Broadband

Vodafone Appoints Finance Boss Margherita Della Valle As Group CEO

UK-based mobile giant Vodafone confirms interim CEO, Margherita Della Valle, is now permanent CEO of the group

2 years ago

Ofcom Finds Millions Missing Out On Cheaper Broadband

Telecoms regulator Ofcom finds about 4 million eligible households missing out on cut-rate social tariffs for broadband due to low…

2 years ago

Government Sets Aside £150 Million For Full 5G Connectivity By 2030

Government investment to expand 5G coverage in UK, as Digital Poverty Alliance says connectivity is a necessity for everyone

2 years ago

Vodafone Fixes Broadband Outage That Affected Thousands

Vodafone fixes home broadband outage that took out service for 11,000 users across the country for most of the day…

2 years ago

Ofcom Crackdown After ISPs Miss Broadband Switching Deadline

Uswitch says £1.85 billion has been lost in broadband savings, amid industry failure to implement easy broadband switching rules

2 years ago

Virgin Media Suffers Broadband Outage, Again

Second outage for Virgin Media broadband users on Tuesday, leaves company executives red faced and customers angry

2 years ago

Virgin Media Broadband Outage Affects Thousands

Thousands of users across the UK report problems with Virgin Media home broadband as overnight outage lasts for hours

2 years ago

Amazon Opens Sidewalk Mesh Network To Third-Party Devices

Amazon opens its long-range, low-bandwidth mesh network known as Sidewalk, to any IoT device in the United States

2 years ago

Virgin Orbit Nears Deal For Emergency Funding, After UK Launch Failure

Days after Virgin Orbit halted operations and furloughed staff, comes a report it is close to securing emergency funding

2 years ago

OneWeb Gives Up On Recovery Of Russia-Stranded Satellites

Ukraine fallout. Dispute with Russian regime over stranded satellites, sees OneWeb give up on recovery of its equipment

2 years ago

Virgin Media O2 In Talks Over £3bn CityFibre Bid – Report

Talks have reportedly begun between Virgin Media O2 and Cityfibre over a possible takeover worth £3 billion

2 years ago

Amazon Sets 2024 For Launch Of Project Kuiper’s Satellite Service

Prototype Amazon satellites to be launched this year, with commercial satellite internet service set for 2024

2 years ago

Apple Lends Globalstar $252m To Aid Satellite-Connected iPhones

SEC filing reveals Apple is lending Globalstar $252m to cover upfront costs of replenishing its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites

2 years ago

Ericsson Pleads Guilty Over Bribery Charges, Axes 8,500 Jobs

Thousands of staff impacted by headcount reduction, as giant telecoms giant pleads guilty to US bribery charges

2 years ago

SpaceX Launches Starlink, Inmarsat Satellites

SpaceX launches latest tranche of Starlink satellites back-to-back with launch of Inmarsat high-orbit connectivity spacecraft

2 years ago

US Mobile Operators Suffer Outages, Issues

Number of US mobile operators including AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon experienced outages and difficulties late Monday

2 years ago

SpaceX Restricts Ukrainian Starlink Use For Drones

Elon Musk firm takes steps to halt Ukraine's use of Starlink connectivity in engagements with Russian invaders

2 years ago

Ofcom Opens Probe Into BT Customer Contracts

Telecoms regulator Ofcom to investigate BT and subsidiaries EE and Plusnet over potential lack of clarity in customer contracts

2 years ago

WhatsApp To Bypass Regime Internet Shutdowns

Iran, China blow? Internet shutdowns by authoritarian regimes will not prevent WhatsApp users from messaging, Meta confirms

2 years ago

Qualcomm Partners Iridium For Satellite-Based Messaging On Android

Bye-bye mobile not-spots? Partnership will deliver satellite-based messaging for premium handsets running Android OS

2 years ago

World’s Longest Subsea Cable, 2Africa, Lands In South Africa

Expanding global connectivity. 2Africa cable consortium includes MTN GlobalConnect, Meta Platforms, Vodafone and others

2 years ago

Starlink Satellites Trialled By Government For Remote Connectivity

UK government says Elon Musk's Starlink satellites will form part of its trial to tackle decent broadband connectivity to remote…

2 years ago

EU To Allow 5G Connectivity On Flights

European Commission unveils plans for airlines to implement 5G connectivity onboard, for aeroplane passengers

2 years ago

China Claims To Have Resolved Child Gaming Addiction

China claims it has reduced video gaming among youngsters to less than 3 hours a week, after limiting gaming to…

2 years ago

North Korea’s Internet Knocked Offline

Consequence for ballistic missile test? Internet access in North Korea suffers its largest outage in months on Thursday

2 years ago

Apple Launches Emergency SOS Feature In Canada, US

Emergency feature for Apple iPhone 14 handset users coming to the UK, France, Germany and Ireland in December

2 years ago

Ofcom Backs Removal Of Fax Machine Lifeline

Regulator backs government decision to remove obligation for fax services under the Universal Service Order (USO) legislation

2 years ago

UK Defending Ukraine From Russian Cyberattacks

The United Kingdom is using its cyber expertise to protect Ukraine’s critical national infrastructure from Russian cyberattacks

2 years ago

Amazon To Construct Project Kuiper Satellite Factory, Near Seattle

Starlink challenger. Project Kuiper internet satellites are to be constructed at new factory in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland

2 years ago

Single Chip Transmits All Internet Traffic In A Second

More speed vicar? New chip design sees ultra-fast data transmission at a rate of 1.84 petabits per second...and more speed…

2 years ago