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Huawei Wants Industry Cooperation For Mobile Network Research

Huawei Mobile Broadband Forum: Huawei launches X Labs mobile research platform, fixed wireless products as it targets IoT, 5G

7 years ago

Government Pledges £400m For ‘Ultrafast’ FTTP Broadband Rollout

Chancellor Philip Hammond set to detail new funds for 'full fibre' but who will get money for FTTP?

7 years ago

Facebook Claims Record 20Gbps Millimeter-Wave Wireless Connection

Demonstration of how millimeter-wave (MMW) part of spectrum can be used for Internet access in developing world

7 years ago

SSE Telecom Expands Communications Coverage With Capita Deal

Challenge to BT? New deal will see SSE's Project Edge network double its business postcode coverage

7 years ago

Virgin Media 4G Launches With Free WhatsApp And Mobile Data Rollover

Virgin Media 4G attempts to take custom away from EE, O2, Vodafone and Three with zero rated messaging and LTE…

7 years ago

British Airways European Flights Get In-Flight Wi-Fi In 2017

British Airways short haul flights get in-flight Wi-Fi a year later than planned, with long haul flights set to be…

8 years ago

CenturyLink To Acquire Level 3 Communications For £20 Billion

The American telecoms giant looks to expand its fibre reach with Level 3's backbone network

8 years ago

MPs Demand National Roaming Network To Improve Rural Mobile Coverage

Broadband Infrastructure Group (BIG) believes macro not spot targeting for national roaming could help solve rural mobile coverage problems

8 years ago

Cisco Creates System To Clamp Down On Video Piracy

Bootleggers beware, as Cisco touts system to take down growing threat of pirated video content

8 years ago

Vodafone Is Fined £4.6m For Billing And Complaints Failures

Vodafone blames "complex" billing system migration for the biggest fine ever issued by Ofcom for "serious and sustained" breaches of…

8 years ago

WiGig Wi-Fi Promises 8Gbps Speeds And Less Congestion From 2017

WiGig devices are set to go mainstream next year, offering 'wired-grade' connectivity for VR, AR, cloud

8 years ago

BT Offers Free 1Gbps Wi-Fi, Mobile Charging And Calls From New London Phone Kiosks

BT to replace London pay phones with kiosks delivering ad-supported Wi-Fi, local information, free calls and sensors that can power…

8 years ago

TfL Rejects Virgin Media Claims That Crossrail Won’t Have Wi-Fi & 4G

Virgin Media CEO says Crossrail won't have in-tunnel Wi-Fi and 4G connectivity. TfL says Elizabeth Line will.

8 years ago

Massive MIMO Test Paves Way For Better Mobile Coverage In Crowded Areas

Vodafone and Huawei test Massive MIMO on commercial 2.6GHz network in Newbury

8 years ago

Swisscom Claims European First With G.Fast Launch

Swiss telco launches ultrafast broadband capable of 500Mbps that includes the use of humble copper lines

8 years ago

Government Insists UK Needs Full Fibre Network And 5G

Pure fibre network and 5G connectivity needed for UK to maintain global lead, says government minister

8 years ago

Amazon Could Include Broadband In Prime Subscriptions

Amazon could package broadband connections with its Prime video steaming service to take on Netflix and ISPs alike

8 years ago

Mozilla Wants To ‘Humanise’ Net Neutrality Issues With £200,000 Innovation Prize

Mozilla is seeking ideas to help promote web access and ensure the principles of net neutrality are enshrined by making…

8 years ago

Google Cloud And Facebook To Benefit From ‘Highest Capacity’ Transpacific Cable

Google and Facebook invest in new subsea cable between Los Angeles and Hong Kong

8 years ago

Sky Mobile Launch Is Imminent But Its Quiet On Broadband Figures

Sky is happy with mobile plans but has no specific broadband numbers and analysts are concerned despite revenue growth

8 years ago

Nokia Joins Bristol Is Open Smart City Project

Nokia will contribute expertise and networking equipment to Bristol is Open smart city initiative, starting with analytics test for CCTV…

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Classic BT Red Telephone Box Celebrates 80th Birthday

The red K6 telephone box is forever a symbol of Britain and this week it celebrates its 80th birthday

8 years ago

BT Revamps Randstad Networks And IT Infrastructure In £88m Deal

BT to deploy VPN, VoIP and standardise office networks across 37 countries for Randstad

8 years ago

Gatwick Airport Moves To Digital Radio System To Improve Safety

Gatwick Airport migrates to a Motorola Solutions digital radio system in latest stage of a digital transformation that has seen…

8 years ago

Three & TalkTalk Demand Ofcom Stops BT, Vodafone Getting Too Much Spectrum

Regulator is urged to impose a 30 percent cap ahead of spectrum auction next month as Three, TalkTalk voice concerns…

8 years ago

IoTUK Seeks Three Partners To Support London’s LPWAN Rollout

Potential partners will need to meed a hefty list of requirements

8 years ago

New Ethernet Standard Delivers Five Times The Speed On Existing Cables

Ethernet Alliance "applauds" finalisation of the 802.3bz standard, claiming up to 70 billion metres of cable can be reused to…

8 years ago

Google Station To Provide Free Wi-Fi Across India’s Public Hotspots

Facebook’s Internet.org project is about to get some competition in India

8 years ago