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Broadband Users Put Up With Slow Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is almost a third slower than Ethernet, but many consumers sacrifice speed for convenience
Engineers: Smart Meters Must Be Part Of Wider Plan
Smart meters will not provide the changes needed unless they are part of a smart grid, warns the IET
Rightmove House Info To Include Broadband Speed
What matters to buyers? Location, location and connection, says online estate agent
Radio Tags Keep Data Centre Bills Down
Despite all the wires in a data centre, environmental monitoring tags use wireless links to phone home
GCHQ Cyber Unit To Monitor Private Networks
The Government Communications Headquarters is fortifying its defences in the war against hackers
Networking Giants Demonstrate 100G Interoperability
German test shows Nokia Siemens' network and Juniper's T1600 core router work at 100Gbps
Government Opens Bidding For £50m Broadband Fund
Local authorities can now bid for a share of the £50 million released by government for broadband investment
Internet Servers Are Running But Libya Goes Dark
Libya's new Internet shut down throttles traffic but leaves its Web servers technically up and running
Juniper Launches Converged Supercore Switch
Juniper has launched a new switching architecture to help service providers meet the demands of the cloud
Cisco Targets Midmarket With Two UC Platforms
Networking giant Cisco is looking to the midmarket sector with two new unified communication platforms
BT Demands Carbon Commitment From All Suppliers
BT has introduced a Climate Change procurement standard to ensure all its suppliers reduce their carbon emissions
ISPs Defend ‘Up To’ Broadband Speed Claims
Service providers are scrambling to defend themselves against Ofcom's criticism of broadband advertising
Skype Goes To Citrix For Business Collaboration Kit
Skype will integrate Citrix GoToMeeting into its enterprise collaboration service as it continues to court business users
Cisco’s Jabber Unifies Mobile Services And Devices
Cisco has unveiled its Jabber application to enable business users to communicate any way with any device
Micro-Modular Data Centres Roll Into Britain
Fully-enclosed racks could roll in to take the place of data centres, says Elliptical Modular Systems
New Green Grid Guide Extends To Servers And Storage
In its Data Centre Maturity Model, the Green Grid adds servers and storage to its power and cooling concerns
Remote Working Presents Security Issues For IT
Remote access is becoming more popular, more complex and more risk-prone, forcing IT departments to get clued-up
Ofcom: 4G Auctions Will Be Fair
The UK regulator has promised to share 4G mobile spectrum fairly, and keep competition keen
CeBit: HP Updates Storage And Wireless
HP integrates 3Par's storage into its cloud offering, and upgrades its wireless LAN products for CeBit
EC Backs Europe-Wide ‘Get Online Week’
Councillor Neelie Kroes is targeting Internet virgins across the EU this week
IETF Slams ITU Standards Vote
The IETF has criticised the ITU's decision to development of its own MPLS management standard for WANs
Ofcom Continues TalkTalk/Tiscali Probe
TalkTalk and Tiscali have coughed up millions in goodwill payments after wrongly billing customers
Vodafone: Disasters Include Theft!
Peter Judge is a bit confused by Vodafone's disingenuous statements on its network service problems earlier today
Vodafone Network Crippled By Break-In
Did the mobile operator not have a back-up plan in place for theft of its network kit?
Apple First To Make Quick Shift To Intel Thunderbolt
Intel’s Thunderbolt will hit Apple’s new MacBook Pro devices first to bring fast video/audio transfers
QFabric Network Pitches Juniper Against Cisco
Juniper's QFabric networking architecture collapses the traditional three-layer data centre infrastructure
BT Fibre ‘Leaves Out Up To 60 Percent Of Cabinets’
BT is accused of misrepresenting the actual coverage of fibre-based broadband in enabled exchange areas
EC Calls For Urgent Action On Satellite Broadband
The introduction of pan-European satellite broadband services could be blocked by legal obstacles
Libya Cuts Off Internet Service
Arbor Networks has reported that Libya's Internet connection has gone offline, with Bahrain also throttled