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RSA’s Art Coviello: Anonymity Is The Enemy Of Privacy
RSA boss and privacy advocates at loggerheads again, as Coviello accused of ignoring the furore around NSA surveillance
EE 4G Coverage Expands To 131 Towns And Cities Ahead Of PAYG Launch
Mobile users in Southport and Hatfield are among those who can now receive 4G
TechWeekEurope Launches IP Detection Tool
Find your IP address in seconds
BT Advert Pulled Over Bad Wi-Fi Science
The advertisement implied that a smartphone could interfere with wireless networks
Superfast Broadband Now Available For Three Out Of Four Homes
Ofcom claims 73 percent of the UK now has access to superfast broadband, but countryside campaigners feel left out
ICANN Launches Generic Top-Level Domains In Non-Latin Scripts
New gTLDs are hailed as " the biggest change to the Internet since its inception"
‘Massive’ Russian Cyber Crime Campaign Hit Governments
Handful of organisations in the UK hit by operation emanating from Russia and the Ukraine
Google Plus Hangouts For iOS Gets Free Phone Calls
Google+ Hangouts iOS users can now make free phone calls to any phone in the USA and Canada
One Minute Pitch: AirTight Networks / Ruckus Wi-Fi
Mark Bartley, technical sales manager at Computer Products, introduces AirTight Networks and Ruckus Wi-Fi in just two minutes
Ofcom Allows Consumers And SMBs To Exit Mobile And Broadband Deals If Prices Rise
Ofcom says service providers must make customers aware of mid-contract price hikes and their right to cancel
Alcatel-Lucent Partners Aruba For Unified Access
The two companies seek to help corporate networks cope with the pressure from BYOD and mobility
Google Launches Anti-DDoS Service ‘Project Shield’
Google pushes out anti-DDoS service, a DDoS map of the world and a proxy offering for private communications
IP Expo: Brocade Fighting Network Cost And Complexity With New Switch
Julian Starr from Brocade talks about the benefits of Software-Defined Networking
Huawei Continues To Deny US Espionage Allegations
Huawei insists it is not a spy risk as the company reveals details about its new R&D centre in the UK
BT To Trial Huawei G.FAST FTTdp Copper Broadband Technology
1Gbps broadband on the way with G.FAST and FTTdp, say Huawei and BT
Cloud Traffic To Dominate Data Centres, Says Cisco
Cloud traffic is the fastest growing element of data centre traffic, and is set to grow over the next few years
IP Expo: Vello Systems Hopes To Create Open Source Optical Forum
Ashish Shah from Vello Systems talks about the need for standardisation in the optical networking market
IP Expo: Western Digital Offers New Products For SMBs
Stuart Wright from WD talks about the recently launched compact servers
High Bandwidth DoS Grow Alarmingly
A new report reveals the scale of the modern denial-of-service attacks, most of which exceed 1Gbps
Google Halts Kansas Fibre Plan
Google has dropped its plans to build a fibre-optic network in Overland Park, Kansas, saying it was out of patience with the city's approval process
BT Invites Startups To Design Superfast Broadband Apps And Services
BT and TechHub offer support and workspace for tech entrpreneurs
New UK Cyber Police Chief: We Need Skills To De-Anonymise Tor Crooks
Crooks think they can operate anonymously online with tools like Tor. They can't, says head of the National Cyber Crime Unit
EE Set To Replace Vodafone As BT’s Mobile Partner
With BT's MVNO agreement with Vodafone rumming out, EE will be the new BT mobile partner for business customers and BT employees
Cisco Touts Security Boost From Sourcefire Deal
Cisco closes the acquisition of Sourcefire, which will enhance its firewall and intrusion-detection capabilities
UK JANET Network Scales Towards 400Gbps
EXCLUSIVE: The UK's JANET upgrade is completed and will support major global research projects with bodies like CERN
New Police Unit Threatens Domain Registrars Over Piracy
Shut down websites we deem illegal or face the consequences, says PIPCU
Microsoft Takes Skype To The Cloud For Mobile Era
Microsoft reveals the evolution of its Skype service as it adapts from its PC heritage to a more mobile world
Alcatel-Lucent To Cut 10,000 Jobs In Turnaround Plan
Networking equipment maker announces job cuts amid reports of potential Nokia alliance
Enterasys Joins Forces With PCM On Cloud-Based Wi-Fi
Enterasys and PCM will offer the joint cloud-based wireless product to businesses via partners