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4G Could Affect TV Signal For 2m Households
Mobile operators will be forced to pay for disruption
Rutland Council And BT Agree £3m Superfast Broadband Deal
England's most rural county will receive BDUK funding
TalkTalk Revises Speed Checker After ASA Smackdown
TalkTalk is ordered to change its broadband speed checker after the ASA said it was misleading customers over line speeds
Ofcom Urges ISPs To Up Speed Transparency
Less than half of TalkTalk and BT sales agents reveal speed estimations without being prompted
Iran Bans Foreign Email For Some Industries
Local banks, insurance companies and telecommunications firms have been ordered to use Iran-based email and web providers
Report Slams Default Porn Filters On Mobiles
Report uncovers over-blocking of mobile Internet
Huawei Scores Five-Year O2 Managed Services Deal
Huawei signs what it calls its "first major managed services agreement in the UK"
French Scientists Develop Wi-Fi Blocking Wallpaper
Affordable wallpaper that secures your Wi-Fi could could be in the shops next year
TalkTalk Customers Want Smut-Cutting Porn Filter
One third of new TalkTalk customers opt for censorship, 80 percent approve of the offer
Virgin Atlantic To Allow Mid-Air Mobile Calls
Becomes first British airline to permit in-flight calls, texts and data between London and New York
O2 Offers Roaming Deal As Operators Accept EU Vote
O2 says it was already working within the EU guidelines set to come in this July, as it announces a Travel plan
Nokia Pulls Out Of Free London Wi-Fi Project
Former partners set to continue and expand free London Wi-Fi network
Netherlands Institutes Net Neutrality Law
The Netherlands has become the first country in Europe, and the second in the world after Chile, to institute net neutrality provisions
Old Network Switches May Be More Reliable Than New Kit
Network vendors are pulling a fast one forcing users to upgrade, says re-use specialist
Why Second Hand Switches Are Good For You
If it ain't broke, don't throw it out, says Network Hardware Resale's Glenn Fassett
BT Reaches Fibre Rollout Target Ahead Of Schedule
BT brings fibre to 10m premises in the UK as it adds more subscribers
ASA Bans ‘Misleading’ Virgin Broadband Ads
The advertising watchdog has upheld complaints that Virgin broadband adverts included misleading price and speed claims
Defra Opens Applications For £20m Rural Broadband Fund
Rural communities have until 6 July to submit proposals for ultra-fast broadband projects in the nation's 10 percent hardest-to-reach areas
Huawei Debuts CloudEngine 12800 Super-Switch
Huawei claims it is years ahead of the competition with its new switch
Telefonica Releases TU Me Skype Rival iPhone App
New app lets users make calls, send texts and share photos on any network in any country
ICANN Gets $350m, Offers Refund Over gTLDs
ICANN's new dot-name domain system is still down due to security, but it is definitely in demand
IEEE Approves Major Wi-Fi Revision
The 802.11-2012 standard consolidates recent updates to the base specification, as well as bringing in new improvements to quality of service, security and hand-off to and from cellular networks
Prime Minister To Consult On Default Porn Block
David Cameron is to meet with ISPs following an inquiry that recommended introducing stringent measures to block adult content
Government Announces Shortlist For Super-Fast Broadband Funds
The government has announced a list of 27 cities eligible to apply for £50m in funding for super-fast broadband
Cisco Beefs Up Network Analytics With Truviso Purchase
Cisco is to give its customers real-time visibility into the data traffic on their networks with the purchase of Truviso
Government Faces £1.1 Billion Broadband Funding Shortfall
Report states economic and social case for superfast broadband but says more funding is needed to meet targets
Microsoft Probes Skype IP Vulnerability Reports
Microsoft is investigating reports of a tool that can be used to view the IP addresses of Skype users
BSkyB Posts Record Profit Amidst Hacking Turmoil
Broadband growth drives up BSkyB profits as the company battles with negative attention over the hacking scandal
ICO Unlikely To Re-Probe Google Despite Street View Findings
The ICO looks set to let Google off again, even after findings show workers knew what they were doing when collecting user data