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London Set To Become One Of The World’s Smartest Cities
Capital joins 100RC campaign to become a truly ‘resilient’ city
Ofcom Spectrum Roadmap Will Deal With ‘Revolutionary’ Mobile Scenarios
Ofcom spectrum director says it plans to ensure there is enough spectrum to cope with unforeseen mobile applications but wants global harmonisation
ISPA Names Theresa May ‘Internet Villain Of The Year’ Over Surveillance Fears
Industry body ISPA says ISPs must be consulted about revived Snoopers' Charter as issue of surveillance dominates again at the UK Internet Industry Awards
Businesses Urged To Invest In Multi-Channel Customer Support
Report claims social media and cross-channel customer support conversations are in high demand from users, especially in emerging markets
EE Hit With £1m Fine For Mishandling Customer Complaints
Operator falls foul of Ofcom’s requirement to have disputes settled in a quick and timely fashion
Superfast Cornwall Fibre Rollout Generates £186m For Economy And 4,500 Jobs
Independent research praises economic impact of fibre rollout, which has reached 95 percent coverage
Devon & Somerset Turn To Wireless To Bring Superfast Broadband To National Parks
Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) gives BDUK funding to Airband to provide wireless superfast broadband to homes and businesses in Dartmoor and Exmoor
Smart What? 96 Percent Of Us Know Nothing About Smart Cities
Arqiva report reveals ignorance of smart city programs in the UK
Gigaclear Wins BDUK Contract To Bring 1Gbps Broadband To Epping Forest
Gigaclear gets BDUK funding from Essex County Council to spread fibre to remote areas of Epping Forest
BT, Cisco Join Wireless IoT Forum As Founding Members
Wireless IoT Forum aims to reduce fragmentation and promote open standards for wireless M2M technology
Network Giants Team Up To Define ‘Adaptive’ 5G NORMA Architecture
EU's 5G group launches new project spearheaded by network firms, operators and academics to create adaptive standard for next gen mobility
Vodafone Voted The World’s Top M2M Provider
Operator tops Analysys Mason rankings for fourth year in a row
EU To Abolish Roaming From 2017 And Enshrine Net Neutrality In European Law
EU agrees on new roaming and net neutrality laws as part of digital single market
UC San Diego Researchers Break Fibre Transmission Record
Researchers up the maximum power limit for fibre transmissions by reducing channel distortion
Cisco Creates New Platform To ‘Simplify’ IoT
Cisco organises IoT platform around six pillars, promising to provide comprehensive architecutre to simplify M2M
Sky Wants BT-Openreach Breakup, Calls On Ofcom For Competition Investigation
Sky says BT and Openreach's dominance is harming consumers, competition and investment and believes latter should be independent
Huawei And Alstom Hold 4G LTE Railway Signal System Trials
Huawei and Alstom says French trials pave the way for LTE to make train operators more efficient
BT Wants Ofcom To Let It Plan For Analogue Phone Switch Off
BT tells TechWeekEurope it has no immediate plans to switch off traditional phone network, but wants regulation to let it plan for an IP-based future
NFC: Empowering IoT To Drive The Connected World
Steve Owen from NXP Semiconductors tells us why NFC technology will play a key role in powering the Internet of Things
OneWeb Secures ‘Largest Ever’ Rocket Acquisition For Satellite Internet Launch
Richard Branson and Qualcomm-backed OneWeb moves closer to launch
Eugene Kaspersky: Internet Of Things? More Like The Internet Of Threats
Security icon sounds dire warning over the security of the Internet of Things
Juniper Networks And Ruckus Wireless Team Up
Juniper and Ruckus think there's strength in numbers as they seek to provide wired and wireless networks packages to customers
Chinese Wi-Fi Router ‘Pregnancy Mode’ Causes Controversy
“Pregnant Wi-Fi” setting for routers reduces radiation but launches debate between maker and rivals
Government Issues More Than 25,000 Superfast Broadband Vouchers To SMBs
25,000 SMBs receive grants of up to £3,000 to get superfast broadband as government urges more to apply
How F1 Technology Is Helping McLaren Make The World A Smarter Place
Applied Technologies arm proves McLaren isn't just a motor racing team
MIT Develops Solar-Powered Sensor To Keep IoT Data Flowing
Researchers invent solar-powered sensors to harness Internet of Things potential
Google Wants To Pave The Streets With Wi-Fi
More details are revealed about smart city arm Sidewalk Labs ambitious plans to bring free Wi-Fi to the cities of the future
EE Named London’s Best Mobile Network Once Again
EE retains its crown in the capital as RootMetrics declares the operator the best for calls, texts and data in London
Connected Cows Moo-ve Into The Wearable Age
Smart cowbell collars wearable allow farmers to track their herds