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July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Huawei Technologies' first half profits drop 22%

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei saw profits fall 22% to CNY8.79bn (£0.9bn) in its first half of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
BT blames European economy as Q1 2012 revenues drop 6%

Telecoms giant BT shows a drop of 6% in its revenues from the first quarter of 2012 as three of its divisions see their figures tumble
July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12
Forrester: Huawei must focus on growing enterprise business

Analyst Forrester says Huawei must focus on its enterprise business, even if at a loss, as carrier network revenues are no longer growing
July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12
VMware looks to SDN with $1.05bn Nicira acquisition

Software-defined networking (SDN) specialist Nicira vows commitment to open standards as VMware proposes $1.05bn acquisition

July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12
Cisco loses 1,300 jobs in another round of cost-cutting

Cisco Systems is to cut around 1,300 jobs – or 2% of its workforce – in continued efforts to cut costs and streamline decision making
July 20, 2012 20 Jul'12
Akamai set to stream Olympics coverage across Europe

Content delivery firm Akamai has signed deals with 15 European providers to stream live content and on-demand footage of the London 2012 Olympics
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Co-op uses Lloyds managed service in branch acquisition

The Co-operative bank will switch to Lloyds TSB's IT platform when it buys the 632 Lloyds TSB and Cheltenham and Gloucester branches
July 18, 2012 18 Jul'12
Tech firm iCity wins datacentre bid for Olympics media centre

IT company iCity has been awarded the contract to turn the Olympics media centre into a datacentre, for which it will hire 4,600 staff
July 17, 2012 17 Jul'12
BT wins North Yorkshire rural broadband contract

Fujitsu has lost out again to a bid from BT, which will see the telecoms giant provide rural broadband across the UK’s largest county
July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12
Vodafone and 3 confirm Irish shared infrastructure partnership

Mobile operators Vodafone and 3 sign a deal to manage shared infrastructure in Ireland in a 50/50 joint venture

July 12, 2012 12 Jul'12
EC vice-president Neelie Kroes presses for EU broadband policy adoption by 2012

EC vice-president and leader of the digital agenda, Neelie Kroes, outlines her plans for encouraging investment in broadband across Europe
July 12, 2012 12 Jul'12
O2 outage puts Huawei in the frame

O2 is entering its second day of downtime blaming a fault with one of its network systems
July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12
Orange Business Services touts internet offload service

Orange Business Services (OBS) claims business applications can excel on VPNs by pushing non-critical applications onto local ISP networks
July 05, 2012 05 Jul'12
Are shared private broadband connections the future of Wi-Fi on the go?

We look at whether the growing trend of software opening up home routers for public Wi-Fi consumption is the future
July 05, 2012 05 Jul'12
Connected devices to reach 50bn by 2020, claims GSMA

The number of connected devices is set to double over the next eight years to 50 billion globally, generating £2.9tn, says the GSMA
July 05, 2012 05 Jul'12
Anyfi Networks targets existing Wi-Fi for public use

Software supplier Anyfi Networks claims to offer a secure means to move between residential Wi-Fi connections starting from your front door
July 05, 2012 05 Jul'12
Ofcom proposes price caps for BT wholesale

The regulator announces the caps it will put in place to make sure BT charges fair prices for leasing its market dominating broadband and phone line infrastructure
July 04, 2012 04 Jul'12
Vodafone and 3 to enter 50/50 Ireland network deal

The two mobile networks are in the late stages of discussions to pool their network infrastructure, a source tells Computer Weekly
June 26, 2012 26 Jun'12
F5 and Webroot partner for security in the network

F5 and Webroot bring together products from their portfolios to offer a single solution for application security
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
BT suffers broadband outages due to to ‘equipment failures’

London, Sheffield and Glasgow are among the cities to be hit by the BT broadband outage caused by separate hardware crashes in the network
June 20, 2012 20 Jun'12
Staffordshire County Council saves £1.5m with PSN deployment

