Networks

CityFibre Reaches 40 Cities After £5m Redcentric Fibre Network Purchase

CityFibre acquires 137km of new fibre from Redcentric as its quest to be a BT Openreach rival continues

8 years ago

AT&T AirGig To Use Power Lines For Ultrafast Broadband

Who needs fibre? Preparation for field trials in the US to deliver ultra fast broadband via electrical power lines

8 years ago

BT Openreach Picks G.Fast Suppliers As Trials Reach London

BT reveals 12 more G.Fast trials and confirms Huawei and Nokia as equipment suppliers as Openreach continues ultrafast broadband push

8 years ago

New Tests Will Ensure Wi-Fi And 4G LTE-U Can ‘Share’ Unlicensed Spectrum

Mobile operators want unlicensed spectrum to boost 4G, but Wi-Fi relies on these airwaves. Wi-Fi Alliance hopes tests will allow…

8 years ago

Northampton Gets CityFibre 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Network

CityFibre makes Northampton its latest gigabit city, delivering 1Gbps fibre broadband to businesses in the area

8 years ago

European Commission Kills Free Mobile Roaming Limits

The Commission will apply a criteria for free mobile roaming use to prevent its abuse

8 years ago

Government-Backed LPWAN IoT Network Goes Live In London

Digital Catapult and academic institutions claim LPWAN network will remove the barriers for IoT development in London

8 years ago

Network Rail ‘Shelves Plans’ To Sell Fibre Network

Network Rail suspends plans to sell fibre network, form a joint venture, or share capacity despite significant interest to boost…

8 years ago

Motorola Solutions CTO: Public Safety Will Be Transformed By Data-Driven Communications

INTERVIEW: Motorola Solutions CTO Paul Steinberg explains how data and enhanced communications can make cities safer - even if they're…

8 years ago

O2 CEO: Planning Reform Is Needed If UK To Be A 5G Leader

Ronan Dunne will leave O2 after 15 years but says out of the box thinking and better regulation will ensure…

8 years ago

Microsoft To Close Skype’s London Offices And Cut 220 Jobs

Microsoft is planning to shut down its Skype London offices and will make some of its 400 employees redundant

8 years ago

Bugs Found In ‘Secure’ Signal Messaging Service

Attackers could use the bugs to block attachments sent using the Edward Snowden-recommended service

8 years ago

Google Play ‘Tracking Android Users 24/7’

Users may be surprised to know that Google is tracking users' every move - even if Google Maps is switched…

8 years ago

Emergency Services Network Plan ‘High Risk’, NAO Warns

The plan for a new emergency-services communications network relies on an approach as yet untested anywhere in the world, the…

8 years ago

EU Telecoms Proposals Stir Fierce Debate

The draft text could mean better broadband infrastructure, while clamping down on online copyright and encrypted communications

8 years ago

Reading Receives 30km Of CityFibre’s High-Speed Network

Reading becomes the UK's latest Gigabit City with access to ultrafast broadband

8 years ago

NHS Trusts ‘Must Act Now’ As Network Changeover Looms

The existing contract is due to end in six months' time, but some trusts have yet to begin to look…

8 years ago

Government Plans ‘Active’ Cyber Security Approach

Government plans to show more cyber-security initiative, says head of new National Cyber Security Centre, as NAO describes cabinet IT…

8 years ago

Liverpool Is The UK’s Leading City For Mobile Performance

RootMetrics ranks the home of The Beatles as the best city for overall mobile network performance

8 years ago

HPE Aruba Gives Mobile and IoT Networks API Flexibility

Mobile First Platform allows the integration of third-party services via APIs and delivers real-time network information.

8 years ago

Hackers Breach US Government, Sell Attack Source Code

Two linked hackers are selling tools used to breach US government and military networks along with a trove of 33,000…

8 years ago

O2 CTO Talks Network Upgrades As Life Goes On After Failed Three Merger

O2 CTO Brendan O'Reilly says network will only get better under Telefonica despite failed Three merger but wants spectrum and…

8 years ago

MoJ Struggling To Attract ‘Cooler’ Cyber Security Staff

Government is losing top talent because ethical hackers don't want to work for it, writes a senior recruiter

8 years ago

DDoS Website ‘Ringleaders’ Arrested In Israel

The two teenagers were arrested after DDoS giant vDOS was hacked and its internal records exposed last week

8 years ago

New Cabinet Office Minister Welcomes Smaller IT Suppliers

New 'Supplier Standard' aims for closer collaboration with industry and better access for smaller businesses

8 years ago

NHS ‘Exemplar’ Trusts To Lead Digital Transformation

Government promises up to £10 million for 12 trusts to further develop digital expertise and pass it on to the…

8 years ago

Green Bay Packers: How Tech Keeps The NFL’s Smallest Team Competitive

IN DEPTH: The Green Bay Packers are in a city of 100,000 and are community owned. They are unique in…

8 years ago

Dell Completes $60bn EMC Buy

Nearly 11 months after it was announced, the merger has created Dell Technologies, the world's largest private tech firm

8 years ago

Snowden Leaks Tie UK Spy Station To US Kill Operations

The latest documents leaked by Edward Snowden show a link between RAF Menwith Hill and US targeted strikes

8 years ago