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Network hardware

• October 05, 2016 05 Oct'16

  Birmingham Uni beefs up network automation, virtualisation to support research

  The University of Birmingham has deployed a Brocade switching infrastructure and network virtualisation to support the needs of its research teams

• September 21, 2016 21 Sep'16

  London Capital Group improves service deployment with SDN

  Online trading firm has revitalised its service delivery after switching a legacy physical network for VMware NSX SDN

• September 20, 2016 20 Sep'16

  Blenheim Palace IT addresses monitoring challenge with services deal

  IT team at major UK historical venue supports diverse business through “eyes and ears” services agreement

• August 19, 2016 19 Aug'16

  Gloucestershire NHS to modernise IT networks in the region with Updata

  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust signs contract with Updata infrastructure to upgrade its IT networks weeks before going live with new electronic patient record system

• August 18, 2016 18 Aug'16

  BT and Nokia to work together on 5G research

  BT and Nokia plan to work together on customer use cases, proof of concept trials, technology standards and equipment to support 5G

• August 18, 2016 18 Aug'16

  Cisco confirms 5,500 lay-offs amid restructuring

  Networking giant has confirmed it will cut more than 5,500 jobs in an effort to trim the fat in low-growth business areas and enhance its performance elsewhere

• August 09, 2016 09 Aug'16

  Operator Alfa launches Lebanon’s first LTE-A network

  LTE-Advanced network launched by operator Alfa, using technology from Nokia

• August 08, 2016 08 Aug'16

  IT failure grounds Delta flights worldwide

  US airline Delta has temporarily grounded flights worldwide after a power failure took key IT systems offline in its home base of Atlanta, Georgia

• August 05, 2016 05 Aug'16

  Svitzer Marine tracks tugboats with 4G ship-to-shore Wi-Fi

  Maersk-owned tugboat operator Svitzer Marine has deployed Cradlepoint rugged networking solutions to support its fleet operations in ports around the world

• July 28, 2016 28 Jul'16

  BT sales increase 35% in 2016 Q2 with EE and broadband boosts

  BT Group reported a 35% increase in revenue as it benefits from its EE acquisition and a large share of the broadband market

• July 28, 2016 28 Jul'16

  Al Murooj Rotana increases guest satisfaction with updated Wi-Fi network

  Dubai-based Rotana Hotels sees guest satisfaction rates rise on back of 802.11ac wireless roll-out at its Al Murooj Rotana property

• July 26, 2016 26 Jul'16

  Ofcom and BT set out separate plans to increase Openreach independence

  BT Group’s plans to give Openreach greater independence share some common ground with Ofcom’s recommendations, but will this be enough to ease its rivals’ anti-competitive concerns?

• July 19, 2016 19 Jul'16

  BT accused of under-investing in Openreach, prompting renewed calls for business split

  The Culture, Media and Sport Committee calls for operation and investment overhaul for Openreach, and claims failure to deliver on this should prompt Ofcom to order breakaway from BT

• July 14, 2016 14 Jul'16

  Australia’s new government under pressure to hit broadband targets

  Newly elected conservative coalition government will see Australia’s National Broadband Network plan become a higher priority

• July 12, 2016 12 Jul'16

  Cisco wants to be the foundation for digital transformation

  At Cisco Live in Las Vegas, CEO Chuck Robbins sets out his vision for the future and moves to position the supplier at the heart of enterprise digitisation