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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]
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. BT's wireless broadband trial operates using the 5.8GHz band of the radio spectrum.
[December 16, 2003, 16:40]
BT expands Wireless Cities
News BT has expanded its Wireless Cities programme, which provides Wi-Fi connectivity in town centres across the UK. BT had already said it was installing Wi-Fi in Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Nottingham, Portsmouth...
[September 11, 2007, 17:25]
BT bundles business wireless broadband
News With an eye on the small-business market, BT has set up two new deals based around 3G wireless data, offering a mixture of airtime and USB dongles. The customer will get 2,000 BT Openzone minutes and 1GB of data-use per month, according to David...
[October 20, 2008, 17:31]
BT takes blame for wireless broadband debacle
News BT has apologised for technical problems suffered by wireless operator FDM Broadband at some of its high-speed rural networks during recent months, but insisted that it has made fewer mistakes than has been claimed.
[December 12, 2003, 15:30]
Wireless broadband firm takes aim at BT
News Pacific Century Cyberworks has finally launched the first phase of the rollout of a high-speed wireless-broadband service that could eventually challenge BT, NTL and Telewest. PCCW senior executives have already indicated that they are targeting BT...
[May 6, 2004, 12:55]
BT plans trial for broadband fixed wireless bid
News BT is seriously considering bidding for a number of 28GHz broadband fixed wireless licences as a way of launching broadband services in rural areas. It hasn't received any bids yet, but BT's involvement could boost interest in the broadband fixed...
[November 7, 2001, 14:28]
BT woos small firms with backups and wireless
News BT is targeting small businesses with two new products launched in the last week -- a data backup service, and a wireless network in a box. The launch of Datasure came just days after BT launched a product allowing a small firm to set up a wireless...
[December 8, 2003, 17:15]
News Burst: Bluetooth community slams BT wireless plans
News The criticisms come a day after BT and Home Wireless Networking (HWN) announced they would be ushering in a new age of digital sophistication targeting five million UK homes over the next five years. Full story to follow.
[September 7, 1999, 15:09]
Bluetooth bites back at BT home wireless system
News TDK's Bluetooth division criticised BT's move into wireless home networking Tuesday for using dated and inflexible technology it says will be inordinately expensive for consumers when it arrives next year.
[September 7, 1999, 16:40]
BT trials wireless broadband service
Talkback What we need is private enterprise wireless broadband to allow customers a real alternative to BT. If people leave BT in droves for a real alternative then we may actually see some progress towards a competitive market.
[January 10, 2004, 16:42]
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. Northern Ireland was one of four areas to host BT wireless broadband trials, with others in Scotland, Wales and...
[August 2, 2004, 17:15]
A Year Ago: Bluetooth bites back at BT home wireless system
News TDK's Bluetooth division criticised BT's move into wireless home networking Tuesday for using dated and inflexible technology it says will be inordinately expensive for consumers when it arrives next year.
[September 7, 2000, 7:01]
First BT wireless broadband nears
Talkback Whatever happened to BT#s rural wireless broadband programme? In 2004 it was part of their plan to cover 100% of UK by year end 2005, but I can find no news of any implementations since the pilots?
[January 17, 2006, 15:31]
Strike threat to BT Wireless sell-off
News The Communications Workers Union (CWU) is concerned that the separation of BT Wireless from the rest of the telco will result in job losses. BT has been threatened with strike action that would cripple its operations unless it agrees to suspend the...
[August 31, 2001, 13:39]
BT trials wireless broadband service
Talkback BT is already trialling wireless broadband in Milton Keynes (Bucks) for those who live in excess of 6 kms from their exchange. Apparently, trees, buildings and hills get in the way of wireless broadband.
[March 12, 2004, 14:15]
Shareholders give thumbs-up to BT wireless spin-off
News BT announced on Tuesday afternoon that its shareholders had voted overwhelmingly in favour of floating its wireless operations on the stock market. Despite protests from the Communications Workers Union and telecoms union Connect, investors backed...
[October 23, 2001, 16:26]
Cable & Wireless drops BT charge dispute
News Cable & Wireless has dropped the complaint it had lodged with Ofcom regarding BT's unbundling charges. On Monday, Ofcom announced that Cable & Wireless had withdrawn its complaint "in order to explore further commercial negotiations with BT".
[April 24, 2007, 12:27]
Unions protest against BT's wireless sell-off
News Crowds of demonstrators greeted the BT shareholders who gathered at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre on Tuesday morning to decide whether to approve the demerger of the company's wireless operations.
[October 23, 2001, 13:10]
BT sets wireless cities deadline
News BT has committed to completing its Wireless Cities project within three months. Monday was the first time BT has laid down a deadline. This deadline referred to "next year", implying a deadline in 2008, but BT admitted on Tuesday that the...
[January 8, 2007, 14:33]
