One in ten would give up booze for Wi-Fi on Christmas day as Internet becomes increasingly important to Christmas
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Will Railway Mobile Coverage Affect Your Christmas Getaway?
BLOG: Mobile coverage can make journeys seem a lot quicker, but can new data show if it will affect your journey this Christmas?
Ericsson Will Demo 5G At 2018 World Cup In Russia
Ericsson and Russian operator will work on development of 5G and hold pilots of cellular and ioT technology
Vodafone And Huawei Complete First NB-IoT Trial
Vodafone and Huawei continue NB-IoT development as standardisation of common LPWA technology nears
EE Recalls All Power Bars Amid Overheating Risk
EE says all of its free power bars should be handed into a retail store after an issue with a "very small number" is identified
EU Roaming Revenues To Fall ‘By 28 Percent’ From 2017
Abolition of roaming costs within the EU could save businesses a lot of money, but operators could also benefit in the medium term, says Juniper Researc
EE And Vodafone Top Ofcom Complaints Table Again
Number of complaints made to communications regulator increases over three month period
CityFibre Buys KCOM’s Nationwide Fibre Network For £90m
CityFibre expands nationwide footprint after buying KCOM's networks outside Hull and East Yorkshire in a move which former says makes it the biggest wholesale competitor to Openreach
EE Wins £1bn 4G Emergency Services Network Contract
EE to build network that government claims will save £1 million a day and give emergency services access to LTE data and applications
Virgin Media Expands Into Leicestershire Villages
Virgin Media says expansion is not just about large towns and cities, but villages too
Vodafone Boosts Roaming Offers Ahead Of Christmas
Vodafone adds more countries to its World Traveller, Business Traveller and 4G roaming offers
IT Life: Telecoms Is In My DNA
BT Global Services CEO Luis Alvarez discusses his career in the telecoms industry
EE Could Allow Ad Blocking At Network Level
EE CEO Olaf Swantee says operator is having strategic review to see whether customers should be allowed to control their mobile experience
How Media Companies Can Survive In A Mobile-First Era
CNN, Time Inc and Google discuss how technology, media firms and telecoms will impact the future of content
EE Named London’s Best Operator Again, But Rivals Improve
RootMetrics says mobile users can expect a good service no matter which network they use
KC Offers Hull Broadband Discount For SMBs
KC becomes latest ISP to step in after super connected city voucher scheme suspension, but wants more government funding allocated
Vodafone Uses Wi-Fi Spectrum To Boost 4G In LAA Trial
Vodafone believes unlicensed spectrum can improve 4G coverage without disturbing Wi-Fi
Huawei And Telefonica Join Forces For 5G Development
Partners will work together on a number of 5G technologies after agreeing deal at Huawei MBBF 2015
Gigaclear Offers 5Gbps Broadband In Rural Areas
Gigaclear is trialling 5Gbps and will launch nationwide from early 2016
Ericsson Predicts 150m 5G Subscriptions By 2021
Ericsson report predicts sixfold increase in mobile data consumption and rapid adoption of 5G when it launches in 2020
55,000 SMBs Get Government Grants For Superfast Broadband
Latest figures for suspended super connected city voucher scheme are revealed, but no indication more money will be allocated for superfast broadband
BT Openreach CEO Joe Garner To Leave In 2016
Openreach chief to depart after two years in charge of BT network division
Average Openreach Fibre User Consumes 190GB A Month
BT reveals Openreach figures for the summer... but not a lot of them
ISPs: Snooper’s Charter Will Mean Higher Broadband Bills
Snooper's Charter underestimates the cost and challenge of monitoring users, ISPA and Gigaclear tell MPs, while Sophos expresses security concerns
BDUK Connects 3.3m Homes And Businesses To Fibre
New government figures show BDUK is making more gains as coverage target edges nearer
EE Wants Three To Drop ‘Undisputed’ Reliability Claim
EE tells Advertising Standards Authority that Three's claim to be the 'undisputed' most reliable network in the UK cannot be substantiated
O2 Offers Free Cloud Storage And Unlimited Space For £5
O2 offers customers chance to store, stream and backup files, media and phoros with new cloud service
TalkTalk Offers Free ‘Upgrades’ After £35m Cyberattack
TalkTalk says it wants to recognise the uncertainty following last month's major cyberattack and has put a figure on the cost of the assault
TfL Adds 100 More Stations To London Tube Wi-Fi
Almost every station on the tube can get Wi-Fi... but not Tottenham Court Road or Bond Street
Gartner: 5.5m ‘Things’ Added To IoT Every Day In 2016
Gartner makes latest predictions for the Internet of Things, claiming there will be 6.4bn M2M connections by end of next year