Post Office says its serious about its telecoms business as it acquires 60,000 Fuel Broadband subscribers and invests in UK call centres
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Broadbad 2.0: MPs’ ‘Unhelpful’ Report Is Slammed By Broadband Industry
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 Alternative To Fibre
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 Venues
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 Growth Suggest Revival Is Near
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 Enhancements
Vodafone improves social media customer service, offers voice-authenticated Alexa AI support and enhances chatbot
Openreach FTTP Broadband Consultation Invites Others To Invest In ‘Large Scale’ Rollout
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
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (7 July)
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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 Coverage & Capacity Drive
Vodafone is using Massive MIMO to improve capacity and pressing ahead with coverage improvements ahead of 4.5G and 5G
BT Offers Free BT Sport To Business Broadband Customers
BT looks to sweeten the deal for business subscribers by giving them free BT Sport. Productivity issues ahoy?
EE 4G Smart Tent Brings Smart Home Tech To Glastonbury
EE is making 'glamping' smarter as it continues 4G partnership with Glastonbury
Nokia’s Ultrafast Routers Tackle Rising Bandwidth Challenge
New IP routers promises petabit-class performance to deliver required bandwidth for Internet of tomorrow
Tech Quiz: Fibre Broadband & The Ultrafast Future
The UK is going ultrafast with FTTP and G.Fast, but what do you know about fibre and the future?
Culture Minister: Tory Government Will Still Deliver Fibre, 5G And Minimum Broadband Speeds
Reappointed culture minister says digital programmes, 5G and broadband investment will go ahead despite political uncertainty
BT Trials Speed Boosts & AI Deployment For Core Network & FTTP
BT trials new tech that makes FTTP '40 times faster' and its core network have record wavelengths of 400Gbps. It's also using AI to deploy network
Election 2017: Hung Parliament Will Force Conservatives To Make Informal Coalition Deal
Overall effect on the technology industry is that it's not likely to shake things up yet