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Vodafone & Ericsson Trial 5G In Central London
Successful 5G test independent of 4G networks carried out in central London with Vodafone and others
Ofcom Fends Off EE & Three 5G Spectrum Legal Challenges
Legal challenges by EE and Three to spectrum auction plans defeated by Ofcom in High Court, but Three will appeal
Government Confirms Legal Right To High Speed Broadband
Pledge that everyone in UK will have legal right to broadband speeds of at least 10 Mbps by 2020
Terrafix To Provide NHS With In-Ambulance Mobile Data Systems
An £8.1m deal is to see the British mobile computing firm supply technology for communications between ambulances and control rooms
Equinix Buys Australia’s Metronode for AU$1bn
The deal gives Equinix a total of more than 200 data centres worldwide and will see it providing services to some of Australia's largest organisations
Tales In Tech History: Novell
Not many tech firms come from the US state of Utah, but for many years Novell was the bedrock of local area networks
More Than 1m UK Premises Get Less Than 10Mbps Broadband
The digital divide is narrowing but rural areas still significantly more likely to have slow broadband than urban
US Overturns Net Neutrality Rules
Long-anticipated reversal of Net Neutrality legislation will be hugely unpopular
China Mobile Launches CMLink UK MVNO For Chinese Community
China Mobile wants to become a global telecom leader and says CMLink UK network is evidence of its ambition
Next Gen BT Phone Boxes Bring 1Gbps Wi-Fi & Free Calls To Leeds
BT Links will deliver a range of free services and power future smart city services
Leading Internet Figures Demand Cancellation Of ‘Net Neutrality’ Vote
Vint Cerf, Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Steve Wozniak are amongst those calling for this week's vote to be called off amidst a 'lack of transparency'
HERE East Offers Own Fibre Network For Tenants
Olympic park tech hub Here East wants to protect tenants from London's 'infrastructure' challenges
UK’s Slowest Broadband Street Has Speeds Of Just 0.68Mbps
Slowest broadband street is 53 times slower than the UK average and 260 times slower than the fastest road in the country.
Google To Release AI Vision Kit For Raspberry Pi Zero W
The kit includes all the elements needed to make artificially intelligent vision gadgets, with AI tasks carried out on an included Intel chip
Tales In Tech History: BT And the Creation Of BT Openreach
The debate on Openreach's future has been raging for the past few years, so we thought it was time to look back at its origins
Openreach Drone Connects Remote Village To 1Gbps Broadband
Welsh village considered too difficult to connect gets 1Gbps broadband
New £29m BT Belfast R&D Centre To Research AI, 5G And IoT
BT and Ulster University will work together on future tech research in Northern Ireland
Pending FCC Action On Net Neutrality Raises Unfounded Fears, Warnings
ANALYSIS: Depending on who you listen to, an FCC decision to end the reclassification of the internet might or might not be the end of the world.
TfL Plans Tube 4G Mobile Coverage From 2019
Transport for London hold successful trial of tube 4G mobile coverage on the Waterloo & City line
BT, Nokia & University Of Bristol To Set Up 5G Testbed In City
Bristol 5G testbed will explore how next generation networks can be built and behave in urban areas
Online Giants, Small Businesses Criticise US Net Neutrality Repeal
The planned removal of a 2015 US law could mean more charges for large businesses and start-ups, not to mention price confusion for consumers
IT LIFE: James Kretchmar, Akamai EMEA CTO
Akamai CTO talks us through IPv6, the Apollo Lunar Module and why he would study foreign languages if he wasn't in tech
Broadband Advertising Rule Change Aims To Stop Bogus Speed Claims
Regulator rule change on broadband speed claims in effort to stop consumers being misled by ISP speed claims
UK ‘Not Bad’ At 63rd In World’s Cheapest Broadband League Tables
Meanwhile, Burkina Faso tops the list of the most expensive offerings at nearly $1,000 a month - giving users access to the world's third-slowest speeds
TV White Space Tech Brings Wireless Superfast Broadband To Loch Ness
TV White Spaces will deliver superfast broadband to areas not covered by fibre to the cabinet using Nominet's spectrum database
BT & Huawei Establish Research Group At University Of Cambridge
Academic and industrial researchers will investigate network technologies that can improve services and benefit society as part of £25m project
Tales In Tech History: Vonage, The VoIP Pioneer
Vonage beat Skype to market but struggled to match the global reach enjoyed by its VoIP rival
BT Invests £20m To Bring FTTP Broadband To A Quarter Of Northern Ireland
BT to bring ultrafast broadband to another 140,000 homes and businesses as FTTP plans accelerate
Microsoft’s Skype Loses Belgian Appeal Over Customer Data
Microsoft unit fine upheld and is ordered to hand over customer data relating to criminal investigation