Telecoms

Mobile Operators ‘Should’ Protect Customers From Roaming Bill Shock

Citizens Advice says more should be done to protect consumers from high roaming costs and bill shock with more warnings,…

9 years ago

Ofcom Mobile Coverage Checker Helps Businesses Pick New Office Or Operator

Ofcom coverage checker to report on indoor and outdoor mobile data and call coverage at a postcode level

9 years ago

Rutland: England’s Smallest County Has UK’s Highest Superfast Broadband Adoption Rate

BT and Rutland County Council to expand fibre even further after high takeup rate

9 years ago

Huawei Marine Gives UK-South Africa Subsea Cable A 100Gbps Upgrade

Huawei Marine upgrades two sections of West Africa Cable System (WACS), creating one of the longest 100Gbps submarine links in…

9 years ago

Vodafone Connect Home Broadband Now Available To All UK Customers

All current Vodafone mobile subscribers can sign up for discounted home broadband with Vodafone Connect following regional trial

9 years ago

BDUK Connects Three Million Properties To Superfast Broadband

New figures from DCMS show BDUK rollout is gaining momentum, two years before 95 percent coverage deadline

9 years ago

IT Life: Good Viberations

Viber's Ofir Eyal talks about his career in telecommunications and love of dishwashers

9 years ago

Premier League 4G: Which Stadium Has The Fastest Mobile Speeds?

Football fans are becoming increasingly demanding with regards to connectivity, but the 4G table doesn't reflect performances on the pitch

9 years ago

Apple ‘Trials’ MVNO And Siri Voicemail Transcribing

Apple will use its digital SIM card technology to launch a network-switching MVNO for iOS users, according to reports

9 years ago

EE Still UK’s Top Network As O2 And Vodafone ‘Struggle’ Outside Cities

New tests from RootMetrics show Three, O2 and Vodafone are closing the gap on EE, but the latter two are…

9 years ago

Ofcom Wants To Make It Easier To Switch Mobile Network

Ofcom proposes new regulations which would require your new mobile operator to deal with your old one when you want…

9 years ago

‘Urgent’ Investigation After EE Power Bar Explodes, Causes Severe Burns

EE says it will investigate 'isolated incident' after Power Bar explodes and catches fire in the night, causing severe burns…

9 years ago

The Battle For The Future Of UK Communications

BLOG: Why are broadband, landline, mobile and TV companies, not to mention the government, Ofcom and the BBC, setting the…

9 years ago

EE 4G Base Rises To 10.9m As Coverage Reaches 90 Percent

EE says 4G innovations, bundled services and free power bars are boosting numbers ahead of BT takeover

9 years ago

EC Gives Green Light To Nokia’s Alcatel-Lucent Takeover

EC is satisfied £11.2bn takeover won't harm competition in the telecoms network equipment market

9 years ago

Government ‘Considers’ Making ISPs Pay For Rural Broadband Rollout

Chancellor George Osborne wants the likes of BT to pay for the cost of connecting the final five percent to…

9 years ago

Vodafone Reaches 4.7m UK 4G Users

European recovery continues as total Vodafone revenue nears £10 billion

9 years ago

Vodafone Europe CEO Philipp Humm Leaves In Management Restructure

Vodafone's UK chief Jeroen Hoencamp is promoted to the company's executive committee in yet another European management shakeup

9 years ago

Ofcom CEO Will Not Be ‘Intimidated’ By BT

Sharon White dismisses threats of litigation if Openreach split is forced and says she does not see Ofcom governing the…

9 years ago

Vodafone Denies TalkTalk’s MVNO Exit Claims

Vodafone says it was TalkTalk that ended their MVNO agreement and has no plans to exit MVNO market

9 years ago

Virgin Media To Turn Home Routers Into Wi-Fi Hotspots

Virgin Media reportedly wants to create a rival to BT Wi-Fi and will hold trials in Thames Valley before expanding…

9 years ago

BT-EE Competition Inquiry Will Consider Impact Of Three-O2 Merger

CMA will see how BT-EE takeover would affect retail and wholesale mobile and fixed broadband markets as well mobile backhaul

9 years ago

EE: Government’s 4G Signal-Blocking Trees Must Not Be Repeated

EE says trees it was obligated to plant to obscure masts are now affecting signal and wants future legislation to…

9 years ago

Ofcom Happy With Mobile Competition… For Now

Ofcom says four operator model is sustainable but is looking at how mergers and convergence will change market

9 years ago

BT: Sky Calls For Openreach Separation Are Distraction From Pay TV Dominance

BT calls for Ofcom's once in a decade market review to include 'non-competitive' pay TV market

9 years ago

Vodafone Holds First UK Trials Of 4G ‘Radio Dot’ To Improve Indoor Coverage

Vodafone says smoke alarm-sized small cells can provide seamless coverage between wider network and indoor upgrades

9 years ago

BT Wants Ofcom To Let It Plan For Analogue Phone Switch Off

BT tells TechWeekEurope it has no immediate plans to switch off traditional phone network, but wants regulation to let it…

9 years ago

Anywhere SIM Launches ‘National Roaming’ MVNO

Anywhere SIM offers calls, texts and data across any network in the EU

9 years ago

BT/EE Takeover Clears First Government Hurdle

£12.5bn deal gets phase 1 competition approval, bringing takeover one step closer

9 years ago

Three Targets 98 Percent 4G Coverage In Wales

Three plans Welsh network upgrade to cover 99 percent of country with 3G or 4G by 2017

9 years ago