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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

• December 04, 2013 04 Dec'13

  Three begins 4G roll-out

  The last of the UK’s major mobile operators to join the race, Three confirms it has started to roll-out its 4G network and will cover 98% of the population by the end of 2015

• 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

• December 03, 2013 03 Dec'13

  Where is Satyam now? Well, it’s not Satyam for a start

  Satyam, which was rescued from collapse in 2009, has plans for restoring its position as a top-tier Indian IT services provider

• November 26, 2013 26 Nov'13

  White hat Wi-Fi hacking shows vulnerability of business data

  Whitehat hackers have shown that senstitive data can be sniffed easily from public Wi-Fi hotspots

• November 21, 2013 21 Nov'13

  Pegasystems CEO Alan Trefler plans his next move for the $500m software company

  Alan Trefler discusses his plans for Pegasystems, the BPM and CRM specialist that has grown into a $500m a year company

• November 06, 2013 06 Nov'13

  Intellect relaunches as TechUK and targets 500,000 new UK IT jobs

  The UK’s technology trade association, formerly known as Intellect, has relaunched as TechUK, unveiling plans to create over 500,000 jobs by 2020

• October 21, 2013 21 Oct'13

  Apple’s ‘arrogance’ offers Huawei opportunity

  The vice-president of market for Huawei devices admits his firm has a fight on its hands to grow in the mobile market

• October 17, 2013 17 Oct'13

  The challenges of using mobile devices in the public sector

  The government is allowing the public sector to implement BYOD schemes, but the guidelines are limiting and challenges still remain

• October 14, 2013 14 Oct'13

  Vodafone completes Kabel Deutschland acquisition

  The mobile operator pays out £6.6bn for Germany's largest cable company

• October 10, 2013 10 Oct'13

  Ofcom hikes spectrum licence prices

  Mobile regulator Ofcom more than quadruples the annual fees mobile operators will have to pay for 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum bands

• September 30, 2013 30 Sep'13

  EE hit by weekend of outages

  Mobile operator EE confirms issues on its network but keeps quiet about the causes

• September 30, 2013 30 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

• September 23, 2013 23 Sep'13

  Poor connectivity and battery life hamper mobile working

  A study conducted by Vanson Bourne for HP finds almost two-thirds of mobile workers are unable to work effectively due to connectivity issues

• September 18, 2013 18 Sep'13

  BlackBerry quietly launches Z30 smartphone

  Mobile manufacturer BlackBerry has launched its latest flagship smartphone, the Z30, to little fanfare

• September 13, 2013 13 Sep'13

  Vodafone appoints new UK CEO

  After five years in charge, Vodafone veteran Guy Laurence is leaving his role to head up Canadian firm Rogers Communications and will be replaced by Jeroen Hoencamp

• 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

• August 30, 2013 30 Aug'13

  Three promises unlimited 4G in December

  The smaller of the UK’s mobile operators claims its 4G offerings will be worth the wait

• August 07, 2013 07 Aug'13

  Vodafone announces 4G launch date

  Vodafone becomes the third mobile operator to confirm the launch of its 4G network, which will go live on the same day as O2

• July 23, 2013 23 Jul'13

  Ubuntu crowd sources funding for PC smartphone hybrid

  Ubuntu has invited early adopters to join crowd-funding ventures to launch Ubuntu Edge, a hybrid PC and mobile phone platform

• July 16, 2013 16 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

• 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

• July 03, 2013 03 Jul'13

  EE confirms July date for doubling 4G speeds

  Mobile operator EE will double the speeds of its 4G network in 12 UK cities from 4 July 2013, giving customers bandwidth of up to 150Mbps

• 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 24, 2013 24 May'13

  Bolton and Wigan get PSN in £47m outsourcing deal

  Bolton and Wigan councils have signed a seven-year £47m outsourcing contract, which will deliver a ‘PSN ready’ network to the region.

• 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 10, 2013 10 May'13

  BT profits rise in Q4

  Profits for BT reached £1.67bn in the fourth quarter of its 2013 fiscal year, a 4% rise from the same period the year before

• 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

• 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 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 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

• 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 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

• 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 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 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 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

• 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 02, 2012 02 Nov'12

  O2 ramps up roaming charges for outside EU

  After being forced to cut rates for users in Europe, the mobile operator increases roaming charges for outside the EU

• October 30, 2012 30 Oct'12

  How will the 4G LTE roll-out benefit your business?

  An EE survey of the business benefits of 4G LTE shows improved mobile working and innovation the main advantages of the superfast broadband

• October 30, 2012 30 Oct'12

  4G services launched in 11 UK cities

  EE has launched the UK’s first superfast 4G broadband services for consumers and businesses in 11 cities

• October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12

  CIO interview: Gerry Pennell, CIO, London 2012 Olympic Games

  As the job of a lifetime nears its end, London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about his Olympic experience

• October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12

  Telefónica launches business to sell mobile data

  O2 parent company Telefónica is to offer user data from customer's mobile phones to organisations who want to analyse customer activity

• October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12

  4G victory was technical, not political

  Speedy execution of the digital television switchover and clearing of spectrum improved the 4G timetable, not negotiations by central government

• September 12, 2012 12 Sep'12

  Apple launches iPhone 5 with updated iOS 6

  Apple debuts the iPhone 5 and upgraded iOS 6 as rebranded mobile operator Everything Everywhere – now EE – snags the UK 4G exclusive

• August 24, 2012 24 Aug'12

  Samsung to power 3’s 4G network

  The company’s European network operations team will provide the LTE Radio Access Network and core infrastructure

• August 20, 2012 20 Aug'12

  Hunt: Ofcom 'beset by threats of litigations'

  Culture secretary calls on mobile operators to call off the lawyers and focus on the future of 4G to help government achieve broadband targets by 2015

• August 15, 2012 15 Aug'12

  John Linwood, BBC CTO, on the Olympics output and digitisation

  The BBC’s chief technology officer John Linwood talks about managing record-breaking Olympics online viewing and the digital future of the BBC

• August 14, 2012 14 Aug'12

  Beaverbrooks extends Wi-Fi to support mobile tills

  Jewellery chain Beaverbrooks is extending its in-store wireless network to support its mobile till strategy

• July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12

  Olympic Games 2012: Preparing for a mobile data deluge

  How mobile operators and the Olympic Delivery Authority prepared for the huge demand for mobile traffic expected during London 2012