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Three Owner Hutchison Whampoa ‘In Talks’ To Buy O2
Hutchison Whampoa is reportedly in early stage talks to purchase O2, mimicking a similar takeover in Ireland
Virgin Media, Sky And O2 Offer ‘Best’ Customer Service
Regulator Ofcom publishes latest customer service satisfaction survey
Vodafone Expands 4G Roaming To 40 Countries
Vodafone expands roaming offering as Citizens Advice Bureau warns of growing risk of bill shock from lost and stolen mobile phones
Vodafone To Let Firms Combine MDM Services With Total Managed Mobility
Vodafone aims to reduce the cost and complexity of managing different device types and operating systems
BT To Decide O2 And EE Takeover Plans Within ‘Ten Days’
BT board reportedly discusses mobile operator takeovers but has not yet made its decision
Red Hat, Huawei Partner On OpenStack For NFV
The two tech vendors see the OpenStack solution as an ideal platform for telecommunications vendors that want to bring NFV to their networks
Three Says 3.1m Customers Are Now Using 4G
Three 4G now available to 48 percent of the country with a third of customers now using LTE
NHS Trust Gets More Efficient With Vodafone Patient Mobile Platform
District nurses can spend more time with patients thanks to Vodafone deployment which reduces amount of travelling and paperwork
EE Micro Networks To Connect 1,500 Rural Communities To 4G
Micro networks connect villages to EE service without cables, making it easier and cheaper to bring 4G to villages
Vodafone Blames ‘Human Error’ For Handing News UK Phone Records To Police
ICO investigates after Vodafone accidentally sends more than a thousand phone records to the Met who wanted details of just one number
Are Mobile Phones Really Replacing Landlines?
Brits use their mobile phones at home more than anywhere else, but older people still prefer landlines
EE Owners Confirm Sale Talks With BT
BT is also reportedly in talks with Telefonica regarding possible sale of O2
BT Provides Telefonica With Exit Strategy To Avoid Quad-Play Wars
OPINION: AS the UK communications market becomes increasingly converged, not all can profit from the trend towards quad-play
EE And O2 Offer Channel Tunnel 4G
EE and O2 rollout LTE under the sea, but Vodafone and Three left out for now
EE Buzzard 2 Offers Simpler In-Car 4G
EE hopes Buzzard 2 will attract more users to its in-car 4G service
Which? Wants More Accurate Broadband Advertising
Consumer watchdog says many 'up to' broadband speeds can only be delivered to 10 percent of customers
TalkTalk Replaces Vodafone With O2 4G MVNO Deal
TalkTalk says new MVNO partnership will boost business and consumer mobile services and could let it create hybrid mobile network using home routers
Ofcom: UK 4G Average Of 15.1Mbps Is Twice As Fast As 3G
Ofcom tests 4G and 3G speeds in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Manchester, with EE leading the way in speed and Three bringing up the rear
CityFibre Provides EE And Three With Dark Fibre Backhaul
EE and Three to benefit from backhaul in Hull, but CityFibre agreement provides scope for rest of the country
TalkTalk Adds More Broadband Customers As B2B, Mobile And TV Demand Grows
TalkTalk says it is well placed to take advantage of 'quad-play' consumer demand and small business growth
Mobile Operators Defiant As Government Details National Roaming Plans
The UK's major mobile operators say national roaming network won't solve rural notspots as the government launches a new consultation
How Etisalat Misr Combines Cloud And Marketing To Drive Business Growth
Mobile telecommunications company’s personalised data-driven marketing approach is increasing revenue while delivering unique customer experiences
Embedded Apple SIM In iPad Air 2 Is ‘Challenge’ To Operators
Apple has included a software SIM card in the iPad Air 2, potentially changing the way users select data plans
Liverpool Has The Best Mobile Service In The UK
Research from RootMetrics shows Northern and Midland cities outperform the capital
How AT&T Is Helping To Overcome A Hurricane
We take a trip to AT&T’s national disaster recovery centre to learn how to get a devastated area back on its feet
BT Next Generation Text Relay Service To Make Real Time Communications More Accessible
BT Next Generation Text offers superior real time communications for those with speech and hearing impairments on Android, iOS and PC
Ofcom: UK Adults Consuming More 4G, Fibre, VoIP And Public Wi-Fi
Ofcom Communications Market Report says smartphones, 4G and superfast broadband are encouraging the use of VoIP and public Wi-Fi services
Vodafone Agrees Fibre Sharing Deal With Portugal Telecom
Vodafone Portugal expands fibre reach to strengthen quad play and unified communications services
BT Returns To Mobile With One Phone Unified Communications For SMBs
One Phone unified communications service signals start of major BT mobile push