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Mobile networking

• March 06, 2013 06 Mar'13

  Case study: Birmingham NEC boosts Wi-Fi network

  Birmingham NEC has deployed Xirrus technology to bring high-bandwidth wireless connectivity to visitors and staff

• February 27, 2013 27 Feb'13

  350,000 different types of spam SMS messages were targeted at mobile users in 2012

  350,000 different variants of unsolicited spam SMS messages were accounted for in 2012, with 53,000 variants logged for December alone

• February 25, 2013 25 Feb'13

  Nokia Siemens Networks unveils Liquid Applications

  New technology enables data-rich applications to be run from base stations, reducing latency in mobile networks

• February 15, 2013 15 Feb'13

  IT budgets to grow in 2013 as economy bumps along

  UK IT departments are planning to spend more on IT in 2013 despite the downturn, a worldwide survey of IT managers has revealed

• February 14, 2013 14 Feb'13

  Google battles BT in patent row

  Google has launched legal action against BT, accusing the British firm of four counts of patent infringement

• February 07, 2013 07 Feb'13

  Interview: Phil Smith, CEO of Cisco UK & Ireland

  Cisco's UK CEO talks about innovation, wireless vs wired and software defined networking at the company’s annual Cisco Live event in London

• January 24, 2013 24 Jan'13

  Nokia bounces back in Q4

  Nokia returned to profit in the fourth quarter of 2012, reporting profit of €439m and sales of over €8bn

• January 17, 2013 17 Jan'13

  Met Police to equip officers with 30,000 mobile devices

  The Metropolitan Police wants to roll out 30,000 mobile and tablet devices to officers this year to give better information on the beat

• January 08, 2013 08 Jan'13

  VoIP awareness up but user numbers remain low

  A report from Ofcom claims four in five consumers know what voice over internet protocol (VoIP) is, but just 29% use the technology

• January 03, 2013 03 Jan'13

  Ofcom proposes early exit to combat price rises

  Regulator Ofcom says users should be able to leave mobile, broadband and landline contracts without charge if their provider ups the price

• December 27, 2012 27 Dec'12

  Samsung requests US ban on Ericsson products

  Samsung has filed a complaint against several Ericsson products with the US International Trade Commission (ITC).

• December 07, 2012 07 Dec'12

  Citrix buys corporate MDM tool company Zenprise

  Citrix has bought mobile device management (MDM) company Zenprise for an undisclosed sum to boost its corporate mobile tools portfolio

• November 22, 2012 22 Nov'12

  Orange launches free call and text app

  Orange takes on the ‘over the top’ providers with its own application, called Libon, enabling users to make calls and send texts for free

• November 07, 2012 07 Nov'12

  Apple loses patent case to VirnetX

  Apple has been ordered to pay $368m in damages to VirnetX after a court ruled it had infringed on two of the software firm’s patents

• November 07, 2012 07 Nov'12

  Government departments get go-ahead to use iPhones for sensitive data

  Government departments have been given the go-ahead to use iPhones to send and receive sensitive emails

• November 02, 2012 02 Nov'12

  O2 ramps up roaming charges for outside EU

  After being forced to cut rates for users in Europe, the mobile operator increases roaming charges for outside the EU

• October 30, 2012 30 Oct'12

  How will the 4G LTE roll-out benefit your business?

  An EE survey of the business benefits of 4G LTE shows improved mobile working and innovation the main advantages of the superfast broadband

• October 26, 2012 26 Oct'12

  Samsung posts record profits as smartphone sales soar

  South Korean electronics company Samsung records a 91% rise in profits as smartphone sales and display shipments rocket

• October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12

  Telefónica launches business to sell mobile data

  O2 parent company Telefónica is to offer user data from customer's mobile phones to organisations who want to analyse customer activity

• October 05, 2012 05 Oct'12

  Security firm warns against Samsung Galaxy Tab for enterprise use

  Security specialist Context Information Security says vulnerabilities in the Samsung Galaxy Tab make it unsuitable for use in the enterprise

• October 04, 2012 04 Oct'12

  Skype launches customer Wi-Fi service

  The video calling company teams with Wicoms to offer a service for businesses wanting to provide free Wi-Fi to their customers

• October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12

  4G victory was technical, not political

  Speedy execution of the digital television switchover and clearing of spectrum improved the 4G timetable, not negotiations by central government

• September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12

  BYOD: IT must tackle printer security

  With more staff bringing their own devices to work, IT needs to rethink its printing and scanning policies

• September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12

  Suffolk County Council rolls out app design tool in schools

  Suffolk County Council is to roll out an app development tool that will enable students across the region to design their own smartphone apps

• August 31, 2012 31 Aug'12

  Leading PC suppliers announce Windows 8 devices

  HP, Dell, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo and Sony have announced products, from laptops to smartphones, which will run Microsoft’s new operating system.

