Broadband

Broadband Providers Welcome Ofcom’s Openreach Recommendations

NEWS ANALYSIS: What do the UK's major broadband providers think about the initial findings of Ofcom's once-in-a-decade review

9 years ago

Ofcom Tightens Openreach Regulation But Does Not Separate It From BT

BT must allow rivals to lay fibre in Openreach ducts and telegraph poles, while Ofcom also wants open access division…

9 years ago

MWC 2016: BT CEO Warns Broadband Speed Upgrades Hinge On Ofcom Review

BT CEO Gavin Patterson makes final defence of Openreach structure and says it is prepared to make fibre, G.Fast investments…

9 years ago

Pure Wi-Fi Uses 10,000 Times Less Power Than Regular Wi-Fi

Researchers at the University of Washington develop system that could make smartphones more efficient and Wi-Fi suitable for IoT

9 years ago

Government Promises Business Broadband Review

Business Secretary Sajid Javid promises manufacturers he will launch inquiry into the availability and affordability of business broadband

9 years ago

MWC 2016: Mobile Industry Helps Developing World And Refugees With Tech

UK government teams up with GSMA to help improve access to energy and clean water, while Vodafone Foundation pledges support…

9 years ago

EE 4G Down In Parts Of UK After Data Centre Issues

Unspecified EE 4G service fault leaves many customers across the UK unable to access mobile internet services

9 years ago

In-Flight Roaming Revenues Will Double By 2020 But High Cost Limits Adoption

Juniper Research says increasing availability of in-flight mobile will boost income, but sky-high roaming will be just a fraction of…

9 years ago

Broadband Is More Popular Topic In This Parliament As BDUK Reaches 3.6m Premises

Industry body ISPA says increasing references to broadband show importance of connectivity, as government publishes new BDUK figures

9 years ago

MWC 2016: Facebook Will Continue India Internet.org Initiatives Despite Free Basics Ruling

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg: “In India we’ll focus on different programs. We want to work with all the operators there.”

9 years ago

MWC 2016: Qualcomm In 5G Trials With Operators Ahead Of 2020 Launch

Qualcomm says commercial 5G rollout won’t happen before 2020 but it’s on track for trials later this year

9 years ago

MWC 2016: 4.5G Reaches 1Gbps As Operators Give Nb-IoT Momentum

Huawei says 4.5G is ready for 'massive commercialisation' as Nb-IoT looks to launch in 2017

9 years ago

Sky CEO: BT Openreach Is Holding UK Broadband Back

As Ofcom review nears its conclusion, Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch once again calls for BT and Openreach to be split…

9 years ago

MWC 2016: 4G Reaches 1bn Connections But GSMA Warns Of Future Saturation

GSMA says network builds are accelerating 4G adoption but says operators must plan for future as saturation point for many…

9 years ago

MWC 2016: Ericsson And Cisco Build 5G Router In ‘Fruitful’ Partnership

Ericsson and Cisco say the early stages of their partnership have resulted in major customer wins as joint-development of equipment…

9 years ago

MWC 2016: Ericsson And AWS Enter Cloud Partnership For Telcos

Ericsson says AWS deal and cloud initatives can make telcos more efficient and productive by boosting agility and reducing data…

9 years ago

Cisco: Digital Transformation Will Usher In Analytics-Driven ‘Fourth Era Of IT’

Cisco has spent big to diversfiy from networking and new CTO Zorawar Biri Singh says it is ideally placed to…

9 years ago

Cisco Live: What Happened To The Internet Of Everything?

BLOG: Why has Cisco dropped the 'Internet of Everything' in favour of 'Digitisation'?

9 years ago

Huawei: 60 4.5G Networks Will Launch In 2016

Huawei says 2016 will start a "golden" era for 4.5G adoption

9 years ago

Cisco Bundles Software, Hardware And Services To ‘Save’ System Integration Hassle

Cisco offers bundles to small companies to help them 'digitise' their processes simply, boosting revenues and improving employee and customer…

9 years ago

Virgin Media To Connect 500,000 More Properties In 2016

Virgin Media says Project Lightning expansion is already having an impact as parent company agrees joint-venture deal with Vodafone in…

9 years ago

UCL Researchers Achieve Record 1.125Tbps Fibre Transmission

Multi-channel transmissions system could make fibre terabit capable to cope with expected growth in network traffic

9 years ago

EE Reaches 14m 4G Subscribers, 95 Percent LTE Coverage

EE says it has reached its targets ahead of BT integration, but warns of regulatory squeezes

9 years ago

5G Networks Will Impact ‘Every Part’ Of IT Industry

Research suggests 5G will have a huge impact on just about any business, but barriers remain to its development and…

9 years ago

10.1TB Superbowl 50 Data Record Shows ‘Maturity’ Of NFL Wi-Fi

Superbowl data growth isn't surprising, but will help NFL expand going forward, according to official Wi-Fi analytics partner

9 years ago

Ocado Uses Unlicensed Spectrum For ‘World’s Densest 4G Network’ At Warehouse

Ocado says its advanced unlicensed spectrum-powered 4G network can help firms in other industries

9 years ago

BT Will Use Data Analytics To Block Nuisance Calls For Free

BT hopes new system will block up to 25 million nuisance calls when it is rolled out to landline customers…

9 years ago

Cisco Has Strong Quarter Despite Drops in Switch, Data Center Spending

Growth in Cisco collaboration, security and routing businesses offset declines in switching and data centrre products caused by macroeconomic issues

9 years ago

ViaSat Outlines Plans For 100Mbps Satellite Broadband

Work begins on new satellites that promise affordable, high-speed broadband for global audience

9 years ago

EE Is ‘Best’ UK Mobile Network But Three Is Most Reliable

RootMetrics names EE the best overall network in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland,

9 years ago