Improving broadband services for the UK's small businesses is top of Ofcom's list of priorities, according to the organisation's chief executive.
Cloud computing is both mature and far more secure than many critics would have you believe, according to one of the UK's leading IT professionals.
The superfast broadband services in Suffolk must go faster, one of the county's MPs has said.
Working from home actually ends up costing employees money with businesses unwilling to cover the costs of creating a working environment in the home, a survey has found.
Having access to fast broadband speeds is essential for businesses and residents to work productively, one Scottish MP has said.
More than 40,000 additional premises across Wales will gain access to superfast broadband thanks to a second phase roll out of the country's broadband initiative.
Online businesses are flourishing in the North of England, with Manchester dubbed the UK's top small business online hotspot. Research conducted by eBay revealed that Manchester is the most active region for small businesses online, with West Yorkshire and Lancashire also ranking near the top of the survey's 'Digital Density' ladder.
Cornwall's economy has given been given a £186 million boost thanks to the roll-out of superfast broadband across the region.
More than half of large businesses in the UK believe that cloud computing will help create new revenue streams in the next three years, new research has found.
Rural regions of the UK that are not currently served by traditional line-based broadband are to undergo a trial using satellite broadband.
The total amount of money spent on cloud services through the G-Cloud has now surpassed £640 million, following another strong performance in May.
Epping Forest has been selected as the location to pilot a new rural broadband project, it has been announced this week.
East Riding in Yorkshire has become the latest local council to invest heavily in upgrading its broadband services.
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced two new schemes that aim to improve the city's broadband infrastructure.
Three quarters of European companies have now adopted cloud computing solutions in one form or another, new research has revealed.
Almost one in seven people in the UK now works from home, according to new research.
Northumberland and Staffordshire are to benefit from multi-million pound broadband investment schemes, it has been announced this past week.
A new taskforce has been set up by the Government to speed up the roll-out of improved broadband and mobile phone services across the UK.
Average UK broadband speeds are predicted to more than double in the next four years, in tandem with a massive rise in internet traffic.
The adoption of cloud computing in the UK has been taken up by more than eight out of 10 organisations, according to industry figures, and it is predicted to climb as a result of forthcoming technology changes.
Companies on the Isle of Wight can look forward to improvements in their business broadband provision after BT announced it is rolling out new technology to the island. The telecoms firm stated that it is bringing superfast broadband to around 12,000 properties across the island, including in communities such as Freshwater, Wootton, Bembridge, St Helens and Seaview.
Broadband has been described as the fourth basic utility by companies demanding improved business broadband connections in London. Brian Bickell, chief executive of Chinatown and Carnaby Street landlord Shaftesbury, explained that the business broadband available in the West End is not fast enough.
Companies in Swansea could soon get access to ultrafast business broadband after a trial got underway in the city. BT is testing out its latest technology in Swansea, with the development able to transmit data at hundreds of megabits per second.
Ofcom has called on BT to open up access to its fibre networks to improve business broadband connections across the UK. The watchdog stated that the move is necessary in order to add innovation and competition to the UK's business broadband industry.
Ofcom has announced that it is going to make it easier for broadband customers to switch providers if they are not getting fast enough speeds.
China has confirmed it is making a large investment in broadband infrastructure to enable more of its citizens to access the internet. Around half of people living in the country are not currently able to go online, with the State Council claiming the move will also result in fees being cut.
BT and Sky have both announced increases in the number of broadband customers they have. In its results for the nine months to the end of March 2015, Sky said it added 100,000 new broadband customers, a 43 per cent increase.
A new development in Wembley Park, London, has the fastest broadband in the UK. Residents and businesses at the Wembley Park location have been given access to download speeds of 1Gbps following the installation of new fibre optic cables in the area.
Britain's demand for broadband could lead to internet rationing in the future, BT has warned. Andrew Ellis, professor of optical communications at Aston University, claimed that the country's entire power supply could be used up by people going online by 2035.
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government has been accused of a broadband betrayal by the Labour Party. With less than a week to go until the general election, shadow Cabinet Office minister Chi Onwurah stated that the competitive telecoms market has been "effectively closed off" during the last five years.
New research suggests as many as almost one in five people may be influenced in how they vote at the upcoming General Election by broadband policy. A survey of 2,500 people conducted by Cable.co.uk found that 18 per cent may decide how to vote depending on the broadband pledges each party has made in the run-up to the election.
