Networks

Skype Removes Rude And Naughty Emoticons

Skype users slap their forehead and shake their heads after Microsoft removes potentially offensive emoticons

11 years ago

Commuters Turn To Tube Wi-Fi As London Strike Causes Travel Chaos

Virgin Media reports an increase in London Tube Wi-Fi registrations but says number of devices falls by a third during…

11 years ago

EE Wants Six Million 4G Customers By End Of The Year

EE 4G user base reaches 2.9 million, and operator says it's on track to double this number by the end…

11 years ago

Virgin Media Adds Six More Stations To Tube Wi-Fi Network

Tube Wi-Fi network expands to 137 stations, with iOS devices being popular underground and BlackBerry traffic doubling

11 years ago

Just 15 Percent Of UK Homes Have 30Mbps Superfast Broadband

New research names Britain's 50 slowest broadband streets. Meanwhile, even those who have the option of superfast broadband are slow…

11 years ago

Netflix Says Comcast Time Warner Cable Merger Harms Net Neutrality

Netflix mulls price increase: its revenue and subscribers are increasing US ISPs are charging it for bandwidth

11 years ago

Virgin Media Fixes Email Issue After Users Complain Of Excessive Spam

Virgin Media customers with a 'virgin.net' address complain of receiving hundreds of messages after a service email lets anyone reply…

11 years ago

HP’s Mayer Touts Open NFV Approach

The head of the NFV unit touts HP's open approach as a key advantage over rivals like Cisco

11 years ago

EE To Bring 4G To Glastonbury And Offer Power Bars To Charge Revellers’ Phones

EE's £20 power bars can be used and swapped for fully charged ones, so Glastonbury visitors skip the charging tent…

11 years ago

Juniper Mulls Junos Pulse Security Unit Sale – Report

Juniper continues its streamlining efforts and considers selling its Junos Pulse mobile security business

11 years ago

Ofcom: 1 In 4 Users Now Have Superfast Broadband, Average Is 17.8Mbps

Ofcom says broadband connections in the UK are getting faster, but warns more must be done to ensure rural areas…

11 years ago

TalkTalk And Sky Challenge BT With York Fibre Network

TalkTalk, Sky And CityFibre join forces to offer FTTP services in York and model is set to expand to other…

11 years ago

Internet Grows To 271 Million Domain Names

More evidence of the growing Internet as it reaches 271 million registered domain names around the world

11 years ago

BT To Offer Secure, Dedicated Access To Microsoft Azure

BT offers Azure customers the ability to bypass the public Internet when connecting to the Microsoft service

11 years ago

Internet Of Things Firm Senaptic Promises Free Private Networks

Senaptic says its narrow band radio handles Internet of Things applications better than White Space technology

11 years ago

Qualcomm Says Beam-Forming 802.11ac Will Solve Office Wi-Fi Capacity Crunch

Qualcomm add MU-MIMO to its Wi-Fi chips. Expect routers and hotspots to handle more users when the system vendors pick…

11 years ago

Intel Launches ‘Gateway Solutions’ For The Internet Of Things

The company wants to unlock data hidden in legacy industrial systems by linking them to the cloud

11 years ago

Cisco Touts OpFlex As OpenFlow Alternative

Cisco introduces OpFlex protocol as part of its ACI push to offer companies an alternative to SDN platforms

11 years ago

Intel And Co Create 100G CLR4 Alliance For Data Centres

Intel and Arista join forces to develop the specs for 100 Gbps networking in data centres

11 years ago

MPs Say BDUK Has Given BT A Rural Broadband Monopoly

Public Accounts Committee say DCMS and BT must be more transparent and publish detailed BDUK mapping

11 years ago

HP Brings SDN To Converged Wi-Fi Networks

Adding SDN functions to network kit will let companies make money from their own Wi-Fi networks, while cloud management could…

11 years ago

Facebook Mulls Drones And Satellites For Web Push

Facebook buys a small British firm as it investigates drone, satellite and laser technology for its Internet.org push

11 years ago

BT And Orange Named Ofcom’s Most Complained About Service Providers

BT narrowly takes title ahead of EE in broadband, while EE-owned Orange and T-Mobile struggle in the mobile division

11 years ago

Syrian Internet Restored After Nationwide Blackout

War-torn Syria suffers another nationwide online blackout, with fingers pointed firmly at the Government

11 years ago

Which? Calls On ISPs To Deliver Advertised Speeds And Better Customer Service

Which? launches better broadband campaign, after research finds UK customers get super slow service, not super fast network connections

11 years ago

Microsoft Fixes Skype Battery Drain On Android Devices

Microsoft fixes an irritating problem with Skype on Android devices, which could drain batteries

11 years ago

Virgin Media Launches Cloud Storage Service

Virgin Media Cloud offers up to 50GB free storage per household, with increasing amounts for those willing to pay

11 years ago

Ofcom: UK Leads European ‘Big Five’ On Superfast Broadband

Ofcom says UK leads France, Germany, Italy and Spain on superfast broadband adoption and coverage

11 years ago

Intel Touts 800Gbps Optical Cables For Data Centres

Intel to release new networking technology that will transfer data at speeds of up 800Gbps in each direction

11 years ago

Slow Rural Broadband Affecting Education, Says Survey

Rural broadband gives urban children an advantage in education says new report

11 years ago