EE launches 4G mobile broadband service in rural Cumbria
EE has launched a 4G fixed and mobile broadband service in the rural Northern Fells region of Cumbria, giving many residents a decent speed broadband service for the first time.
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BT wins another local rural broadband deal
Hampshire County Council is the latest body to award BT a government cash-sponsored rural broadband deal, this time seeing £10 million going into BT's coffers.
C&W and Virgin partners shortlisted for Scotland's PSN
A partnership between Vodafone-owned Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW) and Virgin Media Business has been shortlisted for a national networking contract worth up to £325 million from the Scottish Government.
Superdrug provides free WiFi and gathers marketing data on customers
The Superdrug chain is rolling out free WiFi with the aim of improving in-store customer satisfaction and communication.
BT has open field for rural broadband contracts - Fujitsu pulls out
After winning every single government-funded rural broadband deal so far, BT now has an open field to win the rest after Fujitsu pulled out of future bidding.
Audit Commission finds £1bn in public sector fraud
The Audit Commission's National Fraud Initiative (NFI) is said to have pinpointed £1 billion potentially lost to fraud, overpayments or errors across council and government departments.
Virgin and BT in war of words as broadband speeds drive up
Average residential UK broadband speeds have jumped in recent months according to Ofcom research, although a war of words has broken out between BT and Virgin Media as to who provides the best services.
New £430m hospital deploys advanced Alcatel-Lucent network
The North Bristol NHS Trust is building a next generation network to improve patient care with NextiraOne and Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise for its new £430 million hospital.
Tameside council links to Public Sector Network
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (TMBC) is using a public sector network-ready wide area network that is available to other Greater Manchester councils.
Biffa signs multi-million pound UC deal with Azzurri
Waste management company Biffa has signed a multi-million pound three-year contract for unified communications services with Azzurri Communications.
Enterprises struggling with virtualised back-up and recovery
Enterprises are failing to gain the full benefits of virtualised architectures, according to research, with companies suffering from poor data backup and recovery strategies and inadequate data protection.
EE rolls out 4G to another 9 towns and cities
Mobile operator EE says its 4G service is now available in a further nine towns and cities across the UK, bringing the total to 37 since the launch of the UK's first 4G network last year.
UK university makes Atos Global IT Challenge shortlist
Outsourcer Atos has announced the shortlist for its global IT Challenge in partnership with Renault as part of this year's drive to support the "connected car", with a UK university making the cut.
Ofcom orders further reductions in BT leased line prices
Ofcom has notified the European Commission of proposals to reduce prices for high speed leased lines that support UK businesses as well as mobile and broadband providers.
Scotland considering independent internet hub to reduce latency
Scotland is set to get its own hub on the world's main internet network which should see local network traffic delays - or latency - reduced across Scotland.