Network Infrastructure

Wireless Networking

Wireless vendors pile on 802.11n pressure

Firms are spoilt for choice when it comes to 802.11n kit, but is it still too early to upgrade?

07 May 2008

Network Infrastructure

What will satisfy the need for speed?

From the internet backbone to the enterprise datacentre, today’s networking hardware is feeling the strain from the ever-increasing demands placed on it. However, technologies are emerging that should ease the pressure 20 Mar 2008

Network Infrastructure

Will Hurricane go down a storm?

Cisco faces new competition in the high-end switching market from Juniper’s EX series. 19 Feb 2008

Voice & Data

VoIP needs new enterprise security plan

Session border controllers are being touted as the future of IP telephony security 13 Feb 2008

Network Infrastructure

Cisco goes it alone on 802.11n PoE

Network giant enhances IEEE 802.3at standard for devices requiring extra power 07 Feb 2008

Telecoms

Private sector drives 100Mbit/s links

Land Securities to push next-gen broadband fibre links at Ebbsfleet housing project 06 Feb 2008

Network Infrastructure

ICT provider boosts buildings’ IQ

Bailey Teswaine’s Tony Henderson explains how buildings can be smarter and greener 05 Feb 2008

Wireless Networking

New 802.11n AP works with legacy PoE

Siemens is offering firms a route to 802.11n that does not involve a costly PoE upgrade 30 Jan 2008

Network Infrastructure

Network infrastructures go green

The green revolution finally looks set to spread to businesses’ network infrastructures 17 Jan 2008

Network Infrastructure

Guide points way to network savings

Networking kit does not have to cost the earth, and can even help to reduce expenditure 09 Jan 2008

Network Infrastructure

Grid computing expands its reach

Platform Computing chief executive Songnian Zhou explains the lure of grid computing 18 Dec 2007

Network Infrastructure

Stakeholders lay NGN foundations

Recent talks suggest the public and private sectors will share the cost of rolling out NGNs 10 Dec 2007

Network Infrastructure

Rivals enhance their admin suites

New updates include advances in the management of virtual machines and distributed devices 10 Dec 2007

Network Infrastructure

Laserwire makes light work of 10GbE

Its low weight and modest power requirements could tempt firms away from 10GbE copper 26 Nov 2007

Network Infrastructure

Systems streamline data delivery

Firms have new options for enhancing the delivery of networked apps and mobile content 13 Nov 2007

Network Infrastructure

Interview : Keeping networks on right side of law

Misconfigured devices can land firms in legal hot water, warns Intelliden chief Alan Black 23 Oct 2007

Network Infrastructure

Rivals to give Cisco a run for its money

Growing pressure on Cisco in the Ethernet switch market should benefit IT buyers 09 Oct 2007

Network Infrastructure

NGA funding is a private matter

Ofcom and the government have little appetite for the public funding of network upgrades 09 Oct 2007

Network Infrastructure

Minister to hear business case for fibre

A summit will address concerns that a lack of fibre is endangering the UK’s competitiveness 03 Oct 2007

Network Infrastructure

BT feels heat from LAN extension rivals

BT’s 10Mbit/s leased line services may lose ground to more affordable wireless alternatives 28 Sep 2007

Network Infrastructure

WAN optimisation leader ups its game

Riverbed hopes to see off pressure from Juniper by adding a mobile solution to its portfolio 21 Aug 2007

Network Infrastructure

Energy costs encourage DC conversion

Rising utility prices could justify the initial expense of converting datacentre equipment racks to run on DC. 13 Aug 2007

Network Infrastructure

Will faster Ethernet life begin at 40GbE?

The IEEE is facing growing pressure to come up with a standard for 40Gbit/s Ethernet 11 Jul 2007

Network Infrastructure

Case study: carrier extends IP services

Jersey Telecom needed to upgrade its support for IP to offer more flexible voice and data systems to business customers 27 Feb 2004

Network Infrastructure

Interview: Carriers must upgrade service

Europe's telecoms carriers will have to do more than provide bandwidth to support the new WAN services demanded by businesses, argues Romulus Pereira of Riverstone Networks 30 May 2003

In depth

Network Infrastructure

Fibre deficiency threatens UK's wellbeing

The knowledge economy will struggle to thrive without a last-mile connectivity boost 11 Apr 2008

Network Infrastructure

Case study: wireless rises to university challenge

The University of Birmingham has built one of the biggest campus WLANs in the UK 09 Apr 2008

Network Infrastructure

BT strives for datacentre efficiency

BT consumes an estimated 0.7 per cent of the UK's entire electricity supply, so IT Week asked the telco's datacentre chief Steve O'Donnell about energy saving practices. 04 Sep 2007

Network Infrastructure

Staff considerably upset by email downtime

Email downtime is still a serious problem at many firms, with network outages and human error primarily to blame. 13 Aug 2007

Network Infrastructure

Cisco targets datacentre management

Network giant lays out roadmap of the products it hopes will increase its market share 06 Aug 2007

Network Infrastructure

Tiered internet divides experts

New research warns ISPs about prioritising traffic 09 Jul 2007

Network Infrastructure

Podcast: Virgin Media buyout; NetSuite IPO

Audio analysis from IT Week, including the move to take Virgin Media private, and NetSuite going public 04 Jul 2007

Network Infrastructure

UK starved of high-fibre networks

Critics say low investment in the UK's communications infrastructure will handicap business in the future 30 Apr 2007

Network Infrastructure

Interview: Paul Mockapetris on DNS developments

The creator of the Domain Name System says DNS services have a pivotal role in the Web 2.0 revolution 20 Apr 2007

Network Infrastructure

NAC targets rogue users

The need for firms to enforce security rules is driving uptake 12 Feb 2007

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