct'14
BT insists MVNO project is on course despite glitch claims

BT denies reports its plans to set up as an MVNO have been pushed back after running into technical problems
October 06, 2014 06 Oct'14
UNHCR deploys tablet-based learning at Dadaab refugee camp

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) deploys mobile-based learning system at Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya
October 02, 2014 02 Oct'14
O2, EE and Vodafone trial Boku mobile retail billing service

UK mobile carriers sign up to carrier billing service to enable consumers to make physical purchases with a mobile phone

October 01, 2014 01 Oct'14
UK broadband lags as global average speed hits 4Mbps

Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report into take-up of superfast broadband and IPv6 shows the UK is lagging
September 29, 2014 29 Sep'14
Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Oracle collaborates with Vodafone to dive into IoT

Oracle has announced an internet of things (IoT) collaboration with Vodafone at its annual Openworld user conference
September 26, 2014 26 Sep'14
BlackBerry losses narrow as restructuring plan bears fruit

Losses at struggling mobile communications supplier BlackBerry narrowed significantly during the second quarter of its fiscal 2015
September 25, 2014 25 Sep'14
Councils and Countryside Alliance back Vodafone rural 3G plan

Local councils and the Countryside Alliance lend support to Vodafone’s Rural Open Sure Signal programme for rural broadband
September 25, 2014 25 Sep'14
Huawei ploughs $4bn into fixed broadband research

Huawei announces major R&D investment in ‘ultra-broadband’ research over the next three years as interest in new networking standards grows
September 23, 2014 23 Sep'14
Ed Vaizey launches network for spectrum technologies

Minister for business, innovation and skills, Ed Vaizey, launches the Future Technologies Network
September 23, 2014 23 Sep'14
Investment needed to tackle digital divide, says Go ON UK

Investment on internet infrastructure needs to be complemented by skills investment, says Go ON UK deputy CEO
September 22, 2014 22 Sep'14
UK could be leader in 5G technology

The UK could be a leader in the development of the 5G network if it is fast in implementing technology and standards, says MP David Willetts
September 19, 2014 19 Sep'14
Peterborough City Council launches cloud-enabled technology strategy

Peterborough City Council is launching a cloud-enabled technology strategy to improve how it connects with citizens
September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14
UK is third most network-connected country in the world

The UK is behind only Germany and the US in its development of internet services, according to a study
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
Huawei aims to become tier one smartphone supplier

Huawei is riding the BYOD wave, as it vies to turn itself into a credible competitor to Apple and Samsung in the smartphones space
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
Security worries in US will not deter Huawei from its global ambitions

Chinese telco Huawei claims it will develop rapidly as a global IT supplier, despite concerns over its ability to expand in the US
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
Nokia and Red Hat collaborate to create open-source telco cloud

Nokia Networks and OpenStack provider Red Hat join forces so mobile broadband operators can create a telco cloud infrastructure
September 05, 2014 05 Sep'14
Camden Market launches social Wi-Fi system to track footfall

Free Wi-Fi connectivity is available to shoppers in Camden Market in London, which also provides real-time data on users
September 03, 2014 03 Sep'14
Aberdeen to get city-wide gigabit network

Aberdeen will this month become Scotland’s first city to be fully covered by a high speed fibre network
September 02, 2014 02 Sep'14
Natural Resources Wales takes to the cloud with Microsoft

The Welsh envoronmental public body adopts Microsoft cloud functionalities including Office 365 and Azure
September 01, 2014 01 Sep'14
Suppliers discuss Emergency Services Network with Home Office

Suppliers have attended an event held by the Home Office to discuss details of the new Emergency Services Network
September 01, 2014 01 Sep'14
Chinese MSN Messenger service ends in October 2014

Microsoft will switch off Windows Live Messenger (WLM) for its last users in China at the end of October 2014
August 29, 2014 29 Aug'14
Brighton & Hove Albion deploys free Wi-Fi at Amex Stadium

Brighton & Hove Albion picks The Cloud and Ruckus to supply a new Wi-Fi solution at the American Express Community Stadium
August 29, 2014 29 Aug'14
BT faces further investigation over link to US drone network

The UK government has reopened a complaint against BT after a Computer Weekly investigation into links supporting US drone strikes
August 26, 2014 26 Aug'14
IET proposes text-based 999 service

