Alcatel-Lucent develops 400Gb/s processor

This isn't a normal CPU that comes in a general purpose computer, but a network compute engine and 400Gb/s is high speed. As mobile data...

Ofcom simplifies Spectrum Trading

Ofcom today has published a statement on simplifying spectrum trading which includes sub-leasing and other enhancements. Currently Ofcom te...

Microsoft makes more from patent licensing than WP7 licenses

Microsoft (MS) has a huge patent portfolio and a lot related to mobile technologies used in mobile operating systems such as Android and ot...

Ofcom mandates battery back-up for FTTP services

Ofcom the super regulator that covers media, broadcast and telecoms is holding a 10 week consultation about proposals that operators of FTT...

Ofcom fines Satellite Entertainment Ltd

Ofcom , the media regulator, fined Satellite Entertainment Ltd (SEL) who run Essex Babes, Northern Birds and Live XXX Babes £90,000.00 for f...

O2 prepares for Glastonbury

O2 (the subsidiary of Telfonica) has been working in the background for the Glas tonbury Festival that opened yesterday, by installing 6 cel...

DOE's New Global Energy Efficiency Standard

By increasing operational efficiency, organizations that adopt the ISO 50001 standard will save money by saving energy. You can view the ful...

Ofcom allows Spectrum Trading for 2G and 3G spectrum

Ofcom today published a statement that will mean from the 4th July 2011 2G and 3G licensees will be able to fully or part trade spectrum in...

UK Broadband to offer LTE/4G services as early as 2012

UK Broadband (a subsiduary of Hong Kong based PCCW who are owned by the same people that run Hutchison Wampoa who own 3 in the UK) have an...

BT Whitespace spectrum trials "encouraging"

Spectrum is a valuable commodity and in the UK it's pretty well all allocated (well there are certain bands that are hopefully going to ...

The Inspire Conference, but was it inspiring?

It seems everyone who organises anything these days must also put on the obligatory conference which is "the" conference to go to....

Prius Plug-in Hybrid Review

Photo: Mary Vincent by Mary Vincent @MaryVincent Toyota has been a Hybrid Leader for several years now starting with its familiar Prius.  In...

Many people prefer using a mouse rather than a trackpad or the "it's not quite right" system built into their laptop, but usin...

Digium release Switchvox version 5

Digium the company that maintains the open source Asterisk IP PBX have released version 5 of Switchvox . Switchbox is based on the core As...

Ofcom says LTE800 operators have to fix Digital TV

Ofco m will be auctioning the 800MHz band and it's expected that licensees will use the spectrum for LTE (Long YTerm Evolution)/4G servi...

Reuters Video: Germany to Switch Off All Nuclear Power Stations by 2022

Due to the Fukushima disaster, Germany's Merkel Government has decided to shut down its nuclear power stations by 2022 , and they are ta...

NY Times: Water, Science and Climate Change

Here's a great NY Times article called ' Groundwater Depletion is Detected From Space ' by Felicity Barringer. Per  Jay S. Fa...