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Mayor of London Plans Tube 4G Mobile Coverage By 2019
Mayor wants tube 4G coverage by 2019, a team of notspot specialists and for local authorities to do more to improve connectivity
KCOM Hit With £900,000 Fine For 999 Call Failures
KCOM had a single point of failure in the way it handles emergency calls, Ofcom finds
Virgin Media Project Lightning ‘Back On Track’ As It...
Virgin Media adds 127,000 new properties to its network during Q2 and says the management issues that affected rollout have been resolved
Average UK Broadband Speed Of 16.51Mbps Is ’31st Fastest’...
UK compares well to the rest of the world in terms of broadband, but experts say more FTTP is needed to compete at the top
Businesses Face Fines If Cyberattack Causes ‘Essential’...
'Essential' infrastructure operators could be fined £17 million or 4 percent of global turnover if they suffer an outage because of insufficient security
Newcastle Council Brings 1Gbps Broadband To Social Housing Estates
Newcastle aims to promote digital inclusion with 1Gbps broadband coverage from Hyperoptic
Post Office Hopes Community Focus & Fuel Broadband Acquisition...
Post Office says its serious about its telecoms business as it acquires 60,000 Fuel Broadband subscribers and invests in UK call centres
Broadbad 2.0: MPs’ ‘Unhelpful’ Report Is Slammed By...
British Infrastructure Group (BIG) report has the backing of 57 MPs but the broadband industry and experts accuse it of selective analysis
USO: BT Offers To Fund And Build 10Mbps Broadband For Everyone
Government launches consultation for universal service obligation for broadband but it might not be needed if BT alternative is accepted
Hyperoptic Wants To Bring 1Gbps FTTP Broadband To 5m Premises By 2025
Hyperoptic raises £100 million and wants to expand its fibre broadband coverage
BT To Integrate EE Into Consumer Unit As BT Italy Payouts Hit Profits
EE CEO Marc Allera to head up expanded consumer unit as challenging business markets and BT Italy fallout hit profits
Rivals Close 4G Gap On EE As Operators Make Gains In Nations
EE still tops Rootmetrics' rankings but the best network might depend on whether you live in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
O2 Has 25.1m Users And 97 Percent Outdoor 4G Coverage
O2 says customer service and 4G network investments are paying off
Businesses In Southend And Berkshire Get 1Gbps Broadband Boost
Alternative broadband network infrastructure providers press ahead with plans for FTTP as bigger players turn their attention towards pure fibre
Samsung & Arqiva London 5G Trial Hopes To Establish Fixed Wireless...
5G arrives in London and could be used to power ultrafast broadband services from next year
O2 To Track Music Fans’ Movements & Behaviour At Academy...
O2 extends agreement to sponsor Academy Venues, getting more Priority Tickets and to install tech that will monitor gigs and crowds
Vodafone’s UK Misery Continues But Investments & Fixed...
Vodafone revenues fall in the UK but growth in home broadband service coupled with network investments give rise to optimism
Vodafone Adds Alexa AI Customer Service Improvements To Boost 4G...
Vodafone improves social media customer service, offers voice-authenticated Alexa AI support and enhances chatbot
Openreach FTTP Broadband Consultation Invites Others To Invest In...
Openreach broadband consultation invites government and other providers to look at new investment and funding models for FTTP
San Marino Set To Become Europe’s First 5G Nation
Italian operator TIM is set to upgrade mobile networks in San Marino to 5G starting later this year
Ofcom Sets Up BT Openreach Monitoring Unit
Ofcom outlines how it plans to make sure Openreach is acting independently of BT
Openreach Starts Removing BT From Its Brand
Openreach will remove BT from its logo, vehicles and equipment by 2021 as part of phased rebranding
Virgin Media Outage Takes London Borough Councils Offline
Virgin Media fixes problems in London after difficult week
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Severed Fibre Cables Cause BT, TalkTalk And Sky Broadband Outage
Openreach works to fix severed cables that have affected customers of several broadband providers in East Sussex
Hull FTTP Rollout To Deliver 1Gbps Broadband To 10,000 More Premises
Hull FTTP broadband gathers pace with 75 percent set to be covered by KCOM by the end of 2017
Vodafone And BT Get Most Complaints For Mobile And Broadband
List of shame....Vodafone, BT, TalkTalk top complaint table, as Sky remains the goody two shoes
Scottish Regions Rank Worst In Broadband Speed Study
Orkney, Shetland and Highland have come in at the bottom of Which? rankings for average broadband speeds in local council areas across the UK
Vodafone Deploys Europe’s First Massive MIMO Base Station In 4G...
Vodafone is using Massive MIMO to improve capacity and pressing ahead with coverage improvements ahead of 4.5G and 5G