Olympics

UK Cyber Defences Bolstered For Olympics

The Olympics are now only seven months away and will reportedly enjoy 'unprecedented' cyber security

13 years ago

Hackney Starts Olympic Crowdsourced App Race

Local council's app competition will showcase Hackney and East London to the world next year

13 years ago

Silicon Milkroundabout Jobs Fair Offers 500 Vacancies

The Silicon Milkroundabout Jobs Fair has announced a final phase of ticketing for the 30 October event

13 years ago

London’s Olympic Wi-Fi Network Edges Closer

The Government is said to be planning a free Wi-Fi network around London in time for the Olympics

13 years ago

London Needs 70,000 Cells For 4G Broadband

Today's 3G may crumble at the Olympics, warns Boris Johnson - beyond that, decent 4G needs a lot more cells

13 years ago

London’s Olympics Could Lose The IPv6 Race

Beijing 2008 ran on IPv6; if London 2012 hasn't implemented it, that could be an international humiliation, says Axel Pawlik

13 years ago

Samsung And Visa To Offer Olympic Mobile Payments

Visitors to London for the Olympics will be able to use NFC-equipped mobile phones to buy snacks and drinks

14 years ago

Crooks Target Olympic Games Ticket Buyers

Tickets for the 2012 Olympics went on sale on Tuesday, creating a security dilemma for online ticket buyers

14 years ago

London App Targets Grime Ahead of Olympics

Boris Johnson backs Lewisham's ‘Love Clean London’ tool for graffiti reports by iPhone and Android

14 years ago

Cameron’s IP Rethink Gets A Mixed Reception

The government has launched a six-month review of the IP laws, following a promise given by David Cameron yesterday

14 years ago

Cameron Envisages Silicon Valley In East London

The government plans to attract high-tech visionaries and entrepreneurs to London’s Olympics site after 2012

14 years ago

Boris Adds Buses And The Tube To Wi-Fi Plans

London’s mayor says public transport is part of his London-wide wireless access vision for the Olympics in 2012

14 years ago

BT Promises Super-Fast Broadband To London By 2011

Eighty-seven percent of London homes will be in reach of fibre broadband by the end of Spring 2011, says BT

15 years ago

London’s Olympic Wi-Fi: Did Boris Jump The Gun?

Mayor Boris Johnson's plan for public Wi-Fi in London might not make it through the cuts, warns the Cloud

15 years ago

Boris Johnson Pledges Full Wi-Fi Coverage For London 2012

Mayor Boris Johnson has pledged blanket Wi-Fi for London by the 2012 Olympics - but will it be free?

15 years ago

Bring On The Security Olympics!

Infosec opens today, and as if that wasn't exciting enough, we have a Cyber Security Challenge to look forward to,…

15 years ago

BT Targets Olympic Deadline For NGA Rollout

The rollout of superfast broadband is ahead of schedule and BT has said it should be installed in 40 percent…

15 years ago

Ofcom Details Plan to Borrow Spectrum For London Olympics

Ofcom has provided additional information on its proposals to “borrow” spectrum in order to meet demand for capacity during the…

15 years ago

Ofcom Proposes To Lend Radio Spectrum For Olympics

the Ministry of Defence will have to hand over to the make way for the press pack for the duration

16 years ago

IT Consultant Extends Green Olympics Contract

Atos Origin has made much of its commitment to provide sustainable IT for the Olympics - a contract it will…

16 years ago

London Olympics Says No To Open Source

Despite a mission to make the games as financially and environmentally sustainable as possible, the organisers of London 2012 have…

16 years ago

Blunkett Warns Of 2012 Olympics Cyber Threat

But securing the London Games well could give the UK a reputation as a secure place to do online business,…

16 years ago

London Olympics’ IT More “Sustainable” Than Beijing

Facing increased scrutiny over a spiraling budget, the organisers of the 2012 games claim green IT will help cut project…

16 years ago