Telecoms
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Dixons Carphone to launch mobile phone service
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The firm has struck a wholesale deal with Three to become a mobile vVirtual network operator (MVNO) and says services will launch this Spring.
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BT and Sir Ian McKellen team up for Comic Relief
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Acting legend Sir Ian McKellen, currently filming second series of ITV’s Vicious with Derek Jacobi, will be the voice of BT’s Speaking Clock from today until Red Nose Day on Friday, 13 March.
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BT announces plans to boost broadband speeds to 500Mbps
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Broadband users could see download speeds boosted dramatically after BT confirmed plans to trial G.fast – a technology that can deliver speeds of up to 500Mbps – in 4,000 homes.
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More than a third of BT broadband customers now have fibre
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The UK’s biggest ISP now has more than 2.7m subscribers to its fibre Infinity packages, with 209,000 buying or upgrading to a fibre package in the financial quarter ending December 31st.
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Sky to offer mobile phones after signing wholesale deal with Telefónica UK
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The satellite TV giant has signed a wholesale agreement with Telefónica UK, owners of O2, to offer 2G, 3G and 4G services to its customers.
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Three owner confirms O2 bid
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Competition in the UK mobile sector could be dramatically reduced after Hutchison Whampoa, owner of Three confirmed plans to buy O2 from Spain’s Telefónica.