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3.4GHz broadband ready for action
News Broadband wireless services running in the 3.4GHz band of the radio spectrum will finally be available to businesses and consumers in one part of Britain within a few months. UK Broadband, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Pacific Century Cyberworks...
[March 24, 2004, 15:35]
3.4GHz auction: All systems go
News The forthcoming 3.4GHz wireless broadband auction has been given a provisional starting date of 26 May. The government is expected to announce full details on Friday, but the Radiocommunications Agency (RA) published the information memorandum on...
[February 27, 2003, 16:45]
Wireless broadband auction kicks off amid cherry-picking fears
News The 3.4GHz wireless broadband auction commenced on Friday morning, with some in the industry fearing that it may fail in its aim of making high-speed Internet access available to the whole of Britain.
[June 6, 2003, 12:09]
Government claims success as broadband auction closes
News The 3.4GHz spectrum auction ended on Tuesday with Hong Kong telco Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW) winning all but two of the licences on offer. The government has already declared the auction -- which raised a total of £6,955,000 -- a success.
[June 18, 2003, 12:21]
Hong Kong telco eyes up UK wireless broadband
News A Hong Kong-based telecoms firm could soon win control of the UK's 3.4GHz spectrum. Senior Pacific Century CyberWorks revealed this week that it is considering bidding for 15 regional licences that would allow it to operate wireless broadband...
[May 6, 2003, 11:54]
Backlash hits wireless broadband auction
News Opposition to the forthcoming 3.4GHz wireless broadband auction is growing, from both Welsh politicians and influential grassroots activists. Several members of the Welsh Assembly are understood to be keen to try and derail the auction, which is...
[February 6, 2003, 16:12]
Intel leak foreshadows heated chip market
News Prescott, the next big desktop chip from Intel, is slated to come out at 3.4GHz, while Dothan, an energy-efficient chip for slim notebooks, will have a server-sized cache and is expected to debut at 1.8GHz, according to computer industry sources.
[July 10, 2003, 9:21]
BT spurns wireless broadband auction
News BT has joined the ranks of major UK telecoms firms who plan to ignore the upcoming 3.4GHz wireless broadband auction, giving another blow to the government's aim of seeing this frequency used for the rollout of high-speed Internet services across...
[February 20, 2003, 12:05]
Cable firms snub wireless broadband auction
News Neither of the UK's cable companies are likely to take any part in the government's forthcoming 3.4GHz wireless broadband auction. The Radiocommunications Agency is due to make 15 regional licences available in May this year, as part of the...
[February 13, 2003, 16:18]
Date set for new wireless broadband auction
News Companies will soon be able to bid for licences allowing them to provide wireless broadband to consumers and businesses using the 3.4GHz spectrum. The UK government confirmed on Friday that it will hold an auction of 3.4GHz licences in 15 regions...
[January 10, 2003, 13:09]
Broadband auction result could be an own goal
News The UK government's confidence in the success of the 3.4GHz wireless auction is misplaced, according to some key players within Britain's technology sector. Critics of the auction, which closed last week, believe serious mistakes were made in the...
[June 23, 2003, 15:16]
Government expands broadband plans
News The government announces it is to extend the auction of fixed wireless Internet access in a bid to improve the choice of broadband services in the UK. Two new radio frequencies -- 3.4GHz and 10GHz -- will be made available to supplement the...
[October 24, 2000, 7:00]
Government defends wireless broadband plans
News The Department of Trade and Industry has rejected criticism of its chosen method for distributing wireless broadband licences, denying that Wales will lose out under the plan. Several members of the Welsh Assembly are reported to be furious over...
[February 4, 2003, 16:11]
Intel's flagship in short supply
News Intel's flagship desktop processor, the 3.6GHz Pentium 4 560, is in very short supply, an Intel spokesman confirmed. The chip came out in June, along with the company's latest desktop chipsets, the 915 Express and 925 Express.
[July 30, 2004, 8:45]
Intel's 'Prescott' chips go live
News Intel on Monday will serve up a large helping of megahertz with five new Pentium 4 processors for desktop PCs. The new crop of Pentium 4s, which will spawn a number of new desktop PC models, will include three chips based on a fresh processor...
[February 2, 2004, 7:25]
Athlon 64 FX-53: end of the waiting game? review
Reviews AMD has just released its highest clock speed processor to date, the Athlon 64 FX-53. The FX chip line is the chip-maker's answer to the demands of extreme desktop performance fanatics. The Athlon 64 FX-53 (Sledgehammer core) is 200MHz faster than...
[March 22, 2004, 10:45]
Intel Prescott: the benchmarks review
Reviews Intel’s new ‘Prescott’ Pentium 4 has double the L1 and L2 cache of its ‘Northwood’ predecessor. An extended 31-stage pipeline accounts for the fact that the new chip is mostly slower than the CPU it replaces.
[February 2, 2004, 10:05]
PCCW says wireless broadband plans are in place
News Pacific Century Cyberworks (PCCW), the Hong Kong-based telco that controls most of a key part of the UK's radio spectrum, has said it is working on launching broadband wireless services in Britain. Reports on Thursday said that senior PCCW...
[August 28, 2003, 17:45]
Inside Intel's Prescott review
Reviews Intel's Prescott processor is being launched with less fuss than some previous chips enjoyed. This might seem strange, given its long gestation and the importance for the company of the underlying technologies.
[February 2, 2004, 7:40]
Government faces grilling over rural broadband
News The UK government's record on broadband will come under scrutiny on Tuesday from MPs who are likely to attack its performance on rural coverage and wireless. Sir George Young MP has organised a debate at Westminster Hall, at which he will raise the...
[March 25, 2003, 12:09]
