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• April 29, 2013 29 Apr'13

  Ofcom: White space roll-out expected by 2014

  The telecoms regulator will pilot white space technology in the autumn, using gaps in spectrum to provide added connectivity

• 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 24, 2013 24 Apr'13

  Taxpayers oblivious to smart meters as government plans to spend big

  Government awards billions of pounds' worth of IT contracts in the smart meter roll-out despite less than half the UK population knowing what it is

• 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

  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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

• 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

  Oracle continues telecoms push with Tekelec buy

  Larry Ellison’s firm continues its move into the telecoms space with its latest acquisition

• 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 19, 2013 19 Mar'13

  RAF Operations Wing pilots iPads

  The Operations Wing of RAF Brize Norton is using 20 iPads and five iPad minis as part of a trial to evaluate flight management technologies

• March 14, 2013 14 Mar'13

  Businesses urge government to boost economy by broadband investment

  Digital Business First, a coalition of businesses in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, says countrywide broadband coverage is essential

• 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

  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

  Midlands health trust trials BlackBerry 10 OS on PlayBook with Z10 roll-out

  The Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust tests the Blackberry 10 operating system (OS) for a mobile fleet deployment

• March 01, 2013 01 Mar'13

  Sky to acquire O2's broadband division for £180m

  Sky to acquire Telefónica (O2) UK’s broadband and fixed-line telephony business, making it the second-largest broadband provider in the UK

• February 28, 2013 28 Feb'13

  Consumers demand easier way of switching banks

  As banks strive to meet a regulation to make it easier for consumers to switch accounts, research shows there is an appetite for it in Europe

• 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 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 22, 2013 22 Feb'13

  Computer Weekly European User Awards for Networking: Winners

  The winners are in for the Computer Weekly European User Awards for Networking. See who made the top spots.

• February 21, 2013 21 Feb'13

  4G could entice mobile operators to SDN

  A Juniper Networks executive claims the refresh needed for 4G networks could lead mobile operators to become early adopters of software defined networking

• 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 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 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 04, 2013 04 Feb'13

  Three promises 'no premium pricing' for 4G

  Mobile operator Three hits back at its larger rivals by promising 4G connectivity without the price hike

• February 01, 2013 01 Feb'13

  Ofcom launches consultation on liberalising 4G spectrum

  Vodafone and 3 have asked Ofcom to allow 4G connectivity across their existing spectrum

• January 31, 2013 31 Jan'13

  LED technology to bring Wi-Fi over light

  The University of Strathclyde is developing micron-sized LEDs which could be used to provide internet connectivity

• January 31, 2013 31 Jan'13

  EE adds nine more towns to 4G network

  EE has announced the availability of 4G in nine more towns, extending the reach of its network to 45% of the UK population

• January 31, 2013 31 Jan'13

  Blending work and personal life increasing security risks, warns global report

  Cisco finds next generations of mobile workers increase the security challenges facing CIOs because they mix work and private lives

• January 29, 2013 29 Jan'13

  Brighton and East Sussex councils sign £20m PSN deal

  Brighton and East Sussex councils have signed a £20m deal for a public services network expected to save £2m over seven years

• January 28, 2013 28 Jan'13

  River Thames to flow with Wi-Fi

  Hotspots along the river and on Thames Clipper boats will serve Wi-Fi to more than 30 million people each year

• January 24, 2013 24 Jan'13

  Nokia bounces back in Q4

  Nokia returned to profit in the fourth quarter of 2012, reporting profit of €439m and sales of over €8bn

• January 23, 2013 23 Jan'13

  Vaizey promises ‘mechanisms’ to meet spectrum needs

  Ed Vaizey says 4G roll-out is not enough and more spectrum must be freed up to support UK businesses

• January 23, 2013 23 Jan'13

  RIM unveils BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10

  A week before the launch of its BlackBerry 10 operating system and handsets, RIM offers BES 10 for download

• January 23, 2013 23 Jan'13

  Why is Phones 4u entering the mobile operator market?

  We look at why mobile retailer Phones 4u wants to offer its own contracts and what that means for the industry and consumers

• January 22, 2013 22 Jan'13

  EE announces entry level 4G tariff for £31

  EE today announced new tariffs for its 4G contracts, including lowering the price of its cheapest offer and offering a data heavy premium option

• January 22, 2013 22 Jan'13

  Phones 4u launches LIFE mobile virtual network on EE infrastructure

  Phones 4u has revealed plans to launch its own mobile network, LIFE Mobile, in March 2013, running over EE’s 3G network

• January 16, 2013 16 Jan'13

  United Airlines brings Wi-Fi to long haul flights

  United Airline becomes the first from the US to offer wireless connectivity using Ku-band satellite technology on long haul flights

