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Government Invests £7.2m In Broadband Research
The Photonics HyperHighway aims to radically rework the fundamental fibre backbone technology of the Internet
Electric Cars To Follow Mobile Roaming Model
'Intelligent mobility' will make electric cars viable by 2025, says Logica
Internet Still Down As Bigger Protest Brews In Egypt
A new wave of protests is expected tomorrow, as web users in Egypt turn to dial-up modems to avoid the Internet blackout
Intel Looks To Data Centre Networking With FCoE Stack
Intel is looking to drive the migration of a single data centre network infrastructure with its Open FCoE
Egyptian Revolt Unquelled By Total Comms Blackout
Within hours, Egypt was isolated from the outside world as the comms infrastructure was completely kettled
ASA To Investigate Phony ISP Claims
Time is up for claims like 'up to' and 'unlimited', says advertising watchdog
ISOC Tells WEF: No Quick Fixes For Safer Internet
The Internet Society's CEO will warn the World Economic Forum against a "knee-jerk" Internet security fix
Google Voice Boosted With SayNow Acquisition
Google buys SayNow for comms software that adds calling features to Android, iPhone, Facebook and Twitter
Virgin Launches Fibre Schools Network In London
London's pupils and teachers could soon be on fast fibre optic networks, says Virgin
Personal Femtocell Takes Off For iPhone
A personal femtocell - called an attocell - will let users make calls abroad without roaming, says Keith Day of Ubiquisys
O2 Offers Free Wi-Fi For All – With Ads
Anyone can use O2's public Wi-Fi - just hand over your mobile number
Cisco Beefs Up SMB Networking, Storage Offerings
Cisco continues its SMB push with more networking, security and storage products, as well as financing
Virgin Expands 100Mbps Broadband Service
Virgin Media has rolled out its superfast 100Mbps broadband service to five more locations in the UK
Hewlett-Packard Launches Hybrid Enterprise Cloud
Cloud computing needs government-level compliance and security, says HP
Sky Rumoured To Buy The Cloud
Sky looks set to enter the UK Wi-Fi hotspot arena by aquiring wireless network provider The Cloud
Aerohive Extends Cloud Wi-Fi To Wired Nets
One day, all enterprise networks will be managed from the cloud, says Aerohive
Verizon Files Net Neutrality Lawsuit
US carrier Verizon has filed a lawsuit against the FCC in a move that could delay net neutrality indefinitely
Roaming iPad Users Get Free BT Wi-Fi
BT has released a free iPad app to access its WiFi hotspot networks - but only for BT Broadband customers
Cisco’s Wireless Security Goes Beyond PCI Compliance
Cisco has launched wireless security that exceeds current, and possibly future, PCI-DSS requirements
Ofcom Tells BT To Cut Rural Broadband Prices
BT has been told to cut charges for rival ISPs so users in the sticks get cheaper access
Is The EC’s Google Antitrust Investigation Biased?
The European Commission's questions to Google advertisers and search rivals about how it promotes its own web services are leading, says Clint Boulton
WikiLeaks Gets German Satellite Boss Sacked
WikiLeaks says satellite CEO slated Europe's GPS rival... but still signed a contract to build it
Lane-Fox’s Race Online Scheme Pushes £98 PCs
The government's Race Online 2012 programme will offer PC and Internet packages for underserved users
Researcher Uses Amazon To Hack Wi-Fi Network
A security reseacher has revealed how he used Amazon's cloud service to hack into his neighbour's Wi-Fi network
BT Reveals Duct And Pole Sharing Charges
BT Openreach has suggested prices for allowing other operators to use its broadband infrastructure
IPv6 Test Flight Has Risks – But Huge Benefits
On 8 June, we'll find out if the global, open Internet has a future, says Leslie Daigle, the Internet Society's chief Internet technology officer
Facebook, Google And Yahoo Join Giant IPv6 Test
The world's biggest websites will test the new IPv6 protocol before IPv4 addresses run out
IT Spending Will Double To More Than £6bn by 2016
Hardware replacement, mobile devices, cyber-threats and cloud spending will exceed $10 billion in five years
IBM And Samsung Expand Chip Research Partnership
IBM and Samsung are co-operating in semiconductor technology R&D for mobile devices and other products