Networks

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

Hull-Based Broadband Providers KC, Kcom Rebranded As KCOM

KCOM Group brings its broadband and IT services under a single brand in bid to give customers better service

9 years ago

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Touts Network on Demand Service

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise joins rivals in offering pay-per-use for networking services for businesses

9 years ago

T- Mobile: Jive Frees Customer Service And Sales From IT

T-Mobile explains how Jive helps it communicate internally and externally to boost customer service and compete in competitive US market…

9 years ago

Ofcom Orders BT To Open Up Dark Fibre And Install Business Broadband Faster

Ofcom's business broadband review wants better competition, more innovation and cheaper prices

9 years ago

Google Offers Internet Access For Cuba Amid Historic Obama Visit

Cubans to receive Google Internet access as frosty relationship between the two nations thaws

9 years ago

Ofcom Promises 98 Percent Indoor 4G Coverage

Ofcom CEO Sharon White wants nearly all of the UK should be able to get a 4G signal by the…

9 years ago

Three Customers Use 5GB A Month As 4G Coverage Reaches 75 Percent

Traffic on Three's mobile network has risen by 1,100 percent over the past five years

9 years ago

Tampere, Finland: The Birthplace Of Industrial IoT?

The marriage of communications and heavy industry expertise created Industrial IoT in Finland, long before the IoT buzz, writes Margarita…

9 years ago

TalkTalk Drops Passwords For Voice Recognition After Hack

Post hack, TalkTalk allows customers to access their accounts via voice recognition technology

9 years ago

EU Court: Public Wi-Fi Owners Cannot Be Liable For Piracy On Unsecured Hotspots

Advocate General of the European Court of Justice says it is unreasonable to expect all public Wi-Fi to be secured

9 years ago

Manchester Is The UK’s Top Mobile Spot

City comes out on top in latest RootMetrics survey, with London trailing far behind

9 years ago

British Gas’s Smart Boilers Could Spell The End Of Breakdowns

BoilerIQ is able to self-diagnose and report faults to an engineer before any occur

9 years ago

Vodafone M2M Network To Power Philips Smart Lighting Platform

Philips Lighting says Vodafone deal will make it easier for local authorities to save money with smart lighting

9 years ago

ICANN Submits Migration Plan Away From US Control

Independence move for ICANN after it submits official plan for global stewardship to the US government

9 years ago

ICO Hands Politicians Data Protection Warning After David Lammy MP Fine

David Lammy gets £5,000 fine after two day, 35,000 automated call binge as ICO tells political campaigns to respect the…

9 years ago

Free Wi-Fi Available On Half Of All South West Trains

South West Trains expands free Wi-Fi to cover even more services from the capital to south west England

9 years ago

Skype Founder Touts Ultra Secure Messaging App Wire

For when you absolutely, positively, don't want the NSA snooping on your communications

9 years ago