BT will make Openreach a separate company with own brand, staff, board, budget and strategy - but it won't be sold
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Budget 2017: Government Will Impose VAT On Mobile Roaming Outside EU
Using your phone outside the EU is set to get a little more expensive as chancellor looks to raise more money
British Airways Confirmed As Launch Partner For New In-Flight Wi-Fi Network
In-flight Wi-Fi on British Airways moves a step closer with new deal with Inmarsat's European Aviation Network
Internet of Cows: How Moocall’s IoT Can Save 160,000 Animals’ Lives During Calving
Vodafone's IoT network powers Moocall's sensors for farmers, saving cows and calves during the season and making land more productive
How SDN And Film Digitisation Power The Berlin Film Festival
The Berlin Film Festival has 2,500 screenings over 11 days. Software Defined Networks and digital film make it happen
Ben Ainslie Racing’s Quest For America’s Cup Boosted By Private 4G Network In Bermuda
BT builds fixed and wireless networks for Land Rover BAR, connecting the boat to bases in Portsmouth and Bermuda, saving costs and carbon footprint
Virgin Media Plans 38,000 New Edinburgh Broadband Connections
Ten percent of the new Scottish connections in Virgin Media's Project Lightning will be in Edinburgh
MWC 2017: New FCC Chair Says Net Neutrality ‘A Mistake’ And Won’t Bow To Trump Pressure
Ajit Pai promises to restore light touch regulation to aid the telecoms industry and will reverse net neutrality intervention
MWC 2017: EU Urges 5G Progress But Post-Brexit Britain Could Suffer
EU Digital Commissioner Andrus Ansip promises to support 5G in Europe but admits UK may not benefit from digital single market advantages and roaming
MWC 2017: BT Mentors Telco Startups With Facebook And Works With Nokia On 5G VR
BT joins Facebook-led Telecom Infra Project (TIP) and will open telco startup accelerator in the UK
MWC 2017: Mercedes F1 Says 802.11ad Wi-Fi Will Give It More Detailed, Rapid Car Data
Mercedes F1 will trial 802.11ad Wi-Fi at British Grand Prix so it can make better decisions quicker
London Hosts First UK 5G Fixed Wireless Trial As Samsung & Nokia Work On Interoperability
Arqiva and Samsung will trial 5G on 28GHz in fixed wireless access tests as latter works with Nokia to ensure ecosystem is ready
House Of Lords Demands 30Mbps USO In Digital Economy Bill Defeat
Not fast enough. Lords sends Digital Economy Bill back to the Commons after universal service obligation defeat for broadband
Verizon Holds Fixed Wireless 5G Trials In US
US 5G moves one step closer with Samsung and Verizon trials in five US cities
BT & Huawei Work On 5G Network Slicing For Individual Applications
BT and Huawei are the latest to work on 5G slicing - ringfencing parts of mobile networks for specific uses
BT Radianz FX Connects World’s Largest Foreign Exchange Markets
The network service has been designed to allow for low-latency trading between major hubs
Asda Mobile Customers Finally Get 4G Access
Asda Mobile agrees new MVNO deal with BT EE to bring 4G to its customers
Fibre Broadband Fraudsters Handed Hefty Jail Sentences
SFO probe leads to conviction of four men involved in bank fraud to fund fibre cables through sewers
4G Coverage Reached 7m More Brits In 2016
RootMetrics tests show EE is still the UK's best network, but coverage and reliability is improving across the board
Newcastle Now Has 1Gbps FTTP Broadband From Hyperoptic
The broadband company moves closer to reaching its 500,000 properties target in 2019
Battersea Power Station Development Gets 1Gbps FTTP Broadband
Hyperoptic is picked to build a new network at massive regeneration project at iconic Battersea Power Station
Cisco: Mobile Data Traffic Will Reach 587 Exabytes By 2021
Who'd have guessed that mobile data will rise massively by 2021?
Free Inverness Wi-Fi Goes Live As Hebrides Project Gets 30Mbps Broadband Boost
Free Wi-Fi hopes to aid businesses in Inverness while island of Tiree community broadband project gets £91,000 upgrade to 30Mbps fixed wireless
BT Publicly Supports Google In EU Antitrust Battle
BT lends support to Google's Android OS over potential fears of Apple dominance
Three Buys Relish Operator UK Broadband In £250m 3.4GHz Spectrum Grab
Three buys fixed wireless broadband operator UK Broadband, which delivers services over 3.4GHz
Brexit Means Brits Won’t Benefit From End Of EU Roaming Charges
Leaked documents confirm suspicions that end of EU roaming wont apply to UK mobile users unless government agrees deal
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Takes First Step To Rule-Making Transparency
ANALYSIS: Newly-appointed Ajit Pai is taking the first steps toward taking the secrecy out of FFC's rule-making process
European In-Flight Wi-Fi Moves A Step Closer After Inmarsat Test
Using Wi-Fi on British Airways and other carriers in Europe will soon be a possibility after Inmarsat completes latest test
Former Union Boss Joins BT Openreach Board Amid Breakup Pressure
New appointees for BT Openreach board to guide organisation amid intense seperation pressure
GSMA: LPWA Networks Will Connect 1.4bn IoT Devices Within 5 Years
GSMA is confident about the future of cellular in IoT after delays to finalising NB-IoT and LTE-M