Telecoms

  • Vodafone connects London skyscraper Tower 42 to 4G network

    Vodafone connects London skyscraper Tower 42 to 4G network

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    Vodafone engineers have installed “hundreds of antennas” and over 6100m of coax cable and 2000m of fibre to power the service which uses its high-bandwidth 2.6GHz spectrum to provide “excellent 4G coverage with ample capacity.”

  • Government and BT strike new deal to install fibre broadband in new homes

    Government and BT strike new deal to install fibre broadband in new homes

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    Under the deal, Openreach will make a “significant contribution” to the installation costs before asking property developers to pay. It’s expected this will see Openreach foot the entire bill for connecting half of all new properties.

  • BT sees growth in consumer mobile, broadband and revenue

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    A profile advertising campaign fronted by Hollywood star Willem Dafoe has helped BT sign up more than 300,000 customers to its nascent mobile service according to the firm’s latest market update.

  • BT confirms EE to remain as consumer brand

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    Many marketing and branding experts had expected the brand to vanish and BT to rebadge the almost 600 high street stores to help push its broadband and TV services.

  • BBC awards £100m broadcast connectivity contract to BT

    BBC awards £100m broadcast connectivity contract to BT

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    According to the broadcaster, the new system will allow extra services and capacity to be added for major events, such as a general election or the Olympics, more easily and at a lower cost than with the current system.

  • BT completes EE takeover

    BT completes EE takeover

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    BT has completed its acquisition of EE, turning it overnight from one of the UK’s newest and smallest mobile operators into its largest.