Staffordshire County Council’s CIO claims £1.5m has been saved by sharing networking infrastructure with other public sector organisations
June 18, 2012 18 Jun'12
Dell says datacentre is ready for disruption

Dell’s head of networking Dario Zamarian tells Computer Weekly why the supplier is ready to stand on its own two feet in the networking space
June 18, 2012 18 Jun'12
Japan's K computer to drive breakthroughs in engineering, medicine and science

Japan’s K computer, ranked last year as the world’s most powerful supercomputer, is expected to drive breakthroughs in engineering, medicine and science when it enters live operation in October
June 18, 2012 18 Jun'12
Asian scientists call for government action on supercomputers

Scientists in India, China, Japan, Korea and India have called on their governments to collaborate on supercomputer technology
June 15, 2012 15 Jun'12
Cabinet Office confirms full list of PSN suppliers

CSC, Everything Everywhere and Fujitsu are among the 29 companies that will provide their services across the public services network
June 06, 2012 06 Jun'12
HP CEO Meg Whitman tries to steady investor fears

HP CEO Meg Whitman has reiterated the company’s commitment to its hardware business in a bid to reassure shareholders over the company’s future.
June 06, 2012 06 Jun'12
IPv6 launch day raises awareness for web protocol

Numerous technology giants dub 6 June IPv6 launch day and switch to the internet protocol
June 05, 2012 05 Jun'12
Cisco updates ASR 5500 series for 4G networks

Cisco's updated ASR 5500 series aims to help businesses with increasing mobile traffic moving across networks as 4G looms
June 01, 2012 01 Jun'12
Cambridgeshire launches PSN to cut £1m per year

Cambridgeshire County Council will save £1m per year with the launch of its public services network (PSN)
June 01, 2012 01 Jun'12
Juniper Networks fail to protect Linx from outage

Linx reveals protections on its Juniper-based Lan didn’t kick into action during yesterday’s outage
May 31, 2012 31 May'12
London Internet Exchange hit by suspected DDoS attack

The internet exchange for the majority of the UK’s ISPs has suffered an outage, which customers report to be down to a distributed denial of service attack
May 31, 2012 31 May'12
East Lothian Council shaves £175,000 off network costs

East Lothian Council has saved £175,000 a year by switching from its previous £500,000 contract with BT
May 31, 2012 31 May'12
Cisco Networking Academies forge networking careers for ex-offenders

Cisco’s Networking Academies are working with ex-offenders to prepare them for career paths in networking after leaving prison
May 28, 2012 28 May'12
EU to launch trade case against Chinese telcos Huawei and ZTE

The European Union has accused the two Chinese telecoms firms of obtaining illegal government subsidies and selling products below cost
May 24, 2012 24 May'12
Collaboration: Working smarter, not harder

Collaboration technology can help you work more effectively. Andrew Buss, director of Freeform Dynamics, guides you through the options
May 17, 2012 17 May'12
‘T-Rays’ offer extra spectrum for Wi-Fi

Japanese researchers discover new connectivity capabilities with the terahertz band
May 16, 2012 16 May'12
Interview: Avaya EMEA president Michael Bayer

We talk upcoming launches, acquisitions and R&D with the head of Europe for Avaya
May 15, 2012 15 May'12
Emulex targets HPC with Ethernet partnership

Networking firm Emulex teams with Myricom to boost Ethernet performance for high-performance computing and cloud environments
May 15, 2012 15 May'12
BT Openreach reveals 330Mbps fibre for wholesale

The division announces the network for communications providers will launch on 11 June
May 14, 2012 14 May'12
Lincolnshire County Council to save £2.5m a year with PSN

Lincolnshire County Council expects to save £2.5m a year in its network costs by joining the East Midlands Public Services Network.
May 14, 2012 14 May'12
IT suppliers losing race to build smart cities

Banks, developers and construction companies are taking over from the IT industry as the diving force behind smart cities
May 10, 2012 10 May'12
European economy dents Cisco forecast

