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WAN performance and optimisation

• April 30, 2018 30 Apr'18

  Yorkshire and Humber region awards HSCN contract to Redcentric

  Network services provider Redcentric wins the first major regional Health and Social Care Network contract as procurements around England gather pace

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Huawei debuts its first intent-based networking proposition

  At its Shenzhen Analyst Summit, Huawei unveiled its intent-based networking concept, promising to address enterprise customer pain points around network management

• April 10, 2018 10 Apr'18

  HMV pivots from legacy MPLS to SD-WAN

  Record retailer HMV goes all-in on a Cisco Meraki software-defined network to cut costs and improve its network resiliency

• March 09, 2018 09 Mar'18

  World Wide Fund for Nature tames out-of-control network

  The World Wide Fund for Nature turns to services provider Exponential-e to bolster its connectivity as it moves its wider IT estate into the cloud

• March 06, 2018 06 Mar'18

  Essex, Herts Councils expand smart city pilot scheme

  Essex and Hertfordshire County Councils have joined forces to run a number of pilots assessing the socioeconomic benefits of smart city technologies

• March 01, 2018 01 Mar'18

  MWC 2018: Cisco and Vodafone demonstrate network slicing

  At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, network supplier Cisco and mobile operator Vodafone demonstrated network slicing techniques using segment routing

• 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

• January 31, 2018 31 Jan'18

  Australia’s internet speeds limiting productivity

  Australia’s broadband networks, already among the world’s slowest, could be further strained by the emergence of virtual and augmented reality

• January 21, 2018 21 Jan'18

  Telstra invests in two new submarine cables to bolster Asia-US connectivity

  The Hong Kong Americas and Pacific Light Cable Network cables will provide more robust connectivity to support the Asia-Pacific region’s growing internet traffic

• January 05, 2018 05 Jan'18

  Insurance broker Simply Business ditches legacy MPLS for SD-WAN

  Insurance business finds networking a breeze after ditching its unresponsive managed services provider and implementing VeloCloud’s latest software-defined wide area network technology

• January 03, 2018 03 Jan'18

  Nuffield Health hits peak performance after switching to SDN

  The non-profit healthcare and fitness organisation has improved both its network and wider IT performance after switching over to SDN technology

• 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 04, 2017 04 Dec'17

  Australia-Singapore submarine cable connection cut again

  The damage to the SEA-ME-WE3 cable took place more than 1,000 km from Singapore, affecting Australian internet users who can expect increased latency to Asian destinations

• 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