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Network hardware

• May 14, 2014 14 May'14

  Can Tech City deliver reliable fast internet for startup businesses?

  Technology companies based in London’s Tech City are struggling to access high-speed fibre optic broadband, which is dramatically affecting the success their businesses.

• May 08, 2014 08 May'14

  BT Group sales flat despite consumer sport uptake

  Growth at BT’s Consumer business underpinned by take-up of its BT Sport service was not enough to offset flat and declining sales elsewhere in the Group’s fourth quarter

• May 07, 2014 07 May'14

  UK helping US military build intelligence software for drone targeting

  The UK has been helping the US military build software to share intelligence for weapons such as drones for the past 14 years

• May 02, 2014 02 May'14

  Analysis: How the UK connects to the US global drone network

  A single acronym in a US defence contract provided the clue that established the role of the UK’s telecoms infrastructure in US drone flights

• May 02, 2014 02 May'14

  UK telecoms infrastructure used to support controversial US drone operations

  The UK’s telecommunications infrastructure is being used as part of a global defence network the US government uses for drone operations

• April 29, 2014 29 Apr'14

  Golder Associates plans global WAN

  Engineering company Golder Associates is rolling out a wide area network (WAN) across its 180 global sites to optimise connectivity for its diverse and often remote locations

• April 28, 2014 28 Apr'14

  EE sees further rise in demand as big companies move to 4G

  Mobile network operator EE has seen a further rise in demand for its 4G services as its customer base increased by 889,000 to 2.9m over the last quarter

• April 23, 2014 23 Apr'14

  Home Office tenders for new Emergency Services Network (ESN) provider

  The Home Office is searching for a new provider of its emergency services communications contract

• April 22, 2014 22 Apr'14

  Ordnance Survey and BT sign £23m data deal

  Ordnance Survey has begun a new five-year agreement with BT Openreach to supply a range of data products and services

• April 16, 2014 16 Apr'14

  Zebra Technologies to acquire Motorola’s enterprise business for $3.45bn

  Zebra Technologies has announced that it will acquire Motorola Solutions’ enterprise business for $3.45bn

• April 15, 2014 15 Apr'14

  Superfast broadband speeds rise, but rural areas still considerably slower, says Ofcom

  Superfast broadband connections – offering speeds of 30Mbps or more – rose from 5% in November 2011 to 25% in November 2013, says Ofcom

• April 11, 2014 11 Apr'14

  Endless aisle solution helps Crocs cope with small retail space

  Footwear retailer Crocs has implemented an endless aisle solution in its 200-plus stores in the US which helps overcome small store space

• April 11, 2014 11 Apr'14

  Cisco and Juniper warn of products hit by Heartbleed bug

  Cisco and Juniper have issued security bulletins warning that some products are vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug

• April 10, 2014 10 Apr'14

  Cisco identifies five sectors to benefit from IoE

  Healthcare, retail, transport, energy and manufacturing are likely to benefit first from the internet of everything

• April 10, 2014 10 Apr'14

  University of Westminster prepares for future use of SDN

  The University of Westminster has upgraded its network to increase efficiency and lay foundations for software-defined networking