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BT Targets Olympic Deadline For NGA Rollout
The rollout of superfast broadband is ahead of schedule and BT has said it should be installed in 40 percent of homes in time for the 2012 Olympic Games
O2 Admits Data Network Failure
O2 has admitted responsibility for some iPhone users being unable to connect to the Internet over the past 48 hours, but has so far failed to resolve the problem
Cisco Closes $2.9 Billion Starent Acquisition
Cisco has strengthened its credentials in the mobile Internet space after it closed on the acquisition of Starent Networks
Snowed-In Workaholics Turn To Video Conferencing
Vendors push video conferencing as a way for dedicated workers to overcome hazardous weather conditions
Mobile Web Browsing To Overtake PCs By 2014
Within five years more users will access the Internet using mobile devices than via desktop PCs, according to Morgan Stanley's 'Mobile Internet Report'
Twitter Hacked By Iranian Cyber Army
Twitter was hijacked between 10pm and 11pm Pacific time on 17 December, and was replaced it by a screen which read: "This Website Has Been Hacked by Iranian Cyber Army"
Spiceworks Updates Free Management Software
After witnessing an increased take-up of its free IT management software, Spiceworks has expanded its capabilities
UK Lags In Super-Fast Broadband Stakes
The UK is lagging behind in next-generation broadband (i.e. fibre), but is holding its own regarding penetration and price
Skype Beta Developed For Symbian/Nokia Smartphones
Skype is coming to Nokia smartphones, at least in a beta version
WiGig Offers 7Gbps Wireless Standard To Wi-Fi
Faster wireless could be on the shelves by Christmas 2010, if the new 60GHz standard takes off
Darling’s Broadband Sums Don’t Add Up
It would be good to get 90 percent of the UK on superfast broadband by 2017, as Alistair Darling promised this week, but Peter Judge can't see how he can afford to do it using the broadband tax
Yahoo Indexes Tweets In Search Results
Yahoo is indexing tweets on its search engine, but updates only appear minutes or hours after they are sent, long after Google's Twitter results which appear in real-time
Mobile Internet Users To Top A Billion By 2013
People's need of the Internet shows no sign of slowing, with an IDC report predicting that there will be one billion mobile Internet users in four years time
Broadband Tax Approved In Pre-Budget Report
Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed in his Pre-Budget Report that the 50p-per-month bradband tax will be included in the Finance Bill
MIT Wins ARPANet Anniversary Competition
Using an inverse pyramid approach, a team from MIT captures the $40,000 (£24,400) first prize to locate 10 large, red balloons at undisclosed locations across the United States
Skype For SIP Beta Opens Up For Public Use
Businesses now have the opportunity to integrate Skype's VoIP services into their corporate telephone systems, after Skype for SIP opened to the public
Cisco Expands SMB Push With New Offerings
Cisco continues to chase the SMB sector after expanding its small business portfolio with new networking, security and collaboration solutions
Government’s New ICT Strategy Could Save £3.2bn
UK public services will be delivered via a government cloud and app store, with an emphasis on green IT and open source - according to a leaked five-year plan
Starent Settles Lawsuits Blocking Cisco Purchase
Starent Networks, which Cisco Systems wants to buy for $2.9 billion (£1.8bn), settles one of several lawsuits seeking to block the sale
Network Startup Could Offer Broadband To BT Boss’s Neighbours
Sharedband says it could provide broadband to the neighbours of BT chairman Sir Michael Rake - using its own bonding technique
BT Defends Fast Broadband For Its Chairman
BT Chairman Sir Michael Rake has jumped the queue, getting a fast broadband trial link while neighbours struggle on with dial-up
Broadband Tax Will Be Higher – If It Happens
The £6 broadband levy designed to pay for faster broadband in the UK will be boosted by VAT and multiple lines - but could be scrapped
Security Risks In 2010: Pirates, Malicious Networkers And Cloud Criminals
Researchers from IBM and Sophos take a look at the top security risks for enterprises and consumers alike in 2010
Virgin Media Trials File-Sharing Monitoring Tool
One of the UK's leading ISPs has broken ranks with its fellow service providers and is trialing a tool that can monitor illegal file-sharing over the internet
UK Rural Broadband Faces Political Limbo
Radically different policies from Labour and Conservatives could stall investment this side of a general election, the Broadband Stakeholders Group has warned
Virtualisation Moves On To Conquer Networks And Desktops
With claimed annual savings of £2500 per server and £78 per desktop, virtualisation is moving on to conquer networks and desktops, say reports.
Ericsson Wins Bid For Nortel GSM Business
Another piece of bankrupt networking giant Nortel has been sold off, after Ericsson and Kapsch CarrierCom acquired its GSM/GSM-R business
Cumbria Town Bands Together For Fibre Rollout
While Cockermouth residents survey the flood damage, nearby Alston Moor is digging trenches - for the superfast fibre BT wouldn't provide
Ciena Snaps Up Nortel’s Optical And Ethernet Assets
Ciena has won an auction to acquire the optical networking and carrier ethernet businesses of former communications giant Nortel