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May 13, 2015 13 May'15
Virgin adds Unify OpenScape UC software to public sector packages

Virgin Media Business signs an agreement to offer Unify’s OpenScape unified communciations software to public sector customers
May 06, 2015 06 May'15
European Union rules Skype and Sky are too similar

EU rules consumers may become confused between Skype’s video chat software and Sky’s TV and broadband services because the brands are too similar
May 05, 2015 05 May'15
HP targets carriers with NFV system and services

HP launches integrated hardware, software and services platform to support carriers and comms services providers as they virtualise their networks
May 05, 2015 05 May'15
Alcatel-Lucent to target enterprise UC market

Alcatel-Lucent signs collaboration agreement with OTT unified comms firm Counterpath to target enterprise and operator customers

May 05, 2015 05 May'15
Cisco CEO John Chambers to step down in July

Cisco CEO John Chambers announces plans to step down from the post after 20 years
April 30, 2015 30 Apr'15
Nokia profits give cause for concern over Alcatel-Lucent deal

Nokia’s quarterly operating profit has slipped, giving investors cause for concern over the viability of its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent
April 17, 2015 17 Apr'15
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent: a grand European networking alliance

Nokia's €16bn acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent will bring big changes to the European networking landscape
April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15
Nokia buys Alcatel-Lucent

Networking suppliers hook up in £11.2bn deal with grand aims when it comes to network innovation
April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15
Microsoft rolls out Skype for Business in Office update

Microsoft rolls out Skype for Business client in April Office update, marking the end of the line for Lync
April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15
InfoVista buys Ipanema to boost application performance offer

Network management supplier InfoVista buys application and network performance firm Ipanema to realise software-defined WAN ambitions

March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15
Ovum urges service providers to get serious about cloud security

Analyst Ovum's report into enterprise cloud adoption warns service providers to stop treating customers' security as an afterthought
March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15
Home devices threaten enterprise data security, warn researchers

Poor or lacking security on ADSL routers and other devices used by teleworkers a threat to global enterprise information security
February 25, 2015 25 Feb'15
Avaya sends SDN to the network edge for distributed environments

Avaya introduces SDN architecture that extends the potential of software-defined to the edge of the network
February 19, 2015 19 Feb'15
Software-defined network supplier Big Switch launches free online test environment

Big Switch Networks launches online development and test environment to show how to set up and run a software-defined network (SDN)
February 18, 2015 18 Feb'15
Brocade sets up SDN and NFV research team in UK

Brocade is to base a new SDN and NFV research and development team in the UK
February 10, 2015 10 Feb'15
Engineering firm Smiths Group to embark on landmark SDN project

Engineering and technology firm Smiths Group renews AT&T contract ahead of major network refresh, and plans to put SDN at the heart of its project
February 04, 2015 04 Feb'15
Milan Expo 2015 builds smart city with Telecom Italia and Cisco

The organisers of Milan Expo 2015 have built a smart city site from the ground up with the support of Telecom Italia and Cisco
January 27, 2015 27 Jan'15
Your digital projects are doomed to failure, warns Cisco

At Cisco Live! In Milan, Cisco set out the challenges of going digital, with many projects doomed to fail unless businesses embrace ‘Fast IT’
January 19, 2015 19 Jan'15
Airwave tackles network traffic spike on New Year’s Eve

Emergency services comms supplier Airwave records its most concentrated network usage ever in central London on New Year’s Eve
January 14, 2015 14 Jan'15
Government extends PSN in response to supplier query deluge

The Crown Commercial Service is extending the PSN Connectivity and Services frameworks for a further 12 months, after receiving a deluge of questions about its impending replacement
December 24, 2014 24 Dec'14
Top 10 networking stories of 2014

Computer Weekly takes a look back at the year in networking with a round-up of the biggest stories from 2014
December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14
Technology needed to help ambulance services cope with increased demand

The future of the ambulance and emergencies services needs more investment in networking
December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14
BT hires across Europe to meet broadband roll-out obligations

BT updates MPs on its progress in getting broadband to rural communities to support the digital by default government policy
November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14
CGI secures communications between pilots and air traffic control

Satellite communications firm Inmarsat has outsourced the provision of security IT and services to CGI
November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14
Nottingham University Hospital embeds video in cystic fibrosis centre

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust used Cisco video technology to enhance care quality at a dedicated facility for cystic fibrosis patients
November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14
The IPv6 dilemma – are we making the same mistake?

