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May 06, 2009 06 May'09
Trappist monks go broadband for secular needs

Trappist monks from Caldey Island are using a new wireless broadband link to boost takings from their online shop.
May 05, 2009 05 May'09
BlackBerry ripens for unified communications

New software optimised for use with Cisco Unified Communications Manager designed to unify BlackBerry voice services
May 05, 2009 05 May'09
Global network traffic up 64%

International communications traffic grew 64% in 2008, spurring investment in network capacity despite the recession, according to data from TeleGeography's...
April 30, 2009 30 Apr'09
Who controls the Internet?

The official answer is no one, but it is a half-truth that few swallow. If all nations are equal online, the US is more equal than others.

April 30, 2009 30 Apr'09
Data traffic boosts network operators' revenues

Evidence that data traffic is becoming more important to fixed and mobile network operators (MNOs) comes from Verizon's latest quarterly report.
April 29, 2009 29 Apr'09
UK can create 700,000 jobs with £15bn IT investment

The UK government can create and retain 700,000 jobs if it invests £15bn on IT to improve the broadband, utility and transport infrastructures.
April 28, 2009 28 Apr'09
Government monitoring plans 'doomed to fail'

Government plans to monitor suspect communications are doomed to failure because of the difficulty and cost of analysing the data from different databases,...
April 28, 2009 28 Apr'09
SMEs get mobile data storage and access boost

Day-today file sharing service aims to improve mobile SMEs’ productivity and flexibility
April 27, 2009 27 Apr'09
Burden shifts to ISPs as national comms database is ruled out

The government may require internet service providers (ISPs) to retain all communications data that runs across their networks, including that of third party overseas providers.
April 27, 2009 27 Apr'09
SMBs failing with mobile device IT security

USB sticks regarded as biggest source of threat as low percentage of smartphones, netbooks and laptops screened

April 27, 2009 27 Apr'09
Internet will become unreliable next year

Unless the network infrastructure of the internet is upgraded, users will experience slower and unreliable connections by next year.
April 23, 2009 23 Apr'09
Government pre-empts Carter with universal broadband plan

The government has backed a plan to introduce a universal...
April 22, 2009 22 Apr'09
Carphone Warehouse splits mobile and broadband

The Carphone Warehouse has announced it will split its mobile business and TalkTalk broadband units into two separately listed firms.
April 22, 2009 22 Apr'09
Upgraded UC gives University higher grade of comms

Scalable IP based phone system offers new feautres whilst protecting existing PBX investment
April 20, 2009 20 Apr'09
O2 bolsters mobile services portfolio

New mission to be a communications integrator of choice rather than supplier of communications products
April 15, 2009 15 Apr'09
Auditor rejects Tiscali accounts raising questions about its future

Tiscali, which has about three million UK broadband customers, has had its accounts qualified by its auditor.
April 08, 2009 08 Apr'09
Hardware spend first to be cut by recession beating SMEs

Cutting hardware spend first tactic used by SMEs forced to cut costs to get through recession
April 08, 2009 08 Apr'09
Businesses push Skype to top of voice carriers league

Skype, the voice over internet protocol (VoIP) software company, is now the world's biggest carrier of international telephone calls, and is poised to grow even bigger by grabbing the lucrative business market.
April 08, 2009 08 Apr'09
Wakefield Council places faith in unified communications

£3 million investment in IP-based UC infrastructure to reduce costs and enhance operational efficiency
April 07, 2009 07 Apr'09
Field day for enterprise mobile computing

New solution designed to support field operatives whilst reducing mobile computing telecommunications costs
April 06, 2009 06 Apr'09
Telefónica gets real with LTE mobile broadband services

Spanish incumbent telco unveils series of LTE-based apps to demonstrate the real business benefits
April 06, 2009 06 Apr'09
Skype now world's top international telco

In just five years, Skype, the free Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telecommunications carrier, has become the world's leading carrier of international voice telephone calls, according to TeleGeography, a market analyst.
April 01, 2009 01 Apr'09
Ericsson claims mobile broadband world record

Announcement said to represent a step for HSPA evolution
April 01, 2009 01 Apr'09
Irish SME eyes smiling for mobile broadband

Mobile broadband in Ireland growing steadily over the last three years and especially during 2008
March 31, 2009 31 Mar'09
Voice messaging helps Severn Trent recover £3m in unpaid bills

