Broadband, TV & Phone News
KC bringing fibre broadband to more east Yorks communities
More businesses, residents and communities in east Yorkshire are set to benefit from KC's rollout of fibre broadband. The residential areas that will receive KC Lightstream in the latest phase of the plans will be the...
Read moreEE launches 4G in 12 more towns and cities
Mobile provider EE is continuing its 4G rollout by bringing the next-generation technology to a further 12 towns and cities across the length of the UK. Businesses and consumers in Aylesbury, Berkhamsted, Billericay, Blackpool,...
Read moreConnecting Cheshire to bring fibre broadband to 80,000 rural properties
Fibre optic broadband will be rolled out to more than 80,000 rural homes and businesses in Cheshire under a new deal between BT and four local councils. The £28.5 million Connecting Cheshire project will build on the...
Read moreVirgin Media 'extends deal to carry Sky Sports 1 and 2'
Virgin Media says it has reached a new agreement with Sky, allowing the cable company to carry the satellite broadcaster's two main sports channels for another year. Under the extension to an agreement that was negotiated in...
Read moreBT to bolster O2's network capacity ahead of 4G rollout
BT has struck a deal with Telefonica UK that will see the telecoms giant support the rollout of 4G super-fast mobile broadband services for millions of O2 customers. The agreement will involve BT building a high-capacity...
Read moreO2 highlights popularity of public Wi-Fi
New figures published by O2 highlight the popularity of public Wi-Fi access, with two in five Brits saying they favour pubs, coffee shops and restaurants that offer wireless connectivity. The network operator, which offers a free...
Read moreTalkTalk launches Digital Theatre Channel
TalkTalk has introduced a new on-demand service that allows its YouView set-top box customers to watch live theatre performances starring big names such as David Tennant and Catherine Tate. The newly launched Digital Theatre...
Read moreBT 'drops FTTP broadband target'
BT has axed a target to deliver fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband to as many as one in four of its fibre optic broadband customers. The telecoms giant originally claimed that up to 25 per cent of properties included in the...
Read moreSony and BBC 'to trial ultra-HD at Wimbledon 2013'
Sony and the BBC are set to join forces at the All England Club this summer to trial so-called ultra high-definition (HD) broadcasts during the Wimbledon Championships. Sources at the two organisations told TechRadar that...
Read moreOfcom set to run 'white space' broadband trial in autumn
Ofcom plans to run a trial of 'white space' broadband technology this autumn, with the assistance of industry stakeholders. Gaps in radio spectrum - called white spaces - that exist between bands reserved for digital TV...
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