Networks

Banks Are ‘Hoarding’ Bitcoin To Pay AttackersBanks Are ‘Hoarding’ Bitcoin To Pay Attackers

Banks Are ‘Hoarding’ Bitcoin To Pay Attackers

British financial institutions are reportedly looking into buying up stocks of bitcoin that could be used to pay off denial-of-service…

8 years ago
Tales In Tech History: Skype And How It Changed Worldwide CommunicationsTales In Tech History: Skype And How It Changed Worldwide Communications

Tales In Tech History: Skype And How It Changed Worldwide Communications

It was not the first VoIP package on the market, but global uptake of Skype changed how the world communicated

8 years ago
Sky Mobile Opens Up Pre-Registration On 31 OctoberSky Mobile Opens Up Pre-Registration On 31 October

Sky Mobile Opens Up Pre-Registration On 31 October

Sky customers can register their interest for upcoming Sky Mobile MVNO on Haloween

8 years ago
Vodafone Powers IoT Network With 2017 Nb-IoT Rollout And Satellite RoamingVodafone Powers IoT Network With 2017 Nb-IoT Rollout And Satellite Roaming

Vodafone Powers IoT Network With 2017 Nb-IoT Rollout And Satellite Roaming

Vodafone will rollout Nb-IoT and satellite coverage to improve the power efficiency and reach of its global IoT network

8 years ago
Swisscom Claims European First With G.Fast LaunchSwisscom Claims European First With G.Fast Launch

Swisscom Claims European First With G.Fast Launch

Swiss telco launches ultrafast broadband capable of 500Mbps that includes the use of humble copper lines

8 years ago
LGA Urges Cheap Broadband For Poorest PeopleLGA Urges Cheap Broadband For Poorest People

LGA Urges Cheap Broadband For Poorest People

Local Government Association calls for USO to include 'social tarrif' to aid connectivity for society's poorest

8 years ago
Government Insists UK Needs Full Fibre Network And 5GGovernment Insists UK Needs Full Fibre Network And 5G

Government Insists UK Needs Full Fibre Network And 5G

Pure fibre network and 5G connectivity needed for UK to maintain global lead, says government minister

8 years ago
Amazon Could Include Broadband In Prime SubscriptionsAmazon Could Include Broadband In Prime Subscriptions

Amazon Could Include Broadband In Prime Subscriptions

Amazon could package broadband connections with its Prime video steaming service to take on Netflix and ISPs alike

8 years ago
BT Trials ‘Futureproof’ 40Gbps FTTP Ultrafast BroadbandBT Trials ‘Futureproof’ 40Gbps FTTP Ultrafast Broadband

BT Trials ‘Futureproof’ 40Gbps FTTP Ultrafast Broadband

BT hopes 40Gbps FTTP trials will show it is investing in future networks and can meet demand for ultrafast broadband

8 years ago
Qualcomm Launches First 5G Modem ChipsetQualcomm Launches First 5G Modem Chipset

Qualcomm Launches First 5G Modem Chipset

5G is still on the drawing board, but Qualcomm is already supporting it with modem hardware

8 years ago
BT: Third Broadband Fibre Competitor ‘Unlikely’BT: Third Broadband Fibre Competitor ‘Unlikely’

BT: Third Broadband Fibre Competitor ‘Unlikely’

Encouraging a third major fibre network would be 'extremely difficult', finds a BT study

8 years ago
US Legislators Demand Briefing On Yahoo Email ScanUS Legislators Demand Briefing On Yahoo Email Scan

US Legislators Demand Briefing On Yahoo Email Scan

Lawmakers want to judge the legality of intelligence services' access to Yahoo Mail

8 years ago
Banks ‘Under-Reporting Cyber Attacks’ Say Security FirmsBanks ‘Under-Reporting Cyber Attacks’ Say Security Firms

Banks ‘Under-Reporting Cyber Attacks’ Say Security Firms

Banks are not providing enough details on cyber-attacks in order to downplay security fears, say insiders

8 years ago
Emergency Services 4G Network Delayed By Five MonthsEmergency Services 4G Network Delayed By Five Months

Emergency Services 4G Network Delayed By Five Months

The Home Office said it has 'reviewed' the network's ambitious timeline in order to ensure the plan is achievable

8 years ago
United Flights Disrupted By Computer BreakdownUnited Flights Disrupted By Computer Breakdown

United Flights Disrupted By Computer Breakdown

The incident disabled United's online systems and led to long delays around the world

8 years ago

Mozilla Wants To ‘Humanise’ Net Neutrality Issues With £200,000 Innovation Prize

Mozilla is seeking ideas to help promote web access and ensure the principles of net neutrality are enshrined by making…

8 years ago

Google Cloud And Facebook To Benefit From ‘Highest Capacity’ Transpacific Cable

Google and Facebook invest in new subsea cable between Los Angeles and Hong Kong

8 years ago

Sky Mobile Launch Is Imminent But Its Quiet On Broadband Figures

Sky is happy with mobile plans but has no specific broadband numbers and analysts are concerned despite revenue growth

8 years ago

Nokia Achieves Record 65Tbps Transmission On Undersea Cables

Nokia says its technology could improve the capacity of submarine telecommunications networks around the world

8 years ago

Virgin Media To Connect 360,000 Properties in Scotland To Its Cable Network

Virgin Media continues network expansion and will connect one third of Scottish premises targeted by end of 2017

8 years ago

CityFibre Brings 1Gbps FTTP Broadband To Sheffield & South Yorkshire

Businesses in Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster are the latest to benefit from CityFibre's 1Gbps broadband upgrades

8 years ago

World Economic Forum Opens Tech-Focused San Francisco Office

The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution is intended to help guide public policy and regulation in the face of…

8 years ago

Nokia Joins Bristol Is Open Smart City Project

Nokia will contribute expertise and networking equipment to Bristol is Open smart city initiative, starting with analytics test for CCTV…

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Classic BT Red Telephone Box Celebrates 80th Birthday

The red K6 telephone box is forever a symbol of Britain and this week it celebrates its 80th birthday

8 years ago

BT Revamps Randstad Networks And IT Infrastructure In £88m Deal

BT to deploy VPN, VoIP and standardise office networks across 37 countries for Randstad

8 years ago

Gatwick Airport Moves To Digital Radio System To Improve Safety

Gatwick Airport migrates to a Motorola Solutions digital radio system in latest stage of a digital transformation that has seen…

8 years ago

London Has Slower, But More Reliable, 4G Than Rest Of The UK

Opensignal research shows disparities between London and the rest of the UK in terms of network performance

8 years ago

Three & TalkTalk Demand Ofcom Stops BT, Vodafone Getting Too Much Spectrum

Regulator is urged to impose a 30 percent cap ahead of spectrum auction next month as Three, TalkTalk voice concerns…

9 years ago

Sky Calls For Openreach Separation As BT-Ofcom Talks ‘Falter’

Sky calls for BT Openreach to be separated (again), arguing UK could fall behind rivals. Meanwhile, talks on independence have…

9 years ago

TalkTalk ‘Unambiguously’ Reprises Role As Broadband Underdog

TalkTalk hopes clearer pricing and better deals will help keep customers after cyber attack fallout

9 years ago