Telecoms

  • Blackberry retreats to business market as it axes 4,500 jobs

    Blackberry retreats to business market as it axes 4,500 jobs

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    Blackberry is axing 4,500 jobs and reducing the number of handsets it offers after announcing losses of almost $1bn. The firm says it expects to make a net operating loss of approximately $950 million to $995 million for the second quarter of its financial year. Last month Blackberry’s board announced it was considering selling the…

  • Three offers iPhone 5c for £49

    Three offers iPhone 5c for £49

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    UK iPhone fans can get their hands on the new iPhone 5c for just £49 and the iPhone 5s for £99 from Three stores and online at three.co.uk. To secure the phones at these low prices customers will need to sign a new 24-month contract. The iPhone 5c features a plastic rear in a choice…

  • BlackBerry unveils new touchscreen BlackBerry Z30

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    BlackBerry has unveiled a new touchscreen handset which is set to roll-out to UK networks from next week. Described as the firm’s “biggest, fastest and most advanced smartphone” the new BlackBerry Z30 offers a 5” AMOLED display and the latest version of the Blackberry 10 operating system. It also includes a 2880 mAh battery, the…

  • Ofcom boss calls on telecom firms to simplify switching

    Ofcom boss calls on telecom firms to simplify switching

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    Ofcom boss Ed Richards has called on businesses to work with the regulator to make it simpler for consumers to change communications providers. Speaking earlier this week, he expressed concern that difficulties with changing provider were preventing consumers from taking full advantage of the choice available. This means consumers are failing to reap the rewards…

  • BT extends fibre network to Irvine, Bo’ness and Ayr

    BT extends fibre network to Irvine, Bo’ness and Ayr

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    Almost 35,000 Scottish homes will gain access to super-fast broadband in the coming weeks after BT announced its fibre network has reached Irvine, Bo’ness and Ayr. BT says its fibre footprint now passes more than 16 million UK homes and businesses and is expected to pass around 19 million – two-thirds of UK premises by…

  • BT Sport app heads towards 1m downloads

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    Almost 1m smartphone and tablet users have downloaded the BT Sport app, the channel’s boss announced today. Marc Watson, CEO of BT TV, said the app’s popularity matched the growing trend of watching TV online and predicted the firm’s fibre broadband services would become an increasingly be an important platform for television.   Watson used…