Networks

Data Protection Breach Cases Set To Soar With GDPR Introduction

Legal experts expect disputes related to privacy or data breaches to become much more common in the next five years

8 years ago

Cobalt Gang Makes ATMs Across Europe Spew Cash

The 'touchless jackpot' technique uses hacked bank networks to compromise teller machines

8 years ago

Government Pledges £400m For ‘Ultrafast’ FTTP Broadband Rollout

Chancellor Philip Hammond set to detail new funds for 'full fibre' but who will get money for FTTP?

8 years ago

Ordnance Survey, Met Office & 5GIC Create 5G Network Mapping Tool

DCMS commissions consortium to create 5G network 'windtunnel' that can accurately predict how thousands of expected sites needed will perform

8 years ago

Ofcom Bans BT-EE From Bidding For 2.3GHz Spectrum To Maintain Competition

Ofcom moves to stop BT hoarding mobile spectrum but falls short of the 30 percent cap demanded by Three

8 years ago

Sigfox Lands Mammoth Funding For IoT Network Expansion

French start-up gains £130m funding from Salesforce and others to expand its IoT global network

8 years ago

Vodafone Has 8.5m UK 4G Customers

Vodafone also claims 96 percent 4G coverage and 167,000 fixed broadband customers

8 years ago

Advertising Standards: Broadband Speed Guidance ‘Not Working’

ASA: New guidance is on the way after a study finds consumers feel misled by current broadband ads

8 years ago

Android Firmware ‘Mistakenly’ Sends User Data To China

UPDATED: The firmware sent text message contents, call data and app usage details to Shanghai, researchers found

8 years ago

IT Life: Calum Malcolm, Timico CTO

Timico CTO Calum Malcolm talks about his career in IT and why he never wanted to do anything else

8 years ago

‘Test Messages’ Sent To 1.2m Staff Downs NHSmail Email System

A test message mistakenly sent to the entire NHS restricted access to the email system

8 years ago

GSMA Demands Global Government Support For 5G

GSMA wants governments to harmonise spectrum and promote investment for 5G ahead of WRC-19

8 years ago

Plusnet Mobile Offers 4G SIM Only Plans As BT Rebrands LIFE Mobile MVNO

Phones4u launched LIFE Mobile in 2013, EE saved it from bankruptcy in 2014, BT bought EE in 2015, and now…

8 years ago

Facebook Claims Record 20Gbps Millimeter-Wave Wireless Connection

Demonstration of how millimeter-wave (MMW) part of spectrum can be used for Internet access in developing world

8 years ago

Isle of Arran Gets White Space Radio Powered Broadband

Nominet and Broadway Partners plan to extend white space broadband to other parts of Scotland and Wales using unused TV…

8 years ago

Web Summit Suffers Wi-Fi And Capacity Issues In First Lisbon Event

Web Summit's Dublin Wi-Fi issues continue to plague it in the sunnier climes of Lisbon and sparks controversy among Portuguese…

8 years ago

Welsh Government Seeks EU Funding For Superfast Broadband Rollout Despite Brexit

After Assembly criticises Superfast Cymru project, government promises £80m to extend coverage - £37m is projected BT returns and £20m…

8 years ago

BT Openreach Boosts FTTP Speeds From 330Mbps To 1Gbps

BT continues its rollout of FTTP broadband and will let other providers offer businesses up to 1Gbps

8 years ago

SSE Telecom Expands Communications Coverage With Capita Deal

Challenge to BT? New deal will see SSE's Project Edge network double its business postcode coverage

8 years ago

CItyFibre Fires-Up Glasgow Gigabit City Project Second Phase To Connect 7,000 Businesses

The pure fibre company will bring connect the city centre to is 31km network in Glasgow

8 years ago

Virgin Media 4G Launches With Free WhatsApp And Mobile Data Rollover

Virgin Media 4G attempts to take custom away from EE, O2, Vodafone and Three with zero rated messaging and LTE…

8 years ago

Virgin Media Doubles FTTP Broadband Rollout To Two Million Homes And Businesses

Virgin Media will connect 4m properties to its cable network by 2019 - half of which will now be FTTP…

8 years ago

British Airways European Flights Get In-Flight Wi-Fi In 2017

British Airways short haul flights get in-flight Wi-Fi a year later than planned, with long haul flights set to be…

8 years ago

Broadcom Buys Networking Firm Brocade For £4.5bn But Will Sell Off Ruckus Wireless

The whole of Brocade’s IP Networking business is being sold off as Broadcom concentrates on supporting its chip business

8 years ago

Facebook Details Voyager And Other Fruits Of Open Network Project

The first Telecom infra Project (TIP) Summit gives an insight into how Facebook plans to build open source networking infrastructure…

8 years ago

Schneider Electric Control Tools ‘Vulnerable To Attack’

The control panels can be knocked offline by remote attackers using an unpatched bug, say security experts

8 years ago

Researcher Warns On Privacy Risks Of Web Bluetooth Spec

Upcoming API aims to let websites access your kettle, smartphone and heart rate monitor

8 years ago

Developer Pulls Anti-Mirai IoT Worm After Backlash

The 'anti-worm worm' was intended as a proof of concept, but experts warned of further security risk

8 years ago

Four Years After EE 4G Launch, UK Must Do More If It Is To Be 5G And IoT Leader

ANALYSIS: Last weekend was the 4 year anniversary of the UK's first 4G network launch, but it's clear we're only…

8 years ago