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Sky Broadband Customers Hit By Speculative Piracy Letters
Are you a Sky broadband customer? Did you illegally download The Company You Keep? TCYK is relying on you to admit it
Ofcom Considers BT Openreach Split And Market Deregulation
Phase 1 of Ofcom's major communications market review confirms all options are on the table, including the retention of the current Openreach model
Two Fifths Of SMBs ‘Don’t Know’ What Their Broadband Speeds Are
New research suggests SMBs don't know what type of broadband they have yet plan on becoming more digital
Hive’s New Thermostat, Plugs And Sensors Can Make Your Home Smarter Than Ever
Hive 2 revealed alongside smart plugs, motion sensors and active lights to smarten up your house
Vodafone Offers SMB Digital Skills Workshops In Leeds And London
Operator says it wants to help small companies improve their digital and online abilities to help build their business
Government Launches £10m IoT Competition For Smart Cities
DCMS and Innovate UK invite local authorities and businesses to submit city-wide collaborative IoT proposals
Government To Make 4G Mast Building Easier, But Is Quiet On Ultrafast Broadband Plans
New government reports says fixed and mobile broadband are essential for UK producitivitry, but ultrafast broadband plans still a mystery
BT Finally Begins Tests Of IPv6
It's been a long time coming, but IPv6 could soo be on the way as BT begins tests
Business Travellers Spend ‘£855m A Year’ On Roaming And Wi-Fi
iPass claims it can save business travellers money and that new EU roaming regulations won't help
BT: Sky Calls For Openreach Separation Are Distraction From Pay TV Dominance
BT calls for Ofcom's once in a decade market review to include 'non-competitive' pay TV market
Cisco Makes £650m UK Investment Pledge
Funding to create jobs, invest in UK companies and aid education as part of new Cisco investment programme
United Airlines Grounded By ‘Network Fault’
US passengers delayed by 'network connectivity issue' that grounded United Airlines planes
Vodafone: Our 5G Network Will Help Smarten Up The Connected Car
We want to connect every machine in the world, operator's M2M head says
Superfast Cymru To Connect 40,000 More Premises To Superfast Broadband
BT and Airband to extend superfast broadband coverage to 42,000 more properties in the country
Stornoway Is First Outer Hebrides Town To Get BDUK Fibre
Highlands and Islands connects town on Isle of Lewis to BDUK fibre, with the promise of more connections next year
It’s Official – M2M Is Taking Over The Business World
Vodafone study shows that more businesses than ever before are embracing M2M
Government To Stop Using BBC Licence Fee To Pay For Superfast Broadband
BBC's income won't be top-sliced to pay for superfast broadband but corporation will have to pay for over-75s licence fees
London Set To Become One Of The World’s Smartest Cities
Capital joins 100RC campaign to become a truly ‘resilient’ city
Ofcom Spectrum Roadmap Will Deal With ‘Revolutionary’ Mobile Scenarios
Ofcom spectrum director says it plans to ensure there is enough spectrum to cope with unforeseen mobile applications but wants global harmonisation
ISPA Names Theresa May ‘Internet Villain Of The Year’ Over Surveillance Fears
Industry body ISPA says ISPs must be consulted about revived Snoopers' Charter as issue of surveillance dominates again at the UK Internet Industry Awards
Businesses Urged To Invest In Multi-Channel Customer Support
Report claims social media and cross-channel customer support conversations are in high demand from users, especially in emerging markets
EE Hit With £1m Fine For Mishandling Customer Complaints
Operator falls foul of Ofcom’s requirement to have disputes settled in a quick and timely fashion
Superfast Cornwall Fibre Rollout Generates £186m For Economy And 4,500 Jobs
Independent research praises economic impact of fibre rollout, which has reached 95 percent coverage
Devon & Somerset Turn To Wireless To Bring Superfast Broadband To National Parks
Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) gives BDUK funding to Airband to provide wireless superfast broadband to homes and businesses in Dartmoor and Exmoor
Smart What? 96 Percent Of Us Know Nothing About Smart Cities
Arqiva report reveals ignorance of smart city programs in the UK
Gigaclear Wins BDUK Contract To Bring 1Gbps Broadband To Epping Forest
Gigaclear gets BDUK funding from Essex County Council to spread fibre to remote areas of Epping Forest
BT, Cisco Join Wireless IoT Forum As Founding Members
Wireless IoT Forum aims to reduce fragmentation and promote open standards for wireless M2M technology
Network Giants Team Up To Define ‘Adaptive’ 5G NORMA Architecture
EU's 5G group launches new project spearheaded by network firms, operators and academics to create adaptive standard for next gen mobility
Vodafone Voted The World’s Top M2M Provider
Operator tops Analysys Mason rankings for fourth year in a row