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Europe's smaller telecoms firms have warned of a return to the age of telco monopolies, claiming...
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Europe's smaller telecoms firms have warned of a return to the age of telco monopolies, claiming...
21 May, 2012 by David MeyerThe UK advertising watchdog has ordered TalkTalk to change the presentation of its broadband...
16 May, 2012 by David Meyer
Fewer than half of customers calling BT and TalkTalk are given accurate broadband download speed...
15 May, 2012 by Ben WoodsThe Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has won its first major managed services contract in the UK,...
15 May, 2012 by David MeyerNokia has reportedly pulled out of a scheme to give free Wi-Fi access to Londoners. The...
11 May, 2012 by David MeyerThe UK's fast broadband rollout needs an extra billion pounds in private investment if government...
7 May, 2012 by David MeyerEverything Everywhere has kicked off a 4G LTE trial in the North of England that uses the...
3 May, 2012 by Ben WoodsFive of the UK's largest internet service providers have been ordered to prevent their...
30 April, 2012 by Ben WoodsThe European Commission wants to find out how it can reduce the cost of rolling out super-fast...
27 April, 2012 by Ben WoodsZen internet customers can now sign up to fibre-based broadband packages with twice the download...
25 April, 2012 by Ben WoodsThe Advertising Standards Authority on Wednesday upheld a complaint against a printed Virgin...
25 April, 2012 by Ben WoodsO2's 4G network trial in London has achieved download speeds of up to 150Mbps and low latency...
18 April, 2012 by Ben WoodsThe Advertising Standards Authority has upheld four complaints against the advertising of BT's...
18 April, 2012 by Ben WoodsBT has said it will create 150 permanent engineering jobs to help with the rollout of its...
12 April, 2012 by Ben Woods
Everything Everywhere, the mobile operator combining the UK T-Mobile and Orange networks, has...
10 April, 2012 by Rupert GoodwinsNews TalkTalk will branch out into the mobile contract business and plans to increase its core network capacity by more than 100 times as part of its plans to stem revenue loss Read more
17 May, 2012 by Ben WoodsNews After repeated delays, Ofcom's revised code of practice should arrive in June to tell ISPs what their role is in dealing with suspected unlawful file-sharers and what costs they will bear Read more
16 May, 2012 by Ben Woods
News The telecoms company, which has rolled out its super-fast broadband network to 10 million premises, saw annual profits go up 42 percent in the last financial year Read more
10 May, 2012 by David MeyerNews The government has revealed the 27 smaller cities that will go up against each other for a share in a £50m super-fast broadband upgrade pot, with only 10 winners to be named Read more
8 May, 2012 by David Meyer
Photo UK Broadband plans to start selling its 4G service to homes and businesses in Southwark next week. ZDNet UK put the TD-LTE network through its paces to find out whether it can deliver the typical 40Mbps speeds it promises Read more
2 May, 2012 by Ben WoodsNews UK broadband download speeds fell 3.5 percent in the last three months of 2012, as part of a global trend identified by Akamai, while the UK failed to make the European top 15 Read more
30 April, 2012 by Ben Woods 3 commentsNews New customers who call Sky's hotline can buy a fibre broadband package with a topline speed of 76Mbps, faster than the publicly announced 40Mbps available to existing subscribers, who cannot get the new bundle Read more
26 April, 2012 by Ben Woods 2 commentsNews Next year should see the public launch of a brand new wireless network technology now being trialled in Cambridge, aiming to give connectivity to thousands of devices at low cost and low power Read more
25 April, 2012 by Rupert GoodwinsNews The internet and media company posted revenue of more than £1bn, helped by an increase in demand for consumer super-fast broadband and TiVo television services, as well as a decent showing from its business unit Read more
25 April, 2012 by Ben Woods 2 commentsNews From Friday, people can sign up for an internet-and-phone package with top download speeds of 40Mbps and unmetered usage, providing they live within range of Sky's fibre broadband service Read more
12 April, 2012 by Ben Woods
News In a second setback, the O2-owned ISP has warned customers that it will not be able to deliver FTTC services by the end of this year, despite having said it wanted to get them in place by late 2011 Read more
11 April, 2012 by Ben Woods 1 commentNews The free upgrade to Infinity broadband plans bumps up BT's super-fast rivalry with Virgin with top download speeds of 76Mbps and uploads of 19.5Mbps, though existing BT fibre customers will have to sign a new contract Read more
11 April, 2012 by Ben Woods 2 commentsNews New rules on advertising headline broadband speeds came into force on 1 April, but some UK ISPs are yet to change the way in which they advertise their packages Read more
3 April, 2012 by Ben WoodsNews People on 30Mbps or higher broadband packages will see their downloads limited to 50 percent of the top speed if they go beyond a set usage allowance Read more
2 April, 2012 by Ben Woods 19 commentsNews The telecoms regulator has taken the first step in freeing up additional spectrum for future mobile broadband use, opening up a consultation on the process due to end in June Read more
30 March, 2012 by Ben Woods 1 comment
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