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Gigabit Jersey Celebrates 10,000th Fibre Customer
Jersey Telecom and Sure now have 10,000 customers on island's gigabit FTTP fibre network
Ofcom Call Research Shows Differences Between Urban And Rural Mobile Service
A new Ofcom report shows that the number of call failures is much higher in rural areas than in towns and cities
Google-Led Consortium To Build 60Tbps Trans-Pacific Subsea Cable
Google and partners club together to build a cable connecting the US and Japan which will go live in 2016
UK Entries Win First F1 Connectivity Innovation Prize Challenge
Two data solutions from the UK win the first round of Tata Communications' F1 Connectivity Innovation Prize, which aims to solve the sport's technological challenges
Commonwealth Games 2014: Cisco Sees Value In Sporting Partnerships
Cisco UK CEO Phil Smith says the Commonwealth Games partnership will benefit both Glasgow and the company for years to come
BlackBerry Secure Work Space Receives US DoD Security Clearance For iOS And Android
iPhones, iPads and Android devices managed by BlackBerry Secure Work Space on BES 10 can be used on US defence networks
Government Broadband Projects Bring Superfast Broadband To 1m Properties
The government says it is firmly on track to reach 95 percent of the population by 2017 thanks to BDUK
Brits Spend More Time On Mobile Devices And Watching TV Than Sleeping
Ofcom says Brits are using communications services more than ever before but its young people who are the most tech savvy
Ofcom: UK Adults Consuming More 4G, Fibre, VoIP And Public Wi-Fi
Ofcom Communications Market Report says smartphones, 4G and superfast broadband are encouraging the use of VoIP and public Wi-Fi services
TfL Trials Wi-Fi On London Buses
Transport for London holds Wi-Fi trial in the hope of attracting a sponsor for a network-wide rollout of free wireless
O2 Launches ‘No.10’ £10 Public Sector 4G Mobile Tariff
O2 wants to encourage flexible working with new government price plan
Vodafone Makes Its First Call Over 4G In VoLTE Trial
Vodafone makes its first VoLTE call one year after launching 4G network
Virgin Media Expands Network To 100,000 More Premises In East London
Virgin Media starts biggest ever expansion of its cable network as it announces Q2 results
Data Has No Nationality
Governments and individuals may want it otherwise, but Peter Judge thinks data will always find its way across borders
‘Risk-Averse’ Technology Operation Powers Successful Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
The Glasgow 2014 team needed 2400 PCs, 520Gbps of bandwidth and 123TB of storage to deliver a successful Commonwealth Games, but it wasn't ready for the cloud
Brighton & Hove Albion Fans To Receive Free Wi-Fi At The Amex Stadium
The Cloud is to power a free Wi-Fi network at Brighton & Hove Albion, improving connectivity for fans and boosting commercial opportunities for the club
Danish Researchers Set New 43Tbps Data Transfer Record
DTU sets new data transfer record, claiming more must be done to meet future traffic demands and limit carbon emissions
Ofcom: Three Is The Only Major UK Operator To Sell Unlocked Phones As Standard
Ofcom issues advice for consumers wanting to unlock their phones, with fees, charges and times varying by operator
BT Offers 4G To Business Mobile Customers As Standard
BT continues mobility push, promising 4G will help SMBs be more productive on the move
Three Profits Boosted By Rising Mobile Data Use
Three customers now use 2.6GB of data every month as operator records first half operating profits
Ofcom Revises 900MHz and 1800MHz Licence Fee Increase
Ofcom reduces the amount it planned to charge mobile operators for existing frequencies, following feedback from operators
Zambia Gets Free Basic Internet With Internet.org’s Facebook App
App gives free access to Facebook, Google and other services on Zambia's Airtel network, at the expense of net neutrality
Quiz Of The Week: BT
Do you know much about Britain's incumbent, BT? Try our quiz!
Superfast Cymru Announces Next 66 Welsh Towns To Benefit From BDUK Fibre
Rural areas in Wales are set to receive a superfast broadband boost from BDUK
EE 4G Arrives In 21 More Towns As Network Reaches 250 Locations
EE 4G coverage expands further, with Saltash in Cornwall named as the 250th LTE town
Manx Telecom Launches 4G Network On Isle of Man
Manx Telecom rolls out the Isle of Man's first 4G network, with Sure Telecom set to follow suit later this year
Cisco Adds Entry-Level UCS Server To Portfolio
Cisco releases a new UCS server for smaller businesses that don't need to scale to hundreds of blades
City Of London Says BT Is Failing With Superfast Broadband For The Square Mile
City of London says a lack of affordable superfast broadband is harming the square mile as a financial centre
Juniper Sells Junos Pulse Security Unit For £147m
Juniper is to offload its Junos Pulse mobile security business as part of a wide-ranging restructure