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• June 22, 2018 22 Jun'18

  SME provider takes on Cambridgeshire public sector network contract

  Managed network services provider MLL Telecom has been awarded the EastNet contract to run WAN services across Cambridgeshire, replacing a legacy Virgin Media Network

• June 21, 2018 21 Jun'18

  Nokia outsources IT infrastructure and application services to HCL

  Five-year deal will bring together the services delivered by four different IT companies.

• June 13, 2018 13 Jun'18

  Advanced network supports new learning model at Northampton Uni

  The University of Northampton is preparing to open a new campus at a cost of £330m, and has turned to Cisco to supply an intelligent, secure network to support its innovative learning model

• June 12, 2018 12 Jun'18

  BT announces “unhackable” quantum-secured network

  In the face of the threat that quantum computers could crack many of the encryption methods used to protect highly sensitive data, BT has developed a “quantum-secured” network

• June 06, 2018 06 Jun'18

  EE confirms October 2018 UK launch date for first 5G live trials

  Mobile operator outlines plans to test its 5G network within London’s Tech City startup hub, as its push to become the UK’s first to market with the technology gathers pace

• June 05, 2018 05 Jun'18

  Mobile, IoT and cloud biggest drivers for Wi-Fi growth

  The intersection of mobility, the IoT and cloud will be the driving forces behind wireless network deployments over the next few years

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  China’s ZTE a national security risk, UK telcos warned

  UK national cyber security authority has warned telecommunications companies against using equipment and services from Chinese network equipment supplier ZTE, citing national security risks

• February 28, 2018 28 Feb'18

  MWC 2018: 5G collaboration dominates agenda at annual mobile fair

  At Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona, 5G mobile networks were the talk of the show, and a number of operators announced new collaborations around the emerging network standard with their technology partners

• February 28, 2018 28 Feb'18

  MWC 2018: Project Flame launches 5G testbed in Barcelona

  The European H2020 Project Flame has launched the first urban-scaled 5G testbed for open media internet trials, using an InterDigital platform

• February 26, 2018 26 Feb'18

  MWC 2018: Samsung Galaxy S9 launch kicks off annual mobile festival

  Samsung has raised the curtain on Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona with the launch of a new flagship Galaxy S9 smartphone device

• February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18

  5G mobile network rocks up in Brighton

  Digital Catapult and the Coast to Capital LEP will switch on a 5G mobile network test bed in Brighton in April 2018

• February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18

  O2 uses The O2 to run 5G mobile network trials

  Mobile network operator O2 is to trial a 5G ‘experience’ at the eponymous London music venue later in 2018

• February 15, 2018 15 Feb'18

  Cisco profits slump after Trump tax bill

  Networking giant posted $8.8bn loss in the second quarter of its fiscal 2018 after booking charges related to the US government’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, but saw a strong quarter elsewhere

• February 09, 2018 09 Feb'18

  EE launches home broadband over 4G LTE

  EE has been conducting tests of a powerful 4G antenna that it claims can provide isolated rural homes with broadband speeds equivalent to full-fibre

• February 05, 2018 05 Feb'18

  IT Priorities 2018: Networking spend declining across the board

  Overall spending on networking projects across EMEA looks set to decline in 2018, according to the latest ComputerWeekly/TechTarget IT Priorities report

• December 21, 2017 21 Dec'17

  Top 10 networking stories of 2017

  A look back at Computer Weekly’s most read networking stories of 2017

• December 21, 2017 21 Dec'17

  Ofcom defeats legal challenge from mobile network operators over 5G spectrum

  Ofcom has seen off a legal challenge from mobile suppliers that oppose its latest spectrum auction

• December 18, 2017 18 Dec'17

  Highways England awards telecoms service contract to Telent

  Network upgrade will enable Highways England to prepare for technologies such as 5G and connected cars

• November 29, 2017 29 Nov'17

  Lauri Love would face ‘medieval’ conditions in US prison if extradited over hacking charges

  Engineering student Lauri Love should be tried in the UK, court hears, as new evidence is presented on the “medieval” conditions in US jails for people with medical problems

• November 22, 2017 22 Nov'17

  Meg Whitman steps down as HPE CEO

  Hewlett-Packard Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman is to step down after six years in charge

• November 17, 2017 17 Nov'17

  Cambridge University sets up £25m network research group

  Academic networking and communications research project will run for five years with financial support from BT and Huawei

