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BT Promises 300Mbps Broadband For The Lucky Few
BT is to increase the speeds of its FTTC and FTTP offerings, but questions remain over its reach
Nominet Raises £3m In Short UK Domain Auction
Single-character domain names were in hot demand at Nominet's .uk auction, selling for an average of £39,000
Juniper Touts New Kit To Meet Mobile Challenge
Juniper's new switches help ease admin burden of integrating smartphones into corporate network
BT Broadband Suffers UK-Wide Outage
A power outage at a BT exchange in Birmingham has left consumers and businesses with no web access
Carry On Lying In Broadband Adverts, ASA Tells ISPs
ISPs can mislead users by advertising broadband speeds that are only available to a few, in new ASA rules
EC To Study Europe-Wide Broadband Speeds
The EC is to carry out EU-wide broadband tests following disappointing results from an Ofcom probe
Virgin Media Launches Business Cloud With Savvis
Virgin adds its network to cloud provider Savvis, and offers it with no set-up fees
Ghana To Lead LTE Deployment In Africa
Ghana could be the first country in Africa to get 4G mobile technology, and Alcatel Lucent is eager to get on board
London, Scotland Campaign For New Domains
The governments of Scotland and London are campaigning for customised top-level domains
Cisco Study Finds Internet As Vital As Food And Air
The Internet is as vital as food and air, and people cannot live without it, according to a report from Cisco
Low-Latency Network To Connect London And HK
A high-speed fibre network between London and Hong Kong could help decrease financial trading times
Alcatel-Lucent Touts Broadband Boost With VDSL2
Alcatel-Lucent has launched VDSL Vectoring equipment which should deliver faster broadband speeds
London’s Olympics Could Lose The IPv6 Race
Beijing 2008 ran on IPv6; if London 2012 hasn't implemented it, that could be an international humiliation, says Axel Pawlik
TalkTalk And 3UK Top Ofcom List Of Shame
TalkTalk and 3UK are still attracting more complaints to Ofcom than other telecoms companies
Cisco Plans Virtual Networking For Microsoft Hyper-V
Cisco will provide data centre packages that will control Microsoft Windows Server 8 virtual environments
Huawei Boosts Investment In European Enterprise Tech
Huawei is setting its sights firmly on expansion in Western Europe, after failing to make headway in the US
Hunt Laments Slow Rollout Of Superfast Broadband
Jeremy Hunt has urged rival telecom firms to put aside their differences as the UK lags in the fibre race
Hyperoptic Launches 1Gbps Broadband For London
Hyperoptic says 1Gbps fibre can be sold directly to consumers - and plans to upset the broadband apple-cart
Cisco CEO Comes Out Swinging
CEO John Chambers planted his feet and aimed at his competitors during Cisco's annual analysts' day
BT Reveals Another 114 Exchanges To Be Fibre-Enabled
BT has revealed the latest locations of its ongoing fibre deployment, that will serve an extra 1 million homes
Broadcom Snaps Up NetLogic For £2.4bn
Broadcom has paid £2.4bn in cash to acquire embedded processor specialist NetLogic
New Fibre Optic Cable To Boost Transatlantic Comms
The first new transatlantic communications cable in nearly ten years is to be laid in the Atlantic ocean
TalkTalk Boss Slams BT Fibre ‘Monopoly’
Government support could give BT a monopoly, warns TalkTalk boss
HP Urged To Ditch Networking Hardware Business
A Forrester analyst has called on HP to offload its low-margin networking hardware business
DIY Botnet Kits Spawning Lean, Mean Networks
Hackers are increasingly using DIY crimeware kits to push out malicious botnets but SpyEye dominates
Registration For .XXX Domains Opens
Companies have been given 50 days to get their hands on an adult domain name, or opt out all together
Rights Group Says Cisco Aided Chinese Persecution
Cisco knowingly provided the Chinese government with technology to spy on Falun Gong members, say critics
Imperva Cloud Service Takes Strain Of DDoS Attacks
Imperva's cloud protects customers from network- and application-based distributed denial of service attacks
Ofcom Denies 4G Auction Delays
Telecoms regulator Ofcom says 4G auction is still on track, despite reports to the contrary