Networks

Persirai Botnet Targets Internet-Connected Cameras

Following Mirai, the Persirai botnet is the latest to take over connected devices and use them to launch denial-of-service attacks

8 years ago

‘Leaner’ BT Global Service Has New CEO To Target Digital Transformation

BT says tech changes means it no longer has to focus on local network to deliver transformative services through BTGS

8 years ago

Openreach Fibre Broadband Reaches 26.5m As BT Looks At ‘Large Scale’ FTTP Rollout

BT & Openreach make broadband and 4G gains despite accounting issues and Ofcom regulatory pressure

8 years ago

Vodafone To Shut Down Pager Service Over Competition Concerns

Vodafone says it makes more economic sense to shut down the pager unit rather than address competition concerns so it…

8 years ago

TalkTalk Prioritises Fixed Broadband Growth Over Profit For Now

TalkTalk returns to customer growth but chairman says he wants to secure more broadband customers above all else

8 years ago

Dell Technologies Boosts IoT Offering With New Products And Partnerships

Dell EMC World 2017: Dell Technologies turns its focus to the Internet of Things

8 years ago

BT Startup Competition Targets UK IoT Startups

BT offers support, resources and chance to commercialse IoT technology in BT Infinity Labs startup competition

8 years ago

FCC Website ‘Attacked’ After John Oliver Net Neutrality Call To Arms

US regulator claims website attack, hours after British comedian urges people to protest against rule change

8 years ago

O2 Will Comply With EU Law And Abolish European Roaming

O2 confirms plans to let customers use their phones abroad at no extra cost across Europe, falling in line with…

8 years ago

Newport 5G Chip Facility Hopes To Make South Wales A Tech Hub For IoT

Welsh government invests £12m into £38m 5G compound semiconductor factory as part of bid to make South Wales a tech…

8 years ago

Virgin Media’s £3bn Project Lighting Broadband Expansion Slows Down

Virgin Media results miss expectations but it expects to see more Project Lightning progress in second half of 2017

8 years ago

ISPs Face Ad Crackdown Over Misleading Broadband Speed Claims

Industry free-for-all surrounding broadband speed claims about to end, as advertising watchdog issues proposals

8 years ago

EE Offers Inclusive Roaming Across EU, USA, Canada & Australia

EE, like every other operator in the EU, will abolish charges across Europe and will offer inclusive roaming for North…

8 years ago

NSA Ends Some Data Collection Amidst Privacy Row

The NSA said it will no longer collect communications by US citizens that merely mention foreign surveillance targets, in a…

8 years ago

Three Plans 1Gbps Home Broadband Service Using 3.4GHz Spectrum

Three plans to deliver fixed wireless broadband services to 40 percent of the UK population once £250m acquisition of UK…

8 years ago

Barts Health Trust Cancels Operations Due To IT Failure

A 'major' computer failure beginning on 20 April has led to a number of systems being inaccessible to clinical staff

8 years ago

British Youth Receives Two Year Sentence For DDoS Attacks

Adam Mudd admitted to running the 'Titanium Stresser' DDoS attack tool out of his bedroom in Hertfordshire

8 years ago

Vodafone Increases Prices For Out Of Contract Customers

Vodafone confirms price hikes of between 50p and £3.50

8 years ago

FCC Chairman Sets Public Course for Making New Internet Regulations

ANALYSIS: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says starting a fully public rule-making process to reverse last year's decision to regulate ISPs

8 years ago

Belfast Has Best UK Mobile Coverage Of Any Major UK City But Where’s London?

Belfast has good mobile coverage but London, Bristol, Hull and Cardiff must do better it seems, according to RootMetrics

8 years ago

Investigation Slams ‘Dreadful’ Broadband In New Homes

Working from home? Best not do it in a new home then, as investigation reveals 'shocking state' of broadband for…

8 years ago

Lords ‘Drop’ Demands For 30Mbps Broadband Minimum Speeds Ahead Of General Election

Government plans for a broadband USO will be fast tracked after Lords reportedly drop demands for a minimum requirement of…

8 years ago

UK And 14 Other EU States ‘Oppose’ Minimum Spectrum Licences Ahead Of 5G

15 EU countries claim minimum 25 year licences would stifle innovation and flexible in the mobile sector

8 years ago

BrickerBot Malware ‘Disables Two Million Devices’

A malware family aimed at 'bricking' devices before they can be infected by Mirai has allegedly rendered millions of vulnerable…

8 years ago

Microsoft Connects LinkedIn To Dynamics 365

Dynamics 365 users will be able to draw on LinkedIn sales data in the first fruit of Microsoft's £20bn acquisition…

8 years ago

How Land Rover BAR Hopes Wearables, Mobile Apps & 4G Will Deliver America’s Cup Glory

Silicon pays a visit to the south coast to find out how Ben Ainslie Racing is using mobile technology to…

8 years ago

Police Use Of ICT Is ‘Persistently Weak’ Finds Inspectorate of Constabulary

Police aren't making effective use of digital technologies to manage and share information, and risk being 'left behind'

8 years ago

Emergency Services Network Delay Could See Service ‘Turned Off’

The latest ESN delay takes its planned implementation six months beyond the expected obsolescence of the current network

8 years ago

Three Apologises After Network Goes Down Across The UK

Everything now appears to be up and running following a day of problems for UK users

8 years ago

Microsoft Touts IoT Central To Remove Complexity For Businesses

IoT solutions can be complex, but Microsoft seeks to help with new SaaS solution to simplify the Internet of Things

8 years ago