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HPE Introduces IoT Converged Systems, Partners With General Electric
HPE unveils Edgeline EL1000 and EL4000 as company teams up with GE on IoT cloud platform Predix
Virgin Media Brings FTTP Broadband To North Wales
Virgin Media's £3bn network expansion reaches Wrexham and Chester, delivering FTTP broadband
Cisco: Global IP Traffic To Grow Threefold By 2020
Study also predicts smartphone traffic will overtake PC traffic by 2020, as 52 percent of the globe gets online
Infosec 2016: AIB Guards Itself Against Shadow IT With Greater Cloud Visibility
Skyhigh Networks identifies 2,500 cloud services on AIB's network, helping the bank protect itself from data breaches
Virgin Trains Beam App Offers On-Board Wi-Fi Entertainment
Passengers on East Coast and West Coast main lines can access content on their devices with Virgin Trains beam app for iOS and Android
Cisco And IBM To Help Industry Analyse IoT Data At Network Edge
IBM Watson IoT platform and Cisco edge analytics are paired to help companies get more from their data no matter how far from network core they are
EE Refreshes 4G Mobile Wi-Fi Devices In Bid To Get More Things Connected
EE Mobile WiFi units have new design, charging capabilities and support for Cat 6 LTE 4G+
IoT Devices Will Overtake Mobile Phones In Volume, But Not Data, By 2018
Ericsson study suggest IoT will overtake the mobile phone within two years but data demand from smartphone users will necessitate 5G
Hyperoptic Expands 1Gbps FTTP Broadband To 7 More Towns And Cities
Hyperoptic now covers 20 locations in the UK, adding Edinburgh, Leicester, Southampton, Portsmouth and three others to its FTTP broadband infrastructure
Vodafone Uses Mini Base Stations To Boost 4G In UK Cities
Vodafone and Ericsson radio units can be carried in a briefcase, allowing network speed and quality to be improved much quicker
Sierra Wireless: IoT Can Help Emergency Services Save Lives
Sierra Wireless says better connectivity can help police, fire and ambulance crews power more devices and get more information on the move
BT And Huawei Achieve 2Tbps On Commercial Fibre Network
BT and Huawei also reach 5.6Tbps on a closed network as partners look to boost the capacity of fibre broadband infrastructure
EE Builds ‘Biggest And Most Powerful’ Temporary 4G Network For Glastonbury 2016
EE adds more spectrum and masts to cope with anticipated 15TB of traffic at Glastonbury - more than Bristol that weekend
Three’s Suggestion To Bypass MMS Charges With Skype And WhatsApp Makes Perfect Sense
ANALYSIS: Three's recommendation to use OTT messaging applications to avoid its charges isn't for philanthrophy, its for business
IHS: Smart City Devices To Surpass 1 Billion By 2025
Smart city units set to top the one billion mark over the next decade as Asian demand increases
Hitachi Hopes Industrial Expertise Can Deliver Smart Cities Of The Future
Hitachi says IoT unit and background in industry, along with its Lumada software platform, can make it a smart city leader
‘Record’ 6Gbps Wireless Transmission Could Boost Rural Broadband And 4G
Researchers in Germany achieve 6Gbps across 37km distance, claiming it could improve satellite broadband, mobile backhaul and emergency communications
Competition: Win Tickets To NFL At Wembley!
Win one of four pairs of tickets to see the NFL regular season game between the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars on 2 October
Virgin Media Names First 10 Locations For FTTP Broadband Expansion
Virgin Media starts FTTP rollout in areas that received most votes in an online poll as part of £3bn network expansion
NXP V2X Technology Looks To Make Self-Driving Cars A Reality
NXP FTF: New systems will make vehicles more intelligent and aware of the world around them
Farmers Need To Decide Whether Rent Or Mobile Coverage Is More Important
ANALYSIS: Farmers are demanding rural areas get better coverage to improve business. Mobile operator say rent demands are to high. Something has to give
BDUK Delivers Superfast Broadband To 3.84m Homes And Businesses
Government releases latest figures as BDUK edges it closer to 95 percent superfast broadband coverage by 2017
Queen’s Speech Confirms 10Mbps Universal Broadband And Network Planning Reforms
Government plans to introduce broadband USO, reform communications code and implement driverless car framework all confirmed in state opening of parliament
Mobile Users Waste ‘Time And Money’ Trying To Switch Networks
1 in 7 mobile users back Ofcom proposals to make new networks handle the switchover - not the one being left behind
EE Has The Best Mobile Network In London
EE continues to offer the best call, text and data service in the capital, according to RootMetrics
Vodafone Has 7m UK 4G Customers As Network Investments ‘Pay Off’
Vodafone says £19bn network investment and European recovery are paying dividends as wider group revenues rise for first time since 2008
NXP BlueBox Gives Autonomous Vehicles 360-Degree Awareness
NXP FTF: NXP's BlueBox engine combines sensor technologies to give-self driving cars complete awareness of their surroundings
TalkTalk: BT Openreach Should Be Separated Despite Our 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Plans
TalkTalk plans to bring FTTP to 10m homes and businesses, but says it can't deliver ultrafast broadband on its own
Rail Passengers Would Accept Fare Increase For Better Mobile Coverage
Department for Transport report claims business travellers and commuters would pay up for a fifth more if they could get better 4G on board