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National Audit Office Exposes Problems With BDUK Rural Broadband
A July report will question whether the rural broadband roll-out scheme provides value for money
The Threat Facing The World’s Mobile Networks
Mobile operators don't know enough about threats facing their network and they aren't being proactive enough, says Arbor Networks' Tom Bienkowski
Cisco Broadens Lead Over Aruba In Enterprise Wi-Fi Market
The enterprise WLAN market continues to show strong growth, with Cisco, Aruba and HP in the lead, according to IDC
IBM Transceiver Pushes Envelope For Radar Imaging
IBM Research says its tiny millimetre-wave transciever could revolutionise the world of mobile communications and radar imaging
Big Switch Exits OpenDaylight SDN Group
Big Switch Networks has left the SDN project it helped create citing the undue influence of major players like Cisco
Microsoft And FBI Hit 1,500 Citadel Botnets
Botnet takes a kicking but some think it will amount to just a chink in the fortress that is Citadel
Government Pressures Tech Firms To Censor More ‘Harmful’ Sites
Maria Miller asks Google, Facebook and BT to meet on blocking illegal content... something they already do
BT Wins Coventry, Solihull And Warwickshire BDUK Funding
BT wins yet more BDUK funding after agreeing West Midlands broadband deal
UK Committee Frets Over Containment Of Huawei Security Threat
Committee worried about how the UK checks Huawei kit and how an old BT deal was initially cleared
Cisco Releases Green Switch And Looks To Midmarket
Cisco looks to the midmarket as it releases a new green switch and cloud network management dashboard
Cisco Buys JouleX For Data Centre Power Control
JouleX's energy management software shows how power-hungry your data centre kit is
Cisco Poised For ‘Internet of Things’ Says John Chambers
The boss of Cisco has highlighted the importance of the channel for trends like the 'Internet of Things' and SDN
Three Data Down For Customers Across UK
Three apologises following a fairly significant 3G outage
BT Wins More BDUK Funding In £35.44m East Sussex Broadband Deal
East Sussex and Brighton broadband set to receive boost over next three years
Europe Sees ‘Extraordinary’ Spike In DDoS Attack Power
Data exclusively handed to TechWeek shows a significant rise in DDoS power in Europe, an area that hadn't traditionally seen massive attacks
Google’s Motorola Proposes Tattoos And Pills To Replace Passwords
Regina Dugan, head of research at Motorola, puts forward some radical solutions to the world's password problems,
Quiz of the Week: China – Its Tech Superstars And Surveillance State
China is home to some wonderful tech companies, but it has a darker side. See how much you know about the superpower in this week's quiz!
BT BDUK Rollout In North Yorkshire Halted By Badgers
Fibre rollout near Easingwold temporarily suspended by badger, badger, badger...
Tech Titans Warn Government On Snooper’s Charter Pitfalls
Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo all complain about threats posed by the Communications Data Bill
Cisco Slams ‘Careless’ European Approval Of Microsoft-Skype Deal
Cisco claims Microsoft has an unfair monopoly on the video communications market thanks to Skype
Global Internet Traffic Predicted To Triple By 2017
Over the next four years Internet traffic worldwide will triple, thanks to more connected devices and faster networks
Dark Web Dealers Flock To Perfect Money After Liberty Reserve Demise
On the Internet's dark markets, Perfect Money appears to be the best alternative to the recently-shut down Liberty Reserve, sources tell TechWeek
Microsoft Plugs Botnet Threat Intelligence Into Azure Cloud
Participating organisations will be able to help stop botnets causing carnage, Microsoft says
US Weapon Designs Stolen By Chinese Hackers – Report
China blamed for stealing some seriously sensitive information
Sky Removes Apps From Google Play After Hacks
Syrian Electronic Army at it again but no Sky mobile applications were hacked
Google Taking ‘Wireless Blimp Networks’ To Africa And Beyond
Google is reportedly developing plans to help deploy wireless networks in emerging markets, using technologies including satellites and blimp-based platforms
Hackers’ Favourite Currency Liberty Reserve Downed After Arrest
Experts claim impact on the underground economy could be massive
Dell, HP Thin Client Upgrades Focus On Performance, Security
The thin client improvements from Dell and HP are aimed at companies heading for the cloud
Zeus Malware Back With A Vengeance To Cause Carnage In May
Keep hold of your bank logins, Zeus is getting aggressive again