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BBM PayPal Payments go Live in the UK

BlackBerry recently released updates to BBM for Android, BBM for BlackBerry and BBM for iOS which brought Paypal payments via BBM to Canada. This confused many beta users as betas had already implemented Paypal not only to the UK but to the UA, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa and Spain.

UK Apps

·10 years ago

Vodafone installs 5G-powered light display in Bristol

Vodafone has installed a massive 5G-powered light display in Bristol, launching the display on the car park of Cabot Circus to showcase Christmas drawings created by children from across the UK.

UK Vodafone UK

·5 years ago

UKIB loans £200m to massive battery-making facility in Sunderland

The UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) has announced a £200m loan to support the development of AESC’s gigafactory in the North East of England.

Automotive UK Financial

·2 years ago

Vodafone Partners with Glasgow’s SSE Hydro

Vodafone has unveiled a new partnership with The SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow in what the company says is a further commitment to the city.

News UK Vodafone UK

·6 years ago

Virgin Media fined £50,000 for spamming customers

Virgin Media has been fined £50,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after spamming more than 400,000 opted-out customers

UK Virgin Media O2

·4 years ago

BT and Toshiba team up for UK’s first quantum-secure industrial network

BT and Toshiba Europe today announced the UK’s first industrial deployment of a quantum-secure network, transmitting between the National Composites Centre (NCC), the UK’s world-leading composite research and development facility, and the Centre for Modelling & Simulation (CFMS)

Connected UK BT Group

·5 years ago

Six month prison sentence for employee in first ICO Computer Misuse Act prosecution

An employee has been sentenced to six months in prison in the first prosecution to be brought by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under legislation which carries a potential prison sentence.

News UK

·7 years ago

BT confirms FTTP build plan to 20 million premises

Ofcom this morning published its statement on the Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review (“WFTMR”) that sets out how Ofcom will regulate telecom fixed access services for the 5 years from 1 April 2021.

BT Group Connected UK

·5 years ago

Vodafone UK finally provides eSIM support for smartphones

Vodafone UK finally supports eSIMs in smartphones on its Pay Monthly plans. Promisingly, Vodafone says eSIMs will be provisioned using Vodafone’s accompanying online interface to load your eSIM on to your phone in just a few minutes rather than waiting days for a physical SIM card, or QR code to arrive in the post.

Connected UK Vodafone UK

·5 years ago

EE to upgrade 4G in more than 500 areas in 2021

EE said today that it will upgrade 4G in more than 500 areas in 2021 as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) initiative to extend coverage in rural areas across the UK.

EE Connected UK

·5 years ago

O2 turns on 5G network

O2 today turned on 5G in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Slough and Leeds with a promise to have 20 total locations by the end of 2019. It offers four 5G phones, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G, Samsung Galaxy A90 5G and the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G.

O2 5G Connected UK

·6 years ago

Vodafone partners with Emma Raducan as part of Vodafone’s grassroots tennis initiatives

Vodafone has partnered with 19-year-old tennis sensation Emma Raducanu as its grassroots tennis ambassador. Emma will work with the brand to inspire the next generation of players and help grow grassroots tennis in the UK.

UK Vodafone UK

·4 years ago

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