Maps show UK fibre rollout plans 
Photos The research firm Point Topic has drawn up maps based on its predictions of UK fibre coverage by the end of 2012 [12 Nov 2009]
- UK fibre rollout? my eye! - tHeClAw
Sony Ericsson goes Android with Xperia X10 
Photos The manufacturer has unveiled the Microsoft Exchange-supporting X10, its first handset to use Google's open-source mobile operating system [03 Nov 2009]
Windows Mobile loses nearly a third of market share
News Microsoft's mobile operating system lost 28 percent of its smartphone market share over the past year, according to analysts at Gartner [13 Nov 2009]
3 to throttle P2P traffic in peak periods
News From Monday, file-sharers using 3's mobile network will take second place to other users in some areas [13 Nov 2009]
Tandberg shareholders lukewarm on Cisco bid
News Only a small group of Tandberg shareholders have so far backed Cisco's bid to acquire the video-conferencing company [11 Nov 2009]
Samsung launches 'Bada' open mobile platform
News The mobile platform will allow developers to create applications for millions of Samsung mobile phones [11 Nov 2009]
700 jobs to go as Ericsson abandons UK R&D
News The networking infrastructure firm will move its R&D, along with some of its global services, to countries that are more 'high-growth' [10 Nov 2009]
UK unaffected by Nokia recall of 14m chargers
News The handset giant has set up a charger exchange programme after several models were found to have poor build quality that creates a risk of electrical shock [10 Nov 2009]
Mozilla takes email closer to the cloud
Analysis Mozilla Messaging, while about to release the Thunderbird 3 desktop email software, is also turning its attention to cloud computing with its Raindrop project [09 Nov 2009]
Skype deal averts shutdown, allows sale
News The VoIP company's founders will regain some control over the firm and eBay will be able to sell off a majority stake in Skype, after settling an intellectual property dispute [06 Nov 2009]
Mobile industry decides on LTE voice standard
News LTE, the successor to 3G, will use a technology based on the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) framework to carry voice and text messages [06 Nov 2009]
More Virgin trains get on-board Wi-Fi
News Virgin Trains launches of Wi-Fi broadband services on its fleet of 21 Super Voyager Trains travelling from Euston to North Wales and Chester [06 Nov 2009]
Thunderbird 3: Near-final version due next week
News Mozilla Messaging plans to issue release candidate 1 of Thunderbird 3 as soon as Monday, with the final version expected later in November [06 Nov 2009]
European 'internet freedom' law agreed
News Lawmakers agree to protect internet users from disconnection without due process, a move that means a raft of EU telecoms reforms can pass into law [05 Nov 2009]
Gov't mobile working project saved from axe
News Project Nomad, the local government scheme to support mobile and flexible working, has been protected from closure [05 Nov 2009]
- Another Quango that continues - 1000215420
Sign-ups begin for BT's cloud-phone Ribbit service
News Ribbit Mobile, which will let users make or answer mobile-phone calls on the internet and convert voicemails to text, will open to the public as a beta trial early next year [04 Nov 2009]
Olympics digital radio system gets funding boost
News The Home Office has announced a £39m investment to increase the capability of the emergency services' Airwave system for the London 2012 Games [04 Nov 2009]
Nokia Siemens plans thousands of layoffs
News The loss-making networking company could get rid of more than 4,500 staff worldwide in a bid to become profitable [03 Nov 2009]
Symbian show hints at future user interface 
Photos Presentations at the Symbian Exchange and Exposition 2009, held this week in London, suggested how the future mobile OS might look [30 Oct 2009]
TV spectrum to be used for mobile broadband
News The European Commission has given countries a two-year target to switch to digital TV and so free up analogue spectrum for wireless broadband [30 Oct 2009]
Juniper pieces together new network push
News Juniper outlines its 'new network' vision and launches a package of networking products and partnerships aimed at a range of customers — from enterprises to service providers [29 Oct 2009]
BT sets up Hybrid VPN for remote offices
News The Hybrid VPN service will allow workers to use the public internet to connect to their corporate VPN, which could help companies avoid multiple ISP contracts across several countries [29 Oct 2009]
Dell, Juniper hook up in networking alliance
News Under a new deal, the partners will work together on products for virtualised datacentres and Dell will resell Juniper gear under its PowerConnect J brand [29 Oct 2009]
Qualcomm targets open source with new subsidiary
News The Qualcomm Innovation Center will focus on the hardware optimisation of technologies such as Android and Symbian [28 Oct 2009]
Campaign urges cheaper calls to mobiles
News A petition with over 114,000 signatures will be submitted to Ofcom calling for a reduction in the amount operators charge for connecting calls [28 Oct 2009]