The stormy outlook for the European economy leads the networking firm to predict a weak quarter
May 08, 2012 08 May'12
Canary Wharf stress test underway ahead of London Olympic Games

Businesses in Canary Wharf are running two days of stress testing to prepare for the London Olympic Games, including flexible staff working
May 08, 2012 08 May'12
Avaya provides networking education to Leeds Metropolitan University

Avaya today announced a deal with Leeds Metropolitan University, which has seen the firm build out a network for the 28,000 staff and students across the organisation’s campuses.
May 08, 2012 08 May'12
BT pays out £90m bonus package

BT will hand out bonuses of nearly £90m after a scheme to improve the company’s struggling global services division paid off
May 04, 2012 04 May'12
Case study: Council IP telephony switch about more than just money

When Portsmouth City Council achieved a cut-price deal for an IP telephony infrastructure it quickly realised the technology offered more than just cost savings.
May 03, 2012 03 May'12
Highlands university implements Cisco video conferencing

Logicalis has implemented a Cisco video conferencing infrastructure for The University of Highlands and Islands.
May 03, 2012 03 May'12
Nokia Siemens Networks offers ‘smooth migration to LTE’

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has launched its new Flexi Multiradio CDMA base station to help operators save costs in moving to Long Term Evolution (LTE)
May 01, 2012 01 May'12
Cisco and IDA to invest €26m into R&D jobs

Cisco has announced the expansion of its research and development centre in Galway, thanks to funding from the Industrial Development Agency (IDA) in Ireland.
March 30, 2012 30 Mar'12
Biggest upgrade to PAYE system to go live in April

The biggest upgrade to the UK's PAYE system since the 1950s goes live within two weeks.
March 26, 2012 26 Mar'12
Cabinet Office names 12 PSN suppliers

The Cabinet Office has named 12 suppliers for the government’s Public Services Network framework (PSN), which will be worth between £500m and £3bn over two years
March 16, 2012 16 Mar'12
Janet education network extends BT relationship

UK education network Janet has extended a 20-year relationship with BT after agreeing a procurement framework for the next three years.
March 16, 2012 16 Mar'12
Cisco buys UK video company NDS for $5bn

Cisco is paying $5bn for NDS, a UK company which specialises in securing subscription TV services
March 15, 2012 15 Mar'12
Smart meter sales set to accelerate this year

Sales of smart meters across the globe are set to rise dramatically this year, with annual sales of the intelligent metering devices totalling about 140 million units every year by 2016
March 15, 2012 15 Mar'12
NATO signs £39m BT deal

NATO has signed a €47m (£39m) deal with BT for a communications network
March 12, 2012 12 Mar'12
BT speeds up fibre to the cabinet to boost UK broadband

BT is boosting its fibre to the cabinet broadband service to deliver 80 Mbps downlink and 20 Mbps uplink speeds.
March 08, 2012 08 Mar'12
Local authorities save £675,000 with real-time data-sharing

Councils in Gloucestershire and West Oxfordshire are to share real-time data through a fibre optic network in a move expected to save £675,000 a year
February 29, 2012 29 Feb'12
London Borough of Southwark gets 4G connectivity

Network provider UK Broadband has switched on its first 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) system in the London Borough of Southwark
February 29, 2012 29 Feb'12
Does the PSN need to happen before the cloud?

The deployment of public services networks (PSN) will need to happen before widespread uptake of CloudStore services occur, IT heads said at a roundtable meeting.
February 27, 2012 27 Feb'12
WAN optimisation: improving the performance of business applications

How can WAN optimisation support IT consumerisation and cloud computing?
February 23, 2012 23 Feb'12
Optical networking market gets unexpected boost

Global sales of optical networking in 2011 reached $15.59bn with Europe performing stronger than expected.
February 16, 2012 16 Feb'12
CIO interview: Mark Bramwell, CIO, Wellcome Trust

Mark Bramwell, CIO of the UK's largest medical research charity, the Wellcome Trust, talks about the trust's ambitious IT investment plans.
February 09, 2012 09 Feb'12
Cisco back on acquisition trail after record quarter

