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Doddle: The Right Network Infrastructure Makes Click & Collect, Well, A Doddle
INTERVIEW: CTO Gary O'Connor explains how a network infrastructure transformation has fuelled the rapid growth of UK-based click & collect service Doddle
Jisc Partners iPass For Secure Wi-Fi For Education Staff
'Wi-Fi beyond the campus' after education provider partners with iPass for secure Wi-Fi on the go
UK Digital Divide Drops But Universal Broadband Still Lacking
Good progress has been made in the UK's telecoms and wireless networks in 2016
Superfast Broadband And 4G Adoption Rises As 15m Brits Take ‘Digital Detox’
Superfast broadband and 4G takeup grows, but millions undertake “digital detox” after spending a day a week online
Iraq Shuts Down Internet In Response To Baghdad Protests
Latest in questionable line of power tactics as Iraqi government turns off internet for nearly four hours
Kindle: Update Software Now Or Kiss Book Downloads Goodbye
Amazon warns that old versions of Kindle software must be updated today or users will lose the connectivity needed to download new books
Node4 Pumps £2m Into Northampton Datacentre Expansion
Node4 says the investment will deliver quality connectivity, colocation and cloud services customers demand
Terrible Mobile Coverage At Work: As Certain As Death And Taxes?
Gavin Ray, SVP of products and marketing at ip.access, believes dodgy mobile coverage isn't something we should put up with
Half The World Still Doesn’t Have Internet, UN Report Finds
Developing world is hardest hit, with 90 percent of people in some countries not connected
Slow Broadband Speeds ‘Splitting The UK In Two’
Connectivity gulf between urban and rural areas affecting all areas of life, report warns
Sierra IoT Platform Includes Google Cloud Connectivity
Internet of Things Acceleration platform from Sierra Wireless also offers Google Cloud Platform connectivity
UK Professionals Demand More Technology
But workers fear tech-enabled connectivity could wreck their work/life balance
Facebook Solar-Powered Drone Is The Size Of A Boeing 737
Aquila drone project will see Internet laser-beamed to unconnected parts of the world from 90,000ft in the sky
United Airlines Grounded By ‘Network Fault’
US passengers delayed by 'network connectivity issue' that grounded United Airlines planes
Internet Of Things: Don’t Let Data Go To Waste
Sanjay Jain from WNS Global Services tells TechWeekEurope how dealing with the data created by the Internet of Things can help your business stay ahead
Google Patents ‘Smart Toys’ To Help Spy On Your Home
‘Creepy’ patent application adds whole new dimension to the connected house
Facebook Lays Out Its Plans For A Connected World
Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence and drones all form part of future view
More Than Three Billion People Worldwide Now Have Broadband
We Are Social report shows 20 percent increase in broadband Internet users throughout 2014
Google Chairman Expects Internet To ‘Disappear’ Soon
Eric Schmidt says improved connectivity will create large shift in how we get online
Elon Musk Reveals Plans For Huge Space Internet
Fleet of satellites to beam Internet from orbit, but Branson announces similar idea
Piloted Driving ‘Can Improve Whole Automotive Ecosystem’, Says Audi
Famed automaker looks to provide a range of driver assistance, but doesn't want to build robot cars
Intel Unveils Its Plan To Simplify The Internet Of Things
“Horizontal approach” to IoT looks to hit all bases, including wearables, hardware and cloud
Dell: Flexible Working And The Latest Technology Are The Secrets To Happy Employees
The future is technology enabled, but humans will still play a vital role in business for years to come, Dell end-user survey reveals
Facebook Mulls Drones And Satellites For Web Push
Facebook buys a small British firm as it investigates drone, satellite and laser technology for its Internet.org push
Two Thirds Of Cars Will Connect To Internet By 2025
There will be no escaping the Web after the IEEE predicts that 60 percent of cars will be Internet-enabled by 2025
MWC 2012: Cisco Touts Small Cell Solution For Operators
Cisco is to offer a "small cell" solution to provide mobile operators with connectivity across heterogeneous networks
Integrated Networks Will See Cloud Go Sky High
The shift from internet-based to integrated networks will act as a catalyst for cloud growth says Flexiant's Tony Lucas
Syrian Internet Cut Off During Protests
About two-thirds of Syria's Internet access was cut off on Friday, amidst some of the biggest protests to date