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Superfast Cymru To Connect 40,000 More Premises To Superfast Broadband
BT and Airband to extend superfast broadband coverage to 42,000 more properties in the country
Stornoway Is First Outer Hebrides Town To Get BDUK Fibre
Highlands and Islands connects town on Isle of Lewis to BDUK fibre, with the promise of more connections next year
Government To Stop Using BBC Licence Fee To Pay For Superfast Broadband
BBC's income won't be top-sliced to pay for superfast broadband but corporation will have to pay for over-75s licence fees
Ofcom Spectrum Roadmap Will Deal With ‘Revolutionary’ Mobile Scenarios
Ofcom spectrum director says it plans to ensure there is enough spectrum to cope with unforeseen mobile applications but wants global harmonisation
ISPA Names Theresa May ‘Internet Villain Of The Year’ Over Surveillance Fears
Industry body ISPA says ISPs must be consulted about revived Snoopers' Charter as issue of surveillance dominates again at the UK Internet Industry Awards
Businesses Urged To Invest In Multi-Channel Customer Support
Report claims social media and cross-channel customer support conversations are in high demand from users, especially in emerging markets
Superfast Cornwall Fibre Rollout Generates £186m For Economy And 4,500 Jobs
Independent research praises economic impact of fibre rollout, which has reached 95 percent coverage
Devon & Somerset Turn To Wireless To Bring Superfast Broadband To National Parks
Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) gives BDUK funding to Airband to provide wireless superfast broadband to homes and businesses in Dartmoor and Exmoor
Gigaclear Wins BDUK Contract To Bring 1Gbps Broadband To Epping Forest
Gigaclear gets BDUK funding from Essex County Council to spread fibre to remote areas of Epping Forest
Network Giants Team Up To Define ‘Adaptive’ 5G NORMA Architecture
EU's 5G group launches new project spearheaded by network firms, operators and academics to create adaptive standard for next gen mobility
EU To Abolish Roaming From 2017 And Enshrine Net Neutrality In European Law
EU agrees on new roaming and net neutrality laws as part of digital single market
UC San Diego Researchers Break Fibre Transmission Record
Researchers up the maximum power limit for fibre transmissions by reducing channel distortion
Sky Wants BT-Openreach Breakup, Calls On Ofcom For Competition Investigation
Sky says BT and Openreach's dominance is harming consumers, competition and investment and believes latter should be independent
BT Wants Ofcom To Let It Plan For Analogue Phone Switch Off
BT tells TechWeekEurope it has no immediate plans to switch off traditional phone network, but wants regulation to let it plan for an IP-based future
Government Issues More Than 25,000 Superfast Broadband Vouchers To SMBs
25,000 SMBs receive grants of up to £3,000 to get superfast broadband as government urges more to apply
EE Named London’s Best Mobile Network Once Again
EE retains its crown in the capital as RootMetrics declares the operator the best for calls, texts and data in London
TalkTalk Offers 1Gbps Ultrafast Broadband ‘At No Extra Cost’ To Consumer And SMBs
TalkTalk will launch ultrafast broadband for the same price as superfast, with SMBs able to get 1Gbps for £25 a month
TalkTalk: ‘Affordable’ 1Gbps Ultrafast Can Restore Broadband Competition
TalkTalk Ultrafast head suggests 1Gbps service will be affordable and reiterates calls for Ofcom to break up BT and Openreach
Virgin Media Starts Network Expansion In Manchester
Virgin Media's £3 billion 'Project Lightning' will add 150,000 homes and businesses to its cable network
Broadband ISP Switching Just Got Easy
This weekend new Ofcom rules make it easier to switch broadband provider, but why is Virgin Media excluded?
Hampshire Council: New Homes Should Be Built With Fibre Access
Hampshire County Council wants Westminister to give local authorities power to demand new housing developments include provision for superfast broadband
Baku 2015: Cloud-Based European Games Can Leave Sustainable IT Legacy For Olympics
Baku 2015 Technology Director Adrian Corcoran talks about the technology needed to power the first European Games and what the Olympics can learn
Ofcom Proposes Business Line Price Caps For BT
Ofcom says price controls will promote business broadband competition, but BT says they will discourage investment
Suffering From Slow Broadband Speeds? It’s Time For A Change, Says Ofcom
New Ofcom ruling makes it easier than ever before to dump substandard broadband contracts
Facebook Reportedly Abandons Internet.org Satellites
Is space the final frontier for Facebook? Reports suggest it has abandoned satellite plans for Internet.org
BT/EE Takeover Clears First Government Hurdle
£12.5bn deal gets phase 1 competition approval, bringing takeover one step closer
Vodafone Enters Consumer Broadband Market With ‘Connect’ Fibre Service
Vodafone hopes subsidised fibre and "innovative" router and companion app will win subscribers in crowded market
Glamorgan Cricket Chief: Network Upgrade Gives Us Edge Over Other Counties
Glamorgan Cricket CEO claims network upgrade will better serve media, help it beat other counties for England matches and take on One Direction
Qualcomm To Sell 1.4GHz ‘L-Band’ Spectrum To UK Operators
Qualcomm says airwaves can help improve 4G and 3G speeds using SDL technology