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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.”
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 Africa
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
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 and 1Gbps broadband to be delivered
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 and services accelerates
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 centre footprint
Huawei: 60 4.5G Networks Will Launch In 2016
Huawei says 2016 will start a "golden" era for 4.5G adoption
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 the Netherlands
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
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 later this year
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,
Devicescape UK Wi-Fi Network Reaches 500,000 Hotspots
Virgin Media partnership and retailers help Devicescape past half a million milestone
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 mobile coverage
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 and 5G
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
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
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
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
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
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 compete with BT and Vodafone
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 applications
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 BDUK money
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 do the same in the UK?
BT Broadband Customers Suffer ‘Nationwide’ Outages
BT Broadband services are down in parts of the UK as customers vent anger on social media
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 serve up malicious adverts
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 service
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 deal
BT Completes £12.5bn EE Takeover
BT-EE are together at least after all the regulatory requirements fall into place
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