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Virgin Media Uses ‘Narrow Trenching’ To Reduce Cost Of Fibre Rollout
Virgin Media lays fibre in Cambridgeshire village using new technique
Independent Scotland Could Face Higher Mobile And Broadband Charges
BT, TalkTalk, O2, Vodafone, EE and Three say independence could increase their costs while others suggest roaming charges could be on the cards
Phones4u To Enter Administration After EE And Vodafone Withdrawal
Phones4u files for administration, but Vodafone denies accusations it acted inappropriately during negotiations
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 And 210 Target Entry Level Smartphones
Qualcomm hopes advanced LTE features will tempt entry-level smartphone manufacturers
Huawei Discovers Corruption After Internal Investigation
Over a hundred Huawei staffers reportedly implicated in making and receiving bribes, after CEO admits internal investigation
Vodafone Rolls Out HD Voice For Better Call Quality
Vodafone says HD Voice is latest part of £1 billion spending programme
Gartner: Nationalism Will Change Data Centre Market Dramatically By 2016
The research firm highlights four disruptive factors that will force data centre market evolution, including the public's distrust of multinational corporations.
Vodafone Set To Launch Mobile Wallet Next Month
Vodafone is reportedly ready to follow Apple into the mobile payment arena with contactless payments based on NFC-SIM cards
Cumbrian ‘Self-Dig’ Community Broadband Fibre Network Connects First Users
Community broadband project brings fibre to Fell End after four years of work
iPass Hotspot Network Expands To 13m Hotspots And Samsung Gear S
iPass network of hotspots expands from 2.7 million to 13 million with Samsung's new smartwatch the first wearable to be supported
Government’s ‘National Roaming’ Plans Quashed By Mobile Operators – Report
Mobile operators have rejected government plans for national roaming saying the network sharing proposals are unworkable
Cisco Expands UCS Server Lineup
Cisco hopes to kickstart growth as it reveals two additions to its Unified Computing System portfolio
D-Link Wants To Put Home Owners In Control With New Smart Home Devices
mydlink Home range kick starts with four connected products managed via a free app on smartphones and tablets
Ofcom Plans To Help SMBs Get Better Broadband And Mobile Services
Ofcom says it wants SMBs to receive better value, higher quality communications services, even if they take consumer offerings
Aberdeen Poised To Become ‘Best Digitally Connected City’ In Scotland
Partnership between CityFibre and Internet For Business delivers major digital upgrade of one of the UK’s biggest city economies
Hackers Use Transient Websites To Facilitate Attacks
Blue Coat warns about the dangers posed by web pages that exist for less than 24 hours
Intel Hires Qualcomm Exec To Boost Mobile Efforts
Intel poaches Amir Faintuch from Qualcomm in bid to improve prospects in smartphones, tablets and M2M
Supercomputing Technology Pilot Launched In Scottish Highlands
The superfast computing hub will connect to England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Vodafone 4G Now Available To PAYG Customers
Vodafone extends 4G to more customers to celebrate one year since it launched LTE
EE 4G Now Covers 75 Percent Of UK, Including Prime Minister’s Home Constituency
Superfast connectivity comes to 13 more towns and cities, with David Cameron's Oxfordshire home set to be covered
Intel Creates ‘World’s Smallest’ 3G Modem For IoT
Intel says its new modem will fit in more devices, be cheaper and more reliable
First Isle Of Wight BDUK Cabinet Goes Live
BT says it has connected at least one cabinet in all BDUK regions
Virgin Media Raises Prices For Broadband-Only Customers
Is Virgin Media trying to push its broadband-only customers onto one of its bundled services, after it raises its monthly tarrif?
HP Sales Benefit From PC Upswing, But Growth Remains Elusive
The upswing in PC sales help HP post a modest rise in quarterly sales, but growth remains an ongoing problem
GCHQ Is Mapping Open TCP Ports Across Whole Countries
The reconnaissance operation codenamed ‘Hacienda’ supplies the agency with some of the information needed to compromise systems
Samsung Extends Olympic Partnership Until 2020
Samsung is to provide smartphones, tablets, PCs and printers to Pyeongchang 2018 and Tokyo 2020
EE’s Service Charges Show Contempt For Customers
EE customers should not have to pay extra to resolve issues for a service they are already paying for, says Steve McCaskill
CityFibre To Provide Gigabit Fibre To Local Government Over PSN
CityFibre agrees deal with managed services provider EasyNet to provide access to city fibre networks
Cisco Warns Of 6,000 Job Cuts As Results Disappoint
Workers face more misery with another 6,000 job cuts, as the networking giant struggles for growth