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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
Government Tenders Services Network Agreement
Buying Solutions has tendered a PSN framework agreement valued at £2bn for joined-up government services
Steve Wozniak to Keynote London Conference
Apple co-founder Steve "Woz" Wozniak will address the enterprise IT show IP Expo, in London in October
Virgin Provides Fibre To Everything Everywhere And 3
T-Mobile, Orange and Three will get faster mobile broadband, thanks to a network deal to use Virgin's fibre
Juniper Virtual Gateway Given Security Upgrade
Juniper's vGW platform has been upgraded with security management, continuous monitoring and antivirus
Why Roaming Will Be Extinct In Ten Years
Pressure from the EU and the roll- out of 4G networks will guarantee an end to mobile roaming rates, says Rebtel's Andreas Bernstrom
Brocade Offers Network As A Service
Brocade is offering a pay-as-you-grow network service, so customers can avoid hefty upfront investment
Graphene Links Could Enable Super-Fast Internet
Researchers in Manchester and Cambridge show graphene's potential for superfast broadband
3UK Gives Villages Free 3G Broadband
3UK has promised free 3G broadband to 11 rural communities, as it seeks a competitive advantage in the 4G race
Cisco Launches New Virtual Networking Systems
At VMworld 2011 Cisco is highlighting a new crop of virtualised networking infrastructure products
Patch Promise For Apache Killer DoS Vulnerability
Apache has promised to patch a vulnerability that exposes Web servers to denial of service attacks
Cisco Launches New M2M Router
Cisco continues to pursue the "Internet of things" with the launch of a new machine-to-machine router
3G Only Available Three Quarters Of The Time In UK
The BBC's crowdsourced survey reveals that 3G is generally unavailable 25 percent of the time in Britain