In 2012, the Regional Internet Registry for Europe claimed the five internet registries each had just 16.8 million IPv4 addresses left
November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14
BT in talks to buy mobile operator O2

BT is currently in talks with Telefonica over buying the mobile network operator O2.
November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14
Ericsson ranks Stockholm, London and Paris the world’s most connected cities

Ericsson’s Networked Society Index puts London near the top of its connected cities table but others may challenge it soon
November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14
Juniper CEO Kheradpir resigns over misconduct allegations

Shaygan Kheradpir steps down from his role as CEO of Juniper Networks after less than a year in the post, after a customer negotiation went sour
November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14
Government backs down on prescriptive PSN security compliance

Restrictive security measures are out, a more flexible approach to PSN compliance is in, says government CTO Liam Maxwell
October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14
Government seeks suppliers for £2bn telecoms framework

The government is seeking suppliers for a £2bn procurement framework to replace Whitehall’s telecommunications requirements
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
Oxfam unwraps mobile collaboration benefits with Box’s cloud content service

The move to Box will mean that Oxfam workers will get mobile access to data on the move and at remote locations
October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14
Mothercare to trial beacons in store from early 2015

Mothercare plans to trial beacon technology from early 2015 to engage with customers, rather than for promotional messages.
October 02, 2014 02 Oct'14
Sunborn puts network in the cloud at Docklands’ first floating hotel

Hospitality firm Sunborn picks Mitel 3300 IP Communications platform for London's first floating hotel
September 25, 2014 25 Sep'14
Lancaster University supports SDN development with HP Networking

Lancaster Uni deploys 40 OpenFlow-enabled HP switches to run SDN research and production environments concurrently
September 25, 2014 25 Sep'14
Huawei ploughs $4bn into fixed broadband research

Huawei announces major R&D investment in ‘ultra-broadband’ research over the next three years as interest in new networking standards grows
September 23, 2014 23 Sep'14
Orange steps up to growing demands on business networks

Orange Business Services is extending Business VPN to cater for growing use of internet networks for cloud and web services
September 22, 2014 22 Sep'14
UK could be leader in 5G technology

The UK could be a leader in the development of the 5G network if it is fast in implementing technology and standards, says MP David Willetts
September 19, 2014 19 Sep'14
Peterborough City Council launches cloud-enabled technology strategy

Peterborough City Council is launching a cloud-enabled technology strategy to improve how it connects with citizens
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
Nokia and Red Hat collaborate to create open-source telco cloud

Nokia Networks and OpenStack provider Red Hat join forces so mobile broadband operators can create a telco cloud infrastructure
September 05, 2014 05 Sep'14
Camden Market launches social Wi-Fi system to track footfall

Free Wi-Fi connectivity is available to shoppers in Camden Market in London, which also provides real-time data on users
September 02, 2014 02 Sep'14
Natural Resources Wales takes to the cloud with Microsoft

The Welsh envoronmental public body adopts Microsoft cloud functionalities including Office 365 and Azure
September 01, 2014 01 Sep'14
Suppliers discuss Emergency Services Network with Home Office

Suppliers have attended an event held by the Home Office to discuss details of the new Emergency Services Network
September 01, 2014 01 Sep'14
Chinese MSN Messenger service ends in October 2014

Microsoft will switch off Windows Live Messenger (WLM) for its last users in China at the end of October 2014
August 29, 2014 29 Aug'14
BT faces further investigation over link to US drone network

The UK government has reopened a complaint against BT after a Computer Weekly investigation into links supporting US drone strikes
August 26, 2014 26 Aug'14
Veg supplier freshens up data recovery times with WAN optimisation

