Broadband

Facebook, Amazon Pump Cash Into NTT’s Trans Pacific Cable

Jupiter cable to stretch 8,700 miles between Asia and US and will carry 60Tbps of data per second

7 years ago

Qualcomm Claims 5G Milestone With 1Gbps Demo

Who needs fibre? New 5G smartphone chip from Qualcomm delivers 1Gbps data connection

7 years ago

EE Balloon-Powered Helikite Delivers 4G & Wi-Fi To Snowdonia Biking Event

EE says Helikite test shows potential for on-demand 4G coverage in remote areas or during natural disasters

7 years ago

FCC Approves Google Project Loon for Hurricane-Devastated Puerto Rico

ANALYSIS: FCC approves license for Google's to set up its Project Loon communications system in hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico

7 years ago

Ofcom Proposes Changes To Broadband Speed Claims

New code of practice to reduce consumer confusion over ISP 'up to' broadband speed claims

7 years ago

‘Major’ Vodafone Rebrand Suggests Confidence Has Returned To Newbury

ANALYSIS: Vodafone's rebrand is one of the biggest in its history as it looks to move on from a couple…

7 years ago

Facebook & BT Admit First Startups Into UK Telecoms Tech Accelerator

AI, SDN and Quantum computing firms will have access to £125m in funding and resources at Telecom Infra Project (TIP)…

7 years ago

BT & Vodafone Get Most Broadband & Mobile Complaints Again

Ofcom hopes publishing complaints figures will spur operators into improving service

7 years ago

Vodafone Downplays IoT Security Fears As Global Adoption Rises

Vodafone claims just 7 percent of large adopters are worried, despite security being the biggest barrier to adoption

7 years ago

Cisco & ScotRail To Trial 300Mbps Train Wi-Fi Between Glasgow & Edinburgh

It is claimed Project SWIFT will make commuters and train operators more efficient as one third of all Wi-Fi requests…

7 years ago

Why GSMA is Launching ‘Case for Change’ Mobile Campaign

ANALYSIS: The idea is to counteract issues such as addiction to mobile devices by spotlighting the U.N.'s sustainability requirements

7 years ago

EE Refarms 2G Spectrum To Boost 4G Speeds And Reliability

EE allocates more 1800MHz spectrum for 4G to boost speeds and reliability in major cities

7 years ago

Up to £645m To Be Reinvested In Superfast Broadband As Government Targets 98 Percent Coverage

As much as £645m will be handed back to local councils to extend superfast broadband coverage to 98 percent of…

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: Internet Domain Names

Web domains have a much more interesting history than you might think. Test your knowledge here

7 years ago

TalkTalk Targets Operator Partners As It Plots Mobile Exit

TalkTalk scales back mobile ambitions and wants to sell SIM cards from other operators instead

7 years ago

Three Is Silicon Readers’ Favourite Mobile Operator

Three's value added services see it crowned Silicon readers' favourite mobile network, ahead of EE, Vodafone and O2

7 years ago

EE 4G Home Router Looks To Replace Home Broadband

EE targets rural homes and businesses sick of slow speeds with new router, but it will cost them

7 years ago

Government Names Locations For 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Trials

Government hopes £10m trial of ultrafast broadband in Aberdeenshire, Sussex, Bath, Bristol, Manchester and West Yorkshire will stimulate market

7 years ago

IT LIFE: Duncan Gooding, TalkTalk Business COO

TalkTalk Businesses' Duncan Gooding talks about his career in IT, the shift to IoT and cloud, and his own hopes…

7 years ago

Government Superfast Broadband Projects Connect 4.55m Properties

Government nears the completion of BDUK and its 95 percent superfast broadband coverage target

7 years ago

Vodafone In Talks With Openreach To Co-Invest In FTTP Broadband

Vodafone could help fund FTTP broadband in urban areas with Openreach in what would be a first for the UK…

7 years ago

CityFibre Expands FTTP Broadband Network To Nottingham & Leicester

Local leaders hope 1Gbps FTTP broadband will provide boost to business community and the East Midlands region

7 years ago

EE Set To Challenge Ofcom 5G Spectrum Cap After Three Intervention

EE is forced into action by Three legal challenge but claims its counter action will not delay the Ofcom 5G…

7 years ago

BT Sport: From Young Upstart To UK Sports Broadcasting’s Top Innovator

INTERVIEW: From the start, BT Sport has used tech to differentiate itself. COO Jamie Hindhaugh talks about its strategy and…

7 years ago

Tor Project: To Censor ‘Hateful’ Daily Stormer Would Undermine Our Principles

Tor Project says it is against racism and hate in all its forms but censorship would undermine the anonymity needed…

7 years ago

Three Fixes Mobile Roaming Fault Affecting France, Luxembourg And Portugal

UPDATE: Three fixes fault that left customers unable to make calls, send texts or access mobile data for more than…

7 years ago

BT & Dell EMC Trial Disaggregated Switching Tech In SDN Push

BT and Dell EMC to see how next generation, programmable switching technology can catalyse the arrival of smart networking services.

7 years ago

Mayor of London Plans Tube 4G Mobile Coverage By 2019

Mayor wants tube 4G coverage by 2019, a team of notspot specialists and for local authorities to do more to…

7 years ago

KCOM Hit With £900,000 Fine For 999 Call Failures

KCOM had a single point of failure in the way it handles emergency calls, Ofcom finds

7 years ago

Virgin Media Project Lightning ‘Back On Track’ As It Reaches 5m Broadband Customers

Virgin Media adds 127,000 new properties to its network during Q2 and says the management issues that affected rollout have…

7 years ago