Networks

Advertising Standards: Broadband Speed Guidance ‘Not Working’

ASA: New guidance is on the way after a study finds consumers feel misled by current broadband ads

8 years ago

Google Cloud Platform Adds GPUs And Expands Machine Learning

Google Cloud users will be able to draw on AMD and Nvidia GPUs from early next year

8 years ago

Tech Giants Call For President Trump ‘Dialogue’ And Support For Encryption

Facebook, Amazon, Google and others call on the US president-elect to support encrypted communications, net neutrality

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

IT Life: Calum Malcolm, Timico CTO

Timico CTO Calum Malcolm talks about his career in IT and why he never wanted to do anything else

8 years ago

GSMA Demands Global Government Support For 5G

GSMA wants governments to harmonise spectrum and promote investment for 5G ahead of WRC-19

8 years ago

Plusnet Mobile Offers 4G SIM Only Plans As BT Rebrands LIFE Mobile MVNO

Phones4u launched LIFE Mobile in 2013, EE saved it from bankruptcy in 2014, BT bought EE in 2015, and now…

8 years ago

Facebook Claims Record 20Gbps Millimeter-Wave Wireless Connection

Demonstration of how millimeter-wave (MMW) part of spectrum can be used for Internet access in developing world

8 years ago

Cross Channel: Sales Predictions & Smartphone VR Challenges

All the latest news from the world of the channel, including an IBM Cloud customer win

8 years ago

Isle of Arran Gets White Space Radio Powered Broadband

Nominet and Broadway Partners plan to extend white space broadband to other parts of Scotland and Wales using unused TV…

8 years ago

Web Summit 2016: Facebook CTO Says Priorities For The Next Decade Are Connectivity, AI & VR

Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer says his firm's technology priorities over the next ten years are getting people connected and offering…

8 years ago

Telefonica Deutschland CEO Wants Looser Privacy Regulations In Germany

Telefonica Deutschland boss wants to monetise customer data, despite touchy feelings in Germany

8 years ago

Web Summit Suffers Wi-Fi And Capacity Issues In First Lisbon Event

Web Summit's Dublin Wi-Fi issues continue to plague it in the sunnier climes of Lisbon and sparks controversy among Portuguese…

8 years ago

Welsh Government Seeks EU Funding For Superfast Broadband Rollout Despite Brexit

After Assembly criticises Superfast Cymru project, government promises £80m to extend coverage - £37m is projected BT returns and £20m…

8 years ago

BT Openreach Boosts FTTP Speeds From 330Mbps To 1Gbps

BT continues its rollout of FTTP broadband and will let other providers offer businesses up to 1Gbps

8 years ago

SSE Telecom Expands Communications Coverage With Capita Deal

Challenge to BT? New deal will see SSE's Project Edge network double its business postcode coverage

8 years ago

EE And Vodafone Are ‘Joint-Best’ UK 4G Networks

New tests by P3 aim to give operators a 'real life' insight into how their networks are doing as O2…

8 years ago

Virgin Media 4G Launches With Free WhatsApp And Mobile Data Rollover

Virgin Media 4G attempts to take custom away from EE, O2, Vodafone and Three with zero rated messaging and LTE…

8 years ago

CenturyLink Sells Data Centre Network For £1.7bn

CenturyLink shifts 57 data centres, including 5 in the UK, to fund acquisition of Level3 Communications

8 years ago

Virgin Media Doubles FTTP Broadband Rollout To Two Million Homes And Businesses

Virgin Media will connect 4m properties to its cable network by 2019 - half of which will now be FTTP…

8 years ago

Cisco Touts UCS-S Data Centre Alternative To Public Cloud

Also launches new kit to secure endpoints, and beefs with Cisco ONE software with improved security

8 years ago

British Airways European Flights Get In-Flight Wi-Fi In 2017

British Airways short haul flights get in-flight Wi-Fi a year later than planned, with long haul flights set to be…

8 years ago

IoT Needs Greater Adoption Beyond The Industrial World To Realise Its Potential

ANALYSIS: We have the Internet of Things technology, but its use has yet to properly get off the ground

8 years ago

Broadcom Buys Networking Firm Brocade For £4.5bn But Will Sell Off Ruckus Wireless

The whole of Brocade’s IP Networking business is being sold off as Broadcom concentrates on supporting its chip business

8 years ago

Facebook Details Voyager And Other Fruits Of Open Network Project

The first Telecom infra Project (TIP) Summit gives an insight into how Facebook plans to build open source networking infrastructure…

8 years ago

EE Refreshes Robin Android Tablet To Get Kids Hooked On 4G

The telecoms company is looking to get more things and people onto its 4G network

8 years ago

Schneider Electric Control Tools ‘Vulnerable To Attack’

The control panels can be knocked offline by remote attackers using an unpatched bug, say security experts

8 years ago

Developer Pulls Anti-Mirai IoT Worm After Backlash

The 'anti-worm worm' was intended as a proof of concept, but experts warned of further security risk

8 years ago

Four Years After EE 4G Launch, UK Must Do More If It Is To Be 5G And IoT Leader

ANALYSIS: Last weekend was the 4 year anniversary of the UK's first 4G network launch, but it's clear we're only…

8 years ago

MPs Demand National Roaming Network To Improve Rural Mobile Coverage

Broadband Infrastructure Group (BIG) believes macro not spot targeting for national roaming could help solve rural mobile coverage problems

8 years ago