Broadband

EU Abolishes Roaming But Rejects Net Neutrality Amendments

Holiday phone bills will get cheaper but has the open Internet been safeguarded?

9 years ago

BDUK Scotland To Connect Another 20,000 To Superfast Broadband

Digital Scotland reveals the next 40 areas to get superfast broadband

9 years ago

Five Affordable Ways To Boost Your Business Broadband

Matt Powell, editor for the broadband comparison website BroadbandGenie.co.uk, shares his top tips on getting the most from your broadband

9 years ago

Ofcom To Sell 2.3GHz And 3.4GHz For 4G And IoT In Early 2016

Ofcom finalises plans to sell 190MHz of spectrum, with a combined reserve price of £70m

9 years ago

TalkTalk: Cyberattack Not As Bad As First Feared

The number of customers affected and the amount of data potentially stolen could be less than expected says TalkTalk CEO

9 years ago

BT Perfectly Happy To ‘Sweat’ Copper Broadband Assets

BLOG: BT and its rivals agree on one thing: it plans to sweat its copper assets

9 years ago

Huawei To Support UK Graphene Research Effort

Huawei will work with University of Manchester's National Graphene Institution to develop applications for 'wonder material'

9 years ago

Gigaclear’s Rural FTTP Networks Now Reach 10,000 Properties

Gigaclear says rural fibre is helping rural firms build their business while enjoying the country lifestyle

9 years ago

Vodafone Brings 4G Roaming to UAE And 7 Other Countries

Business trips to Dubai and casino visits in Monaco will become a bit more pleasant for Vodafone customers thanks to…

9 years ago

EE 4G Now Reaches 93 Percent Of UK And 12.6m Customers

EE 4G network continues to grow but revenues are flat ahead of potential BT takeover

9 years ago

CityFibre Waives Connection Fee After Government Broadband Vouchers End

CityFibre will waive connection fee of up to £2,500 until 5 November, claiming some small businesses may have been caught…

9 years ago

Virgin Media: BT And Openreach Should Not Be Split Up

Virgin Media CEO Tom Mockridge says any move by the state to take away assets will discourage private investment and…

9 years ago

BT Achives 5Gbps On Copper Connection Using G.Fast

BT says early tests of advanced form of G.Fast show the technology is future proof

9 years ago

Vodafone Wants Local Authority Support To improve London 4G

Vodafone wanrs it needs access to 1,000 sites in the capital if London 4G is not to suffer, but is…

9 years ago

The People’s Operator: IPO And Jimmy Wales Give Charity-Focused MVNO Credibility

CEO of The People's Operator says its business model is working and allowing it to thrive in competitive UK mobile…

9 years ago

Three Boosts 4G Network Speeds ‘By 40 Percent’ With New Spectrum

Three rolls out latest network upgrade to its 4G customers, claiming it will boost speed and capacity

9 years ago

Huawei Offers £650m In Funding And Support For Developers

Huawei offers resources and other support in bid to create new applications for networks, cloud and analytics

9 years ago

More Telecoms Acquisitions And Alliances ‘Likely’ As Market Converges

Analysts say 85 percent of households will take multiple services from one provider by 2019 thanks to video demand, convenience…

9 years ago

BBC Blocks More VPN Users From iPlayer

International iPlayer users will find it harder to access the service, but will legitimate users be affected too?

9 years ago

Hyperoptic 1Gbps FTTP Network Is Now Live In Birmingham

Parts of the city can now access faster broadband with Hyperoptic targeting "thousands" of customers before end of the year

9 years ago

What Is 5G And How Is It Different From 4G?

5G promises faster speeds, greater capacity and low latency that can support the Internet of Things, but what does it…

9 years ago

RootMetrics: Operators Can’t Discredit ‘Scientific’ Mobile Network Tests

RootMetrics explains how exactly it tests the UK's four major mobile operators and why its methods can combat criticism from…

9 years ago

Virgin Media Accelerates Nationwide Wi-Fi Plans With Sub-Pavement Wireless

Virgin Media presses ahead with Wi-Fi plans, using access points underneath pavements to connect users to 166Mbps Internet in Chesham

9 years ago

Mobile Industry Confident Ahead Of Global Spectrum Conference

GSMA says there is still much to do before WRC-15, which will allocate spectrum on a global scale, starts next…

9 years ago

Vodafone And Sainsbury’s Pull Plug On MVNO Joint-Venture

Mobile by Sainsbury's will shut down on 16 January, say MVNO partners

9 years ago

Superfast Coverage, Not Ultrafast Speeds Dominates MP Broadband Debate

BLOG: Fears the UK might fall behind in ultrafast race aren't share by those in rural areas who don't care…

9 years ago

Government Hints 10Mbps Will Be New Minimum Broadband Speed

Digital Economy Minister tells broadband parliamentary debate that it wont be held to a 'piddling' 5Mbps European target

9 years ago

Government Suspends SMB Broadband Voucher Scheme

Funds allocated for Super connected cities voucher scheme appear to have been exhausted

9 years ago

Will Ofcom Review Split Up BT And Openreach?

BLOG: As Ofcom's digital communications review enters its next phase, BT and its rivals make their feelings about Openreach known

9 years ago

Vodafone Connect Fixed Broadband Rolls Out Across UK

Vodafone hopes Netflix subscription, discounts and 'smart' Connect router will help it gain traction in competitive UK market

9 years ago