Network congestion limited vegetable wholesaler Product World’s ability to create and move VMs until it deployed WAN optimisation
August 26, 2014 26 Aug'14
The internet of things: Britain's next big opportunity

Tech City's Gerard Grech talks about the IoT phenomenon and a startup competition that is intended to accelerate technologies
August 26, 2014 26 Aug'14
NHS Spine infrastructure transition successful, says HSCIC

The infrastructure behind the critical NHS Spine platform has been replaced by The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC)
August 15, 2014 15 Aug'14
Nike builds datacentre cloud and network infrastructure

Nike is creating a scalable next-generation datacentre cloud and retail network infrastructure using Juniper's MetaFabric architecture
August 07, 2014 07 Aug'14
Manchester has the second largest Wi-Fi network in the UK

The city of Manchester is now home to the second largest Wi-Fi network in the country as it completes a network extension
August 05, 2014 05 Aug'14
What's the solution to Tech City’s lack of superfast broadband?

Reports of poor internet connectivity for startup tech companies in London’s Tech City have been circulating for some time
August 05, 2014 05 Aug'14
BT Business brings 4G to SMEs

BT Business has launched a range of plans for small businesses that include free access to 4G and unlimited BT Wi-Fi
July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14
IT needs to improve network infrastructure for future of retail

IT departments need to up their game and improve networks for the retail sector which is on the brink of massive technology change
July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14
BT forges on with fibre roll-out but customer uptake weak

BT rolls out fibre optic broadband across the UK at a steady pace but only 15% of fibre-ready premises sign up for the superfast internet service
July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14
EE launches 4G in Cornwall

EE has deployed its 4G mobile network in Saltash, Cornwall, making it the first Cornish town to connect to the network
July 23, 2014 23 Jul'14
Vince Cable welcomes £135m datacentre investment in Docklands

Telehouse, London's colo and datacentre provider, to build a mission-critical datacentre in Docklands with £135m from parent firm KDDI
July 15, 2014 15 Jul'14
Orange opens up to app developers and startups with Apigee

Orange picks Apigee’s digital API platform to help developers and startups create services by levering data already held by the telco
July 11, 2014 11 Jul'14
The SDN state of play: first steps for the enterprise

Software-defined networking experts say telcos will be first to push SDN ahead of enterprises and suggest how CIOs can prepare
July 02, 2014 02 Jul'14
Formula 1 big data contest launches ahead of British Grand Prix

Tata Communications has invited IT innovators to exploit the vast amounts of data in F1 racing to give fans and drivers new insights into the sport
June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14
IT investment required to support global expansion of British firms

Over half of British businesses that want to expand internationally say insufficient technology or comms infrastructures are barriers
June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14
Invest Bristol & Bath to drive Huawei regional recruitment plans

Invest Bristol & Bath seeks ICT chip development, microprocessor design and software expertise
June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14
Adoption of cloud-based communications grows

Improving economic conditions and exposure to technology is driving the uptake of cloud-based communications applications
June 10, 2014 10 Jun'14
Facebook shares lessons learnt from deploying Raid in HDFS clusters

Facebook deployed Raid in large HDFS clusters to increase capacity and reduce data replication, but it faced many challenges
June 02, 2014 02 Jun'14
Unified communications supplier Unify cuts workforce by half

Unify, formerly Siemens Enterprise Communications, cuts its workforce by half in a move towards software-defined technology
June 02, 2014 02 Jun'14
Queen Mary University to offer networking crash course for ICT students

Queen Mary University of London to pilot a four-day network training and certification course
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
Cisco advances global Intercloud through further partnerships

Cisco has announced a number of new partners onto its new Intercloud network
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
Germany leads the internet of things, says Cisco

Cisco's Rob Lloyd says Germany leads the internet of things with its automotive industry, with Israel and Mexico close behind
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
The IT industry is consolidating, says Cisco CEO

