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Ofcom To Make 700MHz Spectrum Available For Mobile Data
Ofcom wants to reassign some spectrum by as early as 2020 but says there will be no switchover needed
Which? Wants More Accurate Broadband Advertising
Consumer watchdog says many 'up to' broadband speeds can only be delivered to 10 percent of customers
BDUK Connects 1.4m Homes And Businesses To Fibre
Government claims BDUK is helping the UK achieve one of the fastest superfast broadband rollouts in the world
Virgin Media Expands Network In Glasgow
Virgin Media expands reach of cable network in Scottish city and will provide digital skills lessons as part of Commonwealth Games legacy
TalkTalk Adds More Broadband Customers As B2B, Mobile And TV Demand Grows
TalkTalk says it is well placed to take advantage of 'quad-play' consumer demand and small business growth
Scottish BDUK Project Reaches 150,000 Properties
BT and Scottish Government praise the fastest BDUK rollout in the UK
Virgin Media Mobile Customers Get Free Wi-Fi With The Cloud
Virgin Media mobile users will automatically connect to 22,000 hotspots thanks to 'Wi-Fi Buddy' app
Vodafone To Launch Consumer Broadband Network In 2015
Vodafone makes long-awaited move into consumer broadband as it bids to attract more customers
Vodafone Reveals First Rural Communities To Benefit From Femtocell Scheme
Vodafone lists first 30 communities in Rural Open Sure Signal initiative
Elon Musk Plots Satellite Internet Venture
Tesla and SpaceX CEO could invest in small, cheap satellites capable of providing worldwide Internet access
Businesses Urged To Register Interest In 1Gbps West Yorkshire FTTP Network
CityFibre says rollout of 1Gbps speeds will be influenced by demand
Ofcom To Auction 2.3GHz And 3.4GHz Spectrum
Ofcom announces plans to release more bandwidth for mobile services as early as next year
Virgin Media Says Quad Play Strategy Is Paying Off As Revenues Rise
Virgin Media ads more broadband and mobile customers thanks to new packages and network investment
3.3m Broadband Customers Now Get Fibre From BT Openreach
BT Results reveal increase in pre-tax profit but revenues slide as consumer gains are eroded elsewhere
Brits “Would Choose A House Based On Its Internet Speed”
Forget nice neighbours and good schools, speedy internet is apparently the most important factor when it comes to buying a house
Its Official – Brits Have Abandoned The Landline
The home phone is dead, long live the mobile phone, Relish survey finds
Virgin Media Expands Network In North East England
Virgin Media brings 152Mbps superfast broadband to 5,000 more properties
Fibre Upgrade Work To Start On All Wales BDUK Exchanges By September 2015
Welsh government promises more BDUK progress as it tries to meet its target of 96 percent superfast broadband coverage by March 2015
BT Provides Somerset Village With Microwave Superfast Broadband
BT connects Northlew with a 4km microwave link, providing speeds of 80Mbps
BT Wins Welsh Public-Sector Broadband Contract
BT is to take over from Logicalis in running Wales' public-sector broadband scheme, the Welsh government has confirmed
Argos Offers Free Broadband And Tablets To Help Elderly Get Online
Argos Internet Workshops aim to help educate the 9.5m Britons who still have no access to the Internet
BT And Huawei Achieve 3Tbps Fibre Record
BT says flexgrid compression techniques could squeeze even more bandwidth out of its fibre network
Huawei Says Net Neutrality Is Preventing Development of Internet Services
Huawei says carriers should be able to provide different levels of service to different customers
Hyperoptic To Offer 1Gbps Fibre In Birmingham, Newcastle, Sheffield And Nottingham
Hyperoptic doubles the footprint of its FTTP network to 75,000 premises
UK Cable Broadband “Now Faster Than Fibre”, Says Ofcom
Watchdog survey also finds average UK broadband speed rose over last six months, with Virgin Media offering the fastest service
UK Broadband “Among Best In Europe”, Says Culture Secretary
Although improvement is still needed to take on likes of Japan and South Korea, says Sajid Javid
Black Country Gains Extra Broadband Funding
More funding announced to extend the superfast broadband push in the West Midlands
Huawei Invests £2.4bn In Broadband Research
Huawei plans to help service providers cope with 5G, M2M and 4K video
TalkTalk Aims To Connect 60 Percent Of The UK With 1Gbps FTTP Broadband
TalkTalk discusses plans to connect 10m homes with gigabit fibre as part of national rollout