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RBS and NatWest Respond to HSBC by Adding FREE WiFi to their UK Banks

13th May, 2014 (3 Comments)

Banking giants RBS and NatWest have confirmed that all of their customers will be able to access a free wireless Internet (wifi) service, which is already active in over 800 of the bank’s branches across the United Kingdom, by the end of the summer 2014 when almost 1,200 additional branches will have free WiFi installed.

HSBC Installs Free Wi-Fi in Bank Branches Across the United Kingdom

12th May, 2014 (7 Comments)

Banking giant HSBC has put out a short announcement today to confirm that over 650 of its branches across the UK are now able to offer customers free wireless Internet (wifi) access, which is thanks to the installation of a premium BT Wi-fi network.

Welsh Wireless Broadband ISP Xwavia Secures £1.2m Finance Wales Loan

9th May, 2014 (21 Comments)

Powys-based wireless broadband ISP eXwavia Xwavia has, following last month’s report by ISPreview.co.uk (here), confirmed that they’ve secured an investment of £1.2 million from Finance Wales to help make faster Internet connectivity available to more rural parts of Wales in the United Kingdom. The first areas to benefit will be in Conwy.

Metronet UK Aim Ultrafast Broadband for 50% of Top Manchester Office Spaces

8th May, 2014 (1 Comment)

Business Internet provider Metronet UK has announced that their hybrid fibre optic (Dark Fibre) and “high capacity” carrier grade wireless network has now connected almost 20% of Greater Manchester’s “most important buildings” and almost 30% of those in Manchester city centre with speeds of up to 10Gbps.

Wireless Business ISP Urban WiMAX Moots Growth After Funding Boost

7th May, 2014 (0 Comments)

London-based business ISP Urban WiMAX, which specialises in delivering a mix of wired and or wireless (wimax and microwave) broadband / Ethernet solutions to around 500 customers, last month secured additional investment worth £2.15 million through Santander’s Breakthrough programme and is now planning for their future growth.

Free Public WiFi More Important to Customers than the Drinks in UK Cafes

1st May, 2014 (1 Comment)

A new survey conducted by Samsung UK has found that 37% will choose coffee shops based on the availability of free WiFi rather the quality of the tea or coffee being served. So it’s no surprise to find that 69% of Brits work remotely from coffee shops at least twice a week. But apparently what cafes really need is.. a printer.

Ofcom Publish UK Radio Spectrum Management Strategy and Interactive Map

30th April, 2014 (1 Comment)

The communications regulator has today set out its approach and priorities (e.g. future 5G mobile broadband) for managing and sharing (e.g. white space technology) the country’s radio spectrum up to the year 2025. As part of this, Ofcom has also published an Interactive Spectrum Map to show how different frequencies are used in the United Kingdom.

London Tube Strike Triggers WiFi Signup Surge for Virgin Media

30th April, 2014 (0 Comments)

Virgin Media has reported that new registrations to its public WiFi hotspot service at 137 London Underground Tube stations were up by 50% yesterday as commuters navigated their way around the capital during the strike.

Virgin Media WiFi on London Underground Now Available at 137 Stations

25th April, 2014 (0 Comments)

Virgin Media has announced that a further 6 London Underground Train/Tube Stations will join its related network of public wireless Internet (WiFi) hotspots tomorrow, which raises their total coverage to 137 stations (up from 131 in February 2014). More are also due to be added to the network by the end of this summer.

FIBREWiFi Unveil New Superfast Wireless Broadband Packages for Essex

25th April, 2014 (13 Comments)

Chelmsford-based fixed wireless access provider FIBREWiFi (Buzcom) has revealed that they’re launching a range of new superfast broadband packages, which will offer symmetric Internet speeds of up to 100Mbps for businesses and homes in Essex (East of England).

4G Mobile Broadband Could Doom Public WiFi Wireless Internet Hotspots

23rd April, 2014 (9 Comments)

Public WiFi hotspots have become increasingly common over the past few years and now even the government’s £150m Super-Connected Cities Programme (SCCP) is seeking to boost their coverage. But is such investment becoming a waste of money and might we be about to witness the end of public wifi as we know it.

New Deal Brings 100Mbps Wireless Link to Businesses in Shepway

14th April, 2014 (0 Comments)

A new 3-year deal has been signed between Shepway District Council in Kent (England) and Maidstone-based Custodian Data Centre that will make Internet data speeds of up to 100Mbps (Megabits per second) available to businesses in the district’s main employment sites.

Virgin Media Sign LN Comms Deal to Boost Superfast Broadband in Yorkshire

10th April, 2014 (0 Comments)

Cable provider Virgin Media Business has signed a new 3-year and £350k deal that will help local ISP LN Communications to deploy super-fast broadband into 8 sites across Yorkshire (England) by the end of April 2015; including Castle Howard, Darlington, Barlby, Darley, Kettleworth, Bradley, Northallerton and Stokesley.

UPDATE2 Financial Questions for Future of Welsh