Telecoms

  • Orange launches new free calls and messaging app for iPhone

    Orange launches new free calls and messaging app for iPhone

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    A new app from Orange is offering iPhone users free “high quality” voice calls plus instant messaging and text transcription of voicemails. Launched this week in 90 countries, Libon uses WiFi and 3G to allow users to communicate with friends and family who also sign up to the service. The app is compatible with iPhones…

  • EU approves UK rural broadband connection scheme

    EU approves UK rural broadband connection scheme

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    The European Commission has approved Government plans to roll out broadband to rural areas. The UK Government says it is committed to “delivering the best superfast broadband network in Europe by 2015” and has made £530 million available to help fund the connection of rural communities. Under the Broadband Delivery UK project councils will work with…

  • BT uses Lord Sugar’s Amscreen to announce Infinity arrival

    BT uses Lord Sugar’s Amscreen to announce Infinity arrival

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    BT has teamed up with Lord Sugar’s Amscreen network of forecourt screens to announce the arrival of its Infinity fibre broadband product. Fibre broadband which offers speeds of up to 80Mbps, is currently being rolled out around the UK by BT’s Openreach division. Sold under a variety of names by providers such as Sky, TalkTalk…

  • YouView could bring National Theatre to UK homes

    YouView could bring National Theatre to UK homes

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    UK households with a YouView set top box could soon be enjoying the very nest of the National Theatre, CEO Richard Halton has suggested in an interview with City AM. Launched in July, YouView combines broadcast channels with on-demand and catch-up video delivered via broadband and is expected to add live internet delivered (IPTV) channels…

  • TalkTalk announces TV and broadband growth

    TalkTalk announces TV and broadband growth

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    Telecoms firm TalkTalk says it’s connected 29,000 customers to its YouView-based TV service since launching the product in September and is signing up 1,000 TV customers per day. TalkTalk offers customers who take its Plus broadband and phone service a free YouView box in return for signing a new 18 or 24 month contract. Announcing…

  • Ofcom announces 4G auction timetable

    Ofcom announces 4G auction timetable

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    Telecoms regulator Ofcom has published the timetable for auctioning radio spectrum to enable mobile network operators to launch 4G services. 4G offers user faster mobile data speeds than existing 3G services. Existing networks O2 and Vodafone are expected to bid. Orange and T-Mobile owners EE have already launched 4G services on their existing spectrum and…