Cisco and Juniper both want to kill Spanning Tree for simpler data centres, but don't agree on how to do it
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VOIP Hacker Gets Ten Years In Jail
US authorities have for for the first time given a prison sentence to a man charged with hacking voice-over-IP
Cisco’s New VPN Client For iPhone: Review
Cisco’s AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Apple iOS gives IT managers and users a secure, yet flexible, browsing experience
Network Vendors Play The Green Card
Data centres could make "huge" energy savings through lower energy networks, says Juniper
SGI Ships HPC Storage Arrays For Mixed Workloads
The SGI InfiniteStorage 16000 system features industrial-strength data storage and dual-level speeds of 8Gb Fibre and 40Gb InfiniBand
LTE Network Goes Live In Las Vegas
A 4G LTE network has been activated in Las Vegas by MetroPCS Communications, which plans to extend it to other US cities
Data Centres Need Green Switches
As the proportion of power used by network switches in virtualised data centres increases, managers need to think about going green, says Stephen Garrison
Any Facebook Phone Would Fail
Just supposing Facebook was making a phone, says Don Reisinger. How stupid would that be?
Huawei Claims ‘World’s First’ 700Mbps DSL
Who needs fibre to get superfast broadband? Huawei has showcased a 700Mb/s DSL prototype in Hong Kong
Analysts Think Facebook Should Make A Soft Phone
Facebook denies it is making a phone. But if it did, it should stick to a softphone, like Skype or Google Voice, experts say
BT Offers Fibre Incentives
BT is offering free Infinity upgrades to users who sign up now for one of its standard broadband packages
EC Agrees New Measures For Digital Agenda
The European Commission has adopted several new measures in a bid to fulfil its goal of giving every European access to broadband by 2013
Grandstream Adds Skype To Desk Phones: Review
The Grandstream GXV3140 IP Multimedia Phone adds Skype voice and video calling to an already rich suite of multimedia and social networking features
ITU Calls For Global Action On Broadband Inclusion
The International Telecommunication Union says that broadband is a basic civil right, and half the world should have access by 2015
Pigeon Beats Rural Broadband In File Transfer Challenge
Feathers could be ruffled at some telco providers after a pigeon turned out to be faster than a broadband connected computer in a file transfer challenge
Digital Divide Can Only Get Worse, Says Ovum
The government wants to narrow the digital divide between town and country but will its current approach bear fruit when broadband services are in disarray?
Project Canvas Launched As YouView
Canvas, the BBC-backed free-to-air digital TV box will arrive next year under the name YouView
World Wide Web Creator Calls For Free Data
In a wide-ranging keynote, World Wide Web creator Tim Berners-Lee talks the net, technology trends and bridging the worldwide digital divide
Ericsson Shows PC And Tablet Broadband Modules
Ericsson has launched a 21Mbps mobile broadband module for notebooks and netbooks and demonstrated a 7.2Mbps module for tablets at IDF
Wi-Fi Interoperability Should Never Be Assumed
As 802.11n makes its way onto new smartphones and tablets, wireless administrators should stay skeptical about interoperability, warns Andrew Garcia
Cisco Adds New Services To Its Data Centre Portfolio
Cisco has revamped its Data Centre 3.0 strategy by adding extensions for its unified computing products and a set of Unified Network Services
Avaya Touts Video Tablet And ‘Flare Experience’
Avaya has added a brand new tablet, native SIP and some funky names to its videoconferencing offerings
Amsterdam Doubles Bandwidth With Brocade 100Gb Switch
Brocade's rumoured 100Gbps Ethernet switch has emerged at Amsterdam's AMS-IX Internet exchange
UK Copyright Act Could Put Up Broadband Costs
Home broadband could cost more - as ISPs pass on the cost of the Digital Economy Act
Femtocells To Replace Parts Of The 3G Network
Titchy femtocells - home-3G hot-spots - are growing up and going out on the streets
Intel’s Otellini Talks Up ‘Sandy Bridge’
As devices proliferate, Intel wants its technology to form the basis for everything from smartphones to servers
Ofcom To Probe Mobile Broadband Speeds
Ofcom has selected Epitiro to analyse the performance of the UK’s mobile broadband services
Ofcom Plans To Ease Broadband Migration
Consumers think switching from broadband provider is difficult, but Ofcom plans to spur competition
Citrix And Cisco To Offer Desktop Virtualisation
Citrix And Cisco bring together XenDesktop virtualisation and UCS networking as a prepackaged implementation
Cisco To Pay Feds £31 Million To Settle Lawsuit
Cisco is to cough up £31 million to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed it overcharged government agencies