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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...
December 02, 2008 02 Dec'08
UK firms tap into cloud computing savings

Insurance firm Kennedys and Rowanmoor Pensions are using
December 01, 2008 01 Dec'08
SMBs’ computer needs satisfied for a tenner a month

£10 a month buys a complete business productivity SaaS solution based on Open Office, a multitude of email clients and the FireFox web browser
December 01, 2008 01 Dec'08
You can make money from old mobile phones

According to a survey from a firm that buys second-hand mobile phones, about 50% of users are missing out on up to £200 in cash for old...
November 27, 2008 27 Nov'08
Cloud computing – buyer beware

Switching to the cloud computing model of buying...
November 26, 2008 26 Nov'08
Private sector should drive demand for high-speed broadband

The public sector could not and should not drive demand for high-speed...
November 25, 2008 25 Nov'08
Cisco puts the crunch on UK operations over New Year holidays

Network equipment maker Cisco will shut its US and Canadian operations for four days over New Year, and will encourage its British staff to take holiday over the same period, to help save $1bn in costs.
November 24, 2008 24 Nov'08
Mobile broadband battle muddies mobile computing buying plans

IT departments face potentially business-significant decision regarding mobile broadband technology
November 24, 2008 24 Nov'08
European datacentres running out of capacity as importance grows

Datacentres critically close to exceeding their limits yet senior management failing to understand how essential they are
November 21, 2008 21 Nov'08
Capgemini simplifies the Amazon cloud

System integrator and outsourcing supplier, Capgemini,...
November 20, 2008 20 Nov'08
Firms save up to 40% on CRM using SaaS says Gartner

Organisations are experiencing project savings of between 25% and 40% by deploying CRM applications via the software...
November 19, 2008 19 Nov'08
EDS and Cubic win back Oyster contract

Cubic Transportation Systems has won the contract for Transport for London's (TfL) Oyster system. It will sublet some of the work to EDS. The companies...
November 14, 2008 14 Nov'08
Spend on architecture, not handsets, to get ROI from Unified Comms

CIOs should buy cheap phones and concentrate on infrastructure to underpin business processes, if they want to get the most out of unified communications.
November 13, 2008 13 Nov'08
BT extends broadband base to hold 27% market share

BT grew its slice of the broadband market by a net 258,000 extra connections, taking 27% of the available market, according to BT's results for the first half of the 2009 financial year.
November 12, 2008 12 Nov'08
Dropping price controls left consumers in the dark, says PAC

The removal of price controls from telecoms has left consumers without the information they need to get the best deal, according to ministers. The...
November 12, 2008 12 Nov'08
Virgin Media to cut 2,200 jobs

Virgin Media will starting slashing 2,200 jobs from its workforce from next year to cut costs and help reduce the company's debt. The jobs to go represent...
November 10, 2008 10 Nov'08
Hand-held computers make police less efficient, say officers

Seventy percent of police officers say hand-held devices designed to cut time spent in the office have made them less efficient , according to...
November 10, 2008 10 Nov'08
Mobile messaging services to beat credit crunch

Mobile messaging services to be seen as a more efficient way to communicate than voice services
November 10, 2008 10 Nov'08
Phones 4U promises to stop breaching consumer law

Mobile phone supplier Phones 4U has promised Ofcom it will stop treating customers unfairly. The move comes eight months after Ofcom published...
November 10, 2008 10 Nov'08
Mobile operators face penalty if retailers mis-sell

Mobile network operators could face fines of up to 10% of turnover if proposals now...
November 10, 2008 10 Nov'08
Cable & Wireless bucks recession with increased sales and profits

Cable & Wireless has posted increased sales and profits for the first six months. Group revenue for the six months ended 30 September was up 5% to...
November 10, 2008 10 Nov'08
Data destroyed on lost mobile phones

UK firm Virtuity has developed technology to remotely destroy data on lost or stolen mobile phones.
November 10, 2008 10 Nov'08
HP ProCurve goes indoors for wireless connection

HP ProCurve has released a new single-radio 802.11n wireless access point, the HP ProCurve MSM410, that enables high-bandwidth applications across a network inside hotels, hospital dormitories and office environments.
November 06, 2008 06 Nov'08
Gartner symposium: BT to cut IT spending by a fifth as credit crunch bites

BT is to cut its IT spending by 20% amid growing concern over the impact of the financial downturn.
November 06, 2008 06 Nov'08
Sales up, profits flat, cash flow plunges at Cisco

Network equipment supplier Cisco...
November 05, 2008 05 Nov'08
BAA signs network services contract with Carillion

Airport company BAA has signed...
November 04, 2008 04 Nov'08
US election promises universal internet access

The US presidential election promises to open up broadband access across the US following pledgesby both candidates to giveevery citizenonline access.