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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
BT Awards £26.9m Contracts For Scottish Highlands And Islands Subsea Fibre Rollout
BT is to work with three companies on laying 250 miles of fibre-optic cables off the west coast of Scotland
Study Finds SDN Deployments Emerging Gradually
Amidst strong interest, few enterprises have so far actually deployed software-defined networks, according to Quinstreet Enterprise
O2, Virgin Media And Sky Top Ofcom Customer Service Charts
Ofcom research reveals pay TV and mobile users are happier than landline and broadband consumers
Ofcom Tells BT To Repair And Install Fixed Lines Faster Or Risk Fines
Ofcom seeks to shortern the time telephone and broadband line repairs, as well as finish new installations
GSMA Creates Remotely Managed SIM For M2M Applications
The new embedded standard lets devices connect to the Internet of Things without having to change their SIM
Cisco Offers Up Cloud Desktop Virtualisation Solution
Cisco partners with Citrix and VMware and launches a cloud-based desktop-as-a-service solution
Government Boasts Of 200,000 BDUK Premises As Rollout Accelerates
The government celebrates ‘Super Switch-on Day’, promising 25,000 homes and businesses will be added each week from spring 2014
Bruce Schneier Leaves BT As Surveillance ‘Conspiracy Theories’ Denied
Schneier isn't leaving because of alleged BT connections with GCHQ spying, as "conspiracy theories" are shrugged off by the telecoms giant
Nortel Networks Settles Bankruptcy Claims
Nortel reaches a bankruptcy settlement with a number of Europe entities, including a UK pension fund
Intel Snaps Up Mindspeed’s Wireless Infrastructure Unit
Intel continues its aggressive move into the data centre with the purchase of Mindspeed's mobile network assets
Cisco Targets Mobile With Collaborate.com Purchase
Cisco acquires Collaborate.com in an effort to beef up its mobile collaboration capabilities
BT And Eight Local Councils Team Up For £15m BDUK Manchester Deal
An additional 39,000 premises to receive fibre by March 2016 as part of BDUK Manchester project
BT Forces Customers To Make Parental Controls Choice
BT will offer network level parental controls to customers - and there's no sitting on the fence
Cisco: Snowden Leak Hit Chinese Sales ‘Unfairly’
Questions about Cisco's role in NSA surveillance have hit Cisco's sales unfairly, the UK director of security tells TechWeek
Big Android Botnet Sends SMS Messages To China
South Korean phones send stolen messages to Chinese email addresses
BT Complaints Rise Following BT Sport Launch
Complaints about BT's landline, broadband and pay TV service increase, according to Ofcom
Sky Customers Cut Off As Failed Copper Thieves Steal BT Fibre
At least the dimwitted criminals didn’t make any money