Networks

Cisco Has Strong Quarter Despite Drops in Switch, Data Center Spending

Growth in Cisco collaboration, security and routing businesses offset declines in switching and data centrre products caused by macroeconomic issues

9 years ago

EE Is ‘Best’ UK Mobile Network But Three Is Most Reliable

RootMetrics names EE the best overall network in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland,

9 years ago

Devicescape UK Wi-Fi Network Reaches 500,000 Hotspots

Virgin Media partnership and retailers help Devicescape past half a million milestone

9 years ago

Free Leicester Wi-Fi Network Can Boost 4G Coverage

BT will use CCTV infrastructure to build a free Wi-Fi network that will also allow operators to boost city centre…

9 years ago

BT: G.Fast Copper Can Deliver 5G Networks

BT says copper is capable of carrying cellular data after G.Fast trials, making it cheaper for operators to rollout 4G…

9 years ago

TalkTalk Data Breach Sees Customers Targeted After Engineering Visits

Attackers gain access to engineering visit data to trick customers in the latest TalkTalk security mishap

9 years ago

Manufacturing Firms Want Government Business Broadband Review

Manufacturers association warns the rising cost of broadband could harm industry and wants government to install provisions for futureproof infrastructure

9 years ago

EE 4G Upgrade To Boost Chiltern Railways On-Board Wi-Fi

Trackside EE 4G network will offer "continuous coverage" to business travellers

9 years ago

Vodafone: Flexible Working Is Boosting Productivity And Profits

Flexible working has been adopted by three quarters or organisations surveyed in ten countries, but Vodafone admits barriers remain

9 years ago

BBC Will Live-Stream Scotland V England Six Nations Match To Space

British astronaut will be able to watch the six nations match live from International Space Station

9 years ago

Virgin Media Says O2-Three Merger Should Go Ahead

Virgin Media CEO says competition remedies imposed on merged Three-O2 could help stimulate UK mobile market

9 years ago

BT Openreach Makes Offer To Connect Every New Home In UK

Openreach says it will offer to connect new homes for free or as part of a joint-funding agreement with developers…

9 years ago

Super Bowl 50 Sure To Crush Data Use Records At Levi’s Stadium

NEWS ANALYSIS: Super Bowl 50 will take place in the world's most high-tech stadium in Silicon Valley, the technology capital…

9 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: The Wonderful World Of Wi-Fi

Are you reading TechWeek on Wi-Fi? Then you'd better do this quiz

9 years ago

VoLTE Reliability: Calls Over 4G Drop 4-5 Times More Than On 3G And 2G

Amdocs report highlights VoLTE issues, indoor coverage in cities and poor roaming network quality

9 years ago

Vodafone Has 6.8m 4G Users And 85 Percent Coverage

Vodafone says it's on the right track in Europe as £19bn investment programme boosts 4G capabilities

9 years ago

Hutchison: Merged Three-O2 Would Freeze Prices And Invest £5bn

CK Hutchison defends proposed takeover, saying its promises to retail and wholesale customers will maintain competition and allow it to…

9 years ago

Smartphones, 4G, IoT To Boost Mobile Data Traffic To 367 Exabytes In 2020

Cisco figures suggest huge increase in mobile data use, fuelled by more devices, faster and more plentiful networks, and video…

9 years ago

EC: EU Nations Must Reassign 700MHz For Mobile Broadband By 2020

EU proposals would require EU countries to release 700MHz frequencies by 30 June 2020 so they can be used for…

9 years ago

BT Broadband Customers Suffer ‘Nationwide’ Outages

BT Broadband services are down in parts of the UK as customers vent anger on social media

9 years ago

Fujitsu Achieves Record 56Gbps Wireless Transmission

Fujitsu and Tokyo Institute of Technology create tech that could boost capacity of mobile networks in years to come

9 years ago

Data Breach Costs TalkTalk £60m, 100,000 Customers

TalkTalk says it took longer than expected to get back to normal, but believes it has now recovered from data…

9 years ago

Sports Fans Take Huge Security Risks With Illegal Streams

Authors of the "first ever" empirical study into the security risks of online sports streaming suggest one in two sites…

9 years ago

Can Encryption Make Public Wi-Fi Safer?

With more connectivity comes more risk. Symantec says encryption can protect public Wi-Fi networks, users and help telcos improve their…

9 years ago

BT Restructures After EE Acquisition As Fibre Broadband Base Reaches 3.7m

BT divides into six units serving consumer, business and wholesale markets as £12.5bn EE deal concludes

9 years ago

A Third Of All Home Routers Will Be Wi-Fi Hotspots By 2017

Rise of the homespot: Researchers predict more and more broadband providers will turn home routers into Wi-Fi access points

9 years ago

BT Completes £12.5bn EE Takeover

BT-EE are together at least after all the regulatory requirements fall into place

9 years ago

BBC: £100m BT Network Deal Will Save Money And Aid Broadcast Innovation

BBC CTO Matthew Postgate says more efficient, flexible network will facilitate development of 4K and VR broadcasts

9 years ago

US Congress To Probe Juniper Networks Firewall Backdoor Code

US congressional probe to investigate who placed the backdoor code into Juniper's firewall software

9 years ago

Sky Praises Superior Service As It Adds 277,000 Broadband Users

Sky says the quality of its product and customer service help it stand out as it prepares for new Now…

9 years ago