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UK Police Look To Internet Of Things For Evidence
Police say washing machines and refrigerators will provide invaluable evidence as they log residents' every move
Yorkshire Local Council Systems Hit By Extended Outage
The email, web and phone services of Kirklees Council were knocked offline on Boxing Day and are yet to be fully restored
‘Russian Malware’ Hits US Electric Company As Tensions Rise
A Vermont electric utility found code connected with the alleged Russian hacking campaign on its network
£440m Government Windfall To Extend Superfast Broadband Coverage
Government finds £440m cash down the back of sofa to connect extra 600,000 premises to superfast broadband
Ericsson Joins Forces With Telstra To Boot 4G Coverage In Australia With Small Cells
The small cells will be used to improve 4G coverage in difficult urban and rural areas
Sky Offers Cheapest Fibre Broadband, But Only If TV Is Included
Virgin Media and BT Infinity will need to up their game
BT And Plusnet Top Ofcom’s Most Complained About List Over Broadband Woes
Telecoms providers still can't make people happy over broadband services
EU Regulators Consider New Big Data Rules
A consultation asks whether the rapidly growing area is adequately covered by existing privacy, competition and consumer protection laws
MPs Urge GCHQ Action On Bank Cyber-Crime
Financial regulators need their own cyber-security apparatus that isn't dependent upon GCHQ, argues the head of the Treasury Committee
TIM Leads 4.5G In Italy With 500 Mbps Mobile Download Speeds
Business and retail customers in Rome, Palermo and Sanremo can enjoy the need for speed
ICO Threatens Central Government FOI Audits
The new information commissioner plans to crack the whip on Whitehall departments over lax freedom of information compliance
ENISA: Encryption Back-Doors ‘Not A Solution’
EU security body concludes government-mandated backdoors would make legitimate services less secure and harm law enforcement
BT Tower Becomes World’s Highest IoT Base Station
BT and the Digital Catapult will create a LPWAN network across London
UK Digital Divide Drops But Universal Broadband Still Lacking
Good progress has been made in the UK's telecoms and wireless networks in 2016
BMW Hooks Up With IBM Watson For AI Car Research
Can I adjust your seat? BMW and Big Blue to apply artificial intelligence to future cars, with IBM Watson help
Europe’s Galileo Sat Nav System Goes Live
Seventeen years in the planning, delayed and over budget, but 2016 witnesses the arrival of Europe's answer to the GPS system
Nokia Acquires Deepfield For Network Insights
Trump won't like that. Finnish networking giant acquires US firm for its networking insights
Gotthard Base Tunnel: How Hardened Networks & IoT Keep World’s Longest Rail Tunnel Safe
The world's longest and deepest rail tunnel is fully operational, but building networks in the middle of a mountain is a difficult endeavour
Government Must Fix ‘Poor 4G’ If UK Is To Be 5G Leader
National Infrastructure Commission report says government should appoint a dedicated cabinet minister and improve transport 4G if the UK is to be a 5G and IoT leader
EU Members Approve Roaming Rule Changes
We're a step closer to "roam like at home" becoming a reality as roaming rule changes get the green light from EU member states.
Would Make The Air Fair’s Spectrum Cap Actually Make UK Mobile Networks Better?
ANALYSIS: Three's drive to get consumers to complain Ofcom is underway but spectrum is only part of the equation and a few truths are being stretched
Motorola Buys Comms Tech For Emergency Services Network
The company plans to offer the MACS unified communications platform as a cloud-based ESN deployment option
BT Creates 500 More UK & Ireland Jobs
BT is "completely changing" the way it serves customers and is looking to fill 500 new roles in the UK and Ireland to make it happen.
BT and Huawei join forces to drive 5G research
The partnership aims to accelerate the development and standardisation of 5G technologies
Bluetooth 5.0 Is Formally Adopted In Bid To Connect The IoT
Bluetooth 5.0 boosts speed, range and lower latency as it seeks to expand 'connectionless' IoT
Nuance And Smart Toy Maker Faces Privacy Complaint
Toys that spy? Formal complaint filed in the US against toy maker and Nuance Communications
Ofcom Details How Third Parties Could Share BT Openreach Ducts And Poles
The regulator wants to make it easier for competitors to access BT's infrastructure in order to boost investment in all-fibre broadband networks
Vodafone And Arrow Electronics Team-Up To Mix IoT Tech
Another IoT-based partnership with tech companies to propagate the spread of connected systems
Home Office Grants Another £26m For Police Cloud And Data Transformation
The funding is to support a cloud data-access programme, DNA database, data analytics lab and other schemes