Networks

Facebook Claims Record 20Gbps Millimeter-Wave Wireless ConnectionFacebook Claims Record 20Gbps Millimeter-Wave Wireless Connection

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 BroadbandIsle of Arran Gets White Space Radio Powered Broadband

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

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 BrexitWelsh Government Seeks EU Funding For Superfast Broadband Rollout Despite Brexit

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 1GbpsBT Openreach Boosts FTTP Speeds From 330Mbps To 1Gbps

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 DealSSE Telecom Expands Communications Coverage With Capita Deal

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

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

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

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

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

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 ProjectFacebook Details Voyager And Other Fruits Of Open Network Project

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’Schneider Electric Control Tools ‘Vulnerable To Attack’

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 SpecResearcher Warns On Privacy Risks Of Web Bluetooth Spec

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

CenturyLink To Acquire Level 3 Communications For £20 Billion

The American telecoms giant looks to expand its fibre reach with Level 3's backbone network

8 years ago

MPs Demand National Roaming Network To Improve Rural Mobile Coverage

Broadband Infrastructure Group (BIG) believes macro not spot targeting for national roaming could help solve rural mobile coverage problems

8 years ago

American ISPs Need Permission To Share User Web Data

Privacy win for America. The FCC requires US ISPs to gather consent before sharing online data

8 years ago

Qualcomm Buys NXP For £39bn To Become IoT Chip Giant

Qualcomm digs deep in order to acquire NXP, to create IoT semiconductor powerhouse

8 years ago

O2 Reaches 10m 4G Users But Brexit Hampers IPO Plans

O2 is still looking at floating on the stock exchange but won't commit to a timeline post-Brexit vote

8 years ago

BT Now Has 4.5m Fibre Broadband And 17.6m 4G Subscribers

BT is boosted by EE and fibre but other providers secure more than half of Openreach superfast additions for the…

8 years ago

Cisco Creates System To Clamp Down On Video Piracy

Bootleggers beware, as Cisco touts system to take down growing threat of pirated video content

8 years ago

Vodafone Is Fined £4.6m For Billing And Complaints Failures

Vodafone blames "complex" billing system migration for the biggest fine ever issued by Ofcom for "serious and sustained" breaches of…

8 years ago

TalkTalk To Bring 1Gbps Broadband To Most Of York In FTTP Expansion

TalkTalk buys Sky's equity in York FTTP broadband joint-venture and announces expansion to another 40,000 homes and businesses

8 years ago

WiGig Wi-Fi Promises 8Gbps Speeds And Less Congestion From 2017

WiGig devices are set to go mainstream next year, offering 'wired-grade' connectivity for VR, AR, cloud

8 years ago

BT Offers Free 1Gbps Wi-Fi, Mobile Charging And Calls From New London Phone Kiosks

BT to replace London pay phones with kiosks delivering ad-supported Wi-Fi, local information, free calls and sensors that can power…

8 years ago

TfL Rejects Virgin Media Claims That Crossrail Won’t Have Wi-Fi & 4G

Virgin Media CEO says Crossrail won't have in-tunnel Wi-Fi and 4G connectivity. TfL says Elizabeth Line will.

8 years ago

Massive MIMO Test Paves Way For Better Mobile Coverage In Crowded Areas

Vodafone and Huawei test Massive MIMO on commercial 2.6GHz network in Newbury

8 years ago