ANALYSIS: Now the proposed merger with O2 has been blocked, Three has no choice but to make noise and disrupt. This time, the battlefield is spectrum
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EE Starts Rollout of LTE-A Powered 360Mbps 4G+
EE looks to press home technical advantage with 360Mbps Cat9 LTE-A rollout, starting with Wembley Stadium
Rio 2016 Olympics Suffered Sustained 540Gbps DDoS Attacks
Arbor security claims Rio was a success in terms of mitigating powerful, prolonged DDoS attacks
IoT-Powered Amazon Dash Buttons And APIs Arrive In The UK
Amazon Dash lets customers order toilet paper, washing powder and condoms with the push of a button and APIs allow for native third party support
Corbyn Promises Broadband For All And Open Source Government
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn vows to democratise the internet with funding, better public services, open source software and broadband access
CityFibre And Pure Broadband Boost Connectivity Choice For Hull Businesses
Pure Broadband will deliver 1Gbps broadband to businesses in Hull and East Yorkshire using Cityfibre FTTP network, offering choice to KCOM
EE Offers Free Apple Music To 4G Subscribers
EE agrees another content deal to ensure it maintains 4G lead, while Apple Music gets chance to expand reach in the UK
MIT Reseachers Propose Faster Wi-Fi With MegaMIMO
Bandwidth breakthrough? Boffins in the US reckon new tech can increase wireless data-transfer speed by 330 percent
BT Trials Long Reach VDSL Broadband In Outer Hebrides
Scottish island plays host to Openreach long reach broadband trials
BT And Nokia Strike 5G Research Deal
Companies will collaborate on 5G proof of concept trials and sniff out commercial use cases for 5G technologies
Linux Networking Flaw Allows Attacker To Trick Safety Mechanism
A feature designed to make Linux-based networks harder to infiltrate has done the opposite. But can it really affect Tor?
Three Extends Feel At Home Roaming To 24 New Countries
Three Feel at Home extends to 42 countries ahead of EU abolition of roaming in 2017
Local Government: ‘Up To’ Broadband Adverts Are Misleading Rural Users
Broadband adverts are misleading if touted speeds are only available to urban areas, says LGA
EE Is Best 4G Network For London Airports And Railway Stations
EE is named best or joint-best mobile network at six of eight London airports and train stations by RootMetrics
Vodafone Hasn’t Really Abolished Line Rental But It Has Made A Statement
ANALYSIS: Vodafone isn't really getting rid of line rental but by combining charges and offering cheap fibre, it shows it is committed to fixed broadband
Rio 2016: Should You Ban Olympic Live Streaming On Your Network?
Brits are expected to watch up an average of 6 hours on corporate networks during Rio 2016. Should IT departments ban live streaming at Rio 2016?
Virgin Media Connects 85,000 Premises, Adds 42,000 Broadband Customers
Virgin Media says new builds are helping it attract more customers as £3bn Project Lightning network expansion continues
Sky Fixes Fibre Broadband After Network Upgrade Causes Outage
After BT broadband and EE roaming outages, Sky is the latest to suffer as fibre service goes down
Ruckus Routers Found With Multiple Security Flaws
Tripwire research finds Ruckus routers are susceptible to intruders
Why Airbnb Users And Hosts Must Beware Of WiFi Risks
At Black Hat, a researcher details how both naive users and hosts of the popular accommodation sharing service could be at risk
EE Outrage Shows Roaming Is No Longer An Optional Luxury
ANALYSIS: Few can travel without a smartphone in 2016, which is why EE roaming outage was such an issue for business travellers, tourists and even rockstars
EE Says Roaming Problems Are Now Fixed
EE says customers should be able to make calls, send texts and access data abroad. If not, turn it on and off again
EE 4G Roaming Problem Leaves Travellers Unable To Call Or Text Home
EE confirms issue with text, calls and data services abroad and confirms it is working on a fix for roaming problems
BT Security CEO: We’ve Learned The Lessons From TalkTalk Hack
INTERVIEW: BT Security chief Mark Hughes explains how BT protects itself against attacks, how Brexit impacts skills gap and why firms should trust telcos
Three ‘Takes Legal Action’ Against EU Over Failed £10.25bn O2 Merger
CK Hutchison, parent company of Three, confirms it has appealed the EC ruling amid reports it has taken legal action too
Ofcom Proposals To Ease Broadband, Pay TV Switching Concerns
New proposals to help switch between BT, Virgin Media, KCOM, and Sky to avoid double payments and loss of service
Robocall Plague Won’t Be Easy To Solve Despite FCC Call For Action
ANALYSIS: Recent FCC pressure is resulting in some movement by carriers to try to quell robocalls, but much needs to be done before anyone sees any real relief
Tech Quiz Of The Week: The History Of BT
BT's been in the news again but what do you know about the UK's biggest mobile and broadband provider?
Sky Claims TV Gains But Looks To Mobile As Broadband Growth Slows
Sky added just 60,000 broadband customers in the second half of its financial year compared to 277,000 in the first. It is now looking to mobile.
BT Gets EE Boost, Now Has 4.3m Fibre Broadband And 16.7m 4G Subscribers
BT gets boost from EE's mobile and SMB businesses as it snaps up 79 percent of all new broadband connections on Openreach in past quarter