Telecoms

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

9 years ago

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

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

Hyperoptic Starts FTTP Broadband Services In Brighton

Hyperoptic offers gigabit broadband to businesses in Brighton in latest FTTP expansion

9 years ago

CMA Predicts ‘Long Term Damage’ If Three-O2 Merger Approved

CMA tells EU that nothing short of a sale of network assets will solve competition concerns about £10.25 billion Three-O2…

9 years ago

Hutchison Offers Sky, Virgin Media ‘Significant’ Three-O2 Network Capacity In EU Clearance Bid

CK Hutchison hopes that offering significant capacity for MVNOs will encourage EC to approve £10.25 billion Three-O2 merger

9 years ago

CityFibre: SSE Telecoms Deal Shows Potential Of £90m National Fibre Network

CityFibre says the ease at which it has attracted its first customer after KCOM national network acquisition shows it can…

9 years ago

Boosty Combines Wi-Fi And 4G To Boost Broadband Speed, Targets Operator Partnerships

Sharedband CEO Paul Evans tells TechWeekEurope that technology powering Boosty could eventually be built natively into broadband providers' routers

9 years ago

Network Rail Could Sell Fibre Broadband Network To UK Telcos

Reports suggest Network Rail could sell its network, start a joint venture or offer wholesale access in move that would…

9 years ago

UK Broadband Speeds Rise But Urban-Rural Divide Persists

Ofcom says average UK broadband speed is 28.9Mbps, but urban speeds are three times faster than rural

9 years ago

Government Starts Work On 10Mbps Minimum Broadband Speed For UK

Government launches consultation into new 10Mbps universal service obligation for broadband, claiming its what consumers and businesses need

9 years ago

Ofcom Proposals Will Make It Easier To Switch Mobile Networks

Ofcom says a customer's new mobile phone provider should handle all aspects of the switchover amid concerns it is too…

9 years ago

Hull-Based Broadband Providers KC, Kcom Rebranded As KCOM

KCOM Group brings its broadband and IT services under a single brand in bid to give customers better service

9 years ago

T- Mobile: Jive Frees Customer Service And Sales From IT

T-Mobile explains how Jive helps it communicate internally and externally to boost customer service and compete in competitive US market…

9 years ago

Ofcom Orders BT To Open Up Dark Fibre And Install Business Broadband Faster

Ofcom's business broadband review wants better competition, more innovation and cheaper prices

9 years ago

CityFibre To Build FTTP Network In Southend

CityFibre agrees deal with Southend council to build 50km dark fibre network that could eventually be used for business and…

9 years ago

Three Customers Use 5GB A Month As 4G Coverage Reaches 75 Percent

Traffic on Three's mobile network has risen by 1,100 percent over the past five years

9 years ago

Vodafone Launches Enterprise Security Business

Vodafone will provide tools, services and advice to businesses as it seeks to take advantage of growing demand for security

9 years ago

UK Telecoms, Utilities Sectors ‘Exposed To Hacking Risk’

Telecoms and utilities companies hold valuable data but are relatively unprepared for cyber-attacks, according to Cebr

9 years ago

David Cameron Plans To Relax Mobile Mast Planning Restrictions

Prime Minister David Cameron hints legislation that makes it easy to build networks could be on the way

9 years ago

Skype Ends Support For Smart TV Applications

Skype will halt development of smart TV apps to focus on other clients, but says its up to manufacturers whether…

9 years ago

Can AI-Powered Call Centres Improve Telecoms Customer Service?

AI could make it less painful to contact your broadband, landline and mobile provider and boost reputation and revenues for…

9 years ago

Ofcom: We Want Network-Level Broadband Competition

Ofcom director of strategy says its main goal is helping deliver ultrafast broadband, not separating BT or promoting a particular…

9 years ago

Marketing Firm Goes Into Liquidation After ‘Record’ £350,000 ICO Fine

ICO fines Prodial £350,000 after 46m automated nuisance calls about PPI insurance claims but regulator says it will work with…

9 years ago

Samsung, Zuckerberg And Virtual Reality: The Story Of MWC 2016

TechWeekEurope's refelcts on the major launches, events and trends of Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona

9 years ago

Ofcom Tightens Openreach Regulation But Does Not Separate It From BT

BT must allow rivals to lay fibre in Openreach ducts and telegraph poles, while Ofcom also wants open access division…

9 years ago

MWC 2016: BT CEO Warns Broadband Speed Upgrades Hinge On Ofcom Review

BT CEO Gavin Patterson makes final defence of Openreach structure and says it is prepared to make fibre, G.Fast investments…

9 years ago

Pure Wi-Fi Uses 10,000 Times Less Power Than Regular Wi-Fi

Researchers at the University of Washington develop system that could make smartphones more efficient and Wi-Fi suitable for IoT

9 years ago

Government Promises Business Broadband Review

Business Secretary Sajid Javid promises manufacturers he will launch inquiry into the availability and affordability of business broadband

9 years ago

MWC 2016: Mobile Industry Helps Developing World And Refugees With Tech

UK government teams up with GSMA to help improve access to energy and clean water, while Vodafone Foundation pledges support…

9 years ago