ITPRO - Networking

Welcome to the stay-at-home Olympics

2012-02-09T10:34:21+00:00

Inside the Enterprise: The Government has warned of disruption, and the Civil Service is practising working from home. Could IT yet save businesses from chaos on an Olympian scale?

Cisco posts bumper results amidst restructure

2012-02-09T10:15:01+00:00

The networking giant impresses analysts with solid profit and record revenue.

O2 trials Olympic-scale remote working

2012-02-08T16:21:13+00:00

The operator lets 3,000 of its staff work from home in preparation for the chaos the Olympics will bring.

Virgin celebrates 5th birthday with first ever profit

2012-02-08T12:18:46+00:00

Virgin posts its first ever profit alongside growing superfast and TiVo subscribers.

Nicira launches Network Virtualisation Platform

2012-02-07T13:57:34+00:00

The Californian company virtualises the network to cut costs in the cloud.

Virgin 100Mbps rollout 'ahead of schedule'

2012-02-06T15:12:59+00:00

The ISP is pushing out superfast speeds quicker than it expected, but prices are going up come spring.

BT considering Ofcom price cap appeal

2012-02-06T10:12:27+00:00

Ofcom proposals would see BT Openreach's wholesale copper broadband and landline costs cut.

BT announces FTTP 'on demand'

2012-02-03T10:53:41+00:00

FTTP 'on demand' will be ready for customers next year after BT does another trial this summer.

Broadband free-for-all with O2's 'Flying Start'

2012-02-02T16:31:18+00:00

O2 will give small businesses free broadband if they agree to be tied to a 24 month contract.

Virgin remains on top in broadband speed race

2012-02-02T12:15:13+00:00

The broadband speed race is being won by Virgin, Ofcom figures show.

Q&A: Cisco on servers, storage and strategy

2012-02-01T13:17:27+00:00

We chat with Laurent Blanchard, Cisco's vice president of enterprise, to ask why IT should get excited about what the networking giant can offer.

Cisco announces 40GbE and 100GbE switching upgrades

2012-02-01T10:23:33+00:00

The networking giant looks to support companies in dealing with the data boom, bashing competitor Juniper along the way.

Cisco: WAN optimisation is just a feature

2012-01-31T13:08:55+00:00

Cisco suggests WAN optimisation will not be a market in the coming years, as it looks to build the capability into its core networking products.

Cisco launches turbo-powered wireless access point

2012-01-31T09:09:48+00:00

The networking giant tries to cater for the BYOD trend with its new Aironet 3600 Series AP.

BT and Everything Everywhere score 4G trial extension

2012-01-25T12:09:05+00:00

The telecoms giants get a six-month extension to their 4G trial in deepest, darkest Cornwall.

Tube to get Wi-Fi by summer despite delays

2012-01-24T16:09:24+00:00

Even though the tender process has gone on for longer than expected, the Underground should still get Wi-Fi in time for the Olympics.

Ofcom unveils Olympics spectrum sharing plans

2012-01-23T15:41:01+00:00

The Ministry of Defence is one Governmental body which will be giving up some of its spectrum to support massive demand during the Olympic Games.

Virgin trials 4G in London

2012-01-23T10:59:19+00:00

The telecoms giant starts testing 4G connections at a London store, saying it wants to commence trials with consumers soon.

Cisco: No pricing rethink in 2012

2012-01-20T10:56:59+00:00

Despite IT budgets being slashed and Cisco's eagerness to impress investors, the networking giant will not rethink its pricing strategy.

World IPv6 Launch scheduled for 6 June

2012-01-18T16:00:09+00:00

Tech giants plan to permanently switch on their IPv6-compatible systems by summer.

Virgin blackout cripples broadband connections

2012-01-18T11:30:56+00:00

Customers across the UK are continuing to complain about their Virgin broadband services.

Ofcom: No guaranteed spectrum for Everything Everywhere

2012-01-12T13:09:48+00:00

Everything Everywhere was guaranteed sub-1 GHz 4G spectrum last year. Now it's not and it's not happy about it.

ICANN opens 'costly' gTLD sales

2012-01-12T10:52:55+00:00

Companies will have to pay $185,000 to get their hands on a personalised TLD.

CES 2012: Next-gen routers to hit 800Mbps soon

2012-01-12T08:00:00+00:00

802.11ac routers to hit 800Mbps this year, according to manufacturers.

Virgin pledges to double broadband speeds for 4m

2012-01-11T10:51:47+00:00

The UK will shoot up the broadband speed tables thanks to Virgin's upgrade, according to the operator.

Parliament puts out communications tender

2012-01-10T11:03:30+00:00

The Government is looking to get value for money and flexibility for Parliament's Wi-Fi and comms network.

It's not about the browser, stupid!

2012-01-09T11:04:56+00:00

In his latest opinion piece, Davey Winder tackles the great web browser security debate.

London gets Europe's largest free Wi-Fi zone

2012-01-06T12:16:28+00:00

Some posh areas of London are to get free Wi-Fi thanks to a deal amongst councils and operator O2.

Cisco dumps umi videoconferencing service

2012-01-05T11:03:59+00:00

The networking giant ditches umi less than two years after its launch.

The Great British network squeeze

2012-01-04T17:26:54+00:00

Our appetite for broadband - whether fixed or mobile - continues to grow. But it's putting a huge strain on our networks, as Mike Jennings discovers.