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Vodafone cuts 375 jobs, including IT

Vodafone is cutting 375 jobs, primarily in back office functions, starting this month.

BAA Heathrow to sign £30m network integration deal

BAA Heathrow to sign £30m network integration deal

London’s Heathrow Airport plans to sign a four-year, £30 million network integration framework deal.

RIM launches free BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express

Many of the stories here at Mobile World Congress are of devices getting cleverer, cheaper and more attractive. RIM and Good Technology are looking at the bigger picture: how to manage the content and the sophisticated communication capabilities of multiple devices.

Juniper boosts mobile delivery proposition

Juniper Networks has set up a new division to explore new opportunities in what the company calls ‘New Network' demands.

NASA astronauts Twitter from space station

NASA astronauts Twitter from space station

NASA said a new wireless connection with the International Space Station allowed one of its astronauts to send the first tweet from the orbiter this morning.

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EU awards €1bn contracts for Galileo SatNav

The European Commission Thursday handed out over €1 billion (US$1.4 billion) in contracts to build and launch the first 14 satellites of Galileo, Europe's answer to GPS.

Wireless industry set for comeback says analyst

The wireless LAN industry nearly returned to its pre-recession health in the third quarter and is likely to achieve record revenue when the current quarter has been tallied, according research company Dell'Oro Group.

Hacking service steals Wi-Fi passwords in just 20 minutes

For US$34, a new cloud-based hacking service can crack a WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) network password in just 20 minutes, its creator says.

Windows 7 app turns laptops into Wi-Fi hotspots

Windows 7 app turns laptops into Wi-Fi hotspots

An unfinished feature of Windows 7 turns any laptop into a wireless access point, a developer has found.

Time Warner cable flaw exposes 64,000 routers to hackers

A blogger helping to tune a friend's wi-fi network uncovered a gaping security hole in Wi-Fi cable modem routers installed in 64,000 Time Warner subscribers' homes, leaving them open to attack.

Too much radio unhealthy, say French

A French government agency has warned that measures should be taken to reduce everyday exposure to radio signals, even though, it said, there is no definitive proof that such signals have a negative effect on human health.

Nokia reports £512 million loss

Nokia reported third-quarter €559 million (£512 million) loss as a result of Nokia Siemens problems.

Cisco buys Starent to sharpen focus on mobile internet

Cisco Systems is buying Starent Networks for £1.86 billion.

Wi-fi broadband offered on Lufthansa flights

In-flight Internet access is coming back to intercontinental flights next year.

FCC probes Google Voice

The US communication authorities have launched an inquiry into Google Voice, the web-based voice service, after complaints the tech giant has been refusing to connect some calls to rural areas.

Radio spectrum has reached its limit, says Qualcomm

The wireless industry has reached the limits of what it can do to use radio spectrum more efficiently and needs to move on to making networks more dense through tools such as femtocells, the cofounder and the current CEO of Qualcomm said Thursday.

Schools cutting back on budgets spending

IT budgets in schools are getting smaller, according to a trade association of educational suppliers.

Aruba slashes price for Wi-Fi deployment

Aruba has drastically reduced the price for 802.11n deployment, making the new technology more attractive to enterprises and, according to one analyst, heralding a new price war.

802.11n wireless standard approved by IEEE

The IEEE has finally approved the 802.11n high-throughput wireless LAN standard.

Huawei slams China spy claims in Australia

Networking vendor Huawei has released a public refutation of a recent media report that alleged it was being investigated by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) for possible espionage.

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