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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
BT Openreach Announces Fibre For 1m More Premises
BT Openreach says another 163 exchanges will bring fibre to an extra one million homes and businesses
UK Rural Group Calls For Broadband Universal Service Obligation
Only a universal service obligation can save rural communities
Can Latin America Be Telefónica’s Saviour?
SPAIN: Times are tough for Telefónica in Europe. Will shifting the emphasis to Latin America and the online world help?
Cisco Abandons ADC Market As Competition Bites
Cisco is halting development of its ACE application delivery controller because of intense competition
DWP IPv4 Addresses Are Not For Sale
The 16.8 million address block is being used and can’t be sold
Government Announces ‘Super Connected Cities’ Funding
Culture Secretary Maria Miller tells how much money the UK's 'super connected cities' will get
BT Set To Invest £8m In Broadband Link To Orkney and Shetland
BT's speeds in Orkney, Shetland and northern Scotland are set to double with new 1,000km fibre connection
Petition Asks UK Government To Sell £600m Wasted IPv4 Addresses
DWP's hoard of Internet addresses could help clear the deficit
Slow Wales Broadband Harms Economy – Committee
Commons Welsh Affair Committee calls on UK and Welsh governments to address broadband gap
BT To Win Suffolk and Norfolk Broadband Deals As Fujitsu Pulls Out
Fujitsu backs off and BT wins another two rural broadband cibtracts
Providers Pushed To IPv6, As Europe’s Last IPv4 Addresses Are Issued
The last IPv4 addresses will be strictly rationed
BT Wins One Horse Cumbrian BDUK Race
BT has been awarded the BDUK contract to wire up Cumbria to superfast broadband
Brocade Extends SDN And Fabric With Router, Switch Additions
Brocade has extended its fabric and software-defined networking (SDN) strategies with new product additions
UK Networks To Allow FaceTime 3G, Vodafone Places Restrictions
Most UK networks to allow FaceTime as part of data plans, but Vodafone requires VoIP allowance
Huawei Complains At US ‘Roadblock’ On Trade
US officials are unjustly blocking Huawei's attempts to compete in the United States, a research paper has claimed
Cisco Upgrades Firewalls and Anti-Intrusion Products
Cisco has beefed up protection for clouds and data centres with new firewall and intrusion-prevention products
BT Scores Another BDUK Deal With £33m Surrey Project
Another BDUK project is handed to BT, but it's another project that won't go ahead until Brussels says so
Smart Dutch Rubbish Bins Tell Council When They Are Full
The clever M2M-enabled devices save time, money and improve carbon footprint