Sky gets a stronger services hand - but O2 is gambling on the ultimate victory of mobile 4G services, says Peter Judge
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Sky To Buy O2 Broadband For £180 Million
Sky says acquisition will make it the UK's second largest broadband provider
Cisco’s UCS Muscles Into Top 5 Server Ranking
Cisco has become a player in the server sector after muscling its way into contention against established vendors, say analysts
Nominet Not Ready For Shorter “.uk” Country Code Yet
The domain registry can’t find a convenient way to implement UK web addresses without second-level domains
EE 4G Adds Nine More Towns And Cities To Superfast Network
Coventry, Preston and Watford are among the latest to receive EE 4G
MWC 2013 Video: Bell Labs Designs Future-Proof Networks
Theodore Sizer from Alcatel-Lucent talks about the future of telecoms
A10 Replaces Cisco At Go Daddy Hosting Centres
Go Daddy pulls a switch on Cisco, and swaps in A10 AX Series switches
BT Frustrated As Ofcom Takes High-Speed Regulation Plans To EU
Price caps could come in by April and BT isn't happy
MWC 2013: IBM Teams Up With Deutsche Telekom For ‘Smarter Cities’ Products
IBM is building on Deutsche Telekom's Machine-To-Machine expertise to deliver integrated products for Smarter Cities projects around the world
MWC 2013: Cisco Products Aim At Monetising ‘Data In Motion’
New Cisco software and hardware to be shown at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week is designed to help wireless providers analyse and monetise 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi data
HP’s Moonshot Hyperscale Servers To Arrive In The Summer
Project Moonshot lands in the second quarter of the year
France Pledges £17Bn For Superfast Broadband
President Francois Hollande has pledged nearly 20 billion euros to kick-start superfast broadband in France
BT Lobbyists Try To Water Down EU Privacy Legislation
BT has problems with EU proposals on privacy by design and the right to be forgotten
Juniper Pushes Ahead With SDN Strategy
New products from Juniper Networks further the company's broad SDN strategy announced last month
Microsoft Promises Skype/Lync Integration For Enterprises
Microsoft is to deliver stronger Lync-Skype integration as it seeks to disrupt the enterprise communications market
Dell Sees Positives Despite Losses Ahead Of Buyout
Dell posts another poor set of financials, but points to encouraging rises in its networking and server sales
Video: What Is Weightless?
Weightless SIG explains why we need a new network standard
Skype International Call Growth ‘Threatens Telcos’
Skype-to-Skype international call traffic grows by 44 percent in 2012
Skype Will Replace Windows Live Messenger On April 8
Skype also adds asynchronous video chat to some versions - but not Windows
Lancashire Farmers Connected To DIY 1Gbps Fibre Network
The B4RN broadband project has connected its second village, with Arkholme farmers connecting to a 1 Gbps network
Software Defined Networking? It’s Just Correcting An Error
The industry needs software defined networking, to correct its over-dependence on specific hardware, says Stu Bailey
Air Traffic Control Systems Could Ditch Radar And Release 5G Spectrum
TV signals could be used to locate aircraft as 5G plans take shape
Alcatel Lucent Boss Verwaayen Steps Down As Losses Mount
Former BT boss leaves telecoms kit maker after four years
First ‘Weightless’ White Space Radio Chip Arrives
White space radio chip promises the Internet of Things through spare TV spectrum
BT Openreach Adds 99 More Exchanges And 1.2m Premises To Fibre Plans
BT Openreach says even more homes will have access to fibre
VascoDe: Twitter And Facebook On A Phone With No Data
Israeli start-up gives feature phone owners in developing markets access to Wikipedia, Gmail, Skype
Government Launches Plan To Mitigate 4G Television Interference
Government and operators back a body which plans to minimise the 4G stress on TV signals
F5 Expands SDN Capabilities WIth LineRate Acquisition
F5 is looking to move up from the connectivity level to focus on the application layer of software-defined networks
EU Rural Broadband Funding Cut To Zero
Cameron's budget cuts hit European broadband plans, as digital funds dive from €9.2 billion to €1 billion
University Challenge: Good Students Need Good IT
Can University IT services cut costs, and still up their game to attract the best students, asks Robert Saxby?