Networks

Government Hopes £16m University 5G Network Will Make UK A World Leader

Government ups commitment to 5G development with academic testbed targeting a 2018 end to end trial

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

Three ‘Go Binge’ Eliminates Data Charges For Video & Audio Streaming

Netflix, Deezer, TVPlayer and SoundCloud won't cost you a thing and Three says other services can sign up too

7 years ago

Arqiva Buys More 5G Spectrum To Boost London Fixed Wireless

Arqiva buys more 28GHz spectrum as it prepares for trial with Samsung in London this summer

7 years ago

UK SIGFOX IoT Network To Cover ’95 Percent’ Of UK By 2019

WND-UK plans to rollout an LPWA network based on the SIGFOX standard across the UK

7 years ago

DCMS Is Now Department For Digital, Culture, Media And Sport

DCMS name changes to reflect growing importance of digital and technology in its activities

7 years ago

The 999 Call Celebrates Its 80th Birthday

The world's first emergency service call system was rolled out in London on 30 June 1937

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

Free 1Gbps Wi-Fi Arrives On London’s Streets As First BT Link Units Replace Payphones

BT Links will offer ad-supported calls, internet access and eventually IoT applications

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

Glastonbury Festival Goers Consume 54TB Of 4G Data

Revellers at Glastonbury 2017 smash previous 4G data record as streaming, Instagram and Snapchat more than double consumption

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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

8 years ago

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?

8 years ago

‘Breakthrough’ Cisco New Network Uses Machine Learning To Detect Malware In Encrypted Data

Cisco claims 'new network' is a breakthrough, using machine learning to automate and secure enterprises, without impacting privacy, for the…

8 years ago

EE 4G Smart Tent Brings Smart Home Tech To Glastonbury

EE is making 'glamping' smarter as it continues 4G partnership with Glastonbury

8 years ago

Three Is Fined £1.9m For 999 Call Failure

Ofcom fines Three after discovering potential weak spot in the way its network handles emergency calls

8 years ago

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?

8 years ago

Huawei Makes Commitment To Digital Innovation In Europe

Huawei wants to partner in digital infrastructure, cultivate digital innovation and contribute to Europe's digital ecosystem

8 years ago

Roaming Charges End Across The EU

It will cost Brits the same to use their phone abroad as it does in the UK - but for…

8 years ago

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

8 years ago

Huawei Partners With University Of Edinburgh On Data Science

Huawei will work on data processing and management technology with University of Edinburgh in new research deal

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

‘Pre-5G’ Backhaul Powers Inflatable EE 4G Air Masts For Disaster Zones And Rural Areas

EE makes use of 5G backhaul for inflatable 'helikite' that will aid emergency services and spread rural 4G

8 years ago

BT Celebrates Research Legacy But CEO Warns Of Brexit R&D Impact

BT celebrates its 180th birthday but CEO Gavin Patterson says the collaborative aspect of R&D could be under threat from…

8 years ago

SWIFT Profits Drop 31 Percent Following Bangladesh Hack

The SWIFT transfer network has seen profits slashed after it invested in expanding security operations following the $81m Bangladesh Bank…

8 years ago

Election 2017: What Do The Major Parties Plan For Technology?

GENERAL ELECTION 2017: Read our party-by-party guide to technology policy

8 years ago

EE Switches On UK’s Fastest 4G Speeds Of 429Mbps

EE is offering 429Mbps 4G+ in London and Cardiff - but not many will be able to use it just…

8 years ago

Election 2017: SNP Make Superfast Broadband & 4G Pledges

SNP focuses mainly on Brexit but there are some strong connectivity promises for Scotland's tech community

8 years ago

O2 Gives ‘Disconnected’ Welsh Village Full Mobile Coverage For The First Time

Staylittle in Wales was once cut off from the rest of the UK, now it has full 4G coverage

8 years ago