Ofcom has issued a guidance under which users will be allowed to change their telecom providers who raise their prices unexpectedly without incurring any penalty. According to the new guidance, which is…
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Ofcom paves way for satellite broadband on planes, boats
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has given a go ahead to the use of ‘earth station’ antennas on fast moving vehicles including planes, trains and boats thereby opening up the road of faster…
China’s internet traffic mysteriously redirected to US IP address for few hours
An alleged network error left internet access in China in a crippled state as users were unable to access some of the country’s top sites starting Tuesday afternoon. According to reports, Internet…
First Great Western commuters to get free Wi-Fi access starting June 2014
First Great Western (FGW) has announced its plans of fitting 53 of its high-speed trains with networking gear to extend free Wi-Fi access to its commuters from Plymouth as early as June…
Anti-censorship org asks Google, Eric Schmidt to lead the way
GreatFire.org, an anti-censorship organization, has urged Google and Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt to lead the way and call on China’s bluff and end its web censorship by following two simple steps. Charlie…
Sky Broadband Shield network-level porn filter released
Following the increasing government pressure on ISPs to look out for better online child protection, Sky has come up with its new network-level porn internet filtering system that will allow its broadband…
HTTP/2.0 to enforce HTTPS encryption
Chair of the working group developing the HTTP/2 protocol has revealed that the new protocol will only work with HTTPS URIs as a response to pervasive monitoring by law enforcement and government…
Everything Everywhere flicks on world’s fastest 4G network in East London
Everything Everywhere has switched on world’s fastest 4G network with speeds of up to 300Mbps in East London’s Tech City with plans of London wide rollout slated for 2014. EE will partner…
ICANN begins gTLD expansion
Internet’s governing body, ICANN, has signaled the massive expansion of internet domain names by rolling out four new gTLD. The new domain names that are set to go live are regional domain…
ITU: Nearly 40% of the globe connected, 4.7 billion still unconnected
UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU) recently released its annual report ‘Measuring the Information Society 2013’ which indicates that by the end of 2013 around 40 percent of the globe will connect with…
Tech Startup Scheme gets Fresh Industry Support
A UK scheme to support small, start-up technology companies has received fresh industry backing from companies including Vodafone, Barclays and one of Japan’s most wealthy technology developers. The scheme, dubbed the Tech…