Severn Trent has recovered £3m in unpaid bills in the last six months through the use of voice messaging technology. The water utility firm used software...
March 31, 2009 31 Mar'09
Sybase takes Office to iPhone in mobility drive

New release to offer improvements in business process mobilisation, enterprise admin, security and TCO
March 31, 2009 31 Mar'09
LTE to revolutionise mobile broadband

Recession will not hinder LTE-based mobile broadband which could offer up to 100 Mbps
March 31, 2009 31 Mar'09
IT recession: telco spending slashed, but demand for security appliances grows

Businesses are buying fewer call control systems for private branch exchanges but are spending more on security appliances during the recession, according...
March 31, 2009 31 Mar'09
Conficker can no longer hide in the network

Security researchers have discovered a way to identify any network attached computer that has been infected with the Conficker...
March 30, 2009 30 Mar'09
New business comms platform to hasten ROI

Platform attributed with delivering quick ROI on business communications whilst simplifying deployment of business enabling apps
March 30, 2009 30 Mar'09
Two billion mobile broadband users by 2014

Mobile broadband market to rocket by 1024% over the next five years
March 27, 2009 27 Mar'09
Broadband UK failing the public

People are unhappy with the service they receive from the major broadband suppliers, a report from price comparison service uSwitch has found.
March 25, 2009 25 Mar'09
Mobile computing users' attitudes pose potential security threats

Businesses need to balance management, security and use of company property outside of working hours
March 23, 2009 23 Mar'09
3 ups the mobile broadband ante

Operator claims five-fold improvement of competitors' mobile broadband offerings
March 23, 2009 23 Mar'09
BT announces 40mbps fibre broadband areas

BT has announced the locations where broadband subscribers will be able to access the web at up to 40mbps over fibre networks from "early 2010".
March 20, 2009 20 Mar'09
BT to be allowed to bundle services for the first time

Telecoms regulator Ofcom has proposed allowing BT to bundle phone, broadband and telephone services for the first time.
March 20, 2009 20 Mar'09
100mbps mobile networks due next year

Europe will see 100mbps mobile phone networks rolled out from early 2010 and commercial services before Christmas if regulators make available the necessary...
March 20, 2009 20 Mar'09
Repeat of 3G auction windfall unlikely

European governments that earned billions from auctions of radio frequencies for third generation mobile networks will not be so lucky again.
March 20, 2009 20 Mar'09
Recession-proof mobile broadband to hit billion user mark by 2013

Researcher expects robust mobile broadband growth throughout 2009 despite downtuen
March 20, 2009 20 Mar'09
Linux to shine in sub-$200 netbook market

Linux vendors need to focus on the netbook as a sub-$200 appliance rather than an alternative to Windows netbooks and laptops
March 20, 2009 20 Mar'09
Recession spurs one-month mobile broadband

By Q309 one-month mobile broadband deals will account for 20% of all mobile broadband sales
March 19, 2009 19 Mar'09
Cisco rewrites the datacentre rule book for virtualisation

Cisco plans to rewrite the datacentre design book with a suite of products and a strategy to provide what it calls a unified computing system.
March 18, 2009 18 Mar'09
Skype bids to bridge mobile phone-computer gap

VoIP supplier Skype is calling for network operators, software providers and device makers to work together to help Skype's 405 million users consolidate their communications media on a single mobile device.
March 18, 2009 18 Mar'09
Recession: broadband will save the UK economy

Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards Ofcom, believes telecommunications will play a fundamental role in the UK's recovery from the recession.

Speaking...
March 16, 2009 16 Mar'09
SMEs use Twitter to cut costs

More than 700,000 small and medium businesses are using the Twitter social network to save on marketing and recruitment costs, an O2 survey says.
March 16, 2009 16 Mar'09
University virtualises to save £120k

Lancaster University has saved over £100,000 on electricity bills and more than £20,000 on hardware procurement in less than three years after virtualising large chunks of its x86 server estate.
March 16, 2009 16 Mar'09
Cisco prepares to reveal unified computing strategy code-named California

Later today Cisco will reveal one of the poorest-kept secrets in industry history with the launch of its unified computing strategy, which hinges on its new blade servers, code-named California.
March 13, 2009 13 Mar'09
Europe to double R&D spending

The European Commission today...
March 13, 2009 13 Mar'09
Vodafone and O2 to share transmission networks?

