Government offers vague ultrafast broadband pledge alongside promised IoT and smart city investments and 'Google Tax'
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Number Of Global 4G Users Reaches Half A Billion
GSA says 4G is growing faster 3G by 21 percent
4G Users Would Switch Operator For Inclusive Wi-Fi
New research suggests faster and more reliable 4G isn't reducing demand for Wi-Fi
Ofcom To Hold First Major Communications Review In Ten Years
Ofcom seeks a balance between competition, consumer choice and incentive to invest
Government-Funded LTE To Boost Superfast Broadband Coverage In Swindon
Swindon council recommends LTE-powered 'fixed wireless' to plug gaps in town's superfast broadband coverage
Worst UK Broadband Street ‘135 Times Slower’ Than Fastest
Research hints at huge disparities in service and suggests the north is better than the south for broadband
Met Police Says Tablets Save Officers One Hour Every Shift
Met Police wants to expand trial of Vodafone 4G-enabled tablets after success in the field
BT Brings IP Telephony To All With ‘Plug And Play’ Cloud Phone
BT Cloud Phone offered to SMBs as company announces 1,000 new apprenticeships and graduate jobs
Virgin Media’s East London Expansion Reaches 50,000 Properties
Virgin Media's major expansion in the east end gets to the halfway stage
MWC 2015 – Cisco Provides EE With Small Cells, Touts Cloud Network Analysis Platform
EE will use Cisco small cells to boost indoor coverage, while Mobility IQ will provide visual information on 3G, 4G And Wi-Fi to operators
HP Acquires Aruba Networks For £1.95 Billion
Biggest splash of cash since Autonomy purchase, Aruba will bolster HP's sliding networking hardware division
MWC 2015 – Nokia Predicts 2020 Launch For 5G After Reaching 1Gbps On 70GHz
Nokia and NTT DoCoMO 'committed' to 2020 launch after successful millimetre wave tests
BT Says EU Should Let Governments Fund Urban Broadband – Rivals Disagree
BT says BDUK should be allowed to help cities, but rivals say private sector should solve issues
TalkTalk Admits Customer Account Data Breach
TalkTalk says small but significant number of customers are affected but stresses no payment details have been stolen
How To Explain Net Neutrality To A Five-Year-Old
The definitive definition of net neutrality by the experts for the kids (and adults, too)
America’s FCC Votes In Favour Of Net Neutrality Regulation
In a close 3-2 vote, the FCC awarded itself more power over broadband providers than ever before
Ofcom: 32% Of Broadband Connections Are Superfast, But Urban-Rural Divide Is Widening
Ofcom says rural and suburban broadband speeds did not rise in the six months leading up to November 2014 and are just one third of urban speeds
Three Thanks Customer-Centric Approach For 478,000 New Customers
Three says 4G at no extra cost, cheaper roaming and customer service investments are bringing users to its network
Scottish Superfast Broadband Rollout Reaches 1.5m Homes And Businesses
BT and BDUK projects reach milestone as fibre rollout accelerates
4.5G Set To Break 1Gbps Barrier For Mobile Networks In 2016
Huawei says 4.5G will offer faster speeds, greater capacity and lower latency than LTE, powering the IoT, virtual reality and industry apps
Government Dismisses House of Lords’ London Broadband Concerns
Ed Vaizey says the situation in the capital is much better than the House of Lords thinks
Welsh Government Offers £3m To Boost Business Broadband
Welsh Government issues tender for contracts to improve broadband coverage in the country
Treat Broadband Like A Utility, Says House of Lords
House of Lords says presence of broadband notspots in rural areas is "unacceptable"
Wi-Fi Helps Scandinavian Airlines Save On Roaming And Fuel
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) deploys iPass for electronic manuals and cheaper communications
Gigaclear Earmarks 6,000 More Rural Properties For 1Gbps Broadband
Gigaclear secures £6.5m in funding to continue rural gigabit rollout
Virgin Media To Connect 4m More Homes And Businesses To Cable
Virgin Media cable network is to reach 17m homes over the next five years in a £3 billion investment
Government Pledges £50m For Train Wi-Fi From 2017
Government invites four operators to apply for funding and will make train Wi-Fi a condition of any future franchise bid
EE Invests £1.5bn In Faster 4G And Rural Coverage
EE announces major investment programme as it presses ahead with the second phase of its 4G rollout
EE Named Best UK Mobile Network Again, But Three Closes Gap
RootMetrics data reveals all four operators are improving, but EE and Three are moving ahead of O2 and Vodafone
Hyperoptic FTTP Network Brings 1Gbps Broadband To 100,000 Properties
Hyperoptic fibre network now reaches 100,000 homes and businesses across 1,000 sites