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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
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
Superfast Broadband And 4G Adoption Rises As 15m Brits Take ‘Digital Detox’
Superfast broadband and 4G takeup grows, but millions undertake “digital detox” after spending a day a week online
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
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
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
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
UK Telecoms Industry Disappointed BT Gets To Keep Openreach
ANALYSIS: Rival broadband providers and mobile operators welcome moves to make Openreach independent but aren't convinced it will solve underlying issues
ViaSat Brings Satellite Broadband To Air Force One
ViaSat promises US President will have the same level of connectivity on Air Force One as they do in the White House
Huawei Posts 40 Percent Revenue Growth
H1 sales on steady growth as company expects £57 billion revenue for 2016
Bristol Network Partners Connect First Users To 10Gbps FTTP Broadband
Bristol Network uses council-owned ducts to provide 10Gbps capacity for wholesale ISPs
EE Builds Temporary 4G Network For America’s Cup Sailing In Portsmouth
EE will boost its 4G network for spectators and race organisers this weekend for the America's Cup World Series event on the South Coast
What Was Wrong With BT Broadband This Week?
ANALYSIS: Was your connection down this week? BT broadband suffered from two separate data centre outages in two consecutive days. Here's what happened
BT Broadband Suffers Second Day Of Outages After Telehouse Data Centre Power Failure
UPDATED: A second data centre power failure in as many days, this time at Telehouse North, causes disruption for BT broadband services
Vodafone Achieves 20Gbps In 5G Tests With Huawei
Vodafone and Huawei test out 70GHz spectrum as race to develop 5G by 2020 continues
Virgin Media To Connect Business Parks To 300Mbps Broadband
Virgin Media will connect thousands of firms to its network as part of £3bn Project Lightning expansion
BT Openreach Repairs And Installations At Are ‘Best Ever’ Level
Openreach CEO praises staff and network investments as BT tries to fend off calls for Ofcom to make the open access division independent
AT&T Offers Simple NFV To Businesses With ‘Network On Demand’ Expansion
AT&T looks to attract more businesses to NFV by promising rapid router and firewall rollout and simpler management
O2 CEO Ronan Dunne Steps Down After Failed Three Merger
O2 CEO decides its time for a change as Telefonica abandons plans to leave the UK market and appoints CFO Mark Evans as new chief
EE And Vodafone Are The Best Mobile Networks At Wimbledon 2016
EE and Vodafone deliver mobile coverage aces at Wimbledon, but O2 is outplayed at SW19, says RootMetrics
Virgin Media Names Next 30 Villages To Be Connected To 300Mbps Broadband
Virgin Media will bring 300Mbps to SMBs in 30 more villages as part of its rural network expansion plans
Facebook’s OpenCellular Platform Enables Open Source Mobile Networks
OpenCellular platform looks to make it cheaper and easier to deliver mobile connectivity using open hardware and software
BT Trials Openreach Fibre Ducts And Poles Access With 5 Broadband Providers
BT presses ahead with Ofcom demand to make it easier for other providers to access Openreach's ducts and poles to lay their own fibre cables
Digital Economy Bill Has First Reading In Parliament
Digital Economy Bill promises 10Mbps broadband for all, reformed planning laws for networks and consumer protections
Peterborough Connects 220 Sites To CityFibre FTTP And Gets Wi-Fi HD CCTV Cameras
Peterborough says it will save time and money while becoming more technically capable thanks to CittyFibre FTTP network
Nationwide 30Mbps Satellite Broadband Service Goes Live
Avanti and Avonline offer 30Mbps service to everyone in the UK, claiming rural communities will benefit from affordable superfast broadband