Networks

Virgin Media Mobile Customers Get Free Wi-Fi With The Cloud

Virgin Media mobile users will automatically connect to 22,000 hotspots thanks to 'Wi-Fi Buddy' app

10 years ago

Vodafone To Launch Consumer Broadband Network In 2015

Vodafone makes long-awaited move into consumer broadband as it bids to attract more customers

10 years ago

Vodafone Reveals First Rural Communities To Benefit From Femtocell Scheme

Vodafone lists first 30 communities in Rural Open Sure Signal initiative

10 years ago

Elon Musk Plots Satellite Internet Venture

Tesla and SpaceX CEO could invest in small, cheap satellites capable of providing worldwide Internet access

10 years ago

Businesses Urged To Register Interest In 1Gbps West Yorkshire FTTP Network

CityFibre says rollout of 1Gbps speeds will be influenced by demand

10 years ago

Ofcom To Auction 2.3GHz And 3.4GHz Spectrum

Ofcom announces plans to release more bandwidth for mobile services as early as next year

10 years ago

Digital Catapult Centre Opens In London As Three New Locations Are Revealed

Government hopes Digital Catapult Centre will encourage collaboration and innovation and announces three new locations in Bradford, Brighton and Sunderland

10 years ago

New SMS-Based System Can Track Mobile Phone 999 Calls To Within 30 Metres

BT, EE and HTC say Advanced Mobile Location (AML) is 4,000 times more accurate than current methods and could save…

10 years ago

Netgear And VeriSign Join AllSeen Alliance For IoT Push

Nine new members including Netgear and VeriSign join the AllSeen Alliance to further the Internet of Things

10 years ago

Virgin Media Says Quad Play Strategy Is Paying Off As Revenues Rise

Virgin Media ads more broadband and mobile customers thanks to new packages and network investment

10 years ago

UK 4G Speeds Have ‘Halved’ In Past Year

Opensignal research suggests 4G speeds are slowing as more people access LTE networks

10 years ago

University of Surrey 5GIC Says Capacity, Not Speed, Will Define 5G

The 5GIC and its partners outline their vision of a user-centric 5G network, but says it could still reach 800Gbps…

10 years ago

Mobile Operators Defiant As Government Details National Roaming Plans

The UK's major mobile operators say national roaming network won't solve rural notspots as the government launches a new consultation

10 years ago

Government To ‘Force’ Mobile Operators To Share Networks

The government will propose that mobile operators share infrastructure in rural areas as part of 'national roaming' plans

10 years ago

UK Public Wi-Fi Network To Rise To 14m Hotspots By 2018

There will be a Wi-Fi hotspot for every 20 people in the world, says iPass

10 years ago

London Tube Wi-Fi Network Reaches 150 Stations

Virgin Media adds six new stations to the tube Wi-Fi network, claiming 3TB is being downloaded each day

10 years ago

Azure Is Given New IoT Analytics Capabilities By Microsoft

Microsoft releses three tools to help businesses analyse and manage data from connected devices in the cloud

10 years ago

Cisco, Freescale Launch Consortium For Ethernet Networking

Group hoping to push forward with development of more advanced and faster Ethernet technology

10 years ago

SMBs Losing Business Because Of Poor Call Quality

Many small businesses say their mobile service is worse than their landline, according to research from RootMetrics

10 years ago

Government To Install Free Wi-Fi In 1,000 Public Buildings

Public buildings in the UK's super connected cities will be turned into free Wi-Fi hotspots

10 years ago

3.3m Broadband Customers Now Get Fibre From BT Openreach

BT Results reveal increase in pre-tax profit but revenues slide as consumer gains are eroded elsewhere

10 years ago

EE Launches 150Mbps ‘4G+’ In London

EE is set to roll out LTE-A across central London as its network reaches 75 percent coverage

10 years ago

Tata IZO Platform Promises To Enable Public, Private And Hybrid Cloud

Tata IZO is billed as the ultimate cloud enablement platform with the benefits of a private network and the reach…

10 years ago

Cisco Wants IoT To Solve UK’s Transport Challenges

Cisco invites startups and SMBs to submit solutions for transport challenges, with funding and mentoring offered to finalists

10 years ago

Ruckus Wireless Targets SMBs With Xclaim Wi-Fi Routers

Ruckus Wireless says SMBs are currently forced to choose between expensive enterprise products and unsuitable consumer routers

10 years ago

Microsoft Plans Skype Calls Without Plug-In Via Internet Explorer

In-browser Skype calls are on the horizon after Microsoft backs ORTC and WebRTC technology

10 years ago

Brits “Would Choose A House Based On Its Internet Speed”

Forget nice neighbours and good schools, speedy internet is apparently the most important factor when it comes to buying a…

10 years ago

HP Seeks Local Buyer For Chinese Networking Business

HP considers disposing of H3C Technologies as Chinese tech market becomes increasingly hostile to Western vendors

10 years ago

DDoS Attacks Increasing In Size And Volume As Smart Devices Are Targeted

Akamai says DDoS attacks are getting stronger as attackers make use of new techniques

10 years ago

Shock Horror – The UK Is A Nation Of Wi-Fi Thieves

One in three Brits admits to Wi-Fi theft, Hyperoptic survey finds

10 years ago