The Institution of Engineering and Technology has called on the government to redesign the emergency 999 call service
August 22, 2014 22 Aug'14
EE extends 4G roaming across 13 more countries

Mobile network operator adds 13 new countries to its 4G roaming plans
August 15, 2014 15 Aug'14
Network upgrade levels the playing field for Infiniti Red Bull Racing

Formula One team Infiniti Red Bull Racing uses AT&T network and UC services to stay in the running after big changes to sporting regulations
August 13, 2014 13 Aug'14
Vodafone worst for call quality, claims Ofcom report

A report on mobile phone call quality conducted by Ofcom has claimed Vodafone is the worst-performing mobile network in the UK
August 12, 2014 12 Aug'14
BBC hands digital testing contract to Mindtree

Multi-million pound contract awarded under the terms of the BBC Digital Services Framework initiative
August 07, 2014 07 Aug'14
Wi-Fi users not concerned about hotspot security

Ofcom report uncovers a blasé attitude to wireless security among users
August 07, 2014 07 Aug'14
Ofcom report reveals boost for superfast broadband and 4G

Ofcom’s latest communications report suggests superfast broadband and 4G accessibility is growing steadily
August 06, 2014 06 Aug'14
Government considers future of national infrastructure strategy

DCMS launches consultation to help shape the UK’s digital connectivity strategy beyond 2020
August 06, 2014 06 Aug'14
O2 launches 4G tariffs for public and third-sector bodies

O2 says new ‘No. 10’ service for public and third-sector organisations cements its commitment to customer value
August 06, 2014 06 Aug'14
Virgin Media expands fibre-optic network into East London

Virgin Media is embarking on a major fibre network expansion, doubling broadband speeds to 100,000 East London homes
August 05, 2014 05 Aug'14
What's the solution to Tech City’s lack of superfast broadband?

Reports of poor internet connectivity for startup tech companies in London’s Tech City have been circulating for some time
August 05, 2014 05 Aug'14
BT Business brings 4G to SMEs

BT Business has launched a range of plans for small businesses that include free access to 4G and unlimited BT Wi-Fi
July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14
IT needs to improve network infrastructure for future of retail

IT departments need to up their game and improve networks for the retail sector which is on the brink of massive technology change
July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14
BT forges on with fibre roll-out but customer uptake weak

BT rolls out fibre optic broadband across the UK at a steady pace but only 15% of fibre-ready premises sign up for the superfast internet service
July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14
EE launches 4G in Cornwall

EE has deployed its 4G mobile network in Saltash, Cornwall, making it the first Cornish town to connect to the network
July 29, 2014 29 Jul'14
BlackBerry to buy anti-phone tapping specialist Secusmart

BlackBerry to buy German voice and data encryption supplier Secusmart for an undisclosed sum
July 29, 2014 29 Jul'14
Isle of Man gets 4G LTE service

Huawei teams up with local incumbent Manx Telecom to deploy the Isle of Man’s first 4G LTE service
July 28, 2014 28 Jul'14
5G network for London by 2020, says Boris Johnson

Mayor Boris Johnson to promise 5G mobile network for London by the end of the decade
July 25, 2014 25 Jul'14
4G services pick up momentum in enterprises

4G services gaining traction among business customers, report mobile network suppliers
July 24, 2014 24 Jul'14
Yorkshire councils upgrade networks for Tour de France

IP telephony and Wi-Fi upgrades help North Yorkshire and Leeds City Councils meet the demands of the Tour de France
July 22, 2014 22 Jul'14
Vodafone to bring 3G femtocell coverage to 100 rural communities

Vodafone invites up to 100 rural communities to apply for a place on a scheme to bring 3G coverage to mobile black spots
July 18, 2014 18 Jul'14
BBC 4G broadcast research wins support of Huawei and EE

BBC Research and Development has teamed up with Huawei and EE to explore the role of 4G mobile networking in the future of broadcasting
July 18, 2014 18 Jul'14
Microsoft ditches Android after four-month fling

Microsoft pulls the plug on its short-lived Nokia X Android devices as it prepares to make 18,000 employees redundant
July 17, 2014 17 Jul'14
Law gives 'arbitary' protection against surveillance, tribunal told

Your choice of mobile phone service can determine whether the government can legally spy on you, tribunal told
July 17, 2014 17 Jul'14
Drivers ready for connected cars, says Telefónica report