• January 14, 2013 14 Jan'13

  BT SmartTalk links smartphones with landline accounts

  Telecoms giant BT launches an app to enable users to be billed as if using their landline when making calls on their smartphones

• January 11, 2013 11 Jan'13

  BlackBerry services down for Vodafone users

  Both companies are keeping quiet about whose technology is at fault while BlackBerry users across Europe suffer the outage

• January 10, 2013 10 Jan'13

  Nokia doubles Lumia sales in fourth quarter

  Smartphone manufacturer Nokia releases preliminary results, showing it has shipped 4.4 million Lumia handsets in the three-month period for Q4

• January 10, 2013 10 Jan'13

  Fashion Retail Academy boosts Wi-Fi with Networks First

  The Fashion Retail Academy (FRA) has worked with Networks First to bring improved Wi-Fi connectivity to its staff and students

• January 08, 2013 08 Jan'13

  CES: Samsung says BYOD will be the norm by 2014

  Mobile manufacturer Samsung claims the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) workplace trend is at a tipping point and will become mainstream in a year

• January 08, 2013 08 Jan'13

  William Hill bets on mobile for gambling on the go

  High street bookmaker William Hill tells Computer Weekly how mobile technology has changed the company and attracted new customers

• January 04, 2013 04 Jan'13

  Huawei revenues to smash $35bn for 2012

  The CEO reveals a 10% rise on both profits and revenues as the controversial Chinese firm pledges to “become more open and transparent” in 2013

• January 04, 2013 04 Jan'13

  Mobile broadband best bet for telecoms revenues

  A new report from Ovum claims mobile broadband will be the best technology to enable telecoms firms to ‘claw back revenue’ over the next three years

• January 03, 2013 03 Jan'13

  Ofcom proposes early exit to combat price rises

  Regulator Ofcom says users should be able to leave mobile, broadband and landline contracts without charge if their provider ups the price

• December 28, 2012 28 Dec'12

  First smartphone and tablet designs from Africa are launched

  A touchpad tablet and a smartphone have been launched by the Congolese company, VMK, and claim to be the first African designs on the market.

• December 27, 2012 27 Dec'12

  Samsung requests US ban on Ericsson products

  Samsung has filed a complaint against several Ericsson products with the US International Trade Commission (ITC).

• December 27, 2012 27 Dec'12

  Top 10 broadband stories of 2012

  We give a run down the top 10 broadband stories throughout 2012

• December 24, 2012 24 Dec'12

  Top 10 mobile stories of 2012

  Undoubtedly 2012 has been another big year for mobile. From high-profile launches to security scares, from hot tablets entering the enterprise to huge players trailing with their tails between their legs, mobile is certainly the direction in which ...

• December 21, 2012 21 Dec'12

  Nokia and RIM settle patent dispute

  A one off payment and a new licensing agreement has seen the dispute end between the two mobile heavyweights

• December 20, 2012 20 Dec'12

  BT bids in Ofcom 4G spectrum auction

  BT sets up a specialist company – Niche Spectrum Ventures – to bid for 4G spectrum, despite claims it is uninterested in the mobile market

• December 20, 2012 20 Dec'12

  Essex County Council signs £81m PSN deal

  Essex County Council has signed a £81m network and telephony deal to introduce a Public Services Network (PSN) across its 200,000 users

• December 19, 2012 19 Dec'12

  Marston’s chooses Ruckus Wireless for pub Wi-Fi

  Brewer Marston’s introduces Wi-Fi from Ruckus Wireless across its 250+ sites and looks to sell the model to rival firms

• December 18, 2012 18 Dec'12

  Orange line rental scandal racks up complaints

  Ofcom reveals Orange is the most complained about broadband provider of the past quarter after changing its terms in preparation for its merger with T-Mobile

• December 17, 2012 17 Dec'12

  MoD to sell military spectrum for 4G

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will auction off public services spectrum to help the government free up the airwaves for commercial purposes

• December 13, 2012 13 Dec'12

  UK users download most mobile data

  The latest International Communications Report from Ofcom shows unlimited data tariffs and large allowances are encouraging UK users to download more data on their mobiles than many other countries

• December 13, 2012 13 Dec'12

  IT budgets to rise in 2013 despite downturn

  IT budgets will grow by 2% next year in Europe, a study of 180 companies with an IT spending power of $52bn reveals.

