INDUSTRY VIEW: Government pledge of cash for 'full fibre' is well received but each firm has its own view on what the priority should be
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Autumn Statement: Government Commits £1bn For UK Digital Infrastructure
Government commits investment to tech R&D, broadband and 5G
EE 4G Covers 75 Percent UK Landmass & 99 Percent Population After 800MHz Switch On
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Government Pledges £400m For ‘Ultrafast’ FTTP Broadband Rollout
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Ordnance Survey, Met Office & 5GIC Create 5G Network Mapping Tool
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Ofcom moves to stop BT hoarding mobile spectrum but falls short of the 30 percent cap demanded by Three
Sigfox Lands Mammoth Funding For IoT Network Expansion
French start-up gains £130m funding from Salesforce and others to expand its IoT global network
Vodafone Has 8.5m UK 4G Customers
Vodafone also claims 96 percent 4G coverage and 167,000 fixed broadband customers
Advertising Standards: Broadband Speed Guidance ‘Not Working’
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Android Firmware ‘Mistakenly’ Sends User Data To China
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‘Test Messages’ Sent To 1.2m Staff Downs NHSmail Email System
A test message mistakenly sent to the entire NHS restricted access to the email system
GSMA Demands Global Government Support For 5G
GSMA wants governments to harmonise spectrum and promote investment for 5G ahead of WRC-19
Plusnet Mobile Offers 4G SIM Only Plans As BT Rebrands LIFE Mobile MVNO
Phones4u launched LIFE Mobile in 2013, EE saved it from bankruptcy in 2014, BT bought EE in 2015, and now its PlusNet Mobile
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
Isle of Arran Gets White Space Radio Powered Broadband
Nominet and Broadway Partners plan to extend white space broadband to other parts of Scotland and Wales using unused TV spectrum
Web Summit Suffers Wi-Fi And Capacity Issues In First Lisbon Event
Web Summit's Dublin Wi-Fi issues continue to plague it in the sunnier climes of Lisbon and sparks controversy among Portuguese operators
Welsh Government Seeks EU Funding For Superfast Broadband Rollout Despite Brexit
After Assembly criticises Superfast Cymru project, government promises £80m to extend coverage - £37m is projected BT returns and £20m is targeted from EU
BT Openreach Boosts FTTP Speeds From 330Mbps To 1Gbps
BT continues its rollout of FTTP broadband and will let other providers offer businesses up to 1Gbps
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
CItyFibre Fires-Up Glasgow Gigabit City Project Second Phase To Connect 7,000 Businesses
The pure fibre company will bring connect the city centre to is 31km network in Glasgow
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
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Virgin Media will connect 4m properties to its cable network by 2019 - half of which will now be FTTP broadband
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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
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The whole of Brocade’s IP Networking business is being sold off as Broadcom concentrates on supporting its chip business
Facebook Details Voyager And Other Fruits Of Open Network Project
The first Telecom infra Project (TIP) Summit gives an insight into how Facebook plans to build open source networking infrastructure for the industry