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BT begins trials of hollow core fibre – a new type of optical fibre

BT has begun trials of a new type of optical fibre - hollow core fibre - at the BT Labs in Adastral Park, Ipswich, in a collaborative project with Lumenisity, a Southampton University spin out company, and Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) mobile vendor Mavenir.

Connected UK BT Group

·4 years ago

April’s Emergency Alert Message revealed by UK Government

The UK Government is to send an emergency alert to all UK mobile phones in April, and the UK Government has released the text that will pop up on people’s home screens next Sunday. 23 April 2023.

UK News Connected

·2 years ago

O2 unveils living billboard in Shoreditch

O2 has unveiled a plantable living billboard to celebrate the network’s ‘Go Green’ initiative as a part of its four-week ‘Go’ campaign on Priority.

O2 UK

·5 years ago

O2 partners with Belong Gaming Arenas venturing into videogames sector

O2 has partnered with Belong Gaming Arenas, marking the company’s biggest ever venture into the videogames sector.

O2 UK

·5 years ago

O2 launches virtual tech appointments

With 59% of people still unsure about visiting – or unable to visit – their local high street, O2 has launched a digital guru service, taking the knowledge and skills of its team of Guru experts online.

O2 Connected UK

·5 years ago

Virgin Media delivers 2.2Gbps broadband speeds

Virgin Media has successfully delivered 2.2Gbps broadband speeds to homes in Thatcham, Berkshire through a real-world trial. The multi-gigabit speeds have been delivered via Virgin Media’s existing, future-proof cable network using broadband technology known as a DOCSIS 3.1 which brings faster, more reliable broadband speeds to customers’ homes.

Connected UK

·5 years ago

UK Mobile phone owners to receive Vaccine Booster Text

Following a request from ministers to UK mobile networks, every mobile phone owner in the UK will be sent a text message on Boxing Day urging them to get a booster jab if they have not already done so,

Connected UK

·4 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.

Connected UK BT Group

·4 years ago

Vodafone offers customers six months of discovery+ Entertainment Free

Vodafone Pay Monthly customers can now enjoy discovery+ Entertainment for six months at no extra cost, offering customers access to some of the world’s best real-life content all in one place, including exclusive discovery+ Originals and coverage of Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

UK Deals Vodafone UK

·4 years ago

Vodafone launches Pro Broadband with Built-in Alexa

Vodafone has launched Vodafone Pro Broadband with a new Alexa-integrated WiFi booster, giving households the ability to listen to music, check the news, set reminders, activate internet downtime and more.

Connected UK Vodafone UK

·4 years ago

BT increases and accelerates FTTP target to 25m

BT pledged today to increase its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) target from 20 million to 25 million by December 2026. In the last year Openreach passed a record 2m premises with FTTP and now believes that it has the capability to reach around 4m premises a year.

BT Group Connected UK

·4 years ago

Poor signal drives half a million millennials to throw their phones in anger

Global Wireless Solutions has today released the results of its most comprehensive nationwide customer experience test of mobile network performance. It is the first test of its kind to combine controlled scientific network testing with a deep analysis of consumer behaviour and expectations of performance.

Opinion UK

·7 years ago

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