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Nationwide WiMax in next two years?

News The long-term evolution of 3G, Patel said, was "at least two to three years out before it can happen", and would not be significantly cheaper than investment in WiMax because it would also require operators to "rip out and replace their entire 3G...

Tags: 3g, wimax

[09 May 2008]

Tomorrow's wireless world: Healthcare to wear

News According to the report, in-body networks could be implanted in patients to monitor their movements and/or vital health signs, such as blood sugar level, and to send data wirelessly via a home hub or portable monitor to keep doctors informed of...

Tags: e-health, ofcom, wireless

[08 May 2008]

Multiple network access becoming mobile norm

News The analyst points to an impressive array of radio access techs already in play - from cellular in its various forms, to 3G and HSPA data networks, to video broadcast techs such as DVB-H, to short-range connectivity techs such as Bluetooth, along...

Tags: networks, mobile, wi-fi

[02 May 2008]

IBM tools to curb data centres' power-hungry appetite?

News The products, announced at an IBM business-partner conference in Los Angeles, are designed to measure power consumption and reduction across energy-hungry computer data centres that run corporate networks and websites.

Tags: data centres, ibm, green

[01 May 2008]

Security breaches down - but at what price?

News Ninety-four per cent of wireless networks are now encrypted (versus 47 per cent in 2002) According to the report, four-fifths of companies that have had a computer or laptop stolen did not have the data on the computer encrypted.

Tags: breach, data

[23 Apr 2008]

Police Facebook presence strikes privacy chord

News Applications can access this data even if it has been marked as not viewable via Facebook networks such as those relating to geographic area or education, Roschke noted. Last week, Greater Manchester Police became the first UK police force to...

Tags: facebook, privacy, police, submit

[22 Apr 2008]

Vodafone CEO: We will slash CO2 by 50 per cent

News Vodafone has said it will halve its carbon dioxide emissions by 2020, largely by making its networks more energy efficient. There are no simple solutions to what is a complex challenge but, through operational changes and technological innovation...

Tags: co2, green it, vodafone, sharing

[22 Apr 2008]

O2 to launch mobile broadband offering

News Earle added that O2 was in the process of a £500m upgrade of its 3G networks, which should see its speeds boosted from 1.8Gbps to 3.6Gbps across the country by June. A study has suggested that the market for such devices will be worth £1.5bn by...

Tags: dongle, mobile, broadband, o2

[17 Apr 2008]

Beware the insider security threat

Beware the insider security threat

News But Jane Kimberlin, IT director at Domino's Pizza Group, argued that it is "external targeting" rather than the insider that is the biggest security threat to corporate networks. The main data security threat comes from poorly trained or...

Tags: insider, security

[17 Apr 2008]

WiMax to pip LTE 3G at the post?

News Another panelist, Scott Wickware, vice president of carrier networks for Nortel, said the exchange of knowledge is also beneficial to current players in the market in helping them in areas such as establishing business plans.

Tags: 4g, 3g, wimax

[11 Apr 2008]

Insider security risks exposed

News Malicious Malfoy is the external hacker who exploits security vulnerabilities to steal information and disrupt corporate networks. Curious Cat, although not malicious, will look at data they shouldn't be looking at, making it vulnerable to more...

Tags: threat, vulnerabilities, laptops, hackers

[10 Apr 2008]

Call to increase online data protection for teens

News If heeded, the proposal could put a crimp in social networks' plans to tailor online advertisements to teenagers' behaviours. But as with most social networks, adults are free game. The rules that limit websites and marketers from collecting data...

Tags: myspace, facebook

[10 Apr 2008]

In-flight mobiles to take off over Europe

News In-flight mobile services operate via onboard picocell technology and a satellite link connecting the aircraft to mobile networks on the ground. Aircrafts must also install a network control unit to prevent onboard phones trying to connect with...

Tags: airlines, reding, in-flight

[08 Apr 2008]

'Super-3Gs' get connected via the Gobi

News Gobi, which Qualcomm released in October 2007, is a chipset that allows travellers to connect to both High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) and Evolution-Data Optimised (EV-DO) networks. The disparity between HSDPA - part of the HSPA family - and EV-DO...

Tags: hp, wireless, lenovo, dell

[07 Apr 2008]

Is your network performance getting you down?

News Globally, migration to multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) data networks appears to be steady, the survey found, with most organisations still in the early stages of adoption. Ian Cummins, VP of EMEA for Network Instruments said these problems...

Tags: voip, security, network

[01 Apr 2008]

BT wins £62m outsourcing deal from KPMG Europe

News KPMG Europe LLP has signed a five-year deal worth £62m which will see BT upgrading its data networks. The deal will provide an IP-based telephone system and other improvements aimed at delivering significant operating cost savings to KPMG...

Tags: bt, offshoring, outsourcing

[31 Mar 2008]

Dongle mania to kill off wi-fi hotspots?

News Richard Webb, directing analyst for WiMax, wi-fi and mobile at Infonetics Research, said in a statement: "The mobile data services market is becoming more competitive, as mobile operators try to recoup their investments in 3G networks and drive up...

Tags: data card, wi-fi, mobile broadband

[28 Mar 2008]

London still wi-fi king of the world

News Singapore and Tokyo were the second and third wi-fi cities respectively, with Tokyo racking up an impressive 118 per cent growth - taking it to within a hair's breadth of its Asian neighbour.iPass, which gives mobile workers access to multiple...

Tags: wi-fi, business traveller, hotspots, region

[14 Mar 2008]

Security skills top IT chiefs' wish-lists

News He said in a statement: "Technologies which harness the power of RFID, mobile networks and wireless protocols are a big growth area of the market. Seventy-three per cent of respondents in these countries identified security, firewalls and data...

Tags: security, wireless, skills, rfid

[13 Mar 2008]

Nortel to showcase networking breakthrough

News Nortel Networks has said it has developed new optical networking gear that can quadruple the capacity on telecommunications networks. Denmark's TDC and the UK's Neos Networks will be named as Nortel's first customers, Reuters said.

Tags: nortel, bandwidth, network, definition

[12 Mar 2008]

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