Government adds wireless to BDUK consumer voucher scheme

After sluggish take-up of satellite broadband vouchers, the government has extended the programme to cover wireless systems

Facebook shares top $100 on bumper fourth quarter

Facebook's share price has risen above $100 in response to better than expected annual and fourth-quarter results for 2015

DaaS Defined

Demystifying the fundamentals that marketers need to know about data as a service.

Online and mobile help Australian retailer JAX boost business

Australian tyre retailer JAX is transforming its business through online and mobile channels.

Could Sweden become the first cashless society?

Sweden is fast becoming a country where cash is on the periphery of payments, and some think it might be the first to become cashless

Facebook to start building second European datacentre in Ireland

Facebook to construct second datacentre facility in Ireland after overcoming resident opposition in planning application appeal

NRF 2016: Shopping centres will become “platforms for experiences”, says Westfield co-CEO

As digital causes a shift towards “showrooming”, Westfield co-CEO claims shopping centres will become more experience-focused

UK contactless card payments hits £1bn in a month

Contactless cards accounted for more than £1bn worth of UK payments in November 2015

Young high-earners driving fintech revolution

Consumers are quickly adopting fintech products and services, with young high-earners leading the charge

Digital Single Market must be adopted without delay, says EU parliament

MEPs pass resolution urging the EU to adopt Digital Single Market proposals and enact new protections for consumers as soon as possible

Sigfox brings the internet of things to Antarctica

Connectivity provider teams up with GPS supplier Sensolus and Belgian government to use the IoT to support climate change researchers

Still no consensus on need for FTTP, argues government

In its response to a European consultation on broadband speed and quality, the UK government sticks to its guns, advocates for a mix of delivery technologies and insists there is no consensus on the need for FTTP

Countries underestimate risk of cyber attack, says WEF

Cyber attacks are one of the most serious risks facing global economies, according to the World Economic Forum's 2016 risk report

Valve deploys 100Gbps ports to support Steam gaming growth

Gaming firm Valve upgrades its network infrastructure with Level 3 to support the growth of its social entertainment and gaming platform Steam

Scottish Power picks Vodafone to manage smart electricity grid

Four-year contract will see mobile operator manage performance monitoring and fault identification systems as energy supplier transitions to smart grid technologies

Floods reveal weaknesses in the resilience of UK broadband

December’s floods exposed a major flaw in the UK’s fibre to the cabinet networks, which are almost impossible to waterproof

Public cloud competition prompts 66% drop in prices since 2013, research reveals

Tariff Consulting's latest report tracks industry impact of public cloud price cuts, and reveals service range – not cost – is what matters

Smartphone-based UK bank gets additional £48m backing

Starling bank, which only offers a smartphone-based current account, has received multi-million pound backing and named its board of directors

Verizon’s rumoured datacentre sell-off: Why telcos are turning their backs on colocation

Reports suggest US comms provider Verizon will become the latest telco to sell off its colocation assets, but what is driving this trend?

Yahoo plans to cut workforce by 10%

News of workforce reduction comes a day after activist investor Starboard Value called for significant changes in a letter to Yahoo board

French intelligence ‘could have prevented Paris attacks'

A former US intelligence director turned whistleblower tells MPs and Peers that bulk collection of internet and phone data is putting lives at risks.

Amazon WorkMail goes on general release in Europe

AWS readies challenger to Gmail and Office 365 as cloud battle with Google and Microsoft enters new phase