Networks

Ofcom Faces Backlash For Broadband Criticism

Some ISPs are manipulating broadband figures, but ultimately it is all about the timetable for migrating to fibre, experts claim

14 years ago

UK And India Launch ICT Innovation Programme

The government has announced a bilateral trade agreement between the UK and Indian ICT industries to encourage innovation and investment

14 years ago

Briton Holds Key To ‘Rebooting The Internet’

A Briton is one of only seven trusted people around the world to be given the power to "reboot the…

14 years ago

Intel Shows Off 50Gbps Optical Interconnect

Intel has created a prototype of an interconnect that uses light instead of copper, and that can transfer data at…

14 years ago

Government Confirms Long-Awaited Spectrum Auction

The government has announced a radio spectrum auction for next year, in a move that could prompt the introduction of…

14 years ago

Virgin Media Trials Broadband Via Electricity Poles

Virgin Media continues to trial new ways of delivering superfast broadband to rural areas, as it begins a fibre trial…

14 years ago

Europe To Get 100 Million Smart Meters By 2014

The UK, France and Spain will be the next countries to deploy meters in large numbers, according to analysts

14 years ago

Ofcom Slams ISPs For Misleading Broadband Speeds

Copper is not as efficient as fibre when it comes to delivering advertised broadband speeds, the regulator claims

14 years ago

Google Voice Adds Speedy Calls on Android, BlackBerry

In an effort to accelerate calls, Google has added direct access numbers to its Google Voice for mobile application on…

14 years ago

BT Launches Clampdown On Copper Thieves

BT Openreach has launched a nationwide campaign in an effort to combat the increasing problem of cable theft in the…

14 years ago

Gamers See Downloads As ‘Win Win’

More PC gamers are turning to the Web to access and download their favorite video games

14 years ago

IBM zEnterprise Mainframe Swallows Blades

IBM says its zEnterprise is the fastest mainframe ever - and wants it to manage all the other servers in…

14 years ago

BT Begins Delayed FTTP Trials

BT has begun its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) trials using brownfield sites, where existing houses and businesses already exist

14 years ago

EC Announces €6.4 billion Tech Stimulus Plan

The EC investment plan includes €1.2 billion for IT, and cash for “carbon-free” systems

14 years ago

Aruba Wireless Management System 7: Review

Version 7 of Aruba's RF management tool adds new features and monitoring for wireless switches and client devices - including…

14 years ago

Culture Secretary Delays 2Mbps Broadband Till 2015

Jeremy Hunt blames funding shortfall for delay to universal broadband - after blocking Labour's broadband tax

15 years ago

Government And BT Haggle At Broadband Summit

At a Broadband Britain summit, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt says companies should share networks, but BT says the job requires…

15 years ago

Google Reveals More Details Of Broadband Plan

Google July has launched a Website to keep people in the loop on the company's plans to build ultra-high speed…

15 years ago

Nokia Siemens Eyes Motorola Telecom Unit

Reports are emerging that Nokia Siemens Networks is in talks to acquire the telecom equipment unit of Motorola

15 years ago

Could Canvas Be The New BBC Micro?

Thirty years ago a £200 BBC device got millions into the digital age. Peter Judge asks if a £200 BBC…

15 years ago

Skype Denies Blocking Fring Amid Bitter War Of Words

Fring has labelled VoIP provider Skype as "cowards" for allegedly blocking Fring from offering video chat on smartphones

15 years ago

Government Appeals For Broadband Access Ideas

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt will ask telecom firms how to tackle the broadband divide in the United Kingdom

15 years ago

Fox And Cameron Announce Bid To Get The Poor Online

Digital champion Martha Lane Fox and Prime Minister David Cameron plan to get the poorer elements of society off expensive…

15 years ago

BT And Council Deliver Fibre To Kent Village

Residents in a Kent village used a £13,000 grant from the local council to get BT to bring superfast fibre…

15 years ago

BT Reaches Pay Deal With Union To Avert Strike

It is all quiet on the industrial front after BT reached a reached a deal with union leaders for an…

15 years ago

Brighton Locals Attack BT Over ‘Ugly’ Broadband Cabinets

Conservation groups in Brighton claim that BT's 1.8 metre high super-fast broadband cabinets are unsightly

15 years ago

Union Halts BT Strike Vote Over Legal Worries

The Communication Workers Union has scrapped a strike ballot over industrial action at BT, after legal concerns about the way…

15 years ago

Fans Petition Google Over Skype-Killer

A grassroots petition has begun for people who desire a desktop VOIP client for Google Voice

15 years ago

Mobile VoIP Set To Skyrocket Says Researcher

Mobile phone users are increasingly turning to VoIP to make calls, after Juniper Research said that the number of mobile…

15 years ago

VMware Offers Go – A Free Virtualisation Starter

But your next hit could cost money, as VMware gets users hooked on its virtualisation technology

15 years ago