The IT industry is consolidating, and only the relevant players will be left standing, says Cisco CEO John Chambers
May 20, 2014 20 May'14
Shell thinks technology first in preparation for internet of everything

Shell is reshaping its business to think technology first as it uses the internet of everything to change its business processes
May 18, 2014 18 May'14
Cisco CTO tells women "there is no such thing as work-life balance”

Cisco’s chief technology officer, Padmasree Warrior, said there is “no such thing as a work-life balance”, but instead she integrates the two
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
London unites local authorities on Public Services Network

London is the first region to connect all of its local authorities to the Public Services Network (PSN) through the London Public Services Network (LondonPSN)
May 15, 2014 15 May'14
Cisco Q3 results not as bad as feared

Cisco reports year-on-year declines in both sales and profits for its third quarter, but the fall is not as bad as predicted
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 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
Nokia appoints Rajeev Suri as president and CEO

Following the completion of Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s handset business earlier this week, Nokia has appointed Rajeev Suri as president and CEO of Nokia
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 17, 2014 17 Apr'14
Tests prove Heartbleed bug exposes OpenVPN private keys

Tests prove that the Heartbleed bug exposes the private encryption keys used by OpenVPN servers
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
April 03, 2014 03 Apr'14
Why have organisations failed to make PSN compliance deadline?

A number of organisations have failed to meet the PSN security compliance deadline despite the threat of being cut off from critical services
March 31, 2014 31 Mar'14
Case study: Video as a service brings benefits across the NHS

Solution from Imerja is being adopted by health organisations across the country and is reducing costs, waiting times and problems for staff
March 26, 2014 26 Mar'14
Case study: Logicalis helps Birmingham and Loughborough universities with networking challenges

Computer Weekly European User Award Supplier of the Year winner Logicalis explains how it developed modern infrastructures for two universities
March 25, 2014 25 Mar'14
Rural broadband needed to push forward with G-Cloud services

Broadband in remote areas of the UK needs to be implemented in order for councils to take full advantage of G-Cloud
March 24, 2014 24 Mar'14
DCMS to fund rural trials of superfast broadband

The DCMS has opened up its £10m funding pot for suppliers with innovative ideas to help superfast broadband reach remote UK areas
March 18, 2014 18 Mar'14
Non-compliant organisations risk being cut off from the PSN

Organisations not compliant with PSN security after the end-March deadline and who fail to engage for help are “effectively opting out”
March 13, 2014 13 Mar'14
Gigaclear instals fibre optic broadband in rural business park

UK ISP Gigaclear instals fibre optic broadband in Oxfordshire business park in efforts to roll-out fast internet to rural areas
March 12, 2014 12 Mar'14
UK superfast broadband adoption lags behind the best in Europe

Superfast broadband is available to 73% of UK households but less than a fifth have adopted it, according to Ofcom’s European Broadband Scorecard 2014
March 12, 2014 12 Mar'14
Ofcom 4G auction achieved competition goal

National Audit Office report says Ofcom achieved its goal of maintaining a competitive market through last year's 4G auction
March 10, 2014 10 Mar'14
Parliament suffers IT outages

The Houses of Parliament have suffered from a number of IT failures and computer crashes after a supplier error
February 28, 2014 28 Feb'14
CSL and ZTE bring LTE Advanced 300Mbps network to Hong Kong

CSL and ZTE will deploy the first LTE Advanced 300Mbps network in Hong Kong, it was announced at MWC in Barcelona
February 28, 2014 28 Feb'14
Computer Weekly European User Awards for networking: 2014 winners

The winners have been announced for the Computer Weekly European User Awards for networking. See who made the top spots
February 26, 2014 26 Feb'14
Telefónica to embrace SDN and NFV with UNICA network initiative

The mobile operator plans to revamp its network infrastructure to embrace more virtualisation technologies and bring more efficiency to its backhaul.
February 24, 2014 24 Feb'14
Operators preventing dual SIM handsets

Acer claims that although its new handset offers dual SIM capabilities for the business user, mobile operators will stop the feature coming to market to protect revenues