Telecoms

Virgin Media’s £3bn Project Lighting Broadband Expansion Slows Down

Virgin Media results miss expectations but it expects to see more Project Lightning progress in second half of 2017

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: Mobile Messaging – From SMS To WhatsApp

What do you know about the history of mobile messaging? Find out with our quiz!

8 years ago

Ulster University IoT Network To Power Connected Health Research

Ulster University is first university to launch a SIGFOX IoT network and the first in Northern Ireland

8 years ago

ISPs Face Ad Crackdown Over Misleading Broadband Speed Claims

Industry free-for-all surrounding broadband speed claims about to end, as advertising watchdog issues proposals

8 years ago

EE Offers Inclusive Roaming Across EU, USA, Canada & Australia

EE, like every other operator in the EU, will abolish charges across Europe and will offer inclusive roaming for North…

8 years ago

London Remains Well Down In Urban 4G Mobile Rankings

Best and worst cities for 4G mobile coverage revealed in new study, as London continues to lag

8 years ago

Three Plans 1Gbps Home Broadband Service Using 3.4GHz Spectrum

Three plans to deliver fixed wireless broadband services to 40 percent of the UK population once £250m acquisition of UK…

8 years ago

Vodafone Increases Prices For Out Of Contract Customers

Vodafone confirms price hikes of between 50p and £3.50

8 years ago

Belfast Has Best UK Mobile Coverage Of Any Major UK City But Where’s London?

Belfast has good mobile coverage but London, Bristol, Hull and Cardiff must do better it seems, according to RootMetrics

8 years ago

Investigation Slams ‘Dreadful’ Broadband In New Homes

Working from home? Best not do it in a new home then, as investigation reveals 'shocking state' of broadband for…

8 years ago

Lords ‘Drop’ Demands For 30Mbps Broadband Minimum Speeds Ahead Of General Election

Government plans for a broadband USO will be fast tracked after Lords reportedly drop demands for a minimum requirement of…

8 years ago

UK And 14 Other EU States ‘Oppose’ Minimum Spectrum Licences Ahead Of 5G

15 EU countries claim minimum 25 year licences would stifle innovation and flexible in the mobile sector

8 years ago

Vodafone Mobile & Smartwatch App Assists Sub-Two Hour Marathon Attempt

Can Vodafone's real time data tracking application help an athlete run a marathon in under 2 hours?

8 years ago

IT Life: Therese Jamaa, GSMA General Manager, Mobile World Capital

Therese Jamaa talks the future of mobility, the IoT and her secret singing ambition

8 years ago

Virgin Media: 350Mbps Broadband As Standard Will Drive SMB Growth Amid Brexit Uncertainty

Virgin Media Business will offer 350Mbps broadband as standard from 2 May and has confidence in UK post-Brexit despite parent's…

8 years ago

Gigaclear Brings 1Gbps FTTP Broadband To Rural Herefordshire

Gigaclear to deliver phase 2 of Fastershire project in rural Herfordshire

8 years ago

UK Telecoms ‘Must’ Have Access To Talent, Markets & Roaming After Brexit

BSG report says UK telecoms needs regulatory certainty as investments in 5G and ultrafast accelerate

8 years ago

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

8 years ago

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

8 years ago

Box Joins BT’s Cloud Of Clouds

BT and Box will work together in a number of areas as cloud of clouds expands

8 years ago

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

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

Reading & Bracknell Businesses Get Access To 1Gbps FTTP Broadband

CityFibre's Thames Valley network connects its first customers in Reading and Bracknell

8 years ago

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

8 years ago

Ofcom Mulls Automatic Compensation For Broadband Problems

Regulator rejects industry proposals, and proposes instant compensation for when landline and broadband services goes wrong

8 years ago

Virgin Media Increases ‘Standard’ Broadband To 100Mbps

Broadband arms race continues with Virgin Media now offering 100Mbps as the default line speed

8 years ago

BT Powers Michelin’s IT Transformation With Networks, Security And UC

BTGS will help Michelin's digital transformation and make the business more efficient

8 years ago

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

8 years ago

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

8 years ago