Currently UK residents that want access to a 4G LTE network can only choose from carrier EE, which is only if they live in an area that is currently covered. Soon though UK 4G coverage will be gathering pace following the long awaited spectrum auction. After seeing a number of delays the 4G spectrum auction…
Imagine if Vodafone became a Pay-TV provider or if Telefonica aligned with Skype to deliver a mobile VoIP service with unparalleled connectivity and quality. These scenarios are not as far-fetched as they might sound. It would have been inconceivable ten years ago to believe that BT would become a content provider. However, now BT has…
It appears that the mobile space is all about what company can sue what company over patent infringement to turn a buck or two these days, as I am sure most have heard of the courtroom battles going on in the mobile arena over claims of patent violation, and the latest to step into the…
With the USA fast rolling out 4G LTE networks one has to wonder just when the UK will start entering into the 4G LTE space, but apparently 4G LTE trials are to begin in Cornwall in a joint project between BT and Everything Everywhere, and they are looking for volunteers for the trials. According to…
We have recently received news that by the end of 2011, 80 per cent of people in the UK could have access to broadband supplied by BT. In an article by one of the writers at ITProPortal, it is claimed that an extension to BT’s copper-based broadband is planned and that under BT’s Wholesale Broadband…
When it comes to the home broadband and mobile broadband stakes for last year, it appears that British Telecom has taken the top slot for home broadband while Three Mobile grabbed the top slot in mobile broadband according to the latest charts. According to an article over on comparison website Broadband Genie, BT fended off…
Are you with BT Broadband and would like a price cut? Well if the answer is yes you will be happy to know that telecoms regulator Ofcom is stepping in and forcing BT to cut its prices. BT has been forced to cut wholesale broadband prices in certain areas it is a sole provider of…
To aid in the area of audio conferencing meetings whilst on the go or in the office, BT Conferencing in a venture with business conferencing firm Ring2 have launched three new apps which will provided a chair person with better security, control and visibility over BT MeetMe meeting either from a computer or a smartphone….
Although British Telecom shares have seen a remarkable run, shares in BT have now been downgraded from marketperform to underperform at Sanfod C. Bernstein, who have said that “pension worries will weigh on shares going forward.” According to an article over on Market Watch by Barbara Kollmeyer, Bernstein has also stated that BT shares are…
The Communication Workers Union were due to reveal the results of a strike ballot which could have seen possible strike action being taken by its 50,000 members; however rather than announced said results, the CWU announced their disappointment at calling off the vote. According to an article on the Independent by Nick Clark, the cancellation…
Today will see the Communication Workers Union send out ballot papers to its members which include in excess of 50,000 BT employees with a view to balloting on the offered 2% pay rise offered by BT although the union has demanded a 5% pay increase. According to an article by Georgina Prodhan, over on Reuters;…