• November 15, 2017 15 Nov'17

  EE conducts UK’s first 5G mobile network test

  Mobile operator has successfully conducted the first test of an end-to-end 5G network architecture in the UK

• November 02, 2017 02 Nov'17

  BT quarterly revenues and profits fall after Global Services slump

  Telco’s enterprise sales fall, but its consumer-facing EE division sees good growth

• October 24, 2017 24 Oct'17

  Cisco aims to upskill 250,000 people by 2020

  Tech giant announces several initiatives to help people in the UK to develop digital skills

• October 24, 2017 24 Oct'17

  IT department keeps Volvo Ocean Race sailors connected around the world

  As seven yachts compete in the latest Volvo Ocean Race, the IT team supporting the event is engaged in a race of its own

• October 20, 2017 20 Oct'17

  The 5G wheels are spinning in APAC

  Adoption of 5G across the Asia-Pacific region will be led by China, South Korea and Japan, but telcos will need to find the right pricing strategy to compete with IoT connectivity upstarts

• October 16, 2017 16 Oct'17

  Encryption flaw leaves every Wi-Fi network in the world wide open

  A Belgian researcher has uncovered a major weakness in the WPA2 Wi-Fi security protocol that is thought to leave every Wi-Fi network in the world open to attack

• October 16, 2017 16 Oct'17

  ADMCC monitors Abu Dhabi with Cisco technology

  Abu Dhabi's surveillance system is using technology from Cisco

• September 27, 2017 27 Sep'17

  SDN an essential component of future public sector networks

  Public sector organisations need to adopt software-defined networking to deliver more agile and resilient networks that bring fit-for-purposes services to users and citizens

• September 26, 2017 26 Sep'17

  Tegile says NVMe bottleneck is in the network

  Tegile's chief technology officer says the NVMe roadmap is all in place, but the key bottleneck is in the network and the applications, not its controllers. They’re ready to scale out into clusters for NVMe

• September 21, 2017 21 Sep'17

  Enterprise SDN adoption rapidly approaching tipping point, claims report

  A study commissioned by networking solutions supplier Riverbed claims that legacy networks are causing problems for businesses trying to undergo digital transformation, and more decision makers are considering SDN as a result

• September 20, 2017 20 Sep'17

  Brexit mobile and broadband debate must involve consumers

  The voices of consumers are being missed as communications services providers, industry bodies and the government set the agenda for the UK’s communications infrastructure market after Brexit

• September 19, 2017 19 Sep'17

  John Chambers to step down as Cisco executive chairman

  Former CEO John Chambers will leave the networking sector kingpin after 27 years, supplier reveals

• September 18, 2017 18 Sep'17

  NHS Digital hopes for orderly transition to new Health and Social Care Network

  NHS Digital’s Health and Social Care Network is gearing up to connect its first customers in the next month, in the first stage of a staggered transition process

• September 14, 2017 14 Sep'17

  Digital Catapult invites regional bids for IoT network expansion

  Digital Catapult is planning a major expansion of its Things Connected IoT network across the UK and has invited bids from regional bodies

• August 30, 2017 30 Aug'17

  Canadian University Dubai upgrades network with Dell EMC

  Dubai-based university upgrades its network infrastructure to support more students

• August 22, 2017 22 Aug'17

  How AT&T embraced the telecoms technology transition

  AT&T’s CIO of network and shared services, Sorabh Saxena, discusses how to reskill telecoms engineers and exploit open standards as the operator embraces the future of networking services provision

• August 22, 2017 22 Aug'17

  Cisco buys hyperconvergence software supplier

  Cisco’s transformation into a software-led networking business continues with the purchase of Springpath, a developer of hyperconvergence software

• August 17, 2017 17 Aug'17

  Cisco pivots strategically but still loses money

  Cisco is betting big on intelligent, automated networking, but its revenues are dropping as it makes the strategic shift

• August 04, 2017 04 Aug'17

  Expanding Extreme eyes Cisco, HPE networking business

  Having acquired Avaya’s SDN and switching business, and with its purchase of Brocade’s datacentre unit imminent, Extreme Networks is on a mission to secure customers’ hearts and minds and take business from rivals

• July 18, 2017 18 Jul'17

  Stamford Bridge to offer stadium connectivity in partnership with Ericsson

  Ericsson has begun its partnership with Chelsea to offer home fans a “seamless” connected experience

• July 10, 2017 10 Jul'17

  Mobile operators must act soon as 5G business models emerge

  Full deployment of a commercial 5G mobile network is still at least two years away, but new business models are already beginning to crystallise around the technology, and operators would be wise to start preparations soon, a new report claims

