Networks

Rutland County Council signs £3m fibre broadband deal with BT

fibre-optic-cable
At least 90 per cent of rural council to gain access to fibre by 2013
16 May 2012

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council issues £10m tender for LAN switch infrastructure

Connectivity
Switch is for internet security and load balancing across two datacentres
14 May 2012

Cloud computing bringing IT industry to 'disruptive' inflection point, says HP’s Meg Whitman

HP's Meg Whitman
The systems and software ‘elite’ are being challenged by Amazon, Google and Salesforce.com, warns Whitman
09 May 2012

Cisco to acquire data analysis software provider Truviso

Cisco claims customers will be able to analyse real-time data traffic on network
04 May 2012

Everything Everywhere hits back at rivals over 4G campaign

Mobile operator says rivals may not be willing to invest in 4G
02 May 2012

Lincolnshire County Council to save £2.5m a year after joining PSN

Council is first partner to join East Midlands Public Service Network
01 May 2012

Everything Everywhere attempts to speed up 4G rollout

Britons 'deserve to have the best infrastructure', says Everything Everywhere CEO
30 Apr 2012

Machine-to-machine communication reaching tipping point - report

Lower costs for both devices and network connectivity will drive a boom in 'the internet of things'
29 Apr 2012

Level 3 named as strategic network supplier for government agencies

Level 3 Communications has been named as one of the strategic suppliers to the PSN Connectivity Framework
20 Apr 2012

‘Wearables’ will need backing from the ‘big five’ to go mainstream, claims Forrester

Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon.com and Facebook will take wearable computing from niche to mainstream
19 Apr 2012

Analysis: Why the Big Apple's IT is rotten to the core

Failed IT projects... costly over-runs... budgets embarrassingly busted.It is not just projects in the UK's public sector that can often go horribly wrong
18 Apr 2012

IBM takes aim at Cisco, Oracle with new integrated systems

IBM says PureSystems line will reduce time and money spent by its clients
11 Apr 2012

Everything Everywhere spectrum sale could speed up 4G rollout

Rival operators could use 1800 MHz spectrum to deliver 4G services
10 Apr 2012

Orange Business Services wins global network deal

Contract is for WAN services, secure internet and traffic optimisation for 280 Rio Tinto sites across the globe
03 Apr 2012

O2 experiment finds more than one-third of staff work better remotely

3,000 workers stayed at home as O2 closed its head office in the remote working experiment, which also saved 2,000 hours of commuting time
03 Apr 2012

Report: Superfast broadband to make UK economy £20bn in 15 years

Firms to benefit from cloud computing, efficiency and flexibility
02 Apr 2012

How TfL will use passenger data during the Olympics

The network will equip staff with up-to-date information on passenger flow and network issues to keep traffic moving during the games
02 Apr 2012

Crash Podcast: UK IT in the year of the Olympics

In this first in a special series of Crash, we take a look at what's happening in the UK IT industry at a time of intense international focus
30 Mar 2012

BT picks Oxfordshire village for first fibre-only exchange pilot

Homes and businesses in Deddington to get access to superfast broadband
30 Mar 2012

Ofcom must play fair over 4G, says Everything Everywhere

Operator says it should be allowed to offer 4G LTE this year
29 Mar 2012

Three CEO laments Ofcom decision to drop low-frequency guarantee at 4G auction

Three wants sub-1GHZ spectrum guarantee
27 Mar 2012

Molson Coors to save £600,000 in three years with SIP trunking

Migration from legacy systems to enable greater collaboration
27 Mar 2012

Government selects 12 companies to build public sector infrastructure

Winners of bids to supply the Public Service Network announced
26 Mar 2012

IT Leaders Forum: Intelligent networking for an uncertain world

IT leaders from a range of sectors gathered in London this month to discuss how networks need to evolve to meet changing user requirements, support new business opportunities and mitigate potential threats
22 Mar 2012