Government IT

Ofcom Proposals To Ease Broadband, Pay TV Switching Concerns

New proposals to help switch between BT, Virgin Media, KCOM, and Sky to avoid double payments and loss of service

8 years ago

Cross Channel: Flash Too Expensive, Windows 10 Adoption In Enterprise

Also: News on government contracts and a channel campaign to improve the UK's broadband

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Microsoft Windows

Windows 10 is one, but find out more about Microsoft's operating system through the years. Just don't mention Windows ME

8 years ago

Windows 10: One Year On

ANALYSIS: After a year of Windows 10, it's time to take a look at the best and worst of the…

8 years ago

5GIC Partners Digital Greenwich For Smart City

5GIC and Digital Greenwich parter to trial 'pioneering' smart city commercial applications in East London

8 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: The History Of BT

BT's been in the news again but what do you know about the UK's biggest mobile and broadband provider?

8 years ago

Analysts Unsurprised At Ofcom Decision Not To Split BT Openreach

ANALYSIS: Telecoms experts say it was never likely Ofcom would liberate Openreach but warn its last chance saloon for BT…

8 years ago

Security Firms And Police Fight Back Against Ransomware

No More Ransom offers decryption keys to encourage ransomware victims not to pay

8 years ago

UK Telecoms Industry Disappointed BT Gets To Keep Openreach

ANALYSIS: Rival broadband providers and mobile operators welcome moves to make Openreach independent but aren't convinced it will solve underlying…

8 years ago

DNC Email Scandal Shows What Must Be Done to Prevent Breaches, Leaks

ANALYSIS: Once again the Democratic Party has been seriously embarrassed by an email leak scandal. But without the leaks the…

8 years ago

Amazon Wins UK Government Approval For Drone Tests

A cross-governmental team, supported by the UK's Civil Aviation Authority, will aid Amazon in its delivery drone research

8 years ago

BT Openreach To Become Separate Company With Independent CEO

Ofcom orders Openreach to be a legally separate company with its own board, CEO and budgets but won't separate it…

8 years ago

ViaSat Brings Satellite Broadband To Air Force One

ViaSat promises US President will have the same level of connectivity on Air Force One as they do in the…

8 years ago

Estonia Wants UK ‘Data Embassy’ To Protect Citizen Data Amid Cyberattack Fear

Threat of cyberattacks prompt Estonian officials to investigate possibility of using UK data centres for citizen data

8 years ago

FCC Urges Telco Action On Nuisance Calls

US telephone companies are still allowing unwanted mass calls and texts in spite of regulatory changes, the FCC says

8 years ago

BT Chairman: We’re Prepared To Create Independent Openreach Board

BT Chairman Sir Mike Rake accepts more must be done about Openreach transparency and service levels but warns formal separation…

8 years ago

Bristol Network Partners Connect First Users To 10Gbps FTTP Broadband

Bristol Network uses council-owned ducts to provide 10Gbps capacity for wholesale ISPs

8 years ago

Universal Credit Completion Pushed Back To 2022

Welfare policy changes have added a further four years to the troubled project's timetable

8 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: ARM

As Japan's SoftBank buys ARM for £24 billion, take our quiz here to see how much you know about the…

8 years ago

US And German Governments Make Most Google Data Requests

Record number of government data requests around the world with the US seeking the most information

8 years ago

BlackBerry Pushes Mobile Security Credentials And Signs US Government Contracts

BlackBerry says businesses need better mobile security and agrees software deals with US government and coastguard

8 years ago

MPs: UK ‘Will Lose Influence On EU Market’ Post-Brexit

The UK has missed a chance to 'dominate' the EU's proposed Digital Single Market and will now have to play…

8 years ago

Hyperoptic Gets £21m EU Loan To Expand 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Network

Hyperoptic receives biggest ever UK internet loan from European Investment Bank (EIB) as it looks to expand its FTTP footprint

8 years ago

MPs Tell BT To Up Broadband Investment Or Face Openreach Separation

DCMS select committee says BT is not spending enough on broadband infrastructure and Openreach service levels are suffering

8 years ago

NAO: HMRC Digital Shift ‘Risks Losing Confidence’

The department was 'over-optimistic' about reducing staff in the transition to digital services

8 years ago

Does £24bn ARM Sale End UK’s Last Hope Of Creating A Tech Giant?

ANALYSIS: ARM will stay in Cambridge and its UK workforce will double, but the UK's biggest hope for a tech…

8 years ago

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

BAE Systems Joins SWIFT Security Team

Forensic experts join SWIFT to help prevent customer fraud and bolster community security

8 years ago

Iraq Shuts Down Internet In Response To Baghdad Protests

Latest in questionable line of power tactics as Iraqi government turns off internet for nearly four hours

8 years ago

Microsoft Wins Landmark Cloud Case Over Emails Stored In Ireland

Microsoft will not be forced to hand over communications held in servers outside of the United States, a court ruled…

8 years ago