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February 24, 2009 24 Feb'09
Still room for debate on shape of Digital Britain, admits Lord Carter

Lord Carter has acknowledged that there is room for further debate before he publishes his final report on the future of digital communications in the UK.
February 24, 2009 24 Feb'09
Broadband for all is top priority, says Ofcom chief

Obliging communication providers to supply a broadband service to every citizen will be Ofcom chairman-elect Collette Bowe's highest priority when she takes over the UK's communications regulatory agency.
February 23, 2009 23 Feb'09
Data stealing Trojan targets Symbian smartphone users

Smartphone users running the Symbian operating system are being targeted with a new Trojan worm that can steal their data and use their device as a spam...
February 23, 2009 23 Feb'09
EU aims to crack Skype encryption to listen in on criminals

The European Union is to investigate ways in which law enforcement agencies can tap into voice over IP services such as Skype, after fears that criminals are taking advantage of the secure encrypted networks.

February 23, 2009 23 Feb'09
SMBs deploy mobile computing services to beat recession

SMBs are deferring upgrades, expanding PC utilisation beyond typical cycles and replacing desktops with mobile computing platforms
February 20, 2009 20 Feb'09
Vodafone tests 20 Mbps mobile broadband

Operator raises the prospect of higher network performance but only for customers in selected places
February 20, 2009 20 Feb'09
What does 4G mean for the CIO?

Judging from what was on show in Barcelona this week at the GSMA Mobile World Congress, the latest mobile technologies offer a lot of new features, including high-definition video and CD-quality sound on mobile phones, to brag about in the boardroom.
February 18, 2009 18 Feb'09
GSMA Mobile World Congress: Africa embraces mobility

Africa is showing Europe the way to mobilise banking and shopping transactions across national borders.
February 18, 2009 18 Feb'09
GSMA Mobile World Congress: Verizon opts for LTE-based network

The battle between LTE and Wimax for supremacy in 4G mobile technology may be over before it has begun.
February 18, 2009 18 Feb'09
GSMA Mobile World Congress: Mobile industry to develop universal green charger

The GSMA and 17 leading mobile operators and manufacturers are developing a universal green mobile charger that can be used by most phones on the market.

February 18, 2009 18 Feb'09
Internet expanding fast despite slowdown, says VeriSign

Growth in demand for d omain names has been hit by the recession, research by internet infrastructure provider Veri S i gn...
February 18, 2009 18 Feb'09
GSMA Mobile World Congress: Nokia rewards developers' mobile innovation

Three software developers have won $25,000 each in an international competition to write applications for Nokia mobile phones.
February 18, 2009 18 Feb'09
GSMA Mobile World Congress: Oricane phone database can store 200 million contacts

Two applications that make it possible to store an entire national telephone directory on a mobile phone were launched at the GSMA Mobile World Congress this week.
February 17, 2009 17 Feb'09
Mobile computing a necessity despite recession

Use of mobile computing platforms to access the Internet will flourish despite the general economic climate
February 17, 2009 17 Feb'09
GSMA Mobile Broadband Congress: Mobile broadband

Reallocating radio frequencies to allow high-speed mobile broadband could open the way out of the recession, delegates to the GSMA Mobile Broadband Congress in Barcelona were told this week.
February 17, 2009 17 Feb'09
Italian police riled by criminals using Skype

Italian enforcement agencies have complained about the Skype...
February 16, 2009 16 Feb'09
One in three mobile phone users would change providers

One in three mobile phone users would change networks if they didn't get what they want, according toa YouGov survey released today.

