3G

3G Only Available Three Quarters Of The Time In UK

The BBC's crowdsourced survey reveals that 3G is generally unavailable 25 percent of the time in Britain

13 years ago

3UK Launches New Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot Dongle

Three has announced the launch of a MiFi dongle capable of downloading up too 21.1 Mbps

13 years ago

Smartphones Worse Than 2G Handsets For Rural Calls

Smartphones are slightly worse than 2G handsets for making voice calls in rural areas, research has found

13 years ago

BBC Crowdsources UK 3G Coverage Map

The BBC is asking Android users to upload information which will map Britain's 3G coverage

13 years ago

Vodafone Sure Signal Subject To Phone Hacking

Calls made using Vodafone's Sure Signal femtocells can be hacked and recorded, according to researchers

13 years ago

Nokia Loses UK 3G Patent Battle

Nokia has lost out to Bavarian firm IPCom over a 'key' 3G patent in a ground-breaking High Court ruling

13 years ago

Will White Space Radio Be Green?

Smart Grids won't happen without cheap ubiquitous networking. White space technologies could deliver that, says Peter Judge

13 years ago

O2 Admits East London Network Outage

O2 customers are once again experiencing network difficulties, this time in East London and Essex

13 years ago

Are Governments Over-Investing In Fibre?

Mobile and satellite operators reckon fibre is getting a leg-up at national level, but fibre broadband isn't always a winner,…

14 years ago

Vodafone Warns Against Excessive Fibre Investment

A new report by Vodafone suggests that mobile is a better way to patch broadband not-spots than fibre

14 years ago

Huawei Lands Major Everything Everywhere Deal

Huawei has signed a major deal with Everything Everywhere to upgrade its 2G mobile infrastructure

14 years ago

Mobile Operators Brace For Royal Wedding Demand

Mobile operators in the UK are gearing up for the royal wedding with a boost in network capacity

14 years ago

Milton Keynes Has Slowest 3G Broadband In UK

In a list of the ten worst places in Britain for mobile broadband, Milton Keynes has come top

14 years ago

3UK Welcomes 4G Auction Plan

Mobile operator welcomes Ofcom's bid to preserve competition - but still wants redress for earlier decisions

14 years ago

Ofcom Sets Limits For 2012’s 4G Auction

Strict limits in the 4G auction next year will ensure the survival of four competing operators, says Ofcom

14 years ago

O2 Launches First 3G Service Over 2G Spectrum

O2 has launched an improved 3G service using the refarmed 2G mobile spectrum

14 years ago

3UK Says 4G Auction Is A ‘Boot On Its Head’

Vodafone and Ofcom deny 3UK's claim that 4G spectrum auction will put it out of business

14 years ago

Alcatel-Lucent Plans To Destroy Phone Masts

Could tiny lightRadio base stations from Alcatel Lucent make big cell phone masts obsolete?

14 years ago

Personal Femtocell Takes Off For iPhone

A personal femtocell - called an attocell - will let users make calls abroad without roaming, says Keith Day of…

14 years ago

T-Mobile Backtracks On Data Cap Cuts

New data caps will not affect existing customers, says T-Mobile in a humiliating climb-down

14 years ago

Spectrum Changes Could Doom 3UK

More 3G spectrum available could cause problems at the UK's smallest 3G operator

14 years ago

Mount Everest Gets World’s Highest Mobile Data Service

TeliaSonera and its Nepalese subsidiary have deployed 3G coverage that reaches all the way to the top of the world's…

14 years ago

Ofcom Wants 2G Spectrum Open To Mobile Broadband

Ofcom has begun a consultation process over opening up the 2G radio spectrum for 3G services

14 years ago

Ofcom Approves 3G Signal Power Boost

With mobile users in certain areas still struggling to gain access to a decent 3G signal, Ofcom is to raise…

14 years ago

Orange Restores Mobile Data Service

Mobile operator Orange says its 3G services are back to normal after days of outages

14 years ago

WiBE Shared Hotspot Pitched For Rural Broadband

A British company believes it has the solution that can provide a reliable 2Mbps connection to rural "not-spots"

14 years ago

Mobile Networks Feel The Data Strain

If mobile operators don't start investing in their infrastructure, they will end up crippling the smartphone market, says Tom Jowitt

14 years ago

Haiti Disaster Satellite Wins UK Engineering Prize

Inmarsat's BGAN service has been praised for its humanitarian applications by the Royal Academy of Engineering

14 years ago

Skype Launches 3G Calling App For iPhone

Skype's latest version of its VoIP application for Apple's iPhone offers improved call quality and 3G calls

14 years ago

Businesses Purchase 40 Percent Of iPhones Says AT&T

The Apple iPhone has found solid footing in the enterprise according to AT&T

14 years ago