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Vodafone Abolishes Roaming In 40 Territories & Refreshes SMB Plans
Vodafone beats EU deadline to abolish roaming charges and offers new SMB plans and customer service improvements
TalkTalk Advances Dark Fibre Plans After Winning BT Cost Appeal
TalkTalk says Ofcom's method for determining dark fibre access caps were miscalculated and is preparing business broadband products for October.
Slough Trading Estate & Maidenhead Get 1Gbps FTTP Broadband
Slough and Maidenhead will be connected to 48km of fibre in CityFibre's latest FTTP broadband rollout
FCC Chair To ‘Quickly Replace’ Obama Net Neutrality Rules
Two speed Internet? Head honcho of US comms watchdog wants to reserve net neutrality rules
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O2 Will Operate New High Speed City Of London Wi-Fi Network
O2 Wi-Fi and Telefonica-Vodafone joint venture Cornerstone to roll out small cell powered wireless
Box Joins BT’s Cloud Of Clouds
BT and Box will work together in a number of areas as cloud of clouds expands
Mobile Data Traffic Will Flood Wi-Fi Networks This Year
Telcos need to be more strategic when it comes to incorporating Wi-Fi into their product offering
Ofcom Orders BT Openreach To Reduce Cost Of Superfast Broadband
Ofcom says cheaper superfast broadband will incentivise ultrafast rollout and new Openreach targets will boost service levels
Verizon Launches First Ever Nationwide LTE Network For IoT
Verizon sets sights on IoT with scalable and cost effective nationwide networks
Liberty Global: Road To 5G Is Far From Certain If Market Is Too Competitive
Mike Fries, CEO of Virgin Media's parent company Liberty Global, and French telco giant Orange say current mobile market is unsustainable and businesses could suffer eventually
Google Home Brings AI To Home & Office On April 6
Google Home AI voice activated assistant will cost £129 and will arrive alongside a smart router called the Google WiFi on April 6
Colt CEO: SDN Focus And Distracted Rivals Will Make Us A Telecoms Disruptor Once More
INTERVIEW: Colt CEO says while its rivals are distracted with content and mobile, it has been pressing ahead with its SDN capabilities
Reading & Bracknell Businesses Get Access To 1Gbps FTTP Broadband
CityFibre's Thames Valley network connects its first customers in Reading and Bracknell
Ofcom Fines BT £42m For Breaching Ethernet Contract Commitments
BT sets aside £300m to compensate Openreach customers who had compensation payments reduced because of retrospective Ethernet deadline extensions
Ofcom Mulls Automatic Compensation For Broadband Problems
Regulator rejects industry proposals, and proposes instant compensation for when landline and broadband services goes wrong
Virgin Media Increases ‘Standard’ Broadband To 100Mbps
Broadband arms race continues with Virgin Media now offering 100Mbps as the default line speed
BT Powers Michelin’s IT Transformation With Networks, Security And UC
BTGS will help Michelin's digital transformation and make the business more efficient
Ofcom Fines Plusnet £880,000 For Charging Old Broadband Customers
Left Plusnet between May 2013 and September 2015? Check your bills, you may be eligible for a refund
Co-op Hopes Overhauled Network And IT Will Support Food Retail Growth
BT and Co-operative Group agree five year deal to overhaul IT infrastructure and make it simpler and easier to shop. Not to mention free Wi-Fi
New Three Data Breach Exposes Mobile Customer Account Details To Total Strangers
Three customers have reported seeing other users details in their online accounts and My3 application in fresh cybersecurity breach
Infrared Wi-Fi Tech Could Supercharge Your Internet Browsing
It's still a few years away, but infrared Wi-Fi could be a gamechanger
Internet of Trees: Melbourne Uses Smart City Tech To Stay World’s Most Liveable Place
Melbourne is the world's most liveable city. Smart technology and IoT are how it plans to stay that way as population grows
BT Openreach Makes ‘First’ 330Mbps G.Fast Broadband Connection In Kent
BT Openreach gets first official G.Fast broadband customer in Gillingham, Kent as trials continue
Ofcom ‘Will Demand’ Openreach Lower Wholesale Fibre Broadband Costs
Ofcom's next step in battle for more competitive fibre broadband market will apparently see it target BT Openreach wholesale costs
Vodafone Creates 2,100 UK Customer Service Jobs
Vodafone creates new positions in Scotland, Wales and Northern England, months after multi-million pound fine for billing and complaints issues
TalkTalk Bans TeamViewer Remote Access Tool To Combat Scammers
The move is aimed at tightening security, but users slated the ISP for giving them no warning
Convenient BT Openreach Compromise Paves Way For Fibre-First Britain
ANALYSIS: Legal separation of BT and Openreach suits all parties as UK's fibre rollout advances to the next stage