A...
February 16, 2009 16 Feb'09
Economic downturn could delay 4G networks

Superfast mobile phone networks are likely to be delayed because of economic uncertainty. Vodafone, France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom will not spend...
February 13, 2009 13 Feb'09
UK mobile broadband booming

New mobile applications and ‘attractive’ mobile computing platforms driving mobile broadband adoption.
February 13, 2009 13 Feb'09
Business IP phone growth shows strength of convergence

The popularity of converged networks demonstrated by thriving IP phone market
February 13, 2009 13 Feb'09
BT's broadband profitibilty assured, says Ofcom

Profitability for BT's planned £1.5bn high-speed fibre broadband network is assured, says telecoms regulator Ofcom.
February 12, 2009 12 Feb'09
BT blames customisation as profits tumble

The cost of tailoring communications services for 17 global customers slashed BT's overall profitability, the UK's largest telecommunications provider said this morning.
February 11, 2009 11 Feb'09
RIM demos new security and mobile voice features of next-gen Argon BlackBerry server

Today, BlackBerry creator RIM revealed new features of its next generation BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) 5.0 platform, code-named Argon, including security aspects and the MVS mobile voice system.
February 10, 2009 10 Feb'09
Limiting staff web use delivers big savings

CIOs could save themselves a lot of money by limiting recreational use of corporate networks by staff.

An international survey of more than 1,000 CIOs...
February 10, 2009 10 Feb'09
Wireless and web firms attract venture capitalists

Investment in internet and wireless services firms grew by 66% in 2008. The year saw the most money invested by high tech venture capitalists since 2001.
February 10, 2009 10 Feb'09
Essex council to be sued by BT over cancelled IT contract

Essex county council faces being sued by BT after it terminated an IT services contract more than three years before it was due to end.
February 09, 2009 09 Feb'09
T-Mobile boosts network to support iPhone and 3G dongle explosion

T-Mobile is using network acceleration technology from F5 and Bytemobile to support the rise in the use of mobile data due to the iPhone and the popularity...
February 09, 2009 09 Feb'09
SMEs offered free Wi-Fi hotspot with broadband subscription

New broadband package to include provision for Wi-Fi hotspot that can act as revenue stream
February 09, 2009 09 Feb'09
Mobile computing services boom in Europe

European business users leading the way in adoption of business mobility solutions
February 06, 2009 06 Feb'09
Orange juices up mobile broadband portfolio

Telecoms operator adds to laptop portfolio and supports new mobile broadband dongle
February 04, 2009 04 Feb'09
Motorola trials 4G in Swindon

Swindon is the place where faster 4G mobile networks might take off in the UK.
February 04, 2009 04 Feb'09
Mobile computing users willing to pay for acceptable Wi-Fi

Mobile computing expect widely available Wi-Fi services and express a keen willingness to pay for them
February 04, 2009 04 Feb'09
Mobile computing manufacturers need to add Wan

Embedding wan into ultra portables may addresses the frustration of spotty coverage of Wi-Fi
February 04, 2009 04 Feb'09
Netbooks and MIDs ‘secondary’ mobile computing devices

Ultra portable devices gaining popularity if not yet credibility from businesses
February 04, 2009 04 Feb'09
Network operators profit from chaos

The transport chaos caused by this week's snowstorm created a bonanza for the mobile phone network operators as shivering commuters phoned or texted to change their arrangements.
February 03, 2009 03 Feb'09
SMEs get productivity from mobile applications

SMEs recognising the need to be able to service their customers and win prospective business with mobile computing and telecoms
February 03, 2009 03 Feb'09
Snow shows strengths and risks of remore working

With many employees still unable to get to work today, questions are being asked as to what effect it will have on British business?
February 03, 2009 03 Feb'09
BT and Carphone warehouse price wars will benefit millions of small businesses

The competition between BT and Carphone Warehouse to lower the cost of SME broadband will help 4.7 million small businesses survive and prosper during the recession.
February 02, 2009 02 Feb'09
BT and TalkTalk at war to win market in small business broadband services

The simultaneous launch of new small business broadband packages by BT and Carphone Warehouse's TalkTalk was a complete coincidence, according to both firms. But the 'everything you can do I can do better' debate between the firms looks set to ...
February 02, 2009 02 Feb'09
Eircom to cut off users who download music illegally

