Networks

BT Makes Some ‘Ultrafast’ Coverage Progress As EE 4G Coverage Grows

BT Openreach FTTC network reaches 27 million premises as G.Fast coverage grows ahead of ultrafast target

7 years ago

Facebook, Amazon Pump Cash Into NTT’s Trans Pacific Cable

Jupiter cable to stretch 8,700 miles between Asia and US and will carry 60Tbps of data per second

7 years ago

NHS Launches API Lab To Promote Health Sector Data Exchange

NHS Digital is to collaborate with the supplier-led INTEROPen group on the development of APIs for exchanging health data

7 years ago

NCSC To Revamp Cyber Risk Management Guidance

The National Cyber Security Centre said it will aim to present a 'toolbox' of approaches for different types of organisations…

7 years ago

British Researchers Advance Toward Cable-Free Optical Broadband

A UK-led study into 'twisted light' could be a significant move toward broadband at fibre-optic speeds, but without the need…

7 years ago

NHS’ Health And Social Care Network Goes Live With First Customer Crescendo Systems

Crescendo Systems, a digital dictation and clinical records management firm, has become the first customer on the new networking framework

7 years ago

IT LIFE: James Nesfield, Chirp CTO

Audiophile James Nesfield talks us through his career in IT and the work he's doing at Chirp

7 years ago

Legal Changes Could Mean More Privacy Restrictions For Facebook, Skype

A legal opinion and a vote by MEPs could signal more restrictions on what social media and digital communications firms…

7 years ago

City Of London Prepares Guildhall 5G Wireless Trials

The 5G plans build on the district-wide public Wi-Fi network switched on last week and a projected network of 400…

7 years ago

Microsoft To Offer Cray Supercomputers On Azure Cloud Platform

Microsoft and Cray are to link supercomputers directly into Azure data centres, providing high-end scalability for AI workloads

7 years ago

Mirai-Like IoT Botnet ‘Has Already Hacked Millions Of Devices’

The Reaper botnet is expanding more aggressively than Mirai did and has the potential to cause more disruption, researchers say

7 years ago

US Government Warns Of ‘Ongoing’ Attacks On Energy, Nuclear Sectors

Critical industries including energy, nuclear and manufacturing have been targeted for cyber-espionage since earlier this year

7 years ago

Vodafone, EE, Three Are Overcharging Customers By £38 A Month

Loyal mobile customers are being overcharged when handset is paid off warns Citizen Advice

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: BlackBerry

Ultimate survivor. The rise, fall, and rise (?) of former smartphone giant BlackBerry

7 years ago

Apple Partners GE For Industrial Mobile Apps

General Electric and Apple to develop mobile apps to control industrial systems in factories and power plants

7 years ago

Qualcomm Claims 5G Milestone With 1Gbps Demo

Who needs fibre? New 5G smartphone chip from Qualcomm delivers 1Gbps data connection

7 years ago

Government Surveillance Regime Lacks Oversight

GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 are sharing mass personal data with mininal privacy safeguards, Privacy International has told a tribunal

7 years ago

DCMS £25m Fund Aims To Develop UK 5G Technology Leadership

The department is to award match-funded grants of up to £5m each, starting with projects that can foster Britain's '5G…

7 years ago

WPA2 Eavesdropping Flaw ‘Affects All Wi-Fi Devices’

The 'KRACK Attack' exploit could allow an attacker to listen in on sensitive information sent over any protected Wi-Fi network,…

7 years ago

EE Balloon-Powered Helikite Delivers 4G & Wi-Fi To Snowdonia Biking Event

EE says Helikite test shows potential for on-demand 4G coverage in remote areas or during natural disasters

7 years ago

New Dell IoT Division to Push Distributed Core Technology Strategy

Dell Technologies will invest $1 billion in IoT product and service development efforts

7 years ago

FCC Approves Google Project Loon for Hurricane-Devastated Puerto Rico

ANALYSIS: FCC approves license for Google's to set up its Project Loon communications system in hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico

7 years ago

Ofcom Proposes Changes To Broadband Speed Claims

New code of practice to reduce consumer confusion over ISP 'up to' broadband speed claims

7 years ago

‘Major’ Vodafone Rebrand Suggests Confidence Has Returned To Newbury

ANALYSIS: Vodafone's rebrand is one of the biggest in its history as it looks to move on from a couple…

7 years ago

IT LIFE: Craig Foster, HomeServe Labs MD

HomeServe Labs MD discusses his love of the iPhone, Slack and why architecture could have been an alternative career path

7 years ago

Facebook & BT Admit First Startups Into UK Telecoms Tech Accelerator

AI, SDN and Quantum computing firms will have access to £125m in funding and resources at Telecom Infra Project (TIP)…

7 years ago

BT & Vodafone Get Most Broadband & Mobile Complaints Again

Ofcom hopes publishing complaints figures will spur operators into improving service

7 years ago

Vodafone Downplays IoT Security Fears As Global Adoption Rises

Vodafone claims just 7 percent of large adopters are worried, despite security being the biggest barrier to adoption

7 years ago

Software ‘Feature’ Sent Plain-Text Passwords Across The Internet

The developer of a popular Mac tool has fixed an issue that caused sensitive data to be sent out unencrypted…

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Internet Of Things

IoT Quiz: What do you know about the Internet of Things and the technologies behind it?

7 years ago