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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

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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

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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

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Any Facebook Phone Would Fail

Just supposing Facebook was making a phone, says Don Reisinger. How stupid would that be?

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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

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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

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BT Offers Fibre Incentives

BT is offering free Infinity upgrades to users who sign up now for one of its standard broadband packages

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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Project Canvas Launched As YouView

Canvas, the BBC-backed free-to-air digital TV box will arrive next year under the name YouView

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Avaya Touts Video Tablet And ‘Flare Experience’

Avaya has added a brand new tablet, native SIP and some funky names to its videoconferencing offerings

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Amsterdam Doubles Bandwidth With Brocade 100Gb Switch

Brocade's rumoured 100Gbps Ethernet switch has emerged at Amsterdam's AMS-IX Internet exchange

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UK Copyright Act Could Put Up Broadband Costs

Home broadband could cost more - as ISPs pass on the cost of the Digital Economy Act

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Femtocells To Replace Parts Of The 3G Network

Titchy femtocells - home-3G hot-spots - are growing up and going out on the streets

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Intel’s Otellini Talks Up ‘Sandy Bridge’

As devices proliferate, Intel wants its technology to form the basis for everything from smartphones to servers

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Ofcom To Probe Mobile Broadband Speeds

Ofcom has selected Epitiro to analyse the performance of the UK’s mobile broadband services

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Ofcom Plans To Ease Broadband Migration

Consumers think switching from broadband provider is difficult, but Ofcom plans to spur competition

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Citrix And Cisco To Offer Desktop Virtualisation

Citrix And Cisco bring together XenDesktop virtualisation and UCS networking as a prepackaged implementation

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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

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BT Defends Broadband Quote For Welsh Village

BT explains the reasons for its high quote to provide a broadband service for a remote Welsh village, as Rutland Telecom installs a much cheaper solution