Irish internet provider Eircom says it will disconnect users who download illegal music from the web.
February 02, 2009 02 Feb'09
Digital dividend consultation launched by Ofcom, to free up 800MHz spectrum for broadband

Ofcom today launched a consultation that could give mobile broadband users a big increase in the amount of radio spectrum available to them. The airwaves, in the 800Mhz band, are particularly important because the signals they can carry over long ...
February 02, 2009 02 Feb'09
Thomson Reuters breaks down barriers to enterprise instant messaging

Thomson Reuters has launched a single-link instant messaging platform for businesses.
February 01, 2009 01 Feb'09
Carphone Warehouse aims for BT customers with £10 business broadband

The business-to-business division of Carphone Warehouse-owned TalkTalk is launching a business broadband package for £10 per month.
January 30, 2009 30 Jan'09
Broadband users could pick up cost of copyright policing

UK broadband consumers could have to pay more if the government acts on proposals to set up a copyright protection agency.
January 30, 2009 30 Jan'09
Business and industry underwhelmed by Carter's Digital Britain review

Businesses and network operators reacted cautiously to Lord Carter's interim review on Digital Britain, the government's plan to give every household a 2Mbps broadband connection by 2012.
January 30, 2009 30 Jan'09
Digital Britain means digital inclusion, says minister

Access to the latest technology has an important role in supporting people through the economic downturn, says minister for Digital Inclusion Paul Murphy.
January 29, 2009 29 Jan'09
IBM cleans up in Whirlpool global IT contract

Appliance manufacturer Whirlpool has signed a multi-year IT services agreement with IBM to provide global infrastructure services in more than 40 countries.
January 29, 2009 29 Jan'09
BA to offer transatlantic text and mobile services

British Airways plans to launch text and mobile services for customers on its new all business class route from London City Airport to New York JFK later this year.
January 29, 2009 29 Jan'09
Orange first to offer BlackBerry service on pay as you go

Orange is the first operator in the UK to offer the BlackBerry mobile data service on a pay-as-you-go basis - for £5 a month.
January 29, 2009 29 Jan'09
Government promises broadband for every UK home by 2012

The government will ensure that 2mbps broadband is delivered to every home in Britain by 2012, communications minister Lord Carter confirmed today.
January 29, 2009 29 Jan'09
Carter calls for 2mbps universal broadband obligation

The government set out 22 recommendations to create Digital Britain.
January 29, 2009 29 Jan'09
Brown calls for private-public partnerships to build digital infrastructure

Digital networks are "as essential to our future prosperity in the 21st century as roads, bridges, trains and electricity were in the 20th century," said...
January 29, 2009 29 Jan'09
Lord Carter's Digital Britian report expected at lunchtime

Communications minister Lord Carter will release his interim report into Digital Britain at lunchtime today.
January 27, 2009 27 Jan'09
AA extends mobile services contract with O2

The AA has extended a mobile services contract with O2 until 2013.

The contract covers all mobile services for the AA's employees, including voice,...
January 27, 2009 27 Jan'09
London Olympics will have own radio network

Olympics organisers will use Airwave radio at the London 2012 Games for general communications.

The London Olympics is the first to have its own private...
January 21, 2009 21 Jan'09
Nottingham Trent combines Cisco and MS unified comms

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is to roll out a multi-million pound unified communications network to allow students to work from anywhere...
January 20, 2009 20 Jan'09
Bournemouth will have 100mbps broadband by March

Bournemouth will see its first 100mbps broadband homes connected by March. H2O Networks chose Bournemouth to become the UK's first fibre-optic broadband...
January 20, 2009 20 Jan'09
Nokia N79 Eco comes without charger

The new Nokia N79 Eco smartphone is being shipped without a charger as an option to encourage the recycling of older Nokia chargers. The lack...
January 15, 2009 15 Jan'09
Broadband to become a universal service obligation

