Network Management

Free Leicester Wi-Fi Network Can Boost 4G Coverage

BT will use CCTV infrastructure to build a free Wi-Fi network that will also allow operators to boost city centre…

9 years ago

BT: G.Fast Copper Can Deliver 5G Networks

BT says copper is capable of carrying cellular data after G.Fast trials, making it cheaper for operators to rollout 4G…

9 years ago

TalkTalk Data Breach Sees Customers Targeted After Engineering Visits

Attackers gain access to engineering visit data to trick customers in the latest TalkTalk security mishap

9 years ago

Manufacturing Firms Want Government Business Broadband Review

Manufacturers association warns the rising cost of broadband could harm industry and wants government to install provisions for futureproof infrastructure

9 years ago

Weekend Sky Bet Website Outage Leaves Customers Frustrated

Sky Bet's website downtime remains unexplained as technicians continue to investigate

9 years ago

Vodafone: Flexible Working Is Boosting Productivity And Profits

Flexible working has been adopted by three quarters or organisations surveyed in ten countries, but Vodafone admits barriers remain

9 years ago

Tackling The SSL Encrypted Traffic Blindside NFL-Style

Robert Arandjelovic, director of security strategy at Blue Coat, explains what NFL coaching teaches us about managing SSL/TLS encrypted network…

9 years ago

Virgin Media Says O2-Three Merger Should Go Ahead

Virgin Media CEO says competition remedies imposed on merged Three-O2 could help stimulate UK mobile market

9 years ago

BT Openreach Makes Offer To Connect Every New Home In UK

Openreach says it will offer to connect new homes for free or as part of a joint-funding agreement with developers…

9 years ago

VoLTE Reliability: Calls Over 4G Drop 4-5 Times More Than On 3G And 2G

Amdocs report highlights VoLTE issues, indoor coverage in cities and poor roaming network quality

9 years ago

Vodafone Has 6.8m 4G Users And 85 Percent Coverage

Vodafone says it's on the right track in Europe as £19bn investment programme boosts 4G capabilities

9 years ago

Hutchison: Merged Three-O2 Would Freeze Prices And Invest £5bn

CK Hutchison defends proposed takeover, saying its promises to retail and wholesale customers will maintain competition and allow it to…

9 years ago

Smartphones, 4G, IoT To Boost Mobile Data Traffic To 367 Exabytes In 2020

Cisco figures suggest huge increase in mobile data use, fuelled by more devices, faster and more plentiful networks, and video…

9 years ago

DCMS: £10m ‘Alternative’ Broadband Trials Will Help Smaller ISPs Win BDUK Deals

Government claims pilots of satellite, fixed wireless and hybrid broadband will help smaller ISPs battle BT and Virgin Media for…

9 years ago

Vodafone And Liberty Global Discuss Joint Venture

Vodafone and Liberty Global could create a joint-venture in the Netherlands to take on former state-owned telco - could they…

9 years ago

EC: EU Nations Must Reassign 700MHz For Mobile Broadband By 2020

EU proposals would require EU countries to release 700MHz frequencies by 30 June 2020 so they can be used for…

9 years ago

Fujitsu Achieves Record 56Gbps Wireless Transmission

Fujitsu and Tokyo Institute of Technology create tech that could boost capacity of mobile networks in years to come

9 years ago

Data Breach Costs TalkTalk £60m, 100,000 Customers

TalkTalk says it took longer than expected to get back to normal, but believes it has now recovered from data…

9 years ago

Sports Fans Take Huge Security Risks With Illegal Streams

Authors of the "first ever" empirical study into the security risks of online sports streaming suggest one in two sites…

9 years ago

Can Encryption Make Public Wi-Fi Safer?

With more connectivity comes more risk. Symantec says encryption can protect public Wi-Fi networks, users and help telcos improve their…

9 years ago

Ofcom CEO: O2-Three Merger Is Threat To UK Mobile Market

Ofcom CEO says O2-Three merger will raise prices, harm innovation and damage competition, raising fresh doubts about viability of £10.25bn…

9 years ago

BT Restructures After EE Acquisition As Fibre Broadband Base Reaches 3.7m

BT divides into six units serving consumer, business and wholesale markets as £12.5bn EE deal concludes

9 years ago

A Third Of All Home Routers Will Be Wi-Fi Hotspots By 2017

Rise of the homespot: Researchers predict more and more broadband providers will turn home routers into Wi-Fi access points

9 years ago

BT Completes £12.5bn EE Takeover

BT-EE are together at least after all the regulatory requirements fall into place

9 years ago

BBC: £100m BT Network Deal Will Save Money And Aid Broadcast Innovation

BBC CTO Matthew Postgate says more efficient, flexible network will facilitate development of 4K and VR broadcasts

9 years ago

Sky Praises Superior Service As It Adds 277,000 Broadband Users

Sky says the quality of its product and customer service help it stand out as it prepares for new Now…

9 years ago

EE ‘Best’ Mobile Operator At London City, Gatwick And Heathrow Airports

RootMetrics' latest airport network testing shows EE retains top spot at London airports

9 years ago

Worldwide 4G LTE Adoption Reaches One Billion

Ovum predicts the number of active LTE subscriptions will reach 3.62 billion by 2020

9 years ago

Hyperoptic 1Gbps Broadband Now Available In Reading

Hyperoptic to cover the entire of Reading with fibre by the end of 2016 after switch on

9 years ago

Two Thirds Of Business Broadband Users Protected By New Ofcom Code

Seven ISPs, including BT, TalkTalk and Virgin Media, sign up for new voluntary code that will allow businesses to exit…

9 years ago