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MWC 2014: Wind River And Radware Reveal NFV, SDN Plans
Wind River and Radware announce initiatives surrounding SDN and network-function virtualisation
England To Get £184m Share Of Latest UK Broadband Funds
The government announces how it will divide the funds announced last year
EE Signs Up Nokia’s Networks Arm For 4G Expansion
The new base stations will use spectrum refarming to provide better connectivity
RSA 2014: Cisco Open Sources App Security Tools
Snort community gets a boost thanks to OpenAppID open sourcing
Juniper To Streamline Portfolio With New Operating Plan
Juniper reveals a new operating plan that will see billions returned to shareholders after pressure
Alcatel-Lucent Targets Mobile Operators With NFV Solution
Alcatel-Lucent will demonstrate its network-function virtualisation (NFV) offering at this year's MWC
Home Tech Vulnerabilities Could Be Used To Set Houses On Fire
Even the US government is warning about weaknesses in Belkin WeMo Home Automation kit
Microsoft Readies Lync App For Android Tablets
Redmond preps its enterprise communication platform to include Android tablets, as well as Skype video callers
BBM 2.0 Adds Free Voice Calls And Dropbox Integration To iPhone And Android
BBM brings Voice and Channels to iOS And Android and a number of new features to all platforms
Bots Make Up Majority Of Website Traffic
A study from Incapsula claims that over 60 percent of all website traffic is not actually from humans, but rather from bots
Will Vodafone Spending Spree Buy It A UK Fixed Network?
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao has a £24 billion warchest for acquisitions, but will it move into fixed line services in the UK?
Cisco Profit Plummets As Weak Demand Bites
Cisco predicts more pain ahead but is optimistic about its direction, despite slides in both profit and revenue
Big Switch CEO Touts New SDN Strategy
The boss of Big Switch explains how a strategic change gives it an edge in the competitive SDN space
EU Wants A Deadline For ‘Globalisation’ Of ICANN
European Commissioner Neelie Kroes says it’s time to change the way the Internet is governed
Bitcoin Battered By DoS Attacks
Attackers take advantage of a weakness in the cryptocurrency protocol known as “transaction malleability” and a number of exchanges suspend trading
Aruba Bolsters Outdoor 802.11ac Wi-Fi Connectivity
A new enterprise-grade access point that is also easy to install expands Aruba's outdoor Wi-Fi portfolio
CloudFlare: Biggest DDoS Ever Hits Europe
DDoS weighing in at nearly 400Gbps targets unnamed CloudFlare customer in Europe, as attackers use NTP to amplify attack
Vodafone Bids £5.8bn For Spanish Cable Company Ono – Report
Vodafone reportedly looks to boost European fixed line network with another acquisition
Snowden Used Basic Web Scraping Tools In NSA Breach
Use of basic web crawlers leads to concern over the quality of the intelligence agency's security
BT Denies Copper ADSL Switch Off Will Be ‘Catastrophic’ For Businesses
BT says businesses have had plenty of time to upgrade to faster services
Target Hackers Snuck In Through Ventilation Vendor
Epic breach in part down to credentials stolen from Fazio Mechanical Services
Mobile Data Usage To Increase 11-Fold By 2018 – Cisco
Report from Cisco also predicts that 4G networks will carry 51 percent of mobile data traffic by 2018
Snowden Leak: GCHQ Targeted Anonymous With DoS Attacks
GCHQ attacked Anonymous with DoS attacks, knocking IRC chat rooms offline, whilst scaring members away by sending warning messages
Extreme Networks’ Purview Turns Net Management Into Big Data
Data capture from networks could drive business decisions, says Extreme Networks
First BDUK Fibre Cabinets Go Live In Warwickshire And Northamptonshire
Two BDUK projects reveal the locations of the first government-funded fibre cabinets
Syrian Electronic Army Hits eBay And PayPal
Hacking crew appears to carry out hit on DNS infrastructure serving eBay-owned sites
70,000 Properties In Devon And Somerset To Receive BDUK Fibre By Summer
BDUK rollout in the West Country to reach more homes and businesses even quicker
Government Tweaks ‘Porn Filters’ To Prevent Over-Blocking
A ‘whitelist’ should reduce the numbers of legitimate websites blocked by ISPs
Fibre Demand Boosts BT Results In Record Quarter For Openreach
BT says fibre and sports TV investments are coming good