The Carter Report on Digital Britain will recommend that broadband access be made a universal obligation on network operators, according to reports.
January 14, 2009 14 Jan'09
Bus firm offers parents Wi-Fi school bus tracking

Parents in Birmingham can keep an eye on their kids' whereabouts as they make their way to and from school on the school bus.
January 13, 2009 13 Jan'09
CLA seeks help to identify broadband blackspots

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is seeking help to identify the last remaining broadband blackspots.
January 12, 2009 12 Jan'09
British Museum adopts VoIP and upgrades CCTV with new network

The British Museum is deploying voice over IP and...
January 09, 2009 09 Jan'09
Conservatives commit to high-speed broadband action plan

The Conservative Party would ensure at least half of Britons had access to high-speed broadband within five years, and would make it a universal service as soon as possible after that.
January 08, 2009 08 Jan'09
Most UK broadband far slower than advertised

UK internet users are achieving an average broadband speed of just 3.6 megabits per second - well below advertised figures - according to a study from Ofcom, the regulator for the UK communications industries.
January 08, 2009 08 Jan'09
BT broadens free call numbers

People who have a BT Anytime landline phone subscription will now be able to call 0845 and 0898 numbers for free. Many UK companies including banks...
January 07, 2009 07 Jan'09
Glasgow financial district first for subway mobile access

Commuters to Glasgow's International Financial Services District (IFSD) are the UK's first city workers to be able to use their mobile phones while travelling...
January 07, 2009 07 Jan'09
Figleaves.com goes to Citrix for optimum coverage

Online lingerie firm figleaves.com has selected Citrix NetScaler to provide load balancing and secure accelerated web application delivery to its site.
January 07, 2009 07 Jan'09
Orange provides extra juice to mobile broadband network

Operator builds out mobile broadband network in Northern Ireland and expects 20% improvement for voice and data performance
January 07, 2009 07 Jan'09
Business intelligence leaders move to mobile computing

Delivering BI to mobile workers is becoming a requirement of the extended enterprise
January 06, 2009 06 Jan'09
Vodafone wins £5m National Grid contract

National Grid has awarded Vodafone a £5m three-year mobile voice and data contract. Vodafone will provide telemetry SIMs for diagnosing potential issues...
January 06, 2009 06 Jan'09
Barclays to roll out contactless debit cards to all customers

Barclays customers will soon be able to pay their way with the wave of a card as the bank is set to be the first in the UK to roll-out...
January 06, 2009 06 Jan'09
Celebrity Big Brother uses RFID technology to track housemates

Celebrity Big Brother is using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track housemates.
December 29, 2008 29 Dec'08
ComputerWeekly Chrimbo quiz to get your grey matter working

It's Christmas time, so its time to put your feet up and switch off from work. But don't let your brain go to mush with all that turkey and Christmas pud, take part in our quiz that is guaranteed to get the grey matter working.
December 23, 2008 23 Dec'08
Vodafone unveils pay as you go mobile broadband

Mobile broadband for those who want a flexible service but don’t want lengthy contracts
December 23, 2008 23 Dec'08
Mainstream UC boosts mobile computing

Unified communications on firms' agenda but disconnect exists between those who implement and those who use
December 22, 2008 22 Dec'08
Ofcom acts against rip-off comms charges

UK communications regulator Ofcom has issued new guidelines that limit extra charges that communications suppliers levy on consumers for a range of events, notably early cancellation of contracts and for not paying by direct debit.
December 19, 2008 19 Dec'08
Cable damage disrupts internet services

A sub-sea cable carrying more than 75% of traffic between the Middle East, Europe and America has been damaged.

According to news service Bloomberg,...
December 19, 2008 19 Dec'08
Embedded 3G mobile broadband device growth to stall

Credit and capacity limits will slow the expected high take-up of embedded devices
December 18, 2008 18 Dec'08
Apple iPhone drives Wi-Fi adoption in UK

Sales of the Apple iPhone and other Wi-Fi-enabled smartphones are driving growth
December 18, 2008 18 Dec'08
Broadband speed queen Bowe to chair Ofcom

Colette Bowe, who chaired Ofcom's Consumer Panel from its inception in 2003 to December 2007, is to replace David Currie as chairman of Ofcom.

Her...
December 16, 2008 16 Dec'08
WiMAX mobile broadband driven by laptops and embedded PCs

Low cost mobile computing devices will drive uptake of WiMAX mobile broadband standard
December 16, 2008 16 Dec'08
Cloud-based document storage added to iPhone

TeliaSonera will be the first mobile network operator to launch a cloud-based document management system for Apple's iPhone.
December 16, 2008 16 Dec'08
Free Software Foundation to sue Cisco over LinkSys violation

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The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Cisco alleging that various products have violated...
December 15, 2008 15 Dec'08
Broadband uptake is grinding to a halt

Broadband uptake has slowed to just 0.5% in the third quarter of 2008, a report from Deloitte has shown.
December 15, 2008 15 Dec'08
Virgin launches 50mbps fibre broadband for consumers

Virgin Media has launched a 50mbps broadband service for consumers, but at a high price.
December 15, 2008 15 Dec'08
WiMAX mobile broadband rollout crunched by recession

Global recession to cause consumers and enterprises to postpone WiMAX adoption over next twelve months
December 15, 2008 15 Dec'08
BT to go ahead with Phorm ad-server deployment

BT expects to deploy the controversial Phorm advertisement-serving technology following a "brief" period of analysis
December 12, 2008 12 Dec'08
Mobile broadband world’s first unveiled

Ericsson and Telstra debut commercial HSPA network offering up to 21 Mbps
December 11, 2008 11 Dec'08
BT, BBC, ITV join up to spoil Virgin's 50-meg broadband party

BT has stolen some of Virgin Media's high-speed broadband thunder with an announcement today that it is teaming up with television broadcasters BBC and ITV to offer video-on-demand services over broadband.
December 10, 2008 10 Dec'08
Government saves £170m on mobile voice and data

The government is aiming to save £170m a year with a new set of contracts for mobile voice and data services.
December 10, 2008 10 Dec'08
Taylor Wessing improves network with Geo fibre

European law firm Taylor Wessing is improving it operations with a dedicated high-speed fibre network from Geo.
December 09, 2008 09 Dec'08
Morrisons links 430 UK sites with Cable & Wireless

Supermarket chain Morrisons ...
December 09, 2008 09 Dec'08
Government aims to improve emergency response with extranet

The Cabinet Office has enlisted BT to build...
December 09, 2008 09 Dec'08
O2 to sell ultra-slim BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone in UK

O2 is to launch the ultra-slim BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone in the UK. The...
December 05, 2008 05 Dec'08
Cheap mobile broadband the way forward for O2

Operator following up what it calls its ‘commitment’ to offer customers value products with clear pricing
December 05, 2008 05 Dec'08
Mobile broadband prices at crossroads

As telecoms operators feel the pinch from the credit crunch, the days of cheap mobile broadband could be over. Or maybe not...
December 04, 2008 04 Dec'08
Cisco calls on Obama to prioritise broadband strategy

Cisco has called on president-elect Barack Obama's incoming administration to deliver a national broadband strategy for the US.
December 04, 2008 04 Dec'08
Biggest winners and losers of the NBN

Business analyst IBISWorld has tipped the five biggest winners and five biggest losers of a high-speed broadband network like the government's NBN.
December 03, 2008 03 Dec'08
£12bn snooping database ommitted from Queen's Speech

The Data Communications Bill was a notable omission from the Queen's Speech today whilst...
December 02, 2008 02 Dec'08
BT sees Wi-Fi traffic double in a year

BT says usage on its Wi-Fi broadband networks has doubled in a year.

BT said users of its high-speed wireless broadband clocked up twice the number...