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Ericsson Will Demo 5G At 2018 World Cup In Russia
Ericsson and Russian operator will work on development of 5G and hold pilots of cellular and ioT technology
Tata Communications: If We Can Do It For F1, We Can Do It For Anyone
Tata says the high pressure, global environment of F1 is the ideal showcase for its networking capabilities and will build brand outside India
Porn Filters Shunned By Most Brits
Are the Brits a nation of porn lovers? Communication regulator points to poor takeup of smut filters
Is End Of EU Roaming Really Good News For Businesses?
BLOG: Despite experts predicting a fall in operator roaming revenues from 2017, Eldar Tuvey, CEO of Wandera, thinks it could be bad for business
EU Roaming Revenues To Fall ‘By 28 Percent’ From 2017
Abolition of roaming costs within the EU could save businesses a lot of money, but operators could also benefit in the medium term, says Juniper Researc
EE And Vodafone Top Ofcom Complaints Table Again
Number of complaints made to communications regulator increases over three month period
CityFibre Buys KCOM’s Nationwide Fibre Network For £90m
CityFibre expands nationwide footprint after buying KCOM's networks outside Hull and East Yorkshire in a move which former says makes it the biggest wholesale competitor to Openreach
EE Wins £1bn 4G Emergency Services Network Contract
EE to build network that government claims will save £1 million a day and give emergency services access to LTE data and applications
Virgin Media Expands Into Leicestershire Villages
Virgin Media says expansion is not just about large towns and cities, but villages too
Vodafone Boosts Roaming Offers Ahead Of Christmas
Vodafone adds more countries to its World Traveller, Business Traveller and 4G roaming offers
One Eighth Of All Mobile Connections Are Now 4G
GSA says 4G LTE is growing faster than any other type of mobile communication as operators step up investment
GSMA: Mobile Contributes £360bn To European Economy
GSMA says M2M and 4G is boosting economy, but warns more must be done to establish a European single market
Nokia Completes HERE Maps Sale To German Carmakers
Nokia sells up to Audi, BMW and Daimler to focus on its networking business
Motorola Solutions Acquires Airwave For £817m
British firm's acquisition welcomed by trade union as Motorola spends close to a £1bn for Airwave
Ofcom Identifies Broadband And Service Priorities For 2016
Ofcom pledges support for 10Mbps ambition and protection against nuisance calls
Silent Circle Targets BlackBerry With Enterprise Push
Silent Circle targets enterprise communication platform at privacy conscious businesses and government organisations
Ofcom Warns BT That A Change Is Coming
Current status quo 'cannot continue', Ofcom CEO Sharon White warns BT ahead of landmark Openreach ruling
Thousands Of Miles Of UK Road ‘Has No Phone Signal’
RAC warns that lack of signal could be life-threatening for stranded motorists
4G Emergency Services Network To Save ‘£1m A Day’ But Government Broadband News Scarce
Spending Review and Autumn Statement: Government hopes 4G ESN will save money and will establish alternative network fund, but other broadband news lacking
IT Life: Telecoms Is In My DNA
BT Global Services CEO Luis Alvarez discusses his career in the telecoms industry
Police Arrest Welsh Youth For TalkTalk Hack Blackmail
Arrests just keep coming as another youngster is arrested for last month’s damaging cyberattack
EE Could Allow Ad Blocking At Network Level
EE CEO Olaf Swantee says operator is having strategic review to see whether customers should be allowed to control their mobile experience
How Media Companies Can Survive In A Mobile-First Era
CNN, Time Inc and Google discuss how technology, media firms and telecoms will impact the future of content
Vodafone Uses Wi-Fi Spectrum To Boost 4G In LAA Trial
Vodafone believes unlicensed spectrum can improve 4G coverage without disturbing Wi-Fi
Huawei And Telefonica Join Forces For 5G Development
Partners will work together on a number of 5G technologies after agreeing deal at Huawei MBBF 2015
Gigaclear Offers 5Gbps Broadband In Rural Areas
Gigaclear is trialling 5Gbps and will launch nationwide from early 2016
Ericsson Predicts 150m 5G Subscriptions By 2021
Ericsson report predicts sixfold increase in mobile data consumption and rapid adoption of 5G when it launches in 2020
Prison Phone Provider Securus Suffers Massive Hack
Significant hack of Securus comprimises over 70 million records of prison phone calls
UN Allocates Bandwidth For Global Satellite Flight Tracking System
WRC-15 paves the way fopr satellite flight tracking system following MH370 disappearance