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Telecoms networks and broadband communications

• August 21, 2018 21 Aug'18

  Windfarm benefit fund helps pay for full-fibre broadband

  A number of communities in the Highlands are using benefit funds established by a local windfarm provider to pay for full-fibre broadband services

• August 20, 2018 20 Aug'18

  Fibre cable break takes Gatwick flight information screens offline

  A broken fibre-optic cable has taken Gatwick Airport’s flight information screens offline, with airport staff forced to use whiteboards to provide information to passengers

• August 20, 2018 20 Aug'18

  Superfast broadband brings £9bn extra turnover for UK SMEs

  Local businesses in areas covered by the government’s superfast broadband roll-out are making more money than ever before, according to a report

• August 16, 2018 16 Aug'18

  New broadband network builder British Fibre Networks starts roll-out

  Recently established full-fibre broadband network builder BFN has ambitions to connect new-build homes to ultrafast services

• August 16, 2018 16 Aug'18

  CEO Robbins puts multi-cloud at the heart of Cisco’s business

  Placing the supplier at the heart of the enterprise transition to multi-cloud environments seems to be paying off for Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins

• August 15, 2018 15 Aug'18

  O2 tests Li-Fi transmission technology to enhance home networks

  Mobile operator O2 is testing the application of Li-Fi technology, using LED light bulbs to transmit data packets, to enhance consumer wireless networks

• August 14, 2018 14 Aug'18

  Scottish property developer picks Hyperoptic full-fibre broadband

  New-build developments in Glasgow set to receive gigabit full-fibre broadband connections

• August 14, 2018 14 Aug'18

  Driverless cars heading for Bromley and Croydon

  A 10-month data-gathering exercise will pave the way for an autonomous vehicle ride-sharing service to start operation in 2019

• August 13, 2018 13 Aug'18

  EE best for UK mobile performance, study finds

  Users of EE’s 4G mobile network receive the best overall experience in the UK, according to RootMetrics’ latest study

• August 07, 2018 07 Aug'18

  In-flight Wi-Fi availability drives passenger loyalty

  A report published by Inmarsat appears to suggest that airlines which make on-board Wi-Fi more easily available are seeing more loyal customers as a result

• August 06, 2018 06 Aug'18

  Highlands and Islands broadband roll-out extended

  The Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband roll-out is targeting 25,000 additional homes and businesses in the Highlands and Islands region

• August 03, 2018 03 Aug'18

  Advertised broadband speeds dropping across UK

  Since new advertising standards around broadband were introduced in May 2018, most providers have cut the speeds they advertise, or stopped making speed claims altogether

• August 03, 2018 03 Aug'18

  Hyperoptic raises £250m funding to roll out full-fibre broadband

  Broadband supplier Hyperoptic claims its latest round of funding is the largest ever single investment in the UK’s burgeoning full-fibre market

• August 02, 2018 02 Aug'18

  Three ploughs £276m into 5G preparation

  Hutchison-backed mobile operator Three is spending lavishly as it bids to be first to market with a commercial 5G network

• August 01, 2018 01 Aug'18

  Consumers spend less cash on connectivity, but more time online

  The total amount of money consumers are spending on fixed and mobile connectivity services has fallen for the first time in five years