Telecoms

  • Orange Broadband unveils new ‘easy to deliver’ router

    Orange Broadband unveils new ‘easy to deliver’ router

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    Orange has unveiled a new wireless router for its home broadband service. The Bright Box wireless router, which will be supplied free of charge to all new customers, has a 250 metre range and supports advanced wireless ‘N’ technology and WPA 2 WPA 2. Orange says the router has been designed to “be delivered through…

  • Yodafone – UK network signs Jedi Master for ad campaign

    Yodafone – UK network signs Jedi Master for ad campaign

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    UK mobile network Vodafone has signed legendary Star Wars Jedi Mater Yoda to front a new series of smartphone adverts. The first ad premieres on Channel 4 on Thursday night and focuses on RED Box, a service that automatically transfers contents from an old phone to a new handset. Yoda is seen enthusiastically attempting to…

  • T-Mobile to stock Sony Xperia S

    T-Mobile to stock Sony Xperia S

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    T-Mobile has confirmed it will be soon be offering the Sony Xperia S handset. The news comes just days after rival network Three confirmed it would be stocking the Android-powered handset. The Xperia S features a 4.3” HD Reality Display display and 12 megapixel camera. Other key features include 32GB internal memory, a 1.5GHz dual…

  • Virgin Media to boost broadband speeds

    Virgin Media to boost broadband speeds

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    Virgin Media’s broadband customers are set to receive a speed boost, the cable company has announced. Next month the company will start an 18-month the upgrade programme which will boost speeds for its current 10Mb, 20Mb, 30Mb and 50Mb subscribers. Virgin promise users will see their speeds “at least doubled” and say users with their…

  • O2 to build Europe’s largest free WiFi zone in London

    O2 to build Europe’s largest free WiFi zone in London

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    O2 is to create Europe’s largest free WiFi zone in the heart of London, giving web access to millions of visitors and residents. Under a deal between the network operator, Westminster Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, work will begin this month on rolling out the service. It will initially be available…

  • O2 announces new smartphone lease plan

    O2 announces new smartphone lease plan

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    O2 has announced a new smartphone leasing service for UK customers. Available through O2 retail stores and over the phone, O2 Lease enables new or existing customers to lease a new smartphone for 12 months for £55 per month including insurance, 750 minutes, unlimited text messages and 500 MB of data. There is no upfront…