• December 13, 2012 13 Dec'12

  EE names 17 more 4G towns and cities

  The mobile operator will be bringing high-speed connectivity to users in 17 more locations in March 2013

• December 11, 2012 11 Dec'12

  London 2012 IT team passes the baton to Rio 2016 Olympics

  Computer Weekly talks to Rio 2016 Olympics CIO Elly Resende as he picks up the baton from the successful London 2012 IT team

• December 10, 2012 10 Dec'12

  4G application day arrives

  Mobile operators wanting to apply to take part in Ofcom’s spectrum auction have to submit their bids before the regulator kicks off the process

• December 10, 2012 10 Dec'12

  CabWifi wins Transport for London approval

  A free Wi-Fi service for black cabs will begin to roll out across London in early 2013.

• December 10, 2012 10 Dec'12

  Three chooses Huawei for managed services contract

  UK mobile operator Three will transfer staff to Huawei, and its partner Tech Mahindra, to manage its core network and operations.

• December 05, 2012 05 Dec'12

  Computer Weekly European User Awards Criteria and Information

  Read the entry criteria and general information about entering the Computer Weekly European User Awards.

• December 04, 2012 04 Dec'12

  Mobile phone market growth slows

  The overall market for mobiles only grew by 1.4%, but smartphone shipments are still exploding, according to IDC

• December 03, 2012 03 Dec'12

  Internet controls to be decided this week at WCIT

  The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is hosting the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai

• November 30, 2012 30 Nov'12

  Leeds and Bradford to get free Wi-Fi

  Leeds and Bradford have signed a deal with Virgin Media Business to get free public Wi-Fi as part of the government’ super-connected cities scheme.

• November 28, 2012 28 Nov'12

  EE ups data allowance on 4G mobile broadband

  EE, the only operator to run a 4G network in the UK, increases its mobile broadband data allowances without upping the price

• November 28, 2012 28 Nov'12

  Nokia wins patent case against RIM

  Nokia has won its dispute with Research In Motion (RIM) after a year of fighting over its patent licensing agreement

• November 27, 2012 27 Nov'12

  Ericsson takes Samsung to court over patent dispute

  Ericsson is suing Samsung for patent infringement, despite negotiating over the use of the inventions for almost two years

• November 26, 2012 26 Nov'12

  Greater Anglia rolls out train station Wi-Fi

  Train operator Greater Anglia partners with The Cloud to offer free Wi-Fi at 100 of its stations in the east of England

• November 23, 2012 23 Nov'12

  Ofcom publishes proposals for white space devices

  Regulator Ofcom takes steps towards enabling devices to use the gaps between spectrum bands – so-called 'white spaces' – for connectivity

• November 21, 2012 21 Nov'12

  First tests of EE 4G network show inconsistent coverage

  The first tests of EE's 4G network show coverage for less than half of Manchester city centre and inconsistent 4G connections

• November 20, 2012 20 Nov'12

  Mobile OS Android users choose Wi-Fi to transfer data

  Research from Nielsen claims 78% of data transferred over Android OS devices uses Wi-Fi connections rather than 3G mobile data allocations

• November 16, 2012 16 Nov'12

  Ofcom to free up 700MHz spectrum for mobile networks

  Telecoms regulator Ofcom hopes to avoid a capacity overload on mobile networks by releasing more frequencies by 2018

• November 15, 2012 15 Nov'12

  Cyber security will change ideas of the nation state, says Stonesoft

  The lack of cyber security is a major threat to the civilised world and will change how people see the nation state, says security firm Stonesoft

• November 14, 2012 14 Nov'12

  Smartphone sales rocket 47% in third quarter 2012

  Gartner figures show smartphone sales jumped nearly 47% in Q3 2012, but overall mobile shipments fell as feature phone sales dropped off

• November 13, 2012 13 Nov'12

  Vodafone blames southern Europe as revenues plummet 7.4%

  Vodafone reports revenues down 7.4% year-on-year for the first half of the fiscal year, blaming weak markets in southern Europe for the drop

• November 12, 2012 12 Nov'12

  Ofcom sets date for £1.3bn 4G frequency spectrum auction

  The application deadline for mobile operators to bid for 4G frequencies is set for 11 December 2012 as Ofcom finalises the spectrum auction rules

• November 09, 2012 09 Nov'12

  BYOD devices to double by 2014

  The number of consumer devices brought into the workplace will hit 350 million by 2014, according to a study from Juniper Research

• November 07, 2012 07 Nov'12

  Government departments get go-ahead to use iPhones for sensitive data

  Government departments have been given the go-ahead to use iPhones to send and receive sensitive emails

• November 07, 2012 07 Nov'12

  iZettle launches mobile payments in UK

  Swedish firm iZettle partners with EE to offer its technology to small businesses, enabling them to turn mobile phones into payment terminals

• November 06, 2012 06 Nov'12

  ARM and C&WW backs Cambridge Weightless wireless standard

  The Weightless standard wins the backing of industry heavyweights hoping to help it on its journey to creating the ‘internet of things’

• 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