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ViaSat Outlines Plans For 100Mbps Satellite Broadband
Work begins on new satellites that promise affordable, high-speed broadband for global audience
EE Is ‘Best’ UK Mobile Network But Three Is Most Reliable
RootMetrics names EE the best overall network in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland,
GSMA Opens Up The Tank On Connected Cars
Leading carmakers sign up to GSMA-backed embedded SIM specification
Devicescape UK Wi-Fi Network Reaches 500,000 Hotspots
Virgin Media partnership and retailers help Devicescape past half a million milestone
Free Leicester Wi-Fi Network Can Boost 4G Coverage
BT will use CCTV infrastructure to build a free Wi-Fi network that will also allow operators to boost city centre mobile coverage
BT: G.Fast Copper Can Deliver 5G Networks
BT says copper is capable of carrying cellular data after G.Fast trials, making it cheaper for operators to rollout 4G and 5G
TalkTalk Data Breach Sees Customers Targeted After Engineering Visits
Attackers gain access to engineering visit data to trick customers in the latest TalkTalk security mishap
Manufacturing Firms Want Government Business Broadband Review
Manufacturers association warns the rising cost of broadband could harm industry and wants government to install provisions for futureproof infrastructure
Vodafone: Flexible Working Is Boosting Productivity And Profits
Flexible working has been adopted by three quarters or organisations surveyed in ten countries, but Vodafone admits barriers remain
Mozilla Is Taking Firefox To The Internet Of Things
Firefox OS for smartphones is dead, long live Firefox OS for the IoT
Virgin Media Says O2-Three Merger Should Go Ahead
Virgin Media CEO says competition remedies imposed on merged Three-O2 could help stimulate UK mobile market
BT Openreach Makes Offer To Connect Every New Home In UK
Openreach says it will offer to connect new homes for free or as part of a joint-funding agreement with developers following criticisms about connectivity
Cisco Buys IoT Specialist Jasper For £960m
Cisco sharpens its focus on the Internet of Things with purchase of Jasper Technologies
VoLTE Reliability: Calls Over 4G Drop 4-5 Times More Than On 3G And 2G
Amdocs report highlights VoLTE issues, indoor coverage in cities and poor roaming network quality
Vodafone Has 6.8m 4G Users And 85 Percent Coverage
Vodafone says it's on the right track in Europe as £19bn investment programme boosts 4G capabilities
Hutchison: Merged Three-O2 Would Freeze Prices And Invest £5bn
CK Hutchison defends proposed takeover, saying its promises to retail and wholesale customers will maintain competition and allow it to compete with BT and Vodafone
Smartphones, 4G, IoT To Boost Mobile Data Traffic To 367 Exabytes In 2020
Cisco figures suggest huge increase in mobile data use, fuelled by more devices, faster and more plentiful networks, and video applications
DCMS: £10m ‘Alternative’ Broadband Trials Will Help Smaller ISPs Win BDUK Deals
Government claims pilots of satellite, fixed wireless and hybrid broadband will help smaller ISPs battle BT and Virgin Media for BDUK money
Vodafone And Liberty Global Discuss Joint Venture
Vodafone and Liberty Global could create a joint-venture in the Netherlands to take on former state-owned telco - could they do the same in the UK?
EC: EU Nations Must Reassign 700MHz For Mobile Broadband By 2020
EU proposals would require EU countries to release 700MHz frequencies by 30 June 2020 so they can be used for mobile broadband and cross-border applications
BT Broadband Customers Suffer ‘Nationwide’ Outages
BT Broadband services are down in parts of the UK as customers vent anger on social media
Fujitsu Achieves Record 56Gbps Wireless Transmission
Fujitsu and Tokyo Institute of Technology create tech that could boost capacity of mobile networks in years to come
Data Breach Costs TalkTalk £60m, 100,000 Customers
TalkTalk says it took longer than expected to get back to normal, but believes it has now recovered from data breach
Sports Fans Take Huge Security Risks With Illegal Streams
Authors of the "first ever" empirical study into the security risks of online sports streaming suggest one in two sites serve up malicious adverts
Can Encryption Make Public Wi-Fi Safer?
With more connectivity comes more risk. Symantec says encryption can protect public Wi-Fi networks, users and help telcos improve their service
Ofcom CEO: O2-Three Merger Is Threat To UK Mobile Market
Ofcom CEO says O2-Three merger will raise prices, harm innovation and damage competition, raising fresh doubts about viability of £10.25bn deal
BT Restructures After EE Acquisition As Fibre Broadband Base Reaches 3.7m
BT divides into six units serving consumer, business and wholesale markets as £12.5bn EE deal concludes
A Third Of All Home Routers Will Be Wi-Fi Hotspots By 2017
Rise of the homespot: Researchers predict more and more broadband providers will turn home routers into Wi-Fi access points
BT Completes £12.5bn EE Takeover
BT-EE are together at least after all the regulatory requirements fall into place