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Orange beefs up 3G network for Northerners
News The mobile operator has announced it is moving to a new network infrastructure in the North East of England, Northern Ireland and Scotland, boosting the speed and reliability of 3G voice and data services in those regions and smoothing the way for... [04 Aug 2008]
Location-based services mean business
News Carriers should therefore open up their networks and offer cross-network interoperability to defuse this threat, said ABI. Location-based services (LBS) are not just going to be big news for consumers - with the likes of friend finders and local... [17 Jul 2008]
The 15-petabyte network behind the Cern atom smasher
News He said it may be less than two decades before commercial networks catch up: "Video and other media services are going to push the speed of consumer network connections up as the demand is going to be huge. [15 Jul 2008]
Google open sources data-moving tool
News Protocol Buffers could be useful for other organisations that need an efficient way to move structured data around a network, for instance in large clusters or data centres, DiBona said. Various other methods exist for passing encoded data over... [11 Jul 2008]
Femtocells to speed arrival of next-gen mobile networks?
News Taking this approach means the tech could be used to help build out next generation networks - providing coverage and capacity quickly, and at a lower cost, than if an operator had to construct a fully fledged network before launching any services. [30 Jun 2008]
Bank invests in low latency monitoring
News He said: "The need to increase speed and reduce latency is a priority for all financial services firms using real-time market data or accessing trade execution venues. The CorvilNet Latency Management System, supplied by Corvil and implemented by... [23 Jun 2008]
3.5G laptops to overwhelm mobile networks?
News Lee Doyle, group VP and general manager of network infrastructure and security products and services at IDC, said in a statement: "The findings of this survey make it very plain that bandwidth is not infinite. [20 Jun 2008]
Corporations riddled with security holes
News Vulnerabilities on UK company and public sector networks grew from 19 last year to 21 this year according to security analyst NTA Monitor and 87 per cent of data breaches could have been avoided by regular patching and other precautions according... [19 Jun 2008]
Femtocell market hotting up
News Frederic Rombaut, head of Qualcomm Ventures Europe, said in a statement 3G femtocells will play "a very important role in future mobile network architecture" - and enhancing the delivery of 3G services to mobile users. [21 May 2008]
Vodafone CEO: We will slash CO2 by 50 per cent
News There are no simple solutions to what is a complex challenge but, through operational changes and technological innovation, we will focus on improving energy efficiency in our networks, which account for 80 per cent of our emissions. [22 Apr 2008]
Beware the insider security threat
News He said: "Each one is fully capable of creating a gaping hole in your otherwise secure network. The main data security threat comes from poorly trained or disgruntled employees who are authorised to have access to data and file stores, according to... [17 Apr 2008]
In-flight mobiles to take off over Europe
News Aircrafts must also install a network control unit to prevent onboard phones trying to connect with land-based cellular networks which are not designed to cope with such high speed movement, and also to ensure mobiles do not interfere with cabin... [08 Apr 2008]
Five weird ways to bridge the digital divide
News Space Data's so-called SkySite Network service has been used by companies in the oil and gas field - and currently its system facilitates low speed, machine-to-machine comms - but it has plans for advanced balloon-bourn wireless services. [06 Mar 2008]
T-Mobile injects cash into femtocells
News It counts Nokia Siemens Networks, NEC and Netgear as partners. They route 3G and GSM cellular calls onto a fixed DSL connection, therefore improving indoor coverage while taking the strain off the operator's networks. [04 Mar 2008]
3G operators must learn to share
News Analysys says network sharing can take many different forms - from sharing of physical resources, such as masts and sites, to the notion of all mobile operators in a country sharing the same radio access and core networks. [29 Feb 2008]
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