Networks

French Scientists Develop Wi-Fi Blocking Wallpaper

Affordable wallpaper that secures your Wi-Fi could could be in the shops next year

12 years ago

TalkTalk Customers Want Smut-Cutting Porn Filter

One third of new TalkTalk customers opt for censorship, 80 percent approve of the offer

12 years ago

Virgin Atlantic To Allow Mid-Air Mobile Calls

Becomes first British airline to permit in-flight calls, texts and data between London and New York

12 years ago

O2 Offers Roaming Deal As Operators Accept EU Vote

O2 says it was already working within the EU guidelines set to come in this July, as it announces a…

12 years ago

Nokia Pulls Out Of Free London Wi-Fi Project

Former partners set to continue and expand free London Wi-Fi network

12 years ago

Netherlands Institutes Net Neutrality Law

The Netherlands has become the first country in Europe, and the second in the world after Chile, to institute net…

12 years ago

Old Network Switches May Be More Reliable Than New Kit

Network vendors are pulling a fast one forcing users to upgrade, says re-use specialist

12 years ago

Why Second Hand Switches Are Good For You

If it ain't broke, don't throw it out, says Network Hardware Resale's Glenn Fassett

12 years ago

BT Reaches Fibre Rollout Target Ahead Of Schedule

BT brings fibre to 10m premises in the UK as it adds more subscribers

12 years ago

ASA Bans ‘Misleading’ Virgin Broadband Ads

The advertising watchdog has upheld complaints that Virgin broadband adverts included misleading price and speed claims

12 years ago

Defra Opens Applications For £20m Rural Broadband Fund

Rural communities have until 6 July to submit proposals for ultra-fast broadband projects in the nation's 10 percent hardest-to-reach areas

12 years ago

Huawei Debuts CloudEngine 12800 Super-Switch

Huawei claims it is years ahead of the competition with its new switch

13 years ago

Telefonica Releases TU Me Skype Rival iPhone App

New app lets users make calls, send texts and share photos on any network in any country

13 years ago

ICANN Gets $350m, Offers Refund Over gTLDs

ICANN's new dot-name domain system is still down due to security, but it is definitely in demand

13 years ago

IEEE Approves Major Wi-Fi Revision

The 802.11-2012 standard consolidates recent updates to the base specification, as well as bringing in new improvements to quality of…

13 years ago

Prime Minister To Consult On Default Porn Block

David Cameron is to meet with ISPs following an inquiry that recommended introducing stringent measures to block adult content

13 years ago

Government Announces Shortlist For Super-Fast Broadband Funds

The government has announced a list of 27 cities eligible to apply for £50m in funding for super-fast broadband

13 years ago

Cisco Beefs Up Network Analytics With Truviso Purchase

Cisco is to give its customers real-time visibility into the data traffic on their networks with the purchase of Truviso

13 years ago

Government Faces £1.1 Billion Broadband Funding Shortfall

Report states economic and social case for superfast broadband but says more funding is needed to meet targets

13 years ago

Microsoft Probes Skype IP Vulnerability Reports

Microsoft is investigating reports of a tool that can be used to view the IP addresses of Skype users

13 years ago

BSkyB Posts Record Profit Amidst Hacking Turmoil

Broadband growth drives up BSkyB profits as the company battles with negative attention over the hacking scandal

13 years ago

ICO Unlikely To Re-Probe Google Despite Street View Findings

The ICO looks set to let Google off again, even after findings show workers knew what they were doing when…

13 years ago

UK Average Broadband Speeds Fall in Q4

Speeds decline worldwide but remain high in Asia

13 years ago

Pirate Bay UK In Stormy Seas As ISPs Agree To Block

The Pirate Bay is set to be inaccessible for most internet users in the UK within the next month

13 years ago

EC Seeks Ways To Roll Out Cheaper Broadband

The European Commission opens a public consultation over how to reduce the costs associated with deploying fibre broadband

13 years ago

Intel Splashes $75m On Aware Patents

Intel makes another big patent acquisition, grabbing some Aware networking IP

13 years ago

Sky And TalkTalkTalk Up Their Fibre

The new 80 Mbps service is coming to a cabinet near you, while TalkTalk lays off some staff

13 years ago

Intel Grows HPC With Cray Interconnect Deal

Intel is adding to its HPC portfolio with the purchase of the networking assets of supercomputer maker Cray

13 years ago

Toshiba Looks To SMBs With Linux Telephone System

Toshiba has partnered with Polycom to offer SMBs a Linux-based wireless telephone system

13 years ago

Dell Adds 40GbE Network Switch To Portfolio

Dell has expanded its networking portfolio with the addition of the Force10 MXL 10/40GbE blade switch

13 years ago