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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.

Ofcom UK Unveil Autumn Pilot for White Space Wireless Broadband Tech

26th April, 2013 (0 Comments)

Ofcom has today called upon the UK telecoms industry to take part in its forthcoming autumn 2013 pilot of White Space (IEEE 802.22) wireless broadband technology, which harnesses the unused radio spectrum that exists between Digital Terrestrial TV channels to deliver wifi style connectivity over a wide area.

Virgin Media UK Says SmartCall WiFi Service Has Not Been Forgotten

26th April, 2013 (1 Comment)

The long awaited SmartCall service from cable ISP Virgin Media UK, which allows Smartphone users with a Virgin Phone Line to use the unlimited calls from their talk plan on their mobile (so long as you have a wireless internet connection), should finally surface “later this year“.

UK Government Preps New Code for Blocking Adult Content on Public WiFi

24th April, 2013 (9 Comments)

The UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, has confirmed that the government is preparing to detail a new Code of Conduct that will require operators of public wireless internet (wifi) hotspots to block adult content (e.g. pornography).

Virgin Media Business Help 2000 London UK Schools Get WiFi and VoIP

22nd April, 2013 (2 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media Business has confirmed that 2,000 schools across London (England) can now benefit from wireless internet (WiFi) and VoIP connectivity via their new Public Services Network (PSN) that has been built alongside the London Grid for Learning (LGfL).

CLANNET Enables FREE WiFi Hotspot for Appleton Wiske in Yorkshire UK

22nd April, 2013 (2 Comments)

The small rural village of Appleton Wiske in the Vale of York (North Yorkshire, England) now has access to a free wireless internet (wifi) service after community ISP CLANNET installed a new transceiver at the local village hall.

Ex-Swindon UK Leader Given Wireless Router to Mark Free WiFi Flop

12th April, 2013 (0 Comments)

The outgoing leader of Swindon Borough Council (SBC), Rod Bluh (Conservative), has been handed the gift of a Wi-Fi router by his opponent Derique Montaut (Labour). The award was given as a tongue-in-cheek tribute to Bluh’s oversight of the flawed plan to roll-out a universal free wireless internet service across the borough.

Xchanging Deploys FREE Open WiFi in the City of London UK

11th April, 2013 (2 Comments)

Xchanging, a business procurement and technology services provider, has started to roll-out a new FREE wireless internet (wifi) service in the City of London. The new network “is not password protected” and can apparently be used by anyone.

UPD BT WiFi Bring FREE Wireless Internet to Prupim UK Shopping Centres

9th April, 2013 (0 Comments)

BT WiFi has signed a new deal with real-estate investment firm PRUPIM that will see eight of the United Kingdom’s biggest shopping centres deploying a free wireless internet (public wifi hotspot) service, which should reach more than 118 million shoppers.

O2 UK Bring FREE WiFi to London Underground Stations via Virgin Media

8th April, 2013 (1 Comment)

Mobile operator O2 UK (Telefonica) has signed a new wholesale agreement with Virgin Media that will allow its WiFi customers access to a free wireless internet service at 120 London Underground train stations from June 2013.

10 Million British Adults a Week Logging on to Public WiFi

3rd April, 2013 (1 Comment)

Hotspot operator The Cloud (BSkyB) has estimated that more than 10 million British adults (around 22% of the entire nation) are logging on to one of their various public wireless internet access points every week and 2.8 million (6%) connect every day.

The Best Home Alternatives to WiFi Wireless Networks

3rd April, 2013 (5 Comments)

Wireless networks can be found pretty much everywhere, they’re in your home, on your mobile, on laptops, in games consoles, local cafes, banks and even some airplanes now offer internet access using wifi. But what do you do when wifi is stretched to its limits, are there any alternatives? Quite a few as it happens.

The Cloud Brings FREE WiFi to Great Yarmouth UK Town Centre

27th March, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Cloud (BSkyB) has announced that its free wireless internet (wifi) service is now also available across the town centre in Great Yarmouth (England, UK), which was made possible by pigging backing a new wireless CCTV system.