Telecoms

EE 4G Down In Parts Of UK After Data Centre Issues

Unspecified EE 4G service fault leaves many customers across the UK unable to access mobile internet services

9 years ago

MWC 2016: Facebook Will Continue India Internet.org Initiatives Despite Free Basics Ruling

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg: “In India we’ll focus on different programs. We want to work with all the operators there.”

9 years ago

MWC 2016: Mirantis Rolls Out Public Cloud For Largest Middle Eastern Telco

Saudi Telecom will use OpenStack public cloud from Mirantis to support customers in nine countries across the Middle East and…

9 years ago

MWC 2016: 4.5G Reaches 1Gbps As Operators Give Nb-IoT Momentum

Huawei says 4.5G is ready for 'massive commercialisation' as Nb-IoT looks to launch in 2017

9 years ago

Sky CEO: BT Openreach Is Holding UK Broadband Back

As Ofcom review nears its conclusion, Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch once again calls for BT and Openreach to be split…

9 years ago

MWC 2016: Ericsson And Cisco Build 5G Router In ‘Fruitful’ Partnership

Ericsson and Cisco say the early stages of their partnership have resulted in major customer wins as joint-development of equipment…

9 years ago

MWC 2016: Ericsson And AWS Enter Cloud Partnership For Telcos

Ericsson says AWS deal and cloud initatives can make telcos more efficient and productive by boosting agility and reducing data…

9 years ago

Huawei: 60 4.5G Networks Will Launch In 2016

Huawei says 2016 will start a "golden" era for 4.5G adoption

9 years ago

Virgin Media To Connect 500,000 More Properties In 2016

Virgin Media says Project Lightning expansion is already having an impact as parent company agrees joint-venture deal with Vodafone in…

9 years ago

EE Reaches 14m 4G Subscribers, 95 Percent LTE Coverage

EE says it has reached its targets ahead of BT integration, but warns of regulatory squeezes

9 years ago

BT Will Use Data Analytics To Block Nuisance Calls For Free

BT hopes new system will block up to 25 million nuisance calls when it is rolled out to landline customers…

9 years ago

EE Is ‘Best’ UK Mobile Network But Three Is Most Reliable

RootMetrics names EE the best overall network in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland,

9 years ago

Devicescape UK Wi-Fi Network Reaches 500,000 Hotspots

Virgin Media partnership and retailers help Devicescape past half a million milestone

9 years ago

Free Leicester Wi-Fi Network Can Boost 4G Coverage

BT will use CCTV infrastructure to build a free Wi-Fi network that will also allow operators to boost city centre…

9 years ago

BT: G.Fast Copper Can Deliver 5G Networks

BT says copper is capable of carrying cellular data after G.Fast trials, making it cheaper for operators to rollout 4G…

9 years ago

TalkTalk Data Breach Sees Customers Targeted After Engineering Visits

Attackers gain access to engineering visit data to trick customers in the latest TalkTalk security mishap

9 years ago

Manufacturing Firms Want Government Business Broadband Review

Manufacturers association warns the rising cost of broadband could harm industry and wants government to install provisions for futureproof infrastructure

9 years ago

Vodafone: Flexible Working Is Boosting Productivity And Profits

Flexible working has been adopted by three quarters or organisations surveyed in ten countries, but Vodafone admits barriers remain

9 years ago

Virgin Media Says O2-Three Merger Should Go Ahead

Virgin Media CEO says competition remedies imposed on merged Three-O2 could help stimulate UK mobile market

9 years ago

VoLTE Reliability: Calls Over 4G Drop 4-5 Times More Than On 3G And 2G

Amdocs report highlights VoLTE issues, indoor coverage in cities and poor roaming network quality

9 years ago

Hutchison: Merged Three-O2 Would Freeze Prices And Invest £5bn

CK Hutchison defends proposed takeover, saying its promises to retail and wholesale customers will maintain competition and allow it to…

9 years ago

Smartphones, 4G, IoT To Boost Mobile Data Traffic To 367 Exabytes In 2020

Cisco figures suggest huge increase in mobile data use, fuelled by more devices, faster and more plentiful networks, and video…

9 years ago

DCMS: £10m ‘Alternative’ Broadband Trials Will Help Smaller ISPs Win BDUK Deals

Government claims pilots of satellite, fixed wireless and hybrid broadband will help smaller ISPs battle BT and Virgin Media for…

9 years ago

Vodafone And Liberty Global Discuss Joint Venture

Vodafone and Liberty Global could create a joint-venture in the Netherlands to take on former state-owned telco - could they…

9 years ago

BT Broadband Customers Suffer ‘Nationwide’ Outages

BT Broadband services are down in parts of the UK as customers vent anger on social media

9 years ago

Sports Fans Take Huge Security Risks With Illegal Streams

Authors of the "first ever" empirical study into the security risks of online sports streaming suggest one in two sites…

9 years ago

Can Encryption Make Public Wi-Fi Safer?

With more connectivity comes more risk. Symantec says encryption can protect public Wi-Fi networks, users and help telcos improve their…

9 years ago

Ofcom CEO: O2-Three Merger Is Threat To UK Mobile Market

Ofcom CEO says O2-Three merger will raise prices, harm innovation and damage competition, raising fresh doubts about viability of £10.25bn…

9 years ago

BT Completes £12.5bn EE Takeover

BT-EE are together at least after all the regulatory requirements fall into place

9 years ago

BBC: £100m BT Network Deal Will Save Money And Aid Broadcast Innovation

BBC CTO Matthew Postgate says more efficient, flexible network will facilitate development of 4K and VR broadcasts

9 years ago