Carriers

AT&T Denies Outage Was Due To Cyberattack

Thursday's significant outage of AT&T mobile network in the US, was not down to a cyberattack, operator says

10 months ago

BT Tower In London Sold, And Will Become Luxury Hotel

Landmark BT Tower in central London to become a luxury hotel, after it is sold for £275m to US hotel…

10 months ago

UK Mobile Network Choice ‘Fell By 25 Percent’ In Past Decade

UK has 25 percent fewer mobile networks to choose from than in 2014, with some of largest MVNOs shutting down…

10 months ago

Cisco Confirms It Will Cut More Than 4,000 Jobs

Bad news confirmed for employees at Cisco, after business confirms that more than 4,000 jobs are to be axed

10 months ago

Openreach Confirms Faster Fibre Speeds From 1 April

Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) broadband speeds are to be ‘turbo-charged’, after Openreach launches two new speed tiers

10 months ago

Starlink Not Used By Russian Troops, Says Moscow

Kremlin denies Ukraine claim that Elon Musk's Starlink is being used by Russian troops in occupied territories

10 months ago

French Prosecutors Raid Huawei Office

Huawei says it is fully co-operating, after its French offices were searched last week as part of probe by financial…

10 months ago

BT’s Successor Allison Kirkby To Start As CEO On 1 February

With current chief executive Philip Jansen stepping down at the end of the month, BT confirms February start for new…

12 months ago

T-Mobile US Confirms SpaceX Satellite ‘Direct to Cell’ Launch

SpaceX launches first satellites that will deliver a mobile service to customers of T-Mobile US outside of cell tower range

12 months ago

BT Misses Deadline For Huawei Equipment Removal From Core Network

Nearly there. Carrier fails to completely meet UK government's year-end deadline, for removal of Huawei equipment from core network

12 months ago

Full Fibre Arrives In UK’s Most Remote Inhabited Island

People living on Fair Isle, the UK’s most geographically remote inhabited island, have received a significant connectivity improvement. Openreach has…

12 months ago

BT Risks Fine As Huawei Removal Deadline Nears – Report

UK carrier BT is at risk of a fine as it nears 31 December deadline to replace Huawei equipment from…

1 year ago

NASA Uses Laser To Beam Cat Video From Deep Space

Space communications. NASA JPL streams ultra HD video of cat back to earth from deep space, 19 million miles away…

1 year ago

Full Fibre Broadband Reaches 17 Million UK Homes, Says Ofcom

Ofcom finds that for the first time, over half of homes in all four nations of the UK have access…

1 year ago

Ofcom Proposes Ban On ‘Inflation-Linked’ Mid-Contract Price Hikes

UK regulator Ofcom proposes new rules for consumers to protect against inflation-linked price rises during a contract

1 year ago

Huawei Starts Construction Of First Overseas Plant In France

Huawei says construction of 200m euro 5G network equpment factory plant in Alsace, France, shows commitment to European market

1 year ago

UK Mobile Giants ‘Overcharged Users’ £3.3bn, Lawsuit Claims

Class action lawsuit claims mobile companies' 'loyalty penalty' contracts have overcharged consumers billions since 2007

1 year ago

Three Apologises After Outage Affects Tens Of Thousands

Three apologises after Friday outage affects tens of thousands of customers' calls and mobile internet services

1 year ago

Amazon Confirms ‘100% Success’ For Prototype Kuiper Satellites

Amazon's Kuiper satellite network will begin large scale deployment by mid 2024, after success with two prototypes

1 year ago

Vodafone To Exit Spain With Sale Of Spanish Arm To Zegona

Mobile giant confirms it will sell Vodafone Spain to Zegona for $5.3 billion (£4.4bn), in another restructuring move by new…

1 year ago

FCC Votes To Start Reinstating Net Neutrality Rules

US communications regulator votes to begin process to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules struck down under Trump

1 year ago

Nokia To Axe 14,000 Jobs As US Demand Declines

Heavy job losses at Finnish telecoms supplier Nokia, amid weak demand for 5G equipment in US and elsewhere

1 year ago

Amazon Drones Begin Medicine Deliveries In Texas

Customers of the Amazon Pharmacy service can now receive certain prescription medications via drone delivery in Texas

1 year ago

US Government Issues First-Ever Space Debris Penalty

US FCC slaps Dish Network with first-ever space debris fine, after 20 year-old satellite fails to reach agreed 'disposal orbit'

1 year ago

EU Urges Risk Assessments On Critical Technology

Amid rising tensions with certain nations, EU officials urge member states to immediately conduct risk assessments of most sensitive tech

1 year ago

FCC Proposes To Restore Net Neutrality Laws In US

Back from the dead? Democrat controlled FCC proposes new net neutrality laws after Republican roll back in 2017

1 year ago

TalkTalk To Split Into Three Companies, With CEO To Step Down

Job losses expected, as TalkTalk confirm plan to “demerge its main operating businesses” into three standalone entities

1 year ago

BT Confirms 3G Network Switch Off Will Begin January 2024

BT and EE are to sunset its 3G network, with the switch off starting in January 2024, after operating for…

1 year ago