Networks

Mitel To Acquire Polycom After Shareholder Pressure

Communication consolidation as Mitel acquires Polycom after pressure from activist investor

9 years ago

What Next For Rural Mobile Coverage After Government’s £150m MIP Builds Just 75 Of 600 Targeted Masts?

The government will not extend Mobile Infrastructure Project (MIP) despite falling short of goal and increasing calls for better rural…

9 years ago

BT Raises Standard Fibre Package Speeds To 52Mbps

BT makes its entry level fibre package a bit faster, claims its speedier than any of its rivals

9 years ago

EE: More 5G Spectrum Is Pointless Unless Planning Laws Reformed

EE's head of spectrum says that while spectrum will obviously be important for 5G, network densification is just as vital

9 years ago

Facebook’s Internet.org Offers Developer Simulator For Free Basics

Facebook presses ahead with controversial Free Basics service for Internet.org , allowing developers to test their services and find out…

9 years ago

Mobile Operators Invest In The UK ‘As A Last Resort’

Arqiva head of telecoms says legilsation is needed to make it easier to build networks and mobile consolidation is a…

9 years ago

Hyperoptic Starts FTTP Broadband Services In Brighton

Hyperoptic offers gigabit broadband to businesses in Brighton in latest FTTP expansion

9 years ago

CMA Predicts ‘Long Term Damage’ If Three-O2 Merger Approved

CMA tells EU that nothing short of a sale of network assets will solve competition concerns about £10.25 billion Three-O2…

9 years ago

Openreach Fibre Network Reaches 25m Properties

BT Openreach network passes significant milestone as 95 percent coverage target nears

9 years ago

IT Life: Unified Communicator

ShoreTel's EMEA head Adrian Hipkiss talks about is life in IT, the technology that inspires him and his vision for…

9 years ago

Hutchison Offers Sky, Virgin Media ‘Significant’ Three-O2 Network Capacity In EU Clearance Bid

CK Hutchison hopes that offering significant capacity for MVNOs will encourage EC to approve £10.25 billion Three-O2 merger

9 years ago

Is Dominant KCOM Giving Hull Businesses The Best Broadband It Can?

Hull has cream phone boxes, not red. It also has one single dominant ISP and it's not BT. But KCOM…

9 years ago

CityFibre: SSE Telecoms Deal Shows Potential Of £90m National Fibre Network

CityFibre says the ease at which it has attracted its first customer after KCOM national network acquisition shows it can…

9 years ago

Gigaclear: Rural Broadband Demand Will Justify Expensive FTTP Deployment

As Gigaclear raises more funds for its FTTP rollout, CEO Matthew Hare explains why rural demand for superfast broadband will…

9 years ago

Are The Government’s Satellite Broadband Plans Working?

The government believes satellite can deliver 2Mbps and beyond to properties beyond the reach of fibre, but suppliers and politicians…

9 years ago

Is Office-Grade In-Flight Wi-Fi Ready For Take Off?

Satellite broadband providers are launching next generation in-flight Wi-Fi networks. TechWeek takes to the skies to test out Gogo's office…

9 years ago

Brocade Acquires Ruckus Wireless In £1bn Networking Deal

Wireless infrastructure player scooped up by Brocade to strengthen 5G and Wi-Fi services amid growing demands for networking speed and…

9 years ago

Chronos Wi-Fi System Tracks Users’ Position Within Centimetres

MIT's 'Chronos' positioning system relies on a novel technique that works with a single commodity access point

9 years ago

Vodafone Gets Closer To Businesses With Regional Support And Sales Units

Vodafone is restructuring its business division into local divisions, backed up by a major national unit for enterprises

9 years ago

Ofcom Will Issue VHF Spectrum Licences For IoT

Ofcom says VHF bands are suitable for IoT and will create a new business radio product later this year

9 years ago

Ofcom: EE Is Fastest, Most Reliable Network In UK Cities

Ofcom tests all four mobile operators in major cities to give consumers a 'flavour' of network performance in urban areas

9 years ago

How To Stay Ahead Of The IoT Invasion

Rob Greer, CMO & SVP of products, ForeScout Technologies, explains how to deal with the current and impending IoT security…

9 years ago

Boosty Combines Wi-Fi And 4G To Boost Broadband Speed, Targets Operator Partnerships

Sharedband CEO Paul Evans tells TechWeekEurope that technology powering Boosty could eventually be built natively into broadband providers' routers

9 years ago

Major US Health Organisation Systems Disrupted By Malware

MedStar Health has reverted to paper backup systems for the past two days following a malware attack

9 years ago

Network Rail Could Sell Fibre Broadband Network To UK Telcos

Reports suggest Network Rail could sell its network, start a joint venture or offer wholesale access in move that would…

9 years ago

Internet Of Seals: Vodafone Connects Marine Mammals To IoT

Harbour seals in Orkney will be connected to Vodafone's M2M network with tags that will help researchers understand why populations…

9 years ago

Hacker Prints Neo-Nazi Flyers On Networked Printers Worldwide

The controversial hacker said the prank was intended to demonstrate the security risks of the 'Internet of Things'

9 years ago

UK Broadband Speeds Rise But Urban-Rural Divide Persists

Ofcom says average UK broadband speed is 28.9Mbps, but urban speeds are three times faster than rural

9 years ago

Government Starts Work On 10Mbps Minimum Broadband Speed For UK

Government launches consultation into new 10Mbps universal service obligation for broadband, claiming its what consumers and businesses need

9 years ago

Ofcom Proposals Will Make It Easier To Switch Mobile Networks

Ofcom says a customer's new mobile phone provider should handle all aspects of the switchover amid concerns it is too…

9 years ago