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WiFi Provider Wifinity Secures £10m Investment from Clydesdale Bank

23rd February, 2017 (0 Comments)

Wireless ISP Wifinity, which specialises in deploying WiFi style networks to holiday parks, events, social housing and the armed forces, has won an investment of £10 million from Clydesdale Bank that will help to upgrade existing networks and expand further across the United Kingdom.

UK and USA Consumers Would Pay Extra for Better Home WiFi Kit from an ISP

22nd February, 2017 (4 Comments)

A new Qualtrics survey of 1,050 respondents in the USA and United Kingdom has found that 78% of respondents prefer to get their in-home WiFi kit (wireless broadband router) from an ISP and 68% would pay between £4-£8 per month extra for better wireless coverage.

Connexin Becomes First in the UK to Trial 10Gbps Elva-1 PPC Radio Link

21st February, 2017 (13 Comments)

Fixed wireless broadband ISP Connexin, which operates networks in Hull (East Yorkshire) and Lincolnshire, today claims to have become the “first company in the UK” to trial an Elva-1 PPC-10G with RF Com. This is a 5G style 10Gbps wireless link that could give their network a big boost.

Boundless Trial 160Mbps Wireless Broadband Service in North Yorkshire UK

20th February, 2017 (8 Comments)

Wireless ISP Boundless Networks has today announced that they’ve become “one of the first companies in the UK” to trial a new 160Mbps capable “ultrafast” Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband network, which could soon be rolled out across rural parts of North Yorkshire.

100Mbps Wireless Broadband Arrives in Stone – Gloucestershire Village

20th February, 2017 (24 Comments)

Residents of Stone in Gloucestershire (England), which is a rural village and home to over 700 people, can now gain access to superfast broadband speeds of up to 100Mbps after Oxford ISP Rural Broadband teamed-up with Wireless Excellence to install a new wireless network.

Leeds City Council Moot FREE Home Broadband for Disadvantaged Adults

20th February, 2017 (9 Comments)

The Leeds City Council in Yorkshire (England) has proposed a new scheme that could generate £45m for the local economy over the next 10 years and help “thousands” of “digitally excluded” adults by giving them access to free home broadband connections, wifi and Tablet computers.

Ofcom Refines their UK Choices for Future 5G Mobile Spectrum Bands

8th February, 2017 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today posted an update on their quest to identify the best radio spectrum bands for use with future 5G based Mobile Broadband technology, which alongside the EU appears to have short-listed 700MHz, 3.4-3.8GHz and the higher frequency 24.25-27.5GHz (26GHz band).

TeraHertz Transmitter Delivers 105Gbps Wireless Speeds via Single Channel

7th February, 2017 (3 Comments)

A team of Japanese scientists have developed a TeraHertz (THz) transmitter that is capable of transmitting digital data at a rate of 105Gbps (Gigabits per second) over a single channel using the 300GHz band, which they claim could power a future generation of Mobile Broadband and Satellite links.

City of Inverness in Scotland Starts Roll-out of FREE WiFi Network

7th February, 2017 (0 Comments)

The Scottish city of Inverness has become the latest to launch a free “high-speed” public WiFi Hotspot service for local residents and visitors. The roll-out began this week and is being supported by public funding from the £315m Inverness City Region Deal.

30Mbps Wireless Broadband Coming to Tiree – Inner Hebrides of Scotland

7th February, 2017 (2 Comments)

The remote Inner Hebrides island of Tiree, which sits alongside nearby Coll, has been awarded £80,000 from the Community Broadband Scotland (CBS) programme to help upgrade their local wireless broadband network so that it can offer “superfast” speeds of up to 30Mbps.

Three UK Acquire Fixed Wireless 4G Operator UK Broadband Ltd for £250m

6th February, 2017 (6 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today announced a surprise deal to acquire UK Broadband Ltd. (PCCW), which operates fixed wireless broadband ISP Relish Wireless via a 4G based network in Swindon, Reading and central London using spectrum in the 3.5GHz to 3.6GHz bands.

Public WiFi Internet Speeds at Major London Airports Have Got Worse

3rd February, 2017 (7 Comments)

The quality and performance of Public WiFi Hotspots in the United Kingdom often leaves much to be desired, but if you were expecting it to be better at 5 of the busiest airports around the Greater London area then think again. In fact the speeds have actually got worse!

Three UK Finally Enables Embedded WiFi Calling for Android and iOS

30th January, 2017 (15 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today announced that embedded WiFi Calling is finally available for Android and iOS users, which means you can make voice calls or send texts over WiFi from your device and without needing a third-party app. Useful if you don’t have a Mobile signal.

Wildcard UK Ltd Hints at Faster Broadband for Homes in the North East

28th January, 2017 (0 Comments)

Newcastle-upon-Tyne based business ISP Wildcard Networks (Wildcard UK Limited) has hinted at tentative plans to expand their mix of wireless and fibre optic based superfast broadband networks to reach more businesses and homes in the North East of England.

Copper Falls as Ultrafast Fibre Boosts Global Broadband Users to 823Million

26th January, 2017 (0 Comments)

A new report from Point Topic has revealed that the total number of world fixed broadband subscribers grew by 2.25% during Q3 2016 and now stands at 822.7 Million (up from 745m one year earlier), with the majority of growth being fuelled by pure fibre optic (FTTH/P) connectivity.

£9900 Grant Helps B4RN Rollout 1Gbps Broadband to Barbon and Middleton

24th January, 2017 (16 Comments)

The rural villages of Barbon and Middleton in Cumbria have today won a grant of £9,900 from the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority and its Sustainable Development Fund (SDF), which will be used to help B4RN roll-out a 1Gbps community-built FTTH network. JFDI.

Connect8 Celebrate as 24Mbps+ Wireless Broadband Comes to Stonor Village

18th January, 2017 (2 Comments)

The Connect8 campaign has this week hailed the arrival of a 24Mbps+ Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband network in the rural South Oxfordshire village of Stonor, which has been deployed by Village Networks and is also being extended into Pishill (as far as is technically possible).