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Voice networking and VoIP

• August 04, 2016 04 Aug'16

  Context warns of VoIP wars at Black Hat USA

  A lack of understanding of modern VoIP and unified communications security opens many service providers and businesses to cyber attack, a Context IS researcher warns at Black Hat USA

• July 12, 2016 12 Jul'16

  Private equity pushes Mitel out of Polycom deal

  Merger called off after private equity group Siris Capital offered more money for the video-conferencing services supplier

• 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

• June 29, 2016 29 Jun'16

  Middle East and Africa to see fastest IP traffic growth by 2020

  IP traffic in Middle East and Africa to grow 41% a year by 2020, according to Cisco Visual Networking Index

• June 24, 2016 24 Jun'16

  Local Government Ombudsman moves to cloud network service

  Ombudsman service is on the way to realising 30% cost savings with 50% faster connectivity after procuring a cloud telephony service through G-Cloud

• June 08, 2016 08 Jun'16

  EDF Energy upgrades network with Vodafone

  EDF Energy signs a 10-year, multi-million pound contract with Vodafone to update its communications and IT infrastructure to support training and compliance

• 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 17, 2016 17 May'16

  Vodafone CEO hints at return to growth for mobile operator as full-year results drop

  Mobile operator Vodafone shares details of its full-year financial results, while talking up the role cloud has to play in its ability to deliver low-cost services

• May 10, 2016 10 May'16

  Tel Aviv: A smart city where community engagement is the measure of success

  Israel’s capital is using the latest technologies as a way of placing the needs of local citizens at the heart of regional government

• April 15, 2016 15 Apr'16

  Mitel and Polycom merge to form $2.5bn cloud unified communications firm

  Communications and collaboration suppliers Mitel and Polycom pool their resources to form a $2.5bn unified communications (UC) powerhouse

• April 12, 2016 12 Apr'16

  Banks see video banking as key to customer satisfaction

  Video banking is set to take off over the next few years to improve the personal connection between banks and customers, according to research

• April 12, 2016 12 Apr'16

  GDS appoints Public Services Network head

  Government Digital Service (GDS) elevates Mark Smith to head of the Public Services Network (PSN)

• March 30, 2016 30 Mar'16

  EE still generating most broadband complaints, but volumes fall

  The overall volume of complaints about broadband services dropped during the last three months of 2015, says Ofcom

• March 24, 2016 24 Mar'16

  Welsh secretary calls for taller mobile masts

  The Welsh secretary Alun Cairns has called on the devolved government to consider allowing mobile operators to build taller masts