Broadband, TV & Phone News
Arqiva to bring free Wi-Fi to London borough
Hammersmith and Fulham Council will sign a contract with telecoms firm Arqiva to bring a free Wi-Fi service to local residents. Individuals who register with the communications firm will be allowed up to 30 minutes of free Wi-Fi...
Read moreFree Wi-Fi to be offered at 25 ScotRail stations
Some of Scotland's busiest stations will offer free Wi-Fi connectivity by the end of the year, ScotRail and Transport Scotland have announced. The Scottish government has stumped up £250,000 in funding to bring wireless...
Read moreat800 trials 'show 4G interference fears were exaggerated'
Trials of 4G super-fast mobile broadband services undertaken by at800 indicate that fears over the technology's potential impact on Freeview reception may have been wide of the mark. A Digital Mobile Spectrum Limited venture,...
Read moreVirgin Media stays top of Netflix fixed broadband speed ranking
Virgin Media has again been named the UK's fastest fixed broadband provider by TV and movie streaming service Netflix. The cable company retained its position at the top of the chart for the fifth successive month after...
Read moreBT Sport 'will be available to YouView retail box owners'
BT Infinity customers with retail YouView boxes will be able to access the soon-to-launch BT Sport channels on the same terms as other broadband subscribers, the telecoms giant has promised. The three channels will be available...
Read moreO2 wins Chester Racecourse Wi-Fi deal
O2 has won a deal to roll out Wi-Fi at Chester Racecourse, with the service set to be free for both O2 and non-O2 mobile or broadband customers. Under the contract, the network operator will install the service at the UK's...
Read moreBT Wi-fi network reaches five million hotspots
BT's Wi-Fi network has reached more than five million hotspots across the UK and Ireland following rapid expansion over the past year, with an average of more than 20,000 hotspots added each week. South-east England boasts...
Read moreArqiva to deliver free public Wi-Fi for Camden
Camden has become the first of 17 London boroughs to secure a deal for the delivery of public Wi-Fi in streets and open spaces throughout the area. The contract with Arqiva will see the wireless internet service rolled out from...
Read moreEE denies personal customer data could have been sold to Met Police
EE has hit out at reports claiming that its marketing partner Ipsos Mori was planning to sell the network operator's customer details to the Metropolitan Police. The Sunday Times alleged that Ipsos held talks with the Met...
Read moreArqiva to deliver £150m rural mobile connectivity boost
Communications infrastructure and media services company Arqiva has been awarded a £150 million government contract to improve mobile connectivity in rural communities. The so-called Mobile Infrastructure Project (MIP),...
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