Carriers

KCOM Hit With £900,000 Fine For 999 Call Failures

KCOM had a single point of failure in the way it handles emergency calls, Ofcom finds

7 years ago

London Eye Gets Free High Density Wi-Fi To Attract Tourists

O2 W-Fii claims to have installed the world's first high density wireless network on the London Eye

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (28 July)

Another busy week filled with tech news, but have you been paying attention?

7 years ago

Tech Websites Band Together For Net Neutrality

Big names in the tech industry unite to halt Trump's reversal of Obama's net neutrality rules

7 years ago

Openreach Starts Removing BT From Its Brand

Openreach will remove BT from its logo, vehicles and equipment by 2021 as part of phased rebranding

7 years ago

Government Hopes £16m University 5G Network Will Make UK A World Leader

Government ups commitment to 5G development with academic testbed targeting a 2018 end to end trial

7 years ago

There’s More Life In 4G As EE, Qualcomm & Sony Show Off Commercial Gigabit LTE

Commercial gigabit LTE is now live in the UK in Cardiff and London's Tech City as the foundations of 5G…

7 years ago

Three ‘Go Binge’ Eliminates Data Charges For Video & Audio Streaming

Netflix, Deezer, TVPlayer and SoundCloud won't cost you a thing and Three says other services can sign up too

7 years ago

Vodafone CrowdCell To ‘Localise’ Mobile Network Coverage

Small cells can be inserted into cars, drones and buildings to improve local mobile coverage

7 years ago

Arqiva Buys More 5G Spectrum To Boost London Fixed Wireless

Arqiva buys more 28GHz spectrum as it prepares for trial with Samsung in London this summer

7 years ago

Vodafone And BT Get Most Complaints For Mobile And Broadband

List of shame....Vodafone, BT, TalkTalk top complaint table, as Sky remains the goody two shoes

7 years ago

O2 Gives ‘Disconnected’ Welsh Village Full Mobile Coverage For The First Time

Staylittle in Wales was once cut off from the rest of the UK, now it has full 4G coverage

8 years ago

ViaSat’s Most Powerful Broadband Satellite Fired Into Orbit

Inflight broadband should get a lot better as new satellite signals speedier connectivity for travellers

8 years ago

Sky Tackles Nuisance Calls With Talk Shield Screening Service

Sky announces free service to rival BT Protect and block unwanted nuisance calls

8 years ago

Smart Stadiums, Streets & Airports: How Tokyo Is Preparing For 2020 Olympics

In three years' time, the Olympics will arrive in Tokyo. But how will smart city technology improve Tokyo 2020, the…

8 years ago

Ofcom Proposes Text-To-Switch Plans So Mobile Customers Can Easily Dump Their Network Providers

The watchdog proposes network switches should be handled with an exchange of two free texts

8 years ago

EE Network Suffers Outage As Users Lose 4G Internet

Everything should now be back to normal for users across the UK

8 years ago

Vodafone To Shut Down Pager Service Over Competition Concerns

Vodafone says it makes more economic sense to shut down the pager unit rather than address competition concerns so it…

8 years ago

FCC Website ‘Attacked’ After John Oliver Net Neutrality Call To Arms

US regulator claims website attack, hours after British comedian urges people to protest against rule change

8 years ago

Newport 5G Chip Facility Hopes To Make South Wales A Tech Hub For IoT

Welsh government invests £12m into £38m 5G compound semiconductor factory as part of bid to make South Wales a tech…

8 years ago

Investigation Slams ‘Dreadful’ Broadband In New Homes

Working from home? Best not do it in a new home then, as investigation reveals 'shocking state' of broadband for…

8 years ago

Three Apologises After Network Goes Down Across The UK

Everything now appears to be up and running following a day of problems for UK users

8 years ago

Ofcom Details Plan To Open Up BT Openreach Ducts & Poles

Regulator wants rivals to have fair access to BT's underground pipes and telegraph poles

8 years ago

Malaysian Airlines Is First To Use New Satellite Flight Tracking System

New satellite flight tracking system will enable global coverage when it goes live in 2018 - four years after the…

8 years ago

Gigaclear Brings 1Gbps FTTP Broadband To Rural Herefordshire

Gigaclear to deliver phase 2 of Fastershire project in rural Herfordshire

8 years ago

Telefonica Deploys AI-Powered Operations Centres

Three centres are up and running in Argentina, Chile and Germany

8 years ago

Tech Firms Urge FCC Not To Repeal Obama’s Net Neutrality Rules

Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter etc warn FCC chairman over his intentions to repeal net neutrality rules

8 years ago

EU Roaming Charges Will End On 15 June

UK covered by EU roaming regulations after European Parliament vote - but perhaps not after Brexit

8 years ago

FCC Chair To ‘Quickly Replace’ Obama Net Neutrality Rules

Two speed Internet? Head honcho of US comms watchdog wants to reserve net neutrality rules

8 years ago

O2 Will Operate New High Speed City Of London Wi-Fi Network

O2 Wi-Fi and Telefonica-Vodafone joint venture Cornerstone to roll out small cell powered wireless

8 years ago