communications

Foxconn Launches First Communications Satellites

Foxconn launches two prototype communications satellites aboard SpaceX rocket as proof-of-concept for broadband and smart vehicle plans

1 year ago

Vonage Sold To Ericsson For $6.2 Billion

VoIP pioneer Vonage acquired by Ericsson for $6.2 billion, as Swedish giant looks to bolster wireless portfolio for enterprises

3 years ago

Microsoft Expands Teams Meetings To 20,000 People

Microsoft extends Teams amidst broad shift to remote working, with 'view-only' meetings up to 20,000 people and a new one-on-one…

4 years ago

UK Spearheads Quantum Key Distribution Breakthrough

Team headed by University of Glasgow develops technique for generating and detecting entangled photons at wavelength less susceptible to solar…

5 years ago

New Australian Law Requires Tech Firms To Help Cops Crack Encryption

The newly proposed measures would levy fines of up to £6m for organisations that fail to comply

6 years ago

Russian Malware Compromises Telegram Chats

The TeleGrab malware steals chats from Telegram's desktop application, which doesn't support end-to-end encryption

7 years ago

LogMeIn To Acquire Jive Communications For £247m

Consolidation in enterprise unified communications space as LogMeIn opens cheque book for Jive Communications

7 years ago

IT LIFE: Morten Primdahl, Zendesk CTO

Morten Primdahl talks about his career in IT and how Zendesk transformed from a server in a cupboard to 110,000…

7 years ago

AOL Instant Messenger To Shut Down After 20 Years

AIM was a pioneer of instant communications on the web, but its popularity has waned and now it will finally…

7 years ago

Microsoft Upgrades Office 365’s Compliance Controls

Microsoft adds new features that help compliance officers in highly-regulated industries keep a tighter lid on sensitive information

8 years ago

Infosec 2017: Former MI5 Boss Highlights Changing World Of UK Intelligence

Just like many other industries, the intelligence world has had to change with the times

8 years ago

Police Use Of ICT Is ‘Persistently Weak’ Finds Inspectorate of Constabulary

Police aren't making effective use of digital technologies to manage and share information, and risk being 'left behind'

8 years ago

AWS Touts CISPE Membership To Help Its Cloud Services Meet EU GDPR

The membership should bolster data regulation trust in AWS for EU companies

8 years ago

Cisco Patches Telepresence Attack Flaw

The bug could allow attackers to run malicious code on Cisco Telepresence control units

8 years ago

French Workers Can Legally Ignore After Work Emails

Under a law that takes effect this week, companies are obliged to negotiate with staff over out-of-hours emails

8 years ago

EU To Tighten User Data Rules For Skype & WhatsApp

Internet-based companies face stricter data security rules under draft changes that mirror upcoming data protection laws

8 years ago

Slack Deepens Google Cloud Integrations With New Partnership

Workplace communications app Slack will integrate more deeply with Google Cloud platform, coming in the first half of 2017.

8 years ago

UK Police’s 10 Year Digital Plan Focuses On Communications, Forensics

A 10-year strategy sees UK police forces taking wider advantage of digital tech, while training to handle its risks

8 years ago

WhatsApp Switches On Encrypted Video Calls

The service lets mobile users make encrypted video calls, adding to messaging and voice call features

8 years ago

Huawei Launches Cloud Communications Platform For Businesses

A “converged, open, and agile” comms platform in the cloud from Huawei looks to capitalise on IoT, smart cities

9 years ago

Motorola Solutions Acquires Airwave For £817m

British firm's acquisition welcomed by trade union as Motorola spends close to a £1bn for Airwave

9 years ago

Workplace Communications Is Evolving

BLOG - Jive Software's Elizabeth Brigham gives us a look at the way communication in the workplace is changing

9 years ago

How Much Is Your Comms Room Costing You?

Simon Osman, CEO of iFollowOffice, discusses financially viable alternatives to the traditional comms room

9 years ago

Global IT Spending ‘Set To Fall Dramatically’ In 2015

However global IT spend will still hit $3.5 trillion this year, Gartner survey says

9 years ago

Elon Musk Reveals Plans For Huge Space Internet

Fleet of satellites to beam Internet from orbit, but Branson announces similar idea

10 years ago