Broadband

Ericsson Joins Forces With Telstra To Boot 4G Coverage In Australia With Small Cells

The small cells will be used to improve 4G coverage in difficult urban and rural areas

8 years ago

Sky Offers Cheapest Fibre Broadband, But Only If TV Is Included

Virgin Media and BT Infinity will need to up their game

8 years ago

BT And Plusnet Top Ofcom’s Most Complained About List Over Broadband Woes

Telecoms providers still can't make people happy over broadband services

8 years ago

UK Digital Divide Drops But Universal Broadband Still Lacking

Good progress has been made in the UK's telecoms and wireless networks in 2016

8 years ago

Gotthard Base Tunnel: How Hardened Networks & IoT Keep World’s Longest Rail Tunnel Safe

The world's longest and deepest rail tunnel is fully operational, but building networks in the middle of a mountain is…

8 years ago

Government Must Fix ‘Poor 4G’ If UK Is To Be 5G Leader

National Infrastructure Commission report says government should appoint a dedicated cabinet minister and improve transport 4G if the UK is…

8 years ago

Would Make The Air Fair’s Spectrum Cap Actually Make UK Mobile Networks Better?

ANALYSIS: Three's drive to get consumers to complain Ofcom is underway but spectrum is only part of the equation and…

8 years ago

BT Creates 500 More UK & Ireland Jobs

BT is "completely changing" the way it serves customers and is looking to fill 500 new roles in the UK…

8 years ago

Marston’s Telecoms Hopes Ethernet Will Make The Pub Even Better

INTERVIEW: Marston's Telecoms chief explains why wholesale partnership with TalkTalk Business is transforming the company and enabling faster Wi-Fi

8 years ago

Sky Mobile Network Goes Live, Claiming To Be ‘Deepest MVNO Ever Built’

Sky Mobile finally launches with data rollover, tariff switching and TV programme streaming as director Lyssa McGowan claims most comprehensive…

8 years ago

Jersey Broadband Slows Down After Ship’s Anchor Cuts Cables

Jersey Telecom traffic must reroute through France after ship anchor severs links with England. Repairs could last a week

8 years ago

CityFibre Starts FTTP Broadband Rollout To Business Parks

CityFibre will start FTTP rollout to businesses in Bristol, Coventry and Peterborough as it continues drive to be alternative to…

8 years ago

Ofcom Notifies EC Of Plans To Legally Split BT & Openreach

Talks between BT and Ofcom fail to result in agreement over Openreach future

8 years ago

Plusnet Bills Itself As SMB Broadband Champion As Mobile Network Goes Live

INTERVIEW: Plusnet CEO Andy Baker says its customer service and no fuss contracts make it ideal for small businesses. But…

8 years ago

Deutsche Telekom: Cyberattack Could Have Taken 900,000 Routers Offline

Deutsche Telekom refuses to rule out "external parties" as it rolls out software upgrade to affected routers

8 years ago

Huawei Wants Industry Cooperation For Mobile Network Research

Huawei Mobile Broadband Forum: Huawei launches X Labs mobile research platform, fixed wireless products as it targets IoT, 5G

8 years ago

Three, TalkTalk Want Consumers To Support Calls For 30 Percent Spectrum Limit

Three, TalkTalk and others want mobile customers to contact Ofcom and will place pressure on CEO Sharon White with nationwide…

8 years ago

IoT-Powered RAC Telematics Can Predict Vehicle Faults & Make Britain’s Roads Safer

IoT and Big Data is the future of RAC's century old business - and they can save businesses money and…

8 years ago

Broadband Industry Welcomes Government’s FTTP Commitment

INDUSTRY VIEW: Government pledge of cash for 'full fibre' is well received but each firm has its own view on…

8 years ago

EE 4G Covers 75 Percent UK Landmass & 99 Percent Population After 800MHz Switch On

EE says it will reach 92 percent next year and CEO Marc Allera calls on rivals and Ofcom to use…

8 years ago

Government Pledges £400m For ‘Ultrafast’ FTTP Broadband Rollout

Chancellor Philip Hammond set to detail new funds for 'full fibre' but who will get money for FTTP?

8 years ago

Ordnance Survey, Met Office & 5GIC Create 5G Network Mapping Tool

DCMS commissions consortium to create 5G network 'windtunnel' that can accurately predict how thousands of expected sites needed will perform

8 years ago

Ofcom Bans BT-EE From Bidding For 2.3GHz Spectrum To Maintain Competition

Ofcom moves to stop BT hoarding mobile spectrum but falls short of the 30 percent cap demanded by Three

8 years ago

Vodafone Has 8.5m UK 4G Customers

Vodafone also claims 96 percent 4G coverage and 167,000 fixed broadband customers

8 years ago

GSMA Demands Global Government Support For 5G

GSMA wants governments to harmonise spectrum and promote investment for 5G ahead of WRC-19

8 years ago

Plusnet Mobile Offers 4G SIM Only Plans As BT Rebrands LIFE Mobile MVNO

Phones4u launched LIFE Mobile in 2013, EE saved it from bankruptcy in 2014, BT bought EE in 2015, and now…

8 years ago

Facebook Claims Record 20Gbps Millimeter-Wave Wireless Connection

Demonstration of how millimeter-wave (MMW) part of spectrum can be used for Internet access in developing world

8 years ago

Isle of Arran Gets White Space Radio Powered Broadband

Nominet and Broadway Partners plan to extend white space broadband to other parts of Scotland and Wales using unused TV…

8 years ago

Web Summit Suffers Wi-Fi And Capacity Issues In First Lisbon Event

Web Summit's Dublin Wi-Fi issues continue to plague it in the sunnier climes of Lisbon and sparks controversy among Portuguese…

8 years ago