Latest Broadband Forum spec offers faster route to gigabit speeds

The Broadband Forum's new specifications for FTTdp management use software-based techniques to offer an easier and quicker route to gigabit broadband for comms providers

VMware to help enterprises manage AWS, Azure and Google cloud deployments

Virtualisation giant VMware offers enterprises a helping hand with managing multi-cloud environments, spanning AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform

Samsung Pay used for 100 million transactions

Samsung reports that its mobile payments app, which will soon be available in the UK, has transacted 100 million payments in its first year of availability

Samsung Pay used for 100 million transactions

Samsung reports that its mobile payments app, which will soon be available in the UK, has transacted 100 million payments in its first year of availability

London datacentre market enjoys pre-Brexit surge in demand for colocation space

CBRE's pre-Brexit look at the European datacentre market sees London reap the benefits of a surge in demand for colocation space during the second quarter

Australian census website failure spreads skepticism

The public post-mortem of the Australian census website meltdown continues as the IT industry gives its opinions

Intel sees 5G networks as opportunity to sell more server chips

Intel focuses on the back-end infrastructure behind upcoming 5G networks as it sees an opportunity for its processors and other datacentre technology

BT and Nokia to work together on 5G research

BT and Nokia plan to work together on customer use cases, proof of concept trials, technology standards and equipment to support 5G

Ford promises to mass-produce an autonomous car by 2021

The world's first high-volume, fully autonomous vehicle will operate in a ride-hailing or sharing service by 2021, says Ford

No appetite among ISPs to become broadband USO provider, says Ofcom

Ofcom's summary of responses to its consultation over the proposed broadband universal service obligation reveals that many service providers do not want to take on the job

Europe lags US in gigabit broadband deployments

Network test firm Viavi inaugurates its Global Gigabit Monitor, examining the pace of gigabit broadband roll-out around the world

Mobile devices becoming first port of call for shopper info

Shoppers are using their mobile devices to search for product and services information they normally would have sought in store, according to research by Hitwise

Choosing the right colocation provider

Quocirca's Clive Longbottom runs through the list of items enterprise IT managers should look for in prospective colocation providers

PwC Australia uses gamification to teach cyber security lessons

With the number of cyber incidents identified by Australian organisations more than doubling in the last year, PwC is using an online game to give enterprises first-hand experience of what it means to face a cyber attack

Finland brings e-patient records and 5G into health tech testing

Oulu University Hospital in Finland is using replica electronic patient records to support technology testing

CityFibre nears end of Edinburgh fibre broadband roll-out

Urban fibre broadband supplier CityFibre is nearing the end of a 12-month, 150km network dig in Edinburgh, its largest project to date

Slow broadband causes widespread stress, campaigners claim

A report compiled for the ISP-led Fix Britain's Internet campaign has said that millions of people are experiencing stress and anxiety because of slow and unreliable broadband

MTR Crossrail overcomes tech hurdles to roll out beacons

Rail operator deploys one of Europe's largest beacon roll-outs across its stations to accommodate new audit and driver apps

Rio de Janeiro faces 4G challenge at 2016 Olympic Games

With the 2016 Olympics just days away, are mobile operators prepared for a deluge of network traffic that will dwarf what was seen at London 2012?