Carriers

Vodafone Frustrated At Lack Of NB-IoT Standardisation

Vodafone R&D director says without NB-IoT progress, mobile industry could miss out on M2M oppoprtunity

9 years ago

Government Promises 10Mbps Broadband For Anyone Who Wants It

Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to reveal how 10Mbps will be made available to the entire UK by 2020

9 years ago

Virgin Media Has 4.6m Broadband Users As Expansion Continues

More than two fifths of Virgin Media customers take 100Mbps as firm increases top speed to 200Mbps

9 years ago

GSMA Repeats Calls For More Mobile Spectrum Ahead Of WRC-15

Acting director general of GSMA says mobile industry needs more bandwdith to help solve future problems

9 years ago

Researchers Predict 1bn VoLTE Connections For 4G Calls By 2018

VoLTE connections to surge to one billion by 2018, with two billion possible by the end of the decade, report…

9 years ago

Ofcom Wants To Protect TV Frequencies At Global Spectrum Event

Ofcom supports European proposals to free up spectrum for mobile broadband at WRC-15, but wants sub-700MHz to stay for Freeview

9 years ago

BT Consumer Outshines Business As 415,000 Join Openreach Fibre

Champions League and BT TV boost profits, but consumer and global sales are down while Openreach competitors fight back in…

9 years ago

EU Abolishes Roaming But Rejects Net Neutrality Amendments

Holiday phone bills will get cheaper but has the open Internet been safeguarded?

9 years ago

Ofcom To Sell 2.3GHz And 3.4GHz For 4G And IoT In Early 2016

Ofcom finalises plans to sell 190MHz of spectrum, with a combined reserve price of £70m

9 years ago

Vodafone Brings 4G Roaming to UAE And 7 Other Countries

Business trips to Dubai and casino visits in Monaco will become a bit more pleasant for Vodafone customers thanks to…

9 years ago

The People’s Operator: IPO And Jimmy Wales Give Charity-Focused MVNO Credibility

CEO of The People's Operator says its business model is working and allowing it to thrive in competitive UK mobile…

9 years ago

Three Boosts 4G Network Speeds ‘By 40 Percent’ With New Spectrum

Three rolls out latest network upgrade to its 4G customers, claiming it will boost speed and capacity

9 years ago

RootMetrics: Operators Can’t Discredit ‘Scientific’ Mobile Network Tests

RootMetrics explains how exactly it tests the UK's four major mobile operators and why its methods can combat criticism from…

9 years ago

Mobile Industry Confident Ahead Of Global Spectrum Conference

GSMA says there is still much to do before WRC-15, which will allocate spectrum on a global scale, starts next…

9 years ago

GSMA Embedded SIM Standard Gains Momentum

More operators sign up for embedded SIM standard that could manage the Internet of Things (IoT) and make it easier…

9 years ago

Experian Blamed After 15m T-Mobile Customer Details Are Stolen

Boss of T-Mobile US “incredibly angry” after 15 million customer details stolen from Experian server

9 years ago

Three Suffers Nationwide Mobile Data Outage

Customers across the UK hit by 3G and 4G drop across Three network this morning

9 years ago

Virgin Media Boosts Its Broadband Top Speed To 200Mbps

‘Vivid’ service provides faster connectivity with all Virgin Media customers eligible for an upgrade

9 years ago

O2 Offers Loans For SMBs To Get Latest Smartphones

O2 separates cost of phone from tariff, allowing SMBs to get latest technology and up to 10 devices on a…

9 years ago

Operators Unhappy As Ofcom Trebles Cost Of Spectrum Licences

Ofcom makes decision on licence increases for 900MHz and 1800MHz bands, but operators say hikes will harm network investment

9 years ago

Hutchison Plans Three-O2 IPO But Merger Faces ‘Extensive’ EU Investigation

Hutchison Whampoa is planning to float Three-O2 and is prepared to sell spectrum to get EU approval

9 years ago

Plusnet Suffers Major Internet Outage

So much for doing you proud – Plusnet broadband service goes down for several hours

9 years ago

Three Reaches 4.5m 4G Users, Says O2 Merger Will Help It Grow

More than half of Three customers are using 4G, consuming 4.6GB a month as coverage reaches 63 percent

9 years ago

EC Gives Green Light To Nokia’s Alcatel-Lucent Takeover

EC is satisfied £11.2bn takeover won't harm competition in the telecoms network equipment market

9 years ago

Government ‘Considers’ Making ISPs Pay For Rural Broadband Rollout

Chancellor George Osborne wants the likes of BT to pay for the cost of connecting the final five percent to…

9 years ago

Vodafone Denies TalkTalk’s MVNO Exit Claims

Vodafone says it was TalkTalk that ended their MVNO agreement and has no plans to exit MVNO market

9 years ago

Virgin Media To Turn Home Routers Into Wi-Fi Hotspots

Virgin Media reportedly wants to create a rival to BT Wi-Fi and will hold trials in Thames Valley before expanding…

9 years ago

Apple, Samsung Want To Kill Off The SIM Card

Phone makers in talks with major mobile trade body about introducing ‘e-SIMs’

9 years ago

BT Finally Begins Tests Of IPv6

It's been a long time coming, but IPv6 could soo be on the way as BT begins tests

9 years ago

EE Hit With £1m Fine For Mishandling Customer Complaints

Operator falls foul of Ofcom’s requirement to have disputes settled in a quick and timely fashion

9 years ago