The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), an agency of the United Nations, has propelled broadband to the front of the world's green agenda by insisting that it is key to fulfilling carbon reduction commitments.
Lancashire County Council (LCC) is set to be the first to benefit from the government's Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) funding, after it agreed a £62.5 million rollout project with BT.
Eight UK universities are set to benefit from a capital investment of £50,000 and additional funding after being awarded 'Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research' status by GCHQ.
The government's newly announced Digital Leaders Network has been criticised by a senior analyst for not taking advantage of the digital tools it is supposedly setting out to promote.
Communications regulator Ofcom has begun a consultation on the future use of spectrum bands 600Mhz and 700Mhz, and suggests that the UK reserves them for mobile broadband needs.
Companies enjoying the benefits of cloud computing may find that they increase the risk of receiving hefty fines, which could reach hundreds of millions of pounds, under future EU data protection rules.
BT has today unveiled plans to initiate a fibre-only exchange programme for homes and businesses in Deddington, Oxfordshire, in a bid to understand what opportunities may arise from a community that isn't limited by slower copper broadband speeds.
An ex-BT executive and telecoms expert has told a parliamentary committee that BT is worried about its shortage of broadband engineers and said that a national apprenticeship scheme could boost broadband rollout speeds and aid rising unemployment rates.
The government's much anticipated National Planning Policy Framework urges communities across the UK to recognise the role of a high quality communications infrastructure, which it says is essential for sustainable economic growth.
BT has deployed an alarm across its entire copper network in attempt to reduce the rising rate of cable theft.
The Cabinet Office has unveiled a list of suppliers that have been selected to participate in an extensive £904 million pan-government framework, the details of which have prompted concern amongst analysts.
London Overground has signed a deal with The Cloud to provide free Wi-Fi to passengers at some 56 stations across the capital.
The Cabinet Office has today unveiled its £2 billion Public Services Network (PSN) Connectivity framework, which aims to save £130 million a year in central government up until 2014.
The Northern Grid for Learning has awarded an £8.3 million contract to BT Global services for PSN-compliant broadband services to schools and local authorities within the north-east of England.
Former BT CTO, Dr Peter Cochrane, has slammed Chancellor George Osborne's Budget announcements around broadband today, claiming that the UK has "no vision, no mission and no business plan" for delivering a 21st century infrastructure.