Facebook data case raises US national security issues

Dublin court case on the legality of Facebook's data transfers to the US raises issues that affect US national security, claims US Department of Justice

Post-Brexit price hikes hit cloud and datacentre community, as currency fluctuations bite

Cloud and datacentre analysts claim IT buyers are already feeling the pinch from the outcome of the EU referendum, but past performance suggests demand for colocation space will rise in the event of recession

Act now to save the open internet, says Internet Governance Commission

The future of the internet is at risk from multiple scenarios, and quick action is needed to protect it, says the Internet Governance Commission

Australian government entices UK tech startups

Australia is trying to entice UK technology firms to open operations in the country, with benefits including a stepping stone to Asia and a skilled workforce

Millions of city-dwellers still lack broadband connections

A study by the Wireless Broadband Alliance has found that over half of the global urban population are unconnected, including many in some of the world's wealthiest cities

Euro Championship network traffic spike highlights OTT boom

The BBC and EE both reported massive spikes in network traffic during the England versus Wales clash at Euro 2016

Why leaving EU would be disastrous for UK digital scene

Startups and government minister discuss the risks that leaving the EU would bring to the UK IT industry

Australian datacentre investments rocket due to latest enterprise IT trends

The increased use of big data, analytics, cloud and mobile technologies in Australian enterprises is driving spending in datacentre services

Brexit and broadband: Boom or bust for UK infrastructure?

As the campaigns to remain in and leave the European Union ramp up their rhetoric in the last days of the drawn-out campaign, what is the possible impact of a Brexit on the national broadband roll-out?

Virgin Media cuts agreement with HBF for new-build networks

Virgin Media has forged a partnership with the Home Builders Federation to improve delivery of fibre-based broadband services to new-build properties

Singapore banks adopt voice biometrics for user authentication

Banks in Singapore are rolling out biometric technology to improve customer services by speeding up the authentication process

Queen's Birthday Honours list recognises more women in IT

The 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours list recognised a number of IT and digital entrepreneurs, and been hailed as the most diverse ever

Middle East virtualisation strategies mature

CIOs in the Middle East are formulating their virtualisation strategies as the region warms to the benefits of cloud computing

Datacentre operators should evaluate emerging markets before jumping in

Indian telco CEO claims datacentre operators are risking business failure by not investing time in getting to know the nuances of emerging markets before expanding into them

Londoners go mobile shopping on the Tube

Commuters on the London Underground are spending their time in the tunnels shopping on their mobile devices, says payments provider Pay by Bank

Internet traffic to triple by 2020, says Cisco

The latest edition of Cisco's Visual Networking Index predicts a near tripling of internet traffic during the coming years as more than a billion people come online

How emails sent to and from Parliament are monitored

Government officials deny that emails sent by MPs are open to surveillance by GCHQ and NSA - we examine the evidence

Download speed not biggest broadband concern, say manufacturers

Manufacturing association EEF warns the government that focusing too much on broadband speed is distracting policy-makers from other issues

Finland to deploy national Sigfox IoT network

Internet of things service provider Sigfox has announced plans to extend its global network across Finland by 2017