Telefónica’s second annual Connected Car Industry report uncovers rising awareness of in-car connectivity among users, and says connected services are starting to influence buying decisions
July 10, 2014 10 Jul'14
Silent Circle’s OCC VoIP service cuts out roaming costs and snoopers

Mobile device privacy firm Silent Circle expands its hybrid encrypted Out-Circle Calling, quelling users' snooping fears and cutting roaming costs
July 09, 2014 09 Jul'14
Italian telco calls for EU action on single digital market

CEO of Italtel calls for concerted action to create a single digital market in the EU to stimulate investment in next-gen networks, and meet the goals of the European Digital Agenda
July 08, 2014 08 Jul'14
Post Office to become mobile phone operator

Post Office attempts to grow its services portfolio in the telecoms sector by launching an MVNO venture
July 08, 2014 08 Jul'14
Government invites tenders for Emergency Services Network

Incumbent Airwave Solutions among several businesses invited to tender on the four lots of the new Emergency Services Network
July 07, 2014 07 Jul'14
No return to snooper’s charter under emergency surveillance law

Calls for emergency legislation to force phone and internet providers to keep usage records have renewed debate over snooper’s charter
July 07, 2014 07 Jul'14
Vodafone cuts roaming costs with WorldTraveller

Vodafone moves to combat high roaming costs outside the EU, launching £5 a day WorldTraveller service in countries including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the US
July 07, 2014 07 Jul'14
Flat mobile batteries banned from US-bound flights

UK Department for Transport has announced that mobile devices with flat batteries will not be permitted on flights to the US amid new terrorism fears
July 03, 2014 03 Jul'14
Tour de France organiser deploys satellite phone system for UK stages

Tour de France organiser ASO selects Globalstar satellite phones to keep support and emergency crews connected during UK leg of tour
July 01, 2014 01 Jul'14
Data roaming charges across EU tumble

Data roaming charges in the EU have fallen more than 50% after new rules came into force
July 01, 2014 01 Jul'14
Connected cars standard by end of 2018

Juniper Research study finds integrated in-vehicle connectivity and apps will become standard in new cars by the end of 2018
June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14
BT sorry after broadband customers hit by mystery outage

BT has apologised after a network incident left thousands of its customers without internet access on Saturday
June 25, 2014 25 Jun'14
Iraqis use Firechat app to bypass internet block

Iraqis are using mesh messaging app Firechat to circumvent a government block on net access
June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14
IT investment required to support global expansion of British firms

Over half of British businesses that want to expand internationally say insufficient technology or comms infrastructures are barriers
June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14
Invest Bristol & Bath to drive Huawei regional recruitment plans

Invest Bristol & Bath seeks ICT chip development, microprocessor design and software expertise
June 16, 2014 16 Jun'14
Vodafone buys automotive specialist Cobra for M2M tech

Vodafone plans to expand machine-to-machine capabilities with automotive and telematics systems
June 12, 2014 12 Jun'14
Huawei continues push into Europe

Chinese technology giant Huawei announced this week that it has helped set up 18 Joint Innovation Centres (JIC) in Europe
June 12, 2014 12 Jun'14
London Symphony Orchestra improves touring through single SIM

The London Symphony Orchestra is using mobile services to enable its staff to have the same quality calls at the same cost anywhere on tour
June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14
EE drives mobile phone deals with CRM software implementation

Mobile phone operator Everything Everywhere claims a 400% increase in phone deals after rolling out customer relationship management software
June 09, 2014 09 Jun'14
Superfast broadband roll-out fuels telco jobs boom, claims recruiter

Telecoms sector sees hiring intentions return to pre-2008 levels as superfast broadband roll-out continues, claims ManPowerGroup report
June 06, 2014 06 Jun'14
Vodafone blows lid on government spy networks

Vodafone reveals secret mobile phone-tapping network and joins Microsoft and Cisco in calling for debate on electronic surveillance
June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14
UK airports lead move to cloud services

UK airports are at the vanguard of using cloud to develop innovative services, says Gatwick CIO.
June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14
BA will be first to deploy Inmarsat in-flight broadband service

Mobile satellite services operator Inmarsat says it is in advanced talks with British Airways to launch a hybrid satellite - air-to-ground network to provide in-flight connectivity
June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14
Three ditches data roaming charges in five more countries

