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Government Warns Of Olympic Internet Threat
Government warns of slow Internet access: one more reason to be less excited by the London 2012 Olympics
BT Promises 300 Mbps Broadband And Tests FTTP On Demand
FTTC customers can upgrade to FTTP, while the top speed of fibre broadband looks like going up again
Multimedia Developer Tools Beef Up Mozilla Firefox 10
The Firefox 10 browser is relatively light on new user features but has a variety of tools for multimedia developers
Steria And Microsoft Offer Tailor-Made Virtual Desktops For Enterprise
The companies claim Workplace On Command allows staff to work from any device, anytime, anywhere
Cisco Live: Faster Upgrades For Catalyst And Nexus Switches
Cisco is upgrading its key switches to enable them to handle 40GbE or 100GbE to satisfy demand for cloud, BYOD and video
Ofcom: UK Broadband ISPs Are Getting Faster, But Must Be More Honest
Broadband speeds increase by 22 percent in past year, but rise attributed to faster packages, not improved service
Scotland Reveals Plans For Fibre Broadband Rollout
Scotland plans to significantly ramp up average broadband speeds north of the border
Cisco Live: In Pictures
Fast cars, pinball, and a distance record for 100 Gigabit Ethernet.. Cisco Live visitors know how to live
Sky’s Fibre Broadband To Rival BT And Virgin
Sky will begin offering a fibre broadband service with speeds of up to 40Mbps from April
Nimbus Data Launches Big-Scale, Low-Power Solid State Storage System
The E-Class system can support up to 500TB of capacity while consuming only five watts of electricity per terabyte
Cisco Live: CommScope Demonstrates 100GbE Over 430 Metres
CommScope has shown 100GbE running on standard fibre at nearly three times the distance specified in the IEEE standard
Cisco Live: Advances Promised On All Fronts
Cisco's Padmasree Warrior promised to go for gold in the networking race but ruled out storage
Cisco Live: London Show Opens With ‘Fastest’ Wi-Fi AP
At Cisco Live, the company revealed a fast and flexible four-antenna access point but held back some details for Mobile World Congress
Cisco Live: Microsemi Reveals Latest Green PoE Midspans
Power over Ethernet (PoE) midspans from semiconductor-maker Microsemi could cut energy consumption by up to 50 percent
No Olympic Records Expected For Slow London Mobile Broadband
London finishes 23rd in 3G speeds survey, raising doubts about its ability to cope with heavy Olympic demands
T-Mobile Launches ‘Truly Unlimited’ Full Monty Plan
New tariff from T-Mobile offers unlimited mobile data, Wi-Fi and tethering
Government Warns Three Councils Over Broadband Funding
The government has officially warned three English councils that they could lose access to fibre broadband funding
US Security Chief Calls EU 24-Hour Data Breach Notification Rule ‘Unworkable’
AT&T's chief privacy officer says the 24-hour deadline would force companies to notify all customers rather than just those affected
Google Is Experimenting With TCP To Give A Faster Web Experience
Google is testing ways to cut the latency in TCP connections that Web browsers make to request and retrieve data
BT Extends FTTP Trial To Blocks Of Flats
BT is hoping to quickly and easily expand its FTTP footprint in the UK after extending its fibre trial to apartment blocks
BYOD Is The Challenge Of The Decade
'Bringing Your Own Device' to work allows people the freedom to work with devices best suited to them. But, as Simon Wilcox writes, it requires informed network management.
Amazon Expands Cloud Service With AWS Storage Gateway
Amazon claims AWS Storage Gateway makes cloud backup cheap and cheerful
Avaya Has A Flare For Apple iPad Unified Communications
Avaya Flare Communicator is now providing unified comms on the iPad, and other mobile platforms will go online later this year
O2 Apologises and Fixes Number Leak Security Flaw
O2 claims that it now only shares customers' numbers with 'trusted partners'
Cisco To Launch Router And WAN Sets To Ease Cloud Integration
Cisco is planning to roll out a package that includes its router and WAN offerings to simplify cloud computing connections
Everything Everywhere And BT Extend 4G LTE Cornwall Trial
Partners and participants say that trial has successfully shown benefits of LTE in rural areas
Kroes Promises EU Cloud Strategy – Based On Angry Birds?
EU Internet Champion Neelie Kroes wants to unify regulations across Europe's states, so we can all play nicely
Huawei Acquires Green UK Photonics Technology Developer CIP
Huawei has completed its acquisition of UK photonics researcher CIP as an investment in green fibre-optic technologies
TfL To Announce London Tube Wi-Fi Provider This Spring
Winner will provide data services to 120 London Underground stations in time for the Olympic Games