• June 29, 2017 29 Jun'17

  How Vegas is using IoT and Cisco to improve the city experience

  Las Vegas’s chief innovation officer explains how the city has partnered with Cisco to deliver internet of things technologies that will help improve visitor experiences

• June 27, 2017 27 Jun'17

  Cisco Live 2017: A tale of shifting skills and increased security

  Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins and Apple CEO Tim Cook explain how technology adoption is changing how organisations view skills and security

• June 19, 2017 19 Jun'17

  South African game reserve goes digital to save the rhino

  Dimension Data and Cisco have teamed up to protect rhinos living on a private game reserve in South Africa with the latest networking and IoT sensor technology

• June 12, 2017 12 Jun'17

  Virgin Media patches routers after researchers find flaw

  Virgin Media has patched its wireless routers to fix a flaw that could allow attackers to gain unauthorised administrative-level access to the devices

• June 05, 2017 05 Jun'17

  New London restaurant orders up secure Wi-Fi service

  Kiln, a new Thai restaurant in Soho, demonstrates the criticality of network services to support digital transformation in the SME sector

• June 02, 2017 02 Jun'17

  Extreme Networks bulks up with Avaya networking purchase

  Extreme Networks is looking to challenge networking sector giants with its third major purchase in recent months

• May 18, 2017 18 May'17

  Analytics, automation and AI critical to Cisco’s growth

  Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins has been talking about the criticality of analytics and automation technology to the enterprise network

• May 15, 2017 15 May'17

  Manchester trams halted by communications failure

  A communications systems fault at Transport for Greater Manchester halted Metrolink tram services across the city on Sunday 14 May

• April 24, 2017 24 Apr'17

  Gulf Air refreshes storage and server farm hardware with Dell EMC

  Airline completes major project to revamp its storage infrastructure with Dell EMC technologies

• March 29, 2017 29 Mar'17

  Belfast Waterfront centre equipped with state of the art network

  Belfast City Council has refitted its Waterfront conference and entertainment venue with new smart building connectivity to enhance the staff and visitor experience

• March 21, 2017 21 Mar'17

  Co-operative Group overhauls retail store networks

  The Co-operative Group has brought in BT to revitalise and upgrade legacy networking infrastructure at its food retail business

• March 08, 2017 08 Mar'17

  Case study: Tamer Group boosts bandwidth and network connectivity

  Saudi Arabian firm chooses point-to-point wireless to ensure it provides the connectivity required for a fast-growing business

• March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17

  Thorough network upgrade underpins University of Law’s IT

  Legal education specialist the University of Law has undertaken a multi-million pound future IT project to refresh its networks, Wi-Fi and datacentre infrastructures across multiple locations

• March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17

  Cisco UK CEO sees chance to drive digital inclusion after Brexit

  Cisco’s new UK and Ireland CEO Scot Gardner speaks to Computer Weekly about the supplier’s role in driving Britain’s industrial and digital strategies, supporting startups and skills, and the impact of Brexit

• February 21, 2017 21 Feb'17

  Half of enterprises to start digitising networks by 2019, says Cisco

  At Cisco Live Europe in Berlin, Cisco offers an insight into key networking trends and announces new products and upgrades to support and secure the digitisation of the network

• February 16, 2017 16 Feb'17

  Cisco sales fall as traditional product sales slump

  Cisco's traditional product sales such as switches are falling, but revenues in emerging products in areas such as security are on the up

• February 15, 2017 15 Feb'17

  Ericsson introduces first 5G network platform

  As the industry gears up for Mobile World Congress, Ericsson has announced a new platform designed to help networks evolve towards 5G mobile networking

• February 14, 2017 14 Feb'17

  ONF lays out innovation roadmap for SDN and NFV

  The Open Networking Foundation unveils its Open Innovation Pipeline to guide the next phase of development of software-defined and virtualised networking tech

• February 10, 2017 10 Feb'17

  MWC 2017: 4G still has plenty of mileage, say mobile analysts

  5G is likely to be a hot topic at this year’s Mobile World Congress, which kicks off at the end of February, but operators should be paying more attention to getting more out of their 4G networks

• February 08, 2017 08 Feb'17

  Indonesian university rolls out faster, more secure network

  Yogyakarta State University deploys enterprise-grade Wi-Fi network to ease IT administrative workloads and support more users

