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Cisco Touts ‘Fog Computing’ With New IOx Platform
Cisco's new IOx platform includes a Linux OS to push software to network edge for IoT
Government-Funded Superfast Broadband Rollout Reaches 300,000 Premises
DCMS says rollout is now likely to have reached more than 300,000 homes and businesses
Cross-Platform Java Malware Used In DDoS Attacks
Kaspersky finds malware targeting unnamed bulk email service
Scotland To Get Its Own ‘.scot’ Top-Level Domain Name
the new ‘.scot’ ccTLD will be available this summer
Ofcom: Mobile, Broadband, Landline Services Cheaper Than Ten Years Ago
Ofcom says consumers are getting more for less thanks to strong competition
BT To Invest Another £50m In Urban Fibre Rollout
BT to connect 400,000 more homes and businesses across 30 cities to its fibre network
Quiz Of The Week: Fibre Broadband
Thanks to optical fibre we have superfast broadband. How well do you know it?
South Korea Pledges £905m To Roll Out 5G By 2020
South Korea wants to be a world leader in 5G development
Davos: Two-Year Investigation Into Future Of The Internet Announced
Commission chair Carl Bildt says open and flexible model of the Internet increasingly under attack
Ofcom Protects Consumers And SMBs From Mid-Contract Price Hikes
New Ofcom rules allow telecoms customers to exit if contracts change
Verizon’s Transparency Report Shows Another Rise In US Data Requests
Verizon reveals the masses of data requests it receives from the US government and law enforcement
Swedish Researchers Uncover Dirty Tor Exit Relays
Researchers find 25 "spoiled onions" used to look through or censor users' Tor traffic
University Of Cumbria To Accept Fees In Bitcoin
Rival university lecturer says Cumbria would be braver to use dogecoin
BT And Alcatel-Lucent Set 1.4Tbps Fibre Bandwidth Record
Researchers say it is possible to achieve such speeds across the whole of BT’s core network
Ofcom Authorises Faster Satellite Wi-Fi For Ships, Planes And Trains
Ofcom expects to issue first licenses for earth stations in February
EE Admits To Security Flaw In Brightbox Routers
EE says it is working on fix to security flaw that could expose customers' personal information
Sky And Vodafone Discuss Possible Alliance To Combat BT – Report
Fearing challenges to their TV and mobile businesses, Sky and Vodafone could team up
Neul Launches A Network For The Internet Of Things
BT is testing a network created by Cambridge start-up Neul for the Weightless machine-to-machine communication standard
39,000 Scottish Homes And Businesses Set To Receive BDUK Boost
Digital Scotland reveals the next Scottish BDUK locations
DDoS Attacks Target Network Timing Protocol
DDoS attacks against the Network Timing Protocol are flooding the market, warns US security body
Alcatel-Lucent Talks With Unify Over Enterprise Unit Sale – Report
Alcatel-Lucent reportedly considers selling off its enterprise business and is said to be talking with Unify
Former HSBC Exec Joe Garner Replaces Liv Garfield As BT Openreach CEO
New BT Openreach CEO hopes to build on predecessor's good work
Lantronix Adds Mobile To Print Server Range
Lantronix's xPrintServer Cloud Print Edition allows existing printers to connect to Android mobile devices
Wales BDUK Fibre Rollout Reaches 100,000 Properties
BDUK-backed Superfast Cymru plans to reach 690,000 homes and businesses by March 2015
Palo Alto Networks Buys Security Firm Morta
Palo Alto Networks is to acquire security startup Morta, established by former NSA and Air Force members
Coinye Currency Launches Despite Threats From Kanye West
Kanye West's cease and desist letter gives the Coinye currency a publicity boost
Oracle Boosts SDN Portfolio With Corente Deal
Oracle is to purchase Corente, which specialises in software-defined networks for WAN environments
TorrentFreak News Site Blocked By Sky Porn Filter
More fury at filters blocking non-offensive websites
Rockstar Group ‘In Talks’ To Sell Patents
Rockstar, backed by Apple, Microsoft and others, is reportedly interested in selling off some of the technology patents it acquired from bankrupt Nortel