David Meyer has left Cisco after 15 years to become CTO and chief scientist of Brocade, where he will oversee the company's SDN and cloud efforts
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BT, Virgin Media Challenge Birmingham Super Connected Cities Funding
ISPs complain to the EC as government broadband strategy is dealt a blow
Alcatel-Lucent Outlines 5,500 Job Cuts
EMEA is hit hard as troubled telecoms firm looks to bounce back
IP Expo: Boston Brings World’s First ARM Server To The UK
Low-power Boston Viridis is ready for the data centre
Huawei Shrugs Off Financial Concerns Over US Cold Shoulder
A Huawei executive has dismissed concerns of the financial impact because of America's security worries about it
Cisco Fills ACE Hole With Citrix NetScaler
ACE isn't so ace any more for Cisco, so Citrix is brought in to fill the hole
O2 To Remove Ericsson Database After Service Outage
Operator decided to get rid of the database after it caused two major service disruptions in four months
Customers Will Not Be Compensated For O2 Outage
O2 says sorry for the outage which affected millions of its customers, but there will be no compensation
New O2 Outage Leaves Millions Without Mobile Coverage
O2 promises to resolve problem by the end of the afternoon
Hyperoptic Expands Its London Fibre Broadband Network
FTTP and Gigabit broadband for 10,000 more London homes by the end of the year
ARM Targets Energy-Efficient Data Centres With CoreLink
British chip designer has turned its low-power expertise to enterprise networking inside data centres
Virgin Media Begins 120Mbps Broadband Upgrade
100Mb customers move up to the fastest connection in the UK for free
4G Network Launched In Swindon, Southwark and Reading
Impatient 4G device owners, rejoice
UK To Get 200Mbps 5G Network Trial In 2013
Guildford gets a 5G "playground" run by the University of Surrey
Rural Broadband Boost As EC Set To Approve BDUK
EC competition commissioner suggests approval for BDUK is likely
Huawei And ZTE ‘Should Be Banned From US’, Says Committee
Chinese firms continue to be pilloried in the US
Cisco CEO Race Hots Up As Two New Presidents Named
Cisco CEO race gets much more interesting as two execs get promoted to president roles
Cisco Acquires vCider To Strengthen Network Virtualisation
Cisco has acquired virtual network overlay specialist vCider for integration into its ONE strategy
Getting To Grips With Windows Server 2012
From all-new Server Manager to beefed up Hyper-V, Microsoft’s new OS is serious about dealing with servers, says Firebrand Training
Virgin Media Broadband Advert Provokes ASA Ban
Virgin Media has once again fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Authority
Scottish Scientists Develop World’s Smallest Antenna
The technology has been tested and is ready for licensing
EE Confirms Opening Of 4G Network For 30 October
EE finally sets a date after operators quit moaning
HP Opens Up About SDN Push
HP has ramped up its networking challenge after revealing more about its push into software-defined networking
Government-Hosted Summit Aims To Avoid 4G Showdown
A meeting today involving the government, Ofcom and the four major mobile operators will seek to defuse the threat of litigation surrounding 4G
Telefonica Vodafone Network Sharing Joint-Venture Given Approval
Ofcom and Office of Fair Trading approve network sharing initiative, paving the way for shared 4G infrastructure
Nominet Opens .UK Top Level Domain Consultation
Nominet promises better security with .uk domain names
Cisco Concocting Zero-Day Malware Catchers
One of the big boys looks to catch up with younger innovators in the security market
Cisco Buys Into Wi-Fi Analytics With ThinkSmart
Cisco will look to help businesses gain insight into their WANs
TalkTalk Tops Ofcom Complaints Table Yet Again, Three Worst Mobile Operator
TalkTalk improves but still receives most complaints between April and June
Aruba Touts Easy Enterprise Wi-Fi Deployment
Aruba is offering easy to deploy enterprise Wi-Fi network equipment for campuses and office locations