First BT wireless broadband nears
News Northern Ireland is to get BT's first public wireless broadband service later this year, equipment vendor Alvarion announced on Monday. BT has signed a £500,000 deal for Alvarion's 5.8GHz BreezeACCESS VL equipment, which will be used to provide...
[August 2, 2004, 17:15]
Ofcom boosts broadband power
News The power will be turned up on many of the UK's broadband wireless connections after Ofcom relaxed its regulations. The telecoms regulator will allow the power output of broadband wireless base stations to be doubled to four watts, which will...
[June 1, 2007, 16:40]
BT trials wireless broadband service
News BT is testing a wireless broadband service that if launched commercially could help to bring high-speed Internet access to 100 percent of the UK population. The telco announced on Tuesday that the technology will be trialled at four rural locations...
[December 16, 2003, 16:40]
EC proposes TV spectrum for WiMax
News UHF spectrum should be allocated to WiMax once Europe's analogue television signals are phased out, the European commissioner for information society and media has proposed. Viviane Reding made the suggestion during a broadband-related speech in...
[June 13, 2007, 11:30]
Industry backs Ofcom call for Wi-Fi boost
News Wireless broadband provider The Cloud has backed a proposal from Ofcom to allow higher-powered Wi-Fi transmitters in the UK. Niall Murphy, co-founder of The Cloud, told ZDNet UK that the regulator's plan means rural areas would have a better chance...
[July 28, 2006, 11:40]
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]
Wireless broadband threatened by licensing plan?
News Community broadband activists and some in the telecoms industry are concerned that the rollout of wireless broadband networks in rural areas could be hampered if, as widely expected, the government decides to license the use of part of the 5GHz...
[March 7, 2003, 9:27]
Ofcom admits illegal wireless problem
News Ofcom has confirmed that a number of illegal high-speed wireless networks are operating in the UK in violation of its own regulations. The communications regulator insists that the companies and organisations running these networks face legal...
[April 20, 2004, 12:15]
Wireless rural broadband gets green light
News The Office of Communications on Monday opened a key part of the radio spectrum that will help bring broadband to rural areas of Britain not served by ADSL broadband. As expected, the 5.8GHz Band C will be regulated under a 'light touch' licensing...
[December 30, 2003, 12:35]
UK wireless networks 'flout the law'
News Companies and organisations across Britain are breaking the law by running high-speed wireless networks that don't comply with spectrum restrictions, a wireless expert warned on Tuesday. These networks are running at 5.8GHz without the safeguards...
[April 7, 2004, 18:05]
Brother MFC-845CW review
Reviews The silver-and-black MFC-845CW measures 39.8cm wide by 37cm deep by 18cm high, weighs 8kg and has a solid enough build quality to cope with relatively demanding use — unlike most competing inkjet-based 'all-in-one' devices.
[March 26, 2007, 12:20]
UK's 'biggest' muni Wi-Fi network goes live
News Norwich and its surrounding areas have become home to the UK's largest free community wireless network, Norfolk Open Link. The pilot system, which went live on Tuesday, was funded by the East of England Development Agency.
[August 1, 2006, 17:20]
Since Lucent has merged with Alcatel
Talkback Who if any one is supporting MyVitalAgent or the earlier version Net.medic? If it has been dropped is there anything like it avaliable to those of us that need and use it regularly with some updated features.
[October 21, 2009, 9:12]
Isle of Man gets 60Mbps wireless network
News A 60Mbps fixed wireless network service went live on the Isle of Man on Friday, said to be the first of its kind in the UK. The 3.5GHz service is run by Domicilium, one of the island's largest business ISPs and the exclusive licence holder for that...
[February 2, 2004, 11:40]
Photos: WiMax in action
News On a hill just to the west of Stratford-upon-Avon, wireless network vendor Airspan is working with broadband provider Pipex to test Airspan's AS.MAX WiMax system on a farm and the surrounding areas. ZDNet UK went along to see the technology...
[June 22, 2006, 11:50]
Wi-Fi gear could put Motorola up against partner
News Motorola has introduced a new product to its citywide Wi-Fi equipment portfolio that could strain relations with partner Tropos Networks. On Monday, Motorola announced the HotZone Duo mesh Wi-Fi product that is likely to compete directly with...
[June 19, 2006, 17:40]
Canterbury trials WiMax ahead of summer launch
News Service provider Telabria is starting a city-wide WiMax trial in Canterbury, weeks before it launches its wireless broadband service commercially. We are going to be making announcements about commercial services during June," said Jim Baker, chief...
[May 23, 2005, 14:55]
Westminster businesses get WiMax broadband
News A UK company is ready to start offering businesses in central London a high-speed telecoms service over WiMax. Urban WiMax claims it will be significantly cheaper than fixed-line symmetric broadband services.
[March 21, 2006, 13:55]
Council flats get broadband via power line
News Residents of council flats in the West Midlands town of Solihull are to get free or subsidised broadband through their three-pin power sockets. On Wednesday, the wide area networking company CI-Net announced that it was the technology partner for...
[May 21, 2008, 16:26]
MPs urge more action on wireless broadband
News Both the government and BT must do more to help the creation of high-speed wireless networks in the UK if Broadband Britain is to become a reality, MPs said on Tuesday. Leading a debate on broadband in rural areas, Sir George Young MP criticised...
[March 26, 2003, 8:05]
