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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
Brantingham Village Claims Broadband Speed Crown
An ancient hamlet mentioned in the Doomsday book claims to have the fastest Internet village connection, but BT disagrees
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