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AT&T AirGig To Use Power Lines For Ultrafast Broadband
Who needs fibre? Preparation for field trials in the US to deliver ultra fast broadband via electrical power lines
New Tests Will Ensure Wi-Fi And 4G LTE-U Can ‘Share’ Unlicensed Spectrum
Mobile operators want unlicensed spectrum to boost 4G, but Wi-Fi relies on these airwaves. Wi-Fi Alliance hopes tests will allow for coexistence
Northampton Gets CityFibre 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Network
CityFibre makes Northampton its latest gigabit city, delivering 1Gbps fibre broadband to businesses in the area
Government-Backed LPWAN IoT Network Goes Live In London
Digital Catapult and academic institutions claim LPWAN network will remove the barriers for IoT development in London
Network Rail ‘Shelves Plans’ To Sell Fibre Network
Network Rail suspends plans to sell fibre network, form a joint venture, or share capacity despite significant interest to boost mobile and rural broadband
Motorola Solutions CTO: Public Safety Will Be Transformed By Data-Driven Communications
INTERVIEW: Motorola Solutions CTO Paul Steinberg explains how data and enhanced communications can make cities safer - even if they're not smart just yet
O2 CTO Talks Network Upgrades As Life Goes On After Failed Three Merger
O2 CTO Brendan O'Reilly says network will only get better under Telefonica despite failed Three merger but wants spectrum and dark fibre reforms
Virgin Media Will Acquire Wireless Hotspot Specialist Arqiva WiFi
Arqiva WiFi will become part of Virgin Media Business
Green Bay Packers: How Tech Keeps The NFL’s Smallest Team Competitive
IN DEPTH: The Green Bay Packers are in a city of 100,000 and are community owned. They are unique in US sports and technology keeps the team competitive on and off the field in the NFL
Three Returns To Underdog Role With Calls For Mobile Spectrum Limit
ANALYSIS: Now the proposed merger with O2 has been blocked, Three has no choice but to make noise and disrupt. This time, the battlefield is spectrum
Inteno Router Flaw Opens Up Home Networks To Hackers
F-Secure has discovered a critical flaw in the way some Inteno routers update their firmware leaving them vulnerable to malware
MIT Reseachers Propose Faster Wi-Fi With MegaMIMO
Bandwidth breakthrough? Boffins in the US reckon new tech can increase wireless data-transfer speed by 330 percent
Tales In Tech History: 25 Years Of The World Wide Web
Dialup doldrums...the public was given access to the Internet on 23 August 1991 thanks to Sir Tim Berners-Lee's invention
UK Continues To Be Battered By DDoS Attacks
DDoS attacks increase by over 200 percent, with the UK the second most targeted nation
Cisco Confirms Major Jobs Cull, Despite Profit Growth
Bad news for tech workers as networking giant confirms restructuring reports, despite £8.1 billion profit
US To Cede Control Of DNS With ICANN Independence
Independence day for the Internet will be on 1 October, as the United States surrenders control of Icann
Rio 2016: Should You Ban Olympic Live Streaming On Your Network?
Brits are expected to watch up an average of 6 hours on corporate networks during Rio 2016. Should IT departments ban live streaming at Rio 2016?
Three ‘Takes Legal Action’ Against EU Over Failed £10.25bn O2 Merger
CK Hutchison, parent company of Three, confirms it has appealed the EC ruling amid reports it has taken legal action too
Ofcom Proposals To Ease Broadband, Pay TV Switching Concerns
New proposals to help switch between BT, Virgin Media, KCOM, and Sky to avoid double payments and loss of service
5GIC Partners Digital Greenwich For Smart City
5GIC and Digital Greenwich parter to trial 'pioneering' smart city commercial applications in East London
Tech Quiz Of The Week: The History Of BT
BT's been in the news again but what do you know about the UK's biggest mobile and broadband provider?
BT Gets EE Boost, Now Has 4.3m Fibre Broadband And 16.7m 4G Subscribers
BT gets boost from EE's mobile and SMB businesses as it snaps up 79 percent of all new broadband connections on Openreach in past quarter
BT Chairman: We’re Prepared To Create Independent Openreach Board
BT Chairman Sir Mike Rake accepts more must be done about Openreach transparency and service levels but warns formal separation would be disruptive
Bristol Network Partners Connect First Users To 10Gbps FTTP Broadband
Bristol Network uses council-owned ducts to provide 10Gbps capacity for wholesale ISPs
What Was Wrong With BT Broadband This Week?
ANALYSIS: Was your connection down this week? BT broadband suffered from two separate data centre outages in two consecutive days. Here's what happened
TalkTalk Loses More Broadband Customers But Makes Fibre Gains
TalkTalk's cyberattack hangover continues but revenues largely flat and company is optimistic about York FTTP pilot
Virgin Media Brings Cable To 450,000 London Premises And FTTP To Barnet
Virgin Media has already connected 100,000 premises to superfast broadband as part of £3bn Project Lightning expansion. Now it targets 350,000 more by 2018
Vodafone Achieves 20Gbps In 5G Tests With Huawei
Vodafone and Huawei test out 70GHz spectrum as race to develop 5G by 2020 continues
BT Broadband Outage Affects Customers Across UK
UPDATE: BT says it has fixed a power issue that caused broadband problems for 10 percent of customers