• February 01, 2017 01 Feb'17

  Manufacturers collaborate to secure process control systems

  Nearly 100 companies are working together to develop open standards for process control systems that will bring prices down and improve their resilience to cyber attacks

• January 31, 2017 31 Jan'17

  More than a million Netgear routers feared vulnerable to hijack

  At least 10,000 and possibly more than a million Netgear routers are vulnerable to hijack by attackers, warn security researchers

• January 19, 2017 19 Jan'17

  Avaya files for chapter 11 bankruptcy

  Networking supplier has filed voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of the US bankruptcy code

• January 18, 2017 18 Jan'17

  Expanding Doddle picks Cradlepoint to ease pressure on host networks

  Click-and-collect service Doddle has implemented a cloud-based all-in-one network model to support its expansion, and be a better neighbour to its host organisations

• January 16, 2017 16 Jan'17

  Network overhaul speeds up business for motor racing venue

  Rockingham Motor Speedway in Northamptonshire beefs up network infrastructure to support expansive business plans

• January 04, 2017 04 Jan'17

  Dubai-based Aramex optimises branch office connectivity

  How global logistics firm streamlined its branch office operations in the Middle East

• December 23, 2016 23 Dec'16

  Top 10 networking stories of 2016

  A look back at Computer Weekly’s most-read networking stories of 2016

• December 22, 2016 22 Dec'16

  Extra £440m to get superfast broadband to hardest-to-reach places in UK

  Government announces extra funding for its superfast broadband roll-out, with 600,000 more premises expected to benefit

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Top 10 ANZ enterprise IT stories of 2016

  Here is a rundown of Computer Weekly’s most popular ANZ enterprise IT articles for 2016

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Top 10 Asean enterprise IT stories of 2016

  The 10 most popular Asean articles of 2016

• November 09, 2016 09 Nov'16

  Global enterprise in midst of major network refresh, says report

  Businesses are upgrading their networks to embrace workplace mobility, IoT and SDN strategies, but are neglecting security, says Dimension Data

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Broadcom buys Brocade but will sell off IP network business

  Chipmaker will acquire Brocade for $5.9bn to broaden its storage business, and plans to sell off most of its acquisition’s networking business

• October 28, 2016 28 Oct'16

  SDN trailblazer Big Switch Networks launches in UK

  Having established a base of paying customers through a key partnership with Dell, SDN supplier Big Switch Networks is opening its first European offices and gunning for Cisco’s ACI business

• October 16, 2016 16 Oct'16

  Dubai smart city will be the talk of GITEX

  Global experts in urban planning and smart technology will discuss the important role Dubai will play in supporting the development of smart cities in the Middle East

• October 10, 2016 10 Oct'16

  Singapore: a nation united on its digital future

  Singapore is setting itself to be a leader in the digital age, with a reorganised government department the protagonist

• October 05, 2016 05 Oct'16

  Randstad group to consolidate network infrastructure with BT

  HR services giant Randstad Group is standardising its global network infrastructure with BT

• 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

• July 08, 2016 08 Jul'16

  Cisco UK and Ireland CEO Phil Smith steps down after 22 years

  Phil Smith announces he is stepping down from the day-to-day running of Cisco’s UK and Ireland business to take up the role of chairman

• July 08, 2016 08 Jul'16

  McLaren-Honda rebuilds network platform on NTT foundations

  McLaren-Honda Formula 1 team embarks on three-year technology partnership with NTT Communications

• May 26, 2016 26 May'16

  Australian police raid opposition offices over leaked broadband documents

  Australia’s federal police have raided the offices of a Labor opposition politician in an investigation into leaked National Broadband Network documents

• May 16, 2016 16 May'16

  Broadband providers send Ofcom suggestions on changing Openreach

  The Federation of Communication Services has sent an open letter to Ofcom CEO Sharon White with 10 points on revamping Openreach’s governance

• May 16, 2016 16 May'16

  Playing it smart: How the UAE and Huawei are creating a city of the future

  The United Arab Emirates (UAE) aims to become one of the most connected and smart countries in the world within five years

• May 13, 2016 13 May'16

  UK government’s call for evidence on business broadband closes June 2016

  The UK government’s call for evidence on broadband for small to medium-sized enterprises is due to close, with the review aiming to drive down the cost of high-quality broadband for smaller businesses

• May 10, 2016 10 May'16

  Nokia plunges to €513m loss after Alcatel-Lucent acquisition

  Costs mount up at network equipment supplier Nokia following its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent