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Smart Antenna Firm Gets £1.5m To ‘Double’ Smartphone Battery Life By 2018
Sofant plans to commercialise smart antenna by 2018, boosting Wi-Fi performance and battery power consumption
Hull Has The Slowest Broadband Of Any Major UK City
Research shows Middlesbrough and Belfast outpace London, but just 22 out of 42 urban areas have averages of 24Mbps or greater
Intel Insists Moore’s Law Is Safe As CEO Krzanich Outlines Post PC Strategy
Moore's Law will continue says Intel boss Brian Krzanich, as he outlines post PC strategy going forward
Dell Teams Up With Aerohive For Wireless Network Management
Dell turns to aerohive for wireless network management, continues open data centre efforts and offers new switches
Virgin Media To Connect At Least 1m Properties To FTTP Broadband
Virgin Media says network expansion is the UK's largest single FTTP deployment
EE Looks To Open Source Networks For 5G And Rural 4G
EE wants developers to create network services and applications using Lime Micro's software defined radio transceiver and Canonical Ubuntu Snappy Core
Vodafone And Huawei’s NB-IoT Open Lab Can Be ‘Catalyst’ For IoT Development
Huawei and Vodafone envision global network of open NB-IoT labs, claiming the standard is as important to IoT as the App Store was for smartphones
In Austin, OpenStack Rediscovers Its Roots In Disruption
Jonathan Bryce claims telcos are coming to 'disruptive' OpenStack to find NFV success
1Gbps FTTP Broadband Services Go Live In Leeds And Bradford
CityFibre says its networks in northern cities can help develop the region as an economic powerhouse
EE Brings Customer Service Back To UK And Ireland
EE creates 600 new jobs as it hopes customer service will give it an advantage over rivals
EE 4G To Reach 95 Percent Of UK Landmass By 2020
EE says major investment will deliver 4G to areas that don't even have 2G, boosting LTE population coverage to 99.8 percent of the UK
Sennheiser: Wireless Microphones Need Spectrum Just As Much As Mobile
Sennheiser says authorities should not take away airwaves from special events and production without giving alternative frequencies
Qualcomm’s Speedy Networks Are Pushing Mercedes F1 To Pole Position
Qualcomm’s Graeme Davidson tells us how the company’s speedy data transfers are helping Mercedes F1 mount another title challenge
Sky Adds 46,000 Broadband Customers In Q3
Sky says customer service and content is helping company to profit ahead of mobile launch
CityFibre: Our FTTP Broadband Network Can Compete With Openreach
As revenues reach £6.4m, CityFibre explains how KCOM purchase, network architecture and ducts and poles can help it compete with Openreach
Dell Signs Up Microsoft, SAP And GE To IoT Partner Programme
New partner ecosystem sees Dell offer up its range of IoT solutions to businesses everywhere
Half Of British Firms Ban Workers From Using Free Wi-Fi Networks
Research from iPass shows 62 percent of firms in four countries ban free Wi-Fi and 94 percent believe it is a security risk
Are ISPs Doing Enough To Protect Businesses Against DDoS Attacks?
Nine tenths of firms say they want more protection from their provider and 80 percent of ISPs believe there is a business opportunity. So what's the issue?
Free Brighton BT Wi-Fi Network Could Bring Better 4G
BT will build 40 Wi-Fi access points in Brighton and Hove in exchange for permission to deploy mobile infrastructure on street furniture
UK’s ‘Already Poor’ 4G Coverage Is Not Getting Much Better
OpenSignal research says British mobiles can only get a 4G signal 53 percent of the time
MPs Call For More Accurate Broadband Speed Claims And Consumer Protections
British Infrastructure Group (BIG), led by Conservative MP Grant Shapps says broadband advertising rules should be overhauled and mandatory refunds given
EMN Will Combine Cellular And Satellite To Aid Emergency Mobile Services
Manx Telecom and Globalstar will co-develop EMN, a hybrid cellular-satellite system they say can result in more affordable, ubiquitous connectivit
What Next For Rural Mobile Coverage After Government’s £150m MIP Builds Just 75 Of 600 Targeted Masts?
The government will not extend Mobile Infrastructure Project (MIP) despite falling short of goal and increasing calls for better rural 3G and 4G coverage
BT Raises Standard Fibre Package Speeds To 52Mbps
BT makes its entry level fibre package a bit faster, claims its speedier than any of its rivals
EE: More 5G Spectrum Is Pointless Unless Planning Laws Reformed
EE's head of spectrum says that while spectrum will obviously be important for 5G, network densification is just as vital
Ofcom Promises Enough Airwaves For 5G, Looks At 3.4 – 4.2GHz Spectrum Sharing
Ofcom spectrum director says spectrum won't be an issue for 5G as regulator opens consultation into C-band sharing
BT Creates 900 Jobs To Boost Cyber Security Operations
BT wants to bolster security services for consumers, businesses and governments and hopes graduate recruitment will aid skills shortage
Facebook’s Internet.org Offers Developer Simulator For Free Basics
Facebook presses ahead with controversial Free Basics service for Internet.org , allowing developers to test their services and find out more about users
Mobile Operators Invest In The UK ‘As A Last Resort’
Arqiva head of telecoms says legilsation is needed to make it easier to build networks and mobile consolidation is a market solution