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Digital security specialists at Trustwave (SpiderLabs) have once again found “numerous security vulnerabilities” in one of D-Link’s home broadband routers, specifically the DSL-2888A, which could allow a malicious WiFi or local network user to gain unauthorised access to the device.
Mobile operator EE (BT) has revealed that their 4G based mobile network now covers 94% of all roads in Great Britain, which is said to be the equivalent of 322,000 miles. The news comes after Ofcom revealed (here) that EE had the strongest UK 4G geographic (landmass) coverage of 85%, but this is up just 1% from last year.
Existing customers of broadband ISP and mobile operator Virgin Media UK are now able to optionally take a subscription to Google One (i.e. the internet giant’s cloud storage service) “at no additional cost” for the first 3 months of service, but if you choose to keep it after that the price will be £1.59 per month.
Mobile operator Three UK has today revealed that the average 4G and 5G data usage (mobile broadband), per customer, per month on their network smashed the 15GB (GigaBytes) barrier for the first time in October 2020 – this is said to reflect a 50% increase in data usage since the start of 2020 (10 months).
Ofcom has published their annual Connection Nations infrastructure report, which reveals that “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband ISP networks now cover 18% of UK premises (up from 10% last year) and 27% are within reach of a “gigabit” (1Gbps+) service (7.9 million). Meanwhile geographic 4G cover is given as a range from 79% to 85%.
After an extended period of negotiation TalkTalk, the budget broadband and phone provider that is currently home to around 4.2 million UK customers, has today officially recommend a £1.1bn takeover proposal from Toscafund, which including debt values the company at around £1.8bn.