Average broadband speeds are on the rise all over the world, according to a new report. Akamai's State of the Internet report revealed a 25 per cent increase in the number of UK users who are now receiving high broadband speeds.
The Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has called for political parties to be more ambitious with their pledges for the future of broadband in the UK. Each of the UK's main parties has released their manifestos recently, revealing the promises they are making about the country's broadband infrastructure.
The Conservative Party has pledged that it will deliver the fastest and the cheapest superfast broadband in Europe if it wins the General Election next month. As part of the party's manifesto, which was released yesterday (14 April), the Conservatives pledged to invest £100 million in infrastructure, including upgrades for mobile and broadband.
Companies based in Worcestershire have received a business broadband boost after millions of pounds were put into a scheme designed to bring connections to more properties. The new extension to the current Superfast Worcestershire programme is set to result in more than 8,000 additional homes and businesses being able to access high-speed fibre broadband by summer 2018.
Facebook has announced it will be carrying out tests on its latest plan to bring internet connections to billions of people who currently cannot get online. A version of Facebook's solar-powered drone is set to be tested by the firm this summer after a smaller trial earlier in the year was deemed to be a success.
Peak broadband speeds are continuing to rise around the world, new data has shown. According to figures released as part of the State of the Internet study by Akamai, average peak connection speed grew during the fourth quarter of 2014 by 8.4 per cent to 26.9 Mbps.
IT decision makers are increasingly trusting the cloud to keep sensitive data safe and secure, new research shows. According to the 2015 Vormetric Insider Threat Report by Ovum, 80 per cent of enterprises globally are now making use of cloud environments.
Nine out of 10 British businesses and organisations will be using at least one cloud computing service by the end of 2015 and an estimated 60 per cent will be using more than one, research by the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) has revealed.
Scotland's deputy first minister John Swinney has called for the introduction of a Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband services. In a letter to Ed Vaizey, the UK Minister for the Digital Economy, Mr Swinney argued that everyone should be able to access affordable, high-speed broadband.
Businesses in the UK have been given updated cyber security advice by the country's government. With 60 per cent of small businesses suffering from a data breach in 2014, it is clear cyber security is a top issue for firms. The average cost of the worst breaches last year was between £65,000 and £115,000, a substantial amount of money for a smaller organisation.
Consumers are in support of the introduction of a new Universal Service Obligation (USO) for the broadband industry. According to new research carried out by ISPreview, 71.5 per cent out of 1,445 respondents stated that a USO should be brought in to deliver fixed line broadband speeds of at least 2Mbps to all parts of the UK.
The arrival of superfast broadband is set to boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £200 million a year. A project to deliver faster speeds to homes and businesses in the Scottish capital is due to get underway in the city.
The Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) has spoken out against new proposals to reclassify broadband as a utility and put the sector on a par with water, gas and electricity. Matthew Evans, chief executive at BSG, argued that reclassifying broadband as a utility may result in higher prices in the long run, while investment in networks may also be reduced.
Northern Ireland's government has confirmed it is to make a major investment in broadband infrastructure that it claims will put the country's telecoms on a par with the rest of the UK. Enterprise minister Arlene Foster revealed that £17 million is being ploughed into the Superfast Rollout Programme, with BT put in charge of the project's delivery.
New research shows that companies adopting cloud computing believe the technology has lived up to the hype. A survey conducted by Tata Communications found that 85 per cent of businesses with over 500 employees believe cloud has helped their firm.
Minister for culture and digital industries Ed Vaizey has defended the government's record over the rollout of superfast broadband, claiming the technology is "readily available" in London.
Thousands of homes and businesses in Greater Manchester have gained access to superfast broadband. As part of the Get Digital Faster programme, new green street cabinets have been implemented across Wigan and Tameside, upgrading the wiring from copper to fibre. This has meant that 4,000 people living and working in the area can now access internet speeds of up to 80Mbps.
With the General Election just months away, peers in the House of Lords have said that the new government should adopt the mindset that broadband ought to be a utility like water or electricity.
Cloud adoption in Europe increased by 43 per cent in 2014, new figures have revealed. According to the sixth Cloud Adoption and Risk report from Skyhigh Networks, there has been a dramatic upturn in both the range and volume of cloud services deployed, indicating greater confidence in this type of technology and knowledge of just what it can offer.