Mobile operator Three adds Finland, France, Israel, Norway and Switzerland to its Feel At Home service
June 03, 2014 03 Jun'14
Future of ‘smart’ hinges on confidence in technology and networks

UK progressing from digital society to smart society, but future development hinges on confidence and solid network infrastructure
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
EE brings MobileIron Cloud to UK businesses

EE and MobileIron Cloud will offer app management and control features and business grade security to corporate customers
May 22, 2014 22 May'14
Milton Keynes to get open access internet of things network

Milton Keynes council teams up with BT and base station builder Neul to build a city-wide internet of things network
May 22, 2014 22 May'14
iPass turns to cloud SaaS to ease road warrior Wi-Fi woes

With the launch of its Business Traveller 2.0 service, Wi-Fi specialist iPass moves into the cloud with the aim of making user adoption a breeze
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
EE brings 4G mobile broadband to 2,600 rural communities

Mobile network provider EE has completed a rural 4G roll-out to 2,588 towns and small villages, giving three million people access to enhanced service levels
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
Swale Heating emulates head office in national expansion

SE England based Swale Heating emulated its head office IT set-up in the Midlands when it expanded through a major contract
May 20, 2014 20 May'14
Vodafone profits drop after £6.6bn impairment charges

Vodafone books multi-billion pound impairment charges in a number of markets and says its earnings will not improve in 2015
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
EE looks forward to 5G

Telecoms firm EE is in the midst of its 4G roll-out, and predicts that 5G will not begin appearing commercially until at least 2020
May 15, 2014 15 May'14
Cisco Q3 results not as bad as feared

Cisco reports year-on-year declines in both sales and profits for its third quarter, but the fall is not as bad as predicted
May 14, 2014 14 May'14
Can Tech City deliver reliable fast internet for startup businesses?

Technology companies based in London’s Tech City are struggling to access high-speed fibre optic broadband, which is dramatically affecting the success their businesses.
May 12, 2014 12 May'14
HSBC puts free Wi-Fi in 650 UK branches

HSBC is the latest bank to offer free Wi-Fi to customers in its branches through a deal with BT
May 09, 2014 09 May'14
Vodafone cuts 121 staff with Burton site closure

A review of Vodafone sites following its 2012 acquisition of Cable & Wireless Worldwide will see its Vodafone Business Services centre in Burton-on-Trent shut down, with 121 jobs at risk
May 08, 2014 08 May'14
BT Group sales flat despite consumer sport uptake

Growth at BT’s Consumer business underpinned by take-up of its BT Sport service was not enough to offset flat and declining sales elsewhere in the Group’s fourth quarter
May 06, 2014 06 May'14
HTC vows to double sales as quarterly losses bite

After posting a large quarterly net loss, HTC is pinning its hopes on new handsets and a stronger portfolio
May 06, 2014 06 May'14
Juniper and Nokia Solutions Networks expand partnership to address telco clouds

Collaboration melds Nokia Solutions and Networks' Liquid Core system and Juniper’s MetaFabric datacentre architecture
May 02, 2014 02 May'14
Analysis: How the UK connects to the US global drone network

A single acronym in a US defence contract provided the clue that established the role of the UK’s telecoms infrastructure in US drone flights
April 29, 2014 29 Apr'14
Golder Associates plans global WAN

Engineering company Golder Associates is rolling out a wide area network (WAN) across its 180 global sites to optimise connectivity for its diverse and often remote locations
April 28, 2014 28 Apr'14
EE sees further rise in demand as big companies move to 4G

Mobile network operator EE has seen a further rise in demand for its 4G services as its customer base increased by 889,000 to 2.9m over the last quarter
April 24, 2014 24 Apr'14
UK broadband ranking suffers, with some users getting just 600Kbps

Average broadband speed has grown year on year. But the UK is outside Akamai's top 10, according to its State of the Internet Q4 2013 report
April 23, 2014 23 Apr'14
Home Office tenders for new Emergency Services Network (ESN) provider

The Home Office is searching for a new provider of its emergency services communications contract
April 16, 2014 16 Apr'14
Zebra Technologies to acquire Motorola’s enterprise business for $3.45bn

Zebra Technologies has announced that it will acquire Motorola Solutions’ enterprise business for $3.45bn
April 03, 2014 03 Apr'14
EU vote to scrap roaming charges by late 2015

The European Parliament voted in favour of ending fees for mobile roaming across Europe