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TalkTalk Adds More Broadband Customers As B2B, Mobile And TV Demand Grows
TalkTalk says it is well placed to take advantage of 'quad-play' consumer demand and small business growth
Scottish BDUK Project Reaches 150,000 Properties
BT and Scottish Government praise the fastest BDUK rollout in the UK
Obama Backs Net Neutrality
US President Barack Obama has come out in favour of stronger net neutrality rules, saying that broadband should be regulated like a public utility
Internet Of Things ‘To Hit 4.9 Billion Things By 2015’
Scope of IoT set to grow 30 percent from 2014, Gartner forecasts
Virgin Media Mobile Customers Get Free Wi-Fi With The Cloud
Virgin Media mobile users will automatically connect to 22,000 hotspots thanks to 'Wi-Fi Buddy' app
Vodafone To Launch Consumer Broadband Network In 2015
Vodafone makes long-awaited move into consumer broadband as it bids to attract more customers
Vodafone Reveals First Rural Communities To Benefit From Femtocell Scheme
Vodafone lists first 30 communities in Rural Open Sure Signal initiative
Elon Musk Plots Satellite Internet Venture
Tesla and SpaceX CEO could invest in small, cheap satellites capable of providing worldwide Internet access
Businesses Urged To Register Interest In 1Gbps West Yorkshire FTTP Network
CityFibre says rollout of 1Gbps speeds will be influenced by demand
Ofcom To Auction 2.3GHz And 3.4GHz Spectrum
Ofcom announces plans to release more bandwidth for mobile services as early as next year
Digital Catapult Centre Opens In London As Three New Locations Are Revealed
Government hopes Digital Catapult Centre will encourage collaboration and innovation and announces three new locations in Bradford, Brighton and Sunderland
New SMS-Based System Can Track Mobile Phone 999 Calls To Within 30 Metres
BT, EE and HTC say Advanced Mobile Location (AML) is 4,000 times more accurate than current methods and could save lives
Netgear And VeriSign Join AllSeen Alliance For IoT Push
Nine new members including Netgear and VeriSign join the AllSeen Alliance to further the Internet of Things
Virgin Media Says Quad Play Strategy Is Paying Off As Revenues Rise
Virgin Media ads more broadband and mobile customers thanks to new packages and network investment
UK 4G Speeds Have ‘Halved’ In Past Year
Opensignal research suggests 4G speeds are slowing as more people access LTE networks
University of Surrey 5GIC Says Capacity, Not Speed, Will Define 5G
The 5GIC and its partners outline their vision of a user-centric 5G network, but says it could still reach 800Gbps in theory
Mobile Operators Defiant As Government Details National Roaming Plans
The UK's major mobile operators say national roaming network won't solve rural notspots as the government launches a new consultation
Government To ‘Force’ Mobile Operators To Share Networks
The government will propose that mobile operators share infrastructure in rural areas as part of 'national roaming' plans
UK Public Wi-Fi Network To Rise To 14m Hotspots By 2018
There will be a Wi-Fi hotspot for every 20 people in the world, says iPass
London Tube Wi-Fi Network Reaches 150 Stations
Virgin Media adds six new stations to the tube Wi-Fi network, claiming 3TB is being downloaded each day
Azure Is Given New IoT Analytics Capabilities By Microsoft
Microsoft releses three tools to help businesses analyse and manage data from connected devices in the cloud
Cisco, Freescale Launch Consortium For Ethernet Networking
Group hoping to push forward with development of more advanced and faster Ethernet technology
SMBs Losing Business Because Of Poor Call Quality
Many small businesses say their mobile service is worse than their landline, according to research from RootMetrics
Government To Install Free Wi-Fi In 1,000 Public Buildings
Public buildings in the UK's super connected cities will be turned into free Wi-Fi hotspots
3.3m Broadband Customers Now Get Fibre From BT Openreach
BT Results reveal increase in pre-tax profit but revenues slide as consumer gains are eroded elsewhere
EE Launches 150Mbps ‘4G+’ In London
EE is set to roll out LTE-A across central London as its network reaches 75 percent coverage
Tata IZO Platform Promises To Enable Public, Private And Hybrid Cloud
Tata IZO is billed as the ultimate cloud enablement platform with the benefits of a private network and the reach of the public Internet
Cisco Wants IoT To Solve UK’s Transport Challenges
Cisco invites startups and SMBs to submit solutions for transport challenges, with funding and mentoring offered to finalists
Ruckus Wireless Targets SMBs With Xclaim Wi-Fi Routers
Ruckus Wireless says SMBs are currently forced to choose between expensive enterprise products and unsuitable consumer routers