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VIDEO Google Bring the Idea of Broadband from Hot Air Balloons Back to Life

15th June, 2013 (2 Comments)

The idea of distributing a broadband internet connection from High Altitude Platforms (balloons) is certainly not a new one (the 2006 CAPANINA project) but it’s never quite taken off before. Now Google hopes to make affordable internet access available to developing countries by re-inflating the idea.

Bird Watchers Boosted by New 50Mbps Wireless Service in Langstrothdale

14th June, 2013 (1 Comment)

LN Communications has this week expanded the coverage of its up to 50Mbps fixed wireless broadband network to the valley of Langstrothdale in North Yorkshire (England) which, aside from helping to connect several local villages, has also enabled wildlife watchers to access live CCTV streams of their cameras.

O2 Wifi UK Expands FREE Wireless Hotspot Network to Canary Wharf

12th June, 2013 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 UK has announced the installation of its “fast, free, reliable and simple to use” public wireless internet (wifi) hotspots to cover Canary Wharf, which is one of London’s major business and shopping districts located in Tower Hamlets.

UK ISP Kijoma Hoping to Expand its Wireless Broadband into Anslow

6th June, 2013 (0 Comments)

Fixed wireless ISP Kijoma Broadband, which last year announced that its network would be expanded into parts of Staffordshire (England), has confirmed that it’s submitted an application to build a new mast that would cover the village of Anslow.

Kent Wireless ISP VFast Partners Vonage to Offer Cheap Voice Calls

4th June, 2013 (2 Comments)

Fixed wireless broadband ISP VFast (Orbitalnet), which covers a large swathe of Kent in South East England, has partnered with internet voice provider Vonage to offer residential Voice-over-IP (VoIP) services and cheaper UK or international calls.

MetroNet UK Brings Hybrid Fibre and Wireless Broadband to Chester

3rd June, 2013 (0 Comments)

As expected ISP Metronet UK has expanded the coverage of its “ultrafast” hybrid fibre optic (Dark Fibre) and carrier grade wireless broadband network to reach businesses in the city of Chester (North West England).

UPD O2 UK Scrap Free BT Hotspots in Favour of its Own WiFi Network

31st May, 2013 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 UK has abandoned their existing agreement with BTOpenzone (BTWiFi), which gave their customers access to thousands of BT’s additional national UK hotspots, in favour of their own O2Wifi network (8,000 free hotspots).

Wireless ISP Airband Bring Broadband to 14 Worcestershire UK Parishes

30th May, 2013 (0 Comments)

Fixed wireless ISP Airband has announced that over 100 customers in three parishes across rural parts of Worcestershire (England’s West Midlands) can now access faster broadband connections “for the first time” thanks to a £700k scheme supported by the Worcestershire County Council (WCC).

UK Wireless Broadband Networks Face Threat from VOA Business Rates

29th May, 2013 (3 Comments)

The UK governments Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has once again caused operators of fixed wireless broadband ISPs to fear for their future after it began a review of the rating system for related networks, which could result in the telecoms infrastructure of some providers being hit by additional charges (business rates).

ISP KC Rolls Out FREE High Speed WiFi Hotspots in Hull City Centre

24th May, 2013 (0 Comments)

Residents, visitors and businesses in the centre of Hull in East Yorkshire (England) can now access a new network of free “high-speed” wireless internet (WiFi) hotspots after local telecoms operator, KC, began installing access points on the city’s aging public phone boxes.

UPD 50Mbps Wireless Broadband Covers Leicestershire’s Stathern Village

23rd May, 2013 (0 Comments)

ISP LN Communications has expanded the reach of its 50Mbps (Megabits per second) capable fixed wireless broadband network to cover around 700 residents of Stathern Village in Leicestershire (England). Villages within the Vale of Belvoir are next on the list to receive the service.

Fluidata to Provide O2 UK with New Core Network for WiFi and Extra Capacity

22nd May, 2013 (0 Comments)

Business ISP Fluidata has today signed a new “multi-million pound contract” with O2 UK that will supply the mobile operator with a new core network and enough “last mile” data connectivity and capacity to help support the expansion of its wireless internet (wifi) hotspots across the country.

MetroNet UK Expands Fibre and Wireless Broadband Network to Liverpool

21st May, 2013 (0 Comments)

Business ISP Metronet UK has expanded the coverage of its hybrid superfast fibre optic (Dark Fibre) and carrier grade wireless network to reach areas of Widnes, Runcorn and Speke in Liverpool (Merseyside, England).

ScotRail Expands its FREE WiFi Service to 25 Railway Stations in Scotland

14th May, 2013 (0 Comments)

ScotRail preps expanded plans to roll-out a free wifi service to all 38 of its class 380 trains and at 25 railway stations across Scotland by spring 2014. Just make sure to avoid any “bandwidth heavy” websites.

BT Wi-Fi Bring Public Wireless Internet to 5 Million UK and Ireland Hotspots

14th May, 2013 (0 Comments)

BT WiFi has announced that it’s now home to a network of 5 Million public Wi-Fi hotspots in the United Kingdom and Ireland. But most of those come from customers of BT’s Total Broadband packages and its FON supporting routers that automatically turn home connections into public wifi access points.

Camden is First of 17 London UK Boroughs to Deploy Free Public Wi-Fi

14th May, 2013 (2 Comments)

The London Borough of Camden in England has today become the first of seventeen councils in the capital city to confirm a free public Wi-Fi (wireless internet) service to streets and open spaces across the borough, though it’s only free for the first 30 minutes of use (daily).

Lottery Funding Helps Remote Shetland Islands Village Get Fast Broadband

1st May, 2013 (3 Comments)

The tiny community of West Burrafirth on the remote Shetland Islands (North of Scotland) will soon see their broadband ISP speeds lifted from just 0.16Mbps (Megabits per second) to around 25Mbps thanks to a new wireless and fibre optic link, support from a local ISP and national lottery funding.