Telecoms

  • iOS 7 available to download from next week

    iOS 7 available to download from next week

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    Apple has confirmed the latest version of its iPad and iPhone operating system will be available to download from next week. iOS 7 was unveiled in June and sports a new, simplified look which drops the use of leather, wood and other real-world inspired textures in favour of a new flatter design. The software also…

  • EE announces new ‘single payment’ 4G upgrade offer

    EE announces new ‘single payment’ 4G upgrade offer

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    Orange and T-Mobile owner EE is offering customers the chance to buy themselves out of their contracts early in return for migrating to a new 4G plan. Under the firm’s Swap offer, customers on a 18 or 24 month plan can take their handset into a retail store and trade it in for a new…

  • EE signs up 1m 4G customers

    EE signs up 1m 4G customers

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    Mobile network EE says it has signed up more than one million customers to its 4G super-fast mobile broadband service. The firm launched the UK’s first 4G service last October and says it has reached the 1m mark four months earlier than expected. To celebrate it is giving each customer 50% off selected mobile phone…

  • Video: YouView’s new TV ad

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    Here’s a sneak peek at YouView’s new TV and print ads which debut this weekend. As previously reported, the campaign is built around the line ‘Catch up with your feet up’ and features pairs of feet in front of a TV screen and YouView set-top box to show how easy it is for viewers to…

  • EE replaces Vodafone as Asda Mobile’s network provider

    EE replaces Vodafone as Asda Mobile’s network provider

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    Retailer Asda has partnered with EE to power its own-label mobile phone network. The service previously used Vodafone’s 2G and 3G network. The switch will take place in October 1st, allowing Asda to expand its mobile operations to include pay-monthly tariffs in addition to sim-only and PAYG plans. Full details of the tie-up will be…

  • Ofcom publishes new traffic management guide

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    Telecoms regulator Ofcom has published a new consumer information pack explaining how some ISPs restrict and manage internet use during busy peak periods. Ofcom’s research shows only one in ten internet consumers are familiar with the term ‘traffic management’ and that only one per cent have considered the policy when choosing their broadband service. It…