Broadband

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

Welsh Government Seeks EU Funding For Superfast Broadband Rollout Despite Brexit

After Assembly criticises Superfast Cymru project, government promises £80m to extend coverage - £37m is projected BT returns and £20m…

8 years ago

BT Openreach Boosts FTTP Speeds From 330Mbps To 1Gbps

BT continues its rollout of FTTP broadband and will let other providers offer businesses up to 1Gbps

8 years ago

SSE Telecom Expands Communications Coverage With Capita Deal

Challenge to BT? New deal will see SSE's Project Edge network double its business postcode coverage

8 years ago

CItyFibre Fires-Up Glasgow Gigabit City Project Second Phase To Connect 7,000 Businesses

The pure fibre company will bring connect the city centre to is 31km network in Glasgow

8 years ago

Virgin Media 4G Launches With Free WhatsApp And Mobile Data Rollover

Virgin Media 4G attempts to take custom away from EE, O2, Vodafone and Three with zero rated messaging and LTE…

8 years ago