Cisco Systems has reported record revenues of $11.5bn for the second fiscal quarter that ended 28 January 2012, up 11% on the year-ago quarter, and profits of $2.6bn or 47 cents a share, up 27%.
February 08, 2012 08 Feb'12
First reports of IPV6 DDoS attacks raise security fears

Ahead of the official launch day on 6 June 2012, network service providers are reporting the first IPV6 distributed denial-of-service attacks.
February 02, 2012 02 Feb'12
Cisco launches BIG Awards to seek out best UK tech innovation

Cisco launches BIG Awards offering cash injections to UK start-ups with the most innovative technology-based ideas.
February 02, 2012 02 Feb'12
Cisco unveils product consolidation plan

Cisco has unveiled details of the product line consolidation it hopes will turn around the company after its struggles with poor financial performance.
February 01, 2012 01 Feb'12
Cisco to leave Olympic legacy in 25 London Network Academies

Cisco is unveiling 25 London-based Network Academies to train the community, after it has completed its Olympic Games 2012 contract.
January 27, 2012 27 Jan'12
Data protection tops UK security investments in 2012

Data protection will be the top security initiative for most UK organisations in 2012, reveals a survey of IT professionals.
January 24, 2012 24 Jan'12
Key trends for public sector IT in 2012

As more spending constraints are introduced, Computer Weekly examines the landscape for public sector IT in 2012.
January 23, 2012 23 Jan'12
Ministry of Defence to provide spectrum during Olympics

The Ministry of Defence is to provide spectrum for the Olympic Games to take the strain off networks in July and August.
January 23, 2012 23 Jan'12
Buyer's Guide: The future of virtualisation

As businesses virtualise datacentre infrastructure, they experience the limitation of their existing hardware, IT administration tools, procurement and licensing models.
January 09, 2012 09 Jan'12
Network Rail selects O2 to roll out Cisco LAN and WAN upgrade

Network Rail is to refresh its entire current Cisco switch and router estate across 450 sites, including four data centres in the UK
January 09, 2012 09 Jan'12
Stratfor hacking puts UK, US, Nato officials at risk

A breach of web servers at US-based global intelligence firm Stratfor over Christmas has put hundreds of UK, US and NATO officials at risk, a cyber-security expert has revealed.
January 06, 2012 06 Jan'12
London boroughs roll out free O2 Wi-Fi for Olympics

Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea councils have signed a deal with 02 to provide a free Wi-Fi zone for the visitors and residents in time for the Olympic games.
January 05, 2012 05 Jan'12
Gartner: Enterprise software spending to rise by 6.4% in 2012

For 2012, Gartner expects telecommunications equipment and enterprise software to see the biggest growth in spite of the looming recession.
January 04, 2012 04 Jan'12
What’s in store for IT in 2012?

The global economy is creating an atmosphere of uncertainty in the IT sector, but what can we expect in 2012?
January 03, 2012 03 Jan'12
Hacktivists plan to use satellites to by-pass internet censorship

Hacker activists plan to launch communication satellites to overcome the threat of internet censorship.
December 30, 2011 30 Dec'11
Top 10 mobile and networking stories of 2011

Mobile technology has truly taken off in 2011. We look back at some of the key developments in mobile and networking over the past year.
December 19, 2011 19 Dec'11
BT sues Google for patent infringement

BT has filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming that the search giant’s mobile operating system Android infringes a number of the telecoms company’s patents.
December 16, 2011 16 Dec'11
CIOs must trade off innovation and maintenance in 2012

CIOs face major challenges in trading off stretched budgets between innovative projects and keeping the business running as usual in 2012.
December 14, 2011 14 Dec'11
Salford University finalises IT revamp

Salford University is finalising a transformational IT project which includes a network link with the BBC’s Media City.
December 12, 2011 12 Dec'11
Cloud leaves many firewalls wanting – but could automation prove the silver bullet?

Most companies rely on firewalls, but the IT landscape is changing and so must approaches to security. Is there a silver bullet?
November 29, 2011 29 Nov'11
Standard Life overhauls IT department and cuts jobs

Insurer Standard Life is to axe a number of IT staff following a review of its IT and operations division.
November 24, 2011 24 Nov'11
Nokia Siemens Networks to axe 17,000 jobs worldwide

Nokia Siemens Networks is set to reduce its global workforce by 17,000 jobs by the end of 2013 as part of a restructuring process.
November 08, 2011 08 Nov'11
Wi-Manx deploys multimillion-pound datacentre

Isle of Man-based telecommunications firm Wi-Manx has deployed a multimillion-pound datacentre to better serve its business customers.
November 08, 2011 08 Nov'11
Global internet router glitch knocks websites offline across Europe and US

A software bug in a router update brought down websites across the world after data networks crashed
November 03, 2011 03 Nov'11
BT second quarter sales fall 2% despite 166,000 new broadband customers

BT sales fell 2% in its fiscal Q2 despite the addition of 166,000 broadband customers and continued growth in its Openreach and Global Services businesses.
October 24, 2011 24 Oct'11
UK broadband speeds increase, but thousands left in the slow lane

Thirty percent of UK internet traffic is now at speeds above 5Mbps, an increase of 70% compared to last year, according to the latest Akamai State of the Internet report.
October 10, 2011 10 Oct'11
Blackberry users hit by service outage across UK

Blackberry users across Europe, the Middle East and Africa have been left unable to access e-mail or use the Blackberry instant messaging service.
October 10, 2011 10 Oct'11
Ofcom further delays 4G spectrum auction for extended consultation

Regulatory body Ofcom will further delay the auction of 4G spectrum to late 2012 to allow for an extended consultation period.
October 10, 2011 10 Oct'11
RIM to acquire cloud software firm Newbay

Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has confirmed plans to acquire cloud software firm, Newbay.
October 10, 2011 10 Oct'11
RIM uses near-field communications for content-sharing with Blackberry Tag

Research in Motion (RIM) has unveiled the Blackberry Tag, which uses near-field communications (NFC) technology to allow users to share contacts, documents, URLs and photos by "tapping" Blackberry smartphones together.
October 07, 2011 07 Oct'11
BT cuts pole and duct costs, but variable pricing still unfair for rural broadband

Openreach has cut the price of pole and duct access in a move it claims will encourage ISPs to deliver broadband to rural areas.
October 06, 2011 06 Oct'11
Video is future of communication, claims Cisco CEO John Chambers

Video will be the future for all forms of communication, claims John Chambers, CEO of networking company Cisco.
October 05, 2011 05 Oct'11
Apple unveils iPhone 4S, iOS 5 and iCloud

Apple has launched its latest smartphone device, iPhone 4S, an updated version of its operating system (OS), iOS 5 and the new iCloud service.
October 05, 2011 05 Oct'11
BT readies 300Mbps downlink

BT Openreach is launching a 110Mbps fibre to the premises (FTTP) service, which it claims will provide downstream speeds of up to 300Mbps from 2012.
October 05, 2011 05 Oct'11
Retailers call for UK-wide 4G to boost m-commerce

The lack of capacity and bandwidth of public networks is limiting the opportunity to develop mobile commerce in the retail sector, according to industry experts.
October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11
Warwick University enters final phase of three-step IT transformation programme

Warwick University has started the last phase of its three-year IT transformation, introducing small, user-driven IT projects to transform its IT operation into one that offers services users need, rather than merely supporting technology.
October 03, 2011 03 Oct'11
Power cut at Birmingham exchange pulls plug on BT Broadband across UK

BT has confirmed that power cuts at a major exchange caused internet outages on BT Broadband.
October 03, 2011 03 Oct'11
Intel acquires mobile location services firm, Telmap

Intel has announced plans to acquire navigation and location-based services firm, Telmap, as the company drives its business into the smartphone market.