The UK's oldest mobile network operators, Vodafone and O2, are in talks that might lead to them sharing networks, the Financial Times reported this morning.
March 13, 2009 13 Mar'09
Nominet puts phones on the net with Enum

Companies can now save on phone bills by converting their telephone numbers to an internet domain.
March 12, 2009 12 Mar'09
Google adds voice to service pack

Google this morning launched a preview of Google Voice, an application that helps users manage their voice communications.
March 11, 2009 11 Mar'09
Should the BBC subsidise Digital Britain?

The BBC may have to subsidise UK broadband.

Following publication of the Digital Britain report, Lord Carter said today that the BBC...
March 09, 2009 09 Mar'09
Home is where the SME working heart is

55% of SMEs are at their most productive when working from home, supported by effective broadband connections
March 05, 2009 05 Mar'09
Greenwich council brings in Logicalis to manage network

Greenwich council has signed a seven-year £6m network services deal with Logicalis. The deal includes...
March 04, 2009 04 Mar'09
UK is slipping behind on broadband services

The UK lags behind European competitor nations in its use of information and communications technology (ICT) because of the relatively high prices charged...
March 04, 2009 04 Mar'09
University of Birmingham rolls out unified communications

The University of Birmingham is about to roll out a unified messaging system to 500 staff.
March 04, 2009 04 Mar'09
Nasa and Cisco build climate change reporting platform

Nasa and Cisco are partnering to develop a climate change monitoring platform.
March 03, 2009 03 Mar'09
Ofcom paves the way to super-fast broadband

BT can build its £1.5bn super-high-speed fibre-based broadband network for UK internet users, following Ofcom's decision to open up the high-speed broadband market.
March 03, 2009 03 Mar'09
Recession sees SMEs offered extended 0% finance

Avaya increases 0% finance in response to SMEs' problems in investing when it is difficult to justify capital outlay
March 03, 2009 03 Mar'09
Communication problems cost SMBs up to €3,900 per employee

Poorly integrated communications channels is costing SMBs 40% of productive time
February 27, 2009 27 Feb'09
Movero unveils enhanced mobile computing management services

New mobile computing services align with billing and compliance technolgies
February 27, 2009 27 Feb'09
3 hits Target for enhanced mobile broadband

UK’s biggest 3G supplier teams with IT supplier to offer mobile broadband
February 27, 2009 27 Feb'09
It is time to mobilise the workers

If respected IT market analyst Richard Holway is right, the end of the recession is likely to...
February 27, 2009 27 Feb'09
France 24 is first TV channel available via iPhone

The first live TV channel to be delivered via a 3G mobile network is French, but you'll need an iPhone to watch it.

The free application, France 24...
February 26, 2009 26 Feb'09
iPhone sales boost O2's UK results

A million sales of Apple's iPhone helped Telefónica's O2 mobile network outperform its UK rivals, the company revealed today.
February 26, 2009 26 Feb'09
Mobile technology an essential tool for accountants

Accountants need to be contactable at all times during recession because clients need advice when faced with decisions that could make or break them.
February 26, 2009 26 Feb'09
Nortel Networks lays off 3,200 staff

Nortel Networks is to lay off 3,200 staff worldwide over the next few months as part of business and financial restructuring plan to pull it out of bankruptcy protection.
February 25, 2009 25 Feb'09
Virgin migrates customers to minimum 10mbps broadband

Virgin Media is upgrading millions of its 2mbps broadband customers to a faster 10mbps (megabits per second) service.

The firm recently increased the...
February 25, 2009 25 Feb'09
Google joins EC war on Microsoft's browser dominance

Google has backed the European Commission's investigation into Microsoft's dominance of the web browser market.
February 24, 2009 24 Feb'09
Carter defends modest broadband ambitions

Stephen Carter, the Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting, has defended the government's plans to establish 2mbs as the baseline for universal broadband access.
February 24, 2009 24 Feb'09
Government ICT policy confused and distorted, says CMA chairman

The government's policies on high-tech communications have failed UK plc, the body that represents the UK's business communications users, said this morning. Launching...
February 24, 2009 24 Feb'09
CMA chairman's speech

CJ Kimber, CMA Chairman Conference Speech, 1245 24th February My Lords, ladies and gentlemen We live in interesting times. • Last...
February 24, 2009 24 Feb'09
CMA manifesto

Communications - Life-blood of Enterprise Communications Services for the Public and Private Sectors - 2010 and beyond: CMA's Manifesto for the next...
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...