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BT And Huawei Achieve 3Tbps Fibre Record
BT says flexgrid compression techniques could squeeze even more bandwidth out of its fibre network
EE Moves Closer To Quad-Play With Free EE TV For Broadband Customers
EE TV, the UK's "most advanced" television service, will be free to all EE broadband customers
Tech Club: That Internet Of Things Thing
Is your organisation prepared for the opportunities and challenges that IoT will bring? Come to our next gathering and let us know
FCC Fines Marriott $600K for Jamming Wi-Fi to Bolster Profits
The FCC slapped Marriott International with a fine after it illegally deactivated or blocked WiFi signals from private equipment at a Nashville hotel
Huawei Says Net Neutrality Is Preventing Development of Internet Services
Huawei says carriers should be able to provide different levels of service to different customers
BT Next Generation Text Relay Service To Make Real Time Communications More Accessible
BT Next Generation Text offers superior real time communications for those with speech and hearing impairments on Android, iOS and PC
Hyperoptic To Offer 1Gbps Fibre In Birmingham, Newcastle, Sheffield And Nottingham
Hyperoptic doubles the footprint of its FTTP network to 75,000 premises
Technical Hitches To Delay BT Mobile Consumer Launch
BT Mobile ambitions are being hampered by problems in handing over traffic from 4G to Wi-Fi, according to reports
Google Adds To IoT With Physical Web Standard
Google launches its open source Physical Web standard, that aims to open up interaction with different devices
UK Cable Broadband “Now Faster Than Fibre”, Says Ofcom
Watchdog survey also finds average UK broadband speed rose over last six months, with Virgin Media offering the fastest service
Microsoft Announces New Office 365 Plans For SMBs
Office 365 Business packages start at just $5 a month per user
Interoute Snaps Up Vtesse To Extend UK Cloud Footprint
Vtesse network currently connects 55 data centres across 48 towns and cities
UK Broadband “Among Best In Europe”, Says Culture Secretary
Although improvement is still needed to take on likes of Japan and South Korea, says Sajid Javid
Black Country Gains Extra Broadband Funding
More funding announced to extend the superfast broadband push in the West Midlands
Huawei Invests £2.4bn In Broadband Research
Huawei plans to help service providers cope with 5G, M2M and 4K video
TalkTalk Signals SMB Ambitions With £4 Broadband Services
TalkTalk Business's Charles Bligh says TalkTalk can save SMBs £600 a year if they switch from BT
TalkTalk Aims To Connect 60 Percent Of The UK With 1Gbps FTTP Broadband
TalkTalk discusses plans to connect 10m homes with gigabit fibre as part of national rollout
BT Achieves 800Mbps On Copper In G.FAST Trials
BT says G.FAST FTTdp is cheaper and less disruptive than FTTP in delivering ultrafast speeds
HP To Launch SDN App Store On 1 October
HP SDN App Store opens its doors next month to developers and SDN customers
Ed Vaizey Wants UK To Lead The World In IoT And 5G
Minister of culture and the digital economy praises government's technology achievements but says it is looking to the future
EE To Test 400Mbps 4G At Network ‘Mother Ship’ Wembley Stadium
Better EE 4G coverage, mobile ticketing and contactless payments are next steps in Wembley's bid to be the world's most connected stadium by Euro 2020
Citroën Equips Its Dealers With Samsung Tablets
429 dealers across France get new devices
Huawei Buys Up UK IoT Pioneer Neul
Cambridge-based company snapped up for reported $25m
Virgin Media Business Launches New SME-Focused Price Plans
Company found many small businesses were being held back by poor connections
Hyperoptic To Build Gigabit FTTP Network In Glasgow
Hyperoptic to bring 1Gbps service to another UK city
SMBs In SuperConnected Cities Urged To Apply For Broadband Vouchers
Government issues renewed SuperConnected cities push as March 2015 deadline for superfast broadband vouchers nears
Dell: What A Server Will Look Like In 2020
Dell's chief researcher predicts data centres full of servers, and nothing but servers
IT Life: Weathering The Changes
Keeping network performance high is John McAdam's goal
iPhone 6 And Apple Watch Will Popularise New Tech In A Way Android Can’t
Smartwatches, NFC and 802.11ac Wi-Fi have long been available on the Android platform, but it's Apple that will make them mainstream says Steve McCaskill