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UK And 14 Other EU States ‘Oppose’ Minimum Spectrum Licences Ahead Of 5G
15 EU countries claim minimum 25 year licences would stifle innovation and flexible in the mobile sector
How Land Rover BAR Hopes Wearables, Mobile Apps & 4G Will Deliver America’s Cup Glory
Silicon pays a visit to the south coast to find out how Ben Ainslie Racing is using mobile technology to power its bid for the 2017 America's Cup in Bermuda
Ofcom Details Plan To Open Up BT Openreach Ducts & Poles
Regulator wants rivals to have fair access to BT's underground pipes and telegraph poles
UK 4G Availability Improves Significantly As Network Investments Pay Off
EE still out in front in OpenSignal & Which? 4G report, but all four improve
Virgin Media: 350Mbps Broadband As Standard Will Drive SMB Growth Amid Brexit Uncertainty
Virgin Media Business will offer 350Mbps broadband as standard from 2 May and has confidence in UK post-Brexit despite parent's pre-referendum prediction
Malaysian Airlines Is First To Use New Satellite Flight Tracking System
New satellite flight tracking system will enable global coverage when it goes live in 2018 - four years after the disappearance of MH370
Gigaclear Brings 1Gbps FTTP Broadband To Rural Herefordshire
Gigaclear to deliver phase 2 of Fastershire project in rural Herfordshire
Quest For Global Wi-Fi Could Result In Explosion Of Space Junk
European Space Agency calls for measures to prevent 50 percent increase in catastrophic satellite collisions
Tech Firms Urge FCC Not To Repeal Obama’s Net Neutrality Rules
Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter etc warn FCC chairman over his intentions to repeal net neutrality rules
UK Telecoms ‘Must’ Have Access To Talent, Markets & Roaming After Brexit
BSG report says UK telecoms needs regulatory certainty as investments in 5G and ultrafast accelerate
Vodafone Abolishes Roaming In 40 Territories & Refreshes SMB Plans
Vodafone beats EU deadline to abolish roaming charges and offers new SMB plans and customer service improvements
TalkTalk Advances Dark Fibre Plans After Winning BT Cost Appeal
TalkTalk says Ofcom's method for determining dark fibre access caps were miscalculated and is preparing business broadband products for October.
Slough Trading Estate & Maidenhead Get 1Gbps FTTP Broadband
Slough and Maidenhead will be connected to 48km of fibre in CityFibre's latest FTTP broadband rollout
EU Roaming Charges Will End On 15 June
UK covered by EU roaming regulations after European Parliament vote - but perhaps not after Brexit
FCC Chair To ‘Quickly Replace’ Obama Net Neutrality Rules
Two speed Internet? Head honcho of US comms watchdog wants to reserve net neutrality rules
O2 Will Operate New High Speed City Of London Wi-Fi Network
O2 Wi-Fi and Telefonica-Vodafone joint venture Cornerstone to roll out small cell powered wireless
Which? Bad Broadband Campaign To Tackle Poor Connections
Buffering hell. Which? campaign to help 'millions of households' suffering from poor broadband
Fibre Broadband Advertising Probe Launched Into Copper ‘Last Mile’ Connections
Watchdog probe on broadband services being adbvertised as 'fibre', when it utilises copper connections
Ofcom Orders BT Openreach To Reduce Cost Of Superfast Broadband
Ofcom says cheaper superfast broadband will incentivise ultrafast rollout and new Openreach targets will boost service levels
Virgin Media Staff Suspended Over Broadband Claims
Staff could face dismissal after admission that Virgin Media overstated expansion of superfast broadband network
Liberty Global: Road To 5G Is Far From Certain If Market Is Too Competitive
Mike Fries, CEO of Virgin Media's parent company Liberty Global, and French telco giant Orange say current mobile market is unsustainable and businesses could suffer eventually
Colt CEO: SDN Focus And Distracted Rivals Will Make Us A Telecoms Disruptor Once More
INTERVIEW: Colt CEO says while its rivals are distracted with content and mobile, it has been pressing ahead with its SDN capabilities
Reading & Bracknell Businesses Get Access To 1Gbps FTTP Broadband
CityFibre's Thames Valley network connects its first customers in Reading and Bracknell
Ofcom Fines BT £42m For Breaching Ethernet Contract Commitments
BT sets aside £300m to compensate Openreach customers who had compensation payments reduced because of retrospective Ethernet deadline extensions
Ofcom Mulls Automatic Compensation For Broadband Problems
Regulator rejects industry proposals, and proposes instant compensation for when landline and broadband services goes wrong
Virgin Media Increases ‘Standard’ Broadband To 100Mbps
Broadband arms race continues with Virgin Media now offering 100Mbps as the default line speed
Scotland Eyes ‘Digital World’ With 150,000 Jobs Boost
Scottish government launches new digital strategy and reveals plans to boost number of digital jobs
Ofcom Fines Plusnet £880,000 For Charging Old Broadband Customers
Left Plusnet between May 2013 and September 2015? Check your bills, you may be eligible for a refund
Co-op Hopes Overhauled Network And IT Will Support Food Retail Growth
BT and Co-operative Group agree five year deal to overhaul IT infrastructure and make it simpler and easier to shop. Not to mention free Wi-Fi