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Three Users Can Make Calls And Send Texts Over Wi-Fi Without An App
You can delete Three InTouch - Three has finally rolled out native Wi-Fi calls
Vodafone Connects First Pub To Rural Mobile Coverage Project
Two pints of lager and some 3G please, thanks to Vodafone rural coverage and femtocells
Government Has ‘Contingencies’ If 2019 4G Emergency Services Network Target Is Missed
Government admits 2019 launch data is 'ambitious' but assures MPs it will not risk public safety to launch 4G ESN
EE Fined £2.7m For ‘Negligent’ Overcharging Of ‘150’ Customer Service Calls
EE customers were overcharged for calling customer services as Ofcom dishes out another huge penalty
BT Protect Is Network Level Blacklist For Nuisance Calls
BT Protect could stop 30m nuisance calls a week if everyone opts in
Virgin Media Takes More Control Of Its Mobile Network With New BT EE MVNO Deal
Virgin Media will become a 'thick' MVNO in 2017 as company takes more control over its mobile service
Jersey Wants To Become An IoT Testbed With New LoRa Network
Jersey Telecom prepares a LoRa IoT network as island's digital ambitions accelerate
Cisco And Ericsson Tout ‘Evolved’ Wi-Fi Range
Cisco and Ericsson will combine cellular and Wi-Fi services into a range of products to help mobile operators cope with traffic explosion
Ericsson Joins Forces With Telstra To Boot 4G Coverage In Australia With Small Cells
The small cells will be used to improve 4G coverage in difficult urban and rural areas
Sky Offers Cheapest Fibre Broadband, But Only If TV Is Included
Virgin Media and BT Infinity will need to up their game
BT And Plusnet Top Ofcom’s Most Complained About List Over Broadband Woes
Telecoms providers still can't make people happy over broadband services
BT Tower Becomes World’s Highest IoT Base Station
BT and the Digital Catapult will create a LPWAN network across London
Nokia Acquires Deepfield For Network Insights
Trump won't like that. Finnish networking giant acquires US firm for its networking insights
Gotthard Base Tunnel: How Hardened Networks & IoT Keep World’s Longest Rail Tunnel Safe
The world's longest and deepest rail tunnel is fully operational, but building networks in the middle of a mountain is a difficult endeavour
EU Members Approve Roaming Rule Changes
We're a step closer to "roam like at home" becoming a reality as roaming rule changes get the green light from EU member states.
Vodafone And Arrow Electronics Team-Up To Mix IoT Tech
Another IoT-based partnership with tech companies to propagate the spread of connected systems
EE Expands Roaming Options And Introduces Travel Data Pass
EE looks to challenge Three in the European roaming stakes
Deutsche Telekom: Cyberattack Could Have Taken 900,000 Routers Offline
Deutsche Telekom refuses to rule out "external parties" as it rolls out software upgrade to affected routers
Huawei Wants Industry Cooperation For Mobile Network Research
Huawei Mobile Broadband Forum: Huawei launches X Labs mobile research platform, fixed wireless products as it targets IoT, 5G
Autumn Statement: Government Commits £1bn For UK Digital Infrastructure
Government commits investment to tech R&D, broadband and 5G
Government Pledges £400m For ‘Ultrafast’ FTTP Broadband Rollout
Chancellor Philip Hammond set to detail new funds for 'full fibre' but who will get money for FTTP?
Facebook Claims Record 20Gbps Millimeter-Wave Wireless Connection
Demonstration of how millimeter-wave (MMW) part of spectrum can be used for Internet access in developing world
SSE Telecom Expands Communications Coverage With Capita Deal
Challenge to BT? New deal will see SSE's Project Edge network double its business postcode coverage
BT Boosts Infinity Broadband Connections To 78Mbps For 46,000 Businesses
The telecoms giant is looking to curry more favour with SMEs
Virgin Media 4G Launches With Free WhatsApp And Mobile Data Rollover
Virgin Media 4G attempts to take custom away from EE, O2, Vodafone and Three with zero rated messaging and LTE data rollover
British Airways European Flights Get In-Flight Wi-Fi In 2017
British Airways short haul flights get in-flight Wi-Fi a year later than planned, with long haul flights set to be connected in 2017 too
CenturyLink To Acquire Level 3 Communications For £20 Billion
The American telecoms giant looks to expand its fibre reach with Level 3's backbone network
MPs Demand National Roaming Network To Improve Rural Mobile Coverage
Broadband Infrastructure Group (BIG) believes macro not spot targeting for national roaming could help solve rural mobile coverage problems
Cisco Creates System To Clamp Down On Video Piracy
Bootleggers beware, as Cisco touts system to take down growing threat of pirated video content