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iPass Wi-Fi Network Grows To 50m With Devicescape Integration
iPass says its business Wi-Fi network now covers two thirds of the world's public hotspots
Qualcomm Buys G.Fast Chip Firm Ikanos To Further Fixed, IoT Ambitions
Qualcomm looks to bounce back from recent troubles with Ikanos acquisition
Motorola Solutions Gets £640m Smart Public Safety Investment
Motorola Solutions says investment will aid development of smart public safety technology and is vindication of its strategy
More Than A Quarter Of All UK Mobile Connections Are 4G
Better coverage boosts 4G adoption, but Ofcom says lack of unlimited data and reliability issues mean many still rely on fixed broadband
Virgin Media Revenue Falls 7.2 Percent Despite Broadband, Mobile, Landline Gains
'Seasonably slow' second quarter sees some gains but TV losses contribute to 7.2 percent drop in revenues
World’s First LTE-Maritime Network Hopes To Improve Ship Safety With 100km Coverage
SK Telecom will trial LTE-Maritime next year, offering ships within a 100km radius of the coast better navigation and safety
Data Visualisation Projects Win First F1 Connectivity Prize
Tata Communications announces the winners of the first challenge in the 2015 F1 Connectivity Innovation Prize, which wants to make better use of team data
Nokia Posts Strong Results Ahead Of Alcatel-Lucent Merger
Nokia in healthy shape ahead of Alcatel deal, return to smartphones and possible sale of HERE Maps
BT Returns £129m BDUK Funding To Local Authorities
BT says it will work with local authorities to reinvest the cash into further expansion now that fibre adoption rates are predicted to be higher
Openreach Fibre Base Rises To 4.6m As BT Adds 100,000 Mobile Customers
Openreach continues to grow, with a fifth of all premises covered by fibre now taking superfast broadband
Sky Praises Diversification Strategy Following Broadband, NOW TV Gains
Sky now has 12m UK and Irish customers, with broadband, connected services and streaming all helping to boost revenues to £7.8bn and profits to £1.4bn
MPs Demand Superfast Broadband Answers With Parliamentary Inquiry
Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee expresses concern some homes and business might never get the connectivity they need
The Battle For The Future Of UK Communications
BLOG: Why are broadband, landline, mobile and TV companies, not to mention the government, Ofcom and the BBC, setting the scene for 12 months of change?
EE 4G Base Rises To 10.9m As Coverage Reaches 90 Percent
EE says 4G innovations, bundled services and free power bars are boosting numbers ahead of BT takeover
Vodafone Europe CEO Philipp Humm Leaves In Management Restructure
Vodafone's UK chief Jeroen Hoencamp is promoted to the company's executive committee in yet another European management shakeup
Ofcom CEO Will Not Be ‘Intimidated’ By BT
Sharon White dismisses threats of litigation if Openreach split is forced and says she does not see Ofcom governing the BBC
Sky: BT-EE Merger Will Damage Hybrid Network Development
Sky tells CMA it fears acquisition will give BT too much control over UK communications and allow it to take an unfair lead in fixed-mobile convergence
Vodafone Denies TalkTalk’s MVNO Exit Claims
Vodafone says it was TalkTalk that ended their MVNO agreement and has no plans to exit MVNO market
BT: Business Mobile Is More Ripe For Innovation Than Consumer
BT claims EE and its vision of a converged fixed-mobile network will help serve businesses demanding more enterprise applications
Virgin Media To Turn Home Routers Into Wi-Fi Hotspots
Virgin Media reportedly wants to create a rival to BT Wi-Fi and will hold trials in Thames Valley before expanding nationwide
BT Seeks Partners For ‘Ultrafast’ G.Fast Broadband Trials In Cambridgeshire
BT presses ahead with G.Fast pilot in Huntingdon, with the promise of 500Mbps speeds for most of UK within a decade
BT-EE Competition Inquiry Will Consider Impact Of Three-O2 Merger
CMA will see how BT-EE takeover would affect retail and wholesale mobile and fixed broadband markets as well mobile backhaul
Sky Broadband Customers Hit By Speculative Piracy Letters
Are you a Sky broadband customer? Did you illegally download The Company You Keep? TCYK is relying on you to admit it
Ofcom Considers BT Openreach Split And Market Deregulation
Phase 1 of Ofcom's major communications market review confirms all options are on the table, including the retention of the current Openreach model
Two Fifths Of SMBs ‘Don’t Know’ What Their Broadband Speeds Are
New research suggests SMBs don't know what type of broadband they have yet plan on becoming more digital
Vodafone Offers SMB Digital Skills Workshops In Leeds And London
Operator says it wants to help small companies improve their digital and online abilities to help build their business
Government To Make 4G Mast Building Easier, But Is Quiet On Ultrafast Broadband Plans
New government reports says fixed and mobile broadband are essential for UK producitivitry, but ultrafast broadband plans still a mystery
BT Finally Begins Tests Of IPv6
It's been a long time coming, but IPv6 could soo be on the way as BT begins tests
Business Travellers Spend ‘£855m A Year’ On Roaming And Wi-Fi
iPass claims it can save business travellers money and that new EU roaming regulations won't help