• August 24, 2012 24 Aug'12

  Samsung to power 3’s 4G network

  The company’s European network operations team will provide the LTE Radio Access Network and core infrastructure

• August 20, 2012 20 Aug'12

  Hunt: Ofcom 'beset by threats of litigations'

  Culture secretary calls on mobile operators to call off the lawyers and focus on the future of 4G to help government achieve broadband targets by 2015

• July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12

  Olympic Games 2012: Preparing for a mobile data deluge

  How mobile operators and the Olympic Delivery Authority prepared for the huge demand for mobile traffic expected during London 2012

• July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12

  Vodafone appoints new CEO of Cable & Wireless Worldwide

  Following the acquisition of C&WW, Vodafone has transferred its head of global enterprise to run the new venture

• July 27, 2012 27 Jul'12

  Facebook share price falls after Q2 results announcement

  Facebook shares fell 11% in after-hours trading on the NYSE to a record low of $23.94 after announcing second quarter financial results

• July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12

  Broadcom touts ‘5G Wi-Fi’ mobile chip

  Semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom announces the first mobile chip based on the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard, set to launch in early 2013

• July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12

  Sophos combines endpoint security and UTM

  Security firm Sophos combines endpoint protection and unified threat management (UTM) products into a single physical or virtual appliance

• July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12

  Vodafone and 3 confirm Irish shared infrastructure partnership

  Mobile operators Vodafone and 3 sign a deal to manage shared infrastructure in Ireland in a 50/50 joint venture

• June 28, 2012 28 Jun'12

  Microsoft ramps up Windows 8 security for IT consumerisation

  Microsoft is building antivirus and secure, role-based authentication into Windows 8 to make the OS enterprise-ready

• June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12

  Halliburton CIO Ken Braud on strategy and innovation

  CIO Ken Braud talked to delegates at the Orange Business Live customer event in Rome, and it was clear he has plenty on his plate.

• June 19, 2012 19 Jun'12

  The mobile side of net neutrality

  It isn’t just ISPs managing website traffic to improve access to some destinations and limit it for others – the mobile operators are at it too

• June 15, 2012 15 Jun'12

  Vodafone in the clear for UK tax bill

  The National Audit Office states Vodafone’s £1.25bn settlement with HMRC was "reasonable" and "good" for the public purse

• May 29, 2012 29 May'12

  BT helps itself to Home Hubs for public Wi-Fi

  A feature of BT's routers called Fon gives away a percentage of bandwidth from home-based Wi-Fi to passers-by, often without user consent.

• May 28, 2012 28 May'12

  EU to launch trade case against Chinese telcos Huawei and ZTE

  The European Union has accused the two Chinese telecoms firms of obtaining illegal government subsidies and selling products below cost

• May 18, 2012 18 May'12

  Mobile threats demand focus on data protection, says Websense

  Business needs to focus on data protection as cyber criminals turn to mobile malware, says Websense.

• May 14, 2012 14 May'12

  Huawei wins managed services contract for O2 network

  Chinese telecoms firm Huawei is hired by O2 parent Telefónica to plan and maintain its mobile network in the UK

• May 11, 2012 11 May'12

  Can mobile operators take on 'over-the-top' service providers?

  With Telefonica launching a rival to Skype, can mobile operators claw back revenues lost to internet start-ups?

• April 30, 2012 30 Apr'12

  CIO interview: David Bulman, chief information officer, Virgin Atlantic

  Six months after joining Virgin Atlantic as CIO, David Bulman is leading a transformation at the airline with mobile technology at its heart.

• April 25, 2012 25 Apr'12

  Apple overtakes IBM and HP in sales

  Apple has posted another remarkable set of financial results, overtaking IT giants IBM and HP in sales during its latest financial quarter.

• April 10, 2012 10 Apr'12

  CIO interview: David Jones, CIO, Crown Prosecution Service

  CPS CIO David Jones is leading a comprehensive technology revamp to modernise operations across the entire criminal justice system.

• March 14, 2012 14 Mar'12

  NHS trust to use iPads for real-time access to patient records

  An NHS trust in the Midlands is planning to equip medical staff and community nurses with iPads to give real-time access to patient records on the move.

• March 01, 2012 01 Mar'12

  RSA 2012: IT security experts urge enterprises to ban smartphone BYOD schemes

  Enterprises should ban employees from using their own smartphones for work, a panel of IT security practitioners told the RSA Conference 2012

• February 28, 2012 28 Feb'12

  Mobile technology training in demand

  A massive 81% of IT professionals are planning to bolster their skills in mobile computing as 84% see this as an area of growth in the market.

• February 02, 2012 02 Feb'12

  Cisco unveils product consolidation plan

  Cisco has unveiled details of the product line consolidation it hopes will turn around the company after its struggles with poor financial performance.

• January 27, 2012 27 Jan'12

  Nokia smartphones bomb as sales drop 27%

  Nokia’s latest results for Q4 2011 show just how far the company that was once the standard choice for almost every corporate mobile user has fallen.