Ed Vaizey

Matthew Hancock Replaces Sacked Ed Vaizey As Digital Economy Minister

Cabinet reshuffle claims another victim as Ed Vaizey leaves government after six years and Matthew Hancock takes over broadband and…

8 years ago

Prime Minister May ‘Should’ Replace Ed Vaizey As Broadband Minister

ISP Entanet wants Ed Vaizey to be replaced with Baroness Joanna Shields or a new ministry for communications to be…

8 years ago

Ed Vaizey: The ‘Silicon Valley Of Europe’ Already Exists

Minister for the digital economy Ed Vaizey says UK tech has the infrastructure and skills but not enough money -…

9 years ago

Ed Vaizey: It’s Time To Embrace Technological Change

“Dazzling” potential of the Internet of Things among exciting prospects as Minister highlights continued government support for new technology

9 years ago

Equinix Takes UK Security Woes To Westminster

"The internet is inherently insecure and the attack surface is increasing," warns Equinix in House of Commons meeting

9 years ago

GCHQ Launches £6.5m CyberInvest Security Research Scheme

Taxpayers foot multimillion pound GCHQ bill for better protecting the UK in cyberspace

9 years ago

Digital Technology ‘Can Boost’ UK Businesses By £92bn

And London's businesses could be in for a big windfall if they fully harness digital potential, Virgin Media Business report…

9 years ago

BT Is About To Make London’s Broadband Faster Than Ever

360,000 homes in the capital will benefit from expansion of BT’s fibre broadband network

9 years ago

UK Throws Its Weight Behind Major Push For Digital Governments

D5 summit sees UK, Israel, New Zealand, Estonia and South Korea collaborate to promote economic growth through digital technology

10 years ago

Ed Vaizey Calls Mobile Broadband A “Huge Success Story” For The UK

Minister says mobile has a huge role to play in the future of the country and the government will do…

11 years ago

Ed Vaizey: “A Geek Heaven – That’s What We Want The UK To Be”

Politicians and businesses get behind Campus Party technology festival in London

11 years ago

Government Admits Rural Broadband Rollout ‘Challenges’

Ed Vaizey admits the government's 2015 rural broadband targets are “challenging”

12 years ago

Ed Vaizey Says UK Broadband Is On Target To Beat Europe

Ed Vaizey says the UK is on track to have the best broadband in Europe by 2015

12 years ago

Lords Committee Slates Government Broadband Strategy

A Lords Committee lambasts the government's broadband strategy, claiming it has too much emphasis on speed

12 years ago

Vaizey Promises One Filter Per Household To Fix 4G TV Interference

Ed Vaizey has outlined his plan to prevent the arrival of 4G clashing with TV signals, in an open letter…

12 years ago

3UK Tells Vaizey To Veto Weak EU Roaming Cuts

Communications Minister Vaizey is told that under European travellers could pay more for data roaming than the trip itself

13 years ago

Government Warns Three Councils Over Broadband Funding

The government has officially warned three English councils that they could lose access to fibre broadband funding

13 years ago

Virgin Trumpets 1.5Gb Fibre Trial Success

Silicon Roundabout has 1.5Gbps broadband, thanks to a Virgin Media Business trial

13 years ago

Vaizey Says ISPs’ High Court Challenge Is ‘Odd’

Communications Minister Ed Vaizey is not amused by High Court challenges from BT and TalkTalk to the DEA

13 years ago

Holland Bans Two Tier Internet With Net Neutrality Law

The Dutch has become the first European nation to enshrine net neutrality as part of their national law

13 years ago

Fujitsu To Build 1Gbps Rural Broadband Network

Virgin Media and TalkTalk back Fujitsu's bid to take rural broadband away from BT Openreach

14 years ago

ISPs Criticise BT Pole And Duct Sharing Charges

Some ISPs warn that the government's rural broadband push is in danger, because BT's prices are too high

14 years ago

Independent Internet Watchdog Proposed By ISPs

ISPs suggest an independent internet watchdog with the power to blacklist websites

14 years ago

Web Inventor Stands Up For The Open Internet

Tim Berners-Lee says ISPs must uphold net neutrality as they strive to manage increasing data on the web

14 years ago

ISPs And Publishers Told To Work Out File-Share Plans

The government has formed a working group to find a way to block illegal file-sharing sites

14 years ago

Campaigning MP Claims Support For Online Smut Ban

A backbench MP has claimed that there is 'favourable consensus' on the need for Internet porn filters

14 years ago

Tech Firms Call On Vaizey To Safeguard Net Neutrality

Skype and eBay are among signatories to an open letter which has called for the government to back its promises…

14 years ago

Vaizey Spells Out His Views On Net Neutrality

Culture minister Ed Vaizey has clarified his stance on net neutrality, the unbiased running of Internet service access

14 years ago

BBC Slams Government Web-Throttling Plans

The BBC is prepared to release software that will name and shame ISPs that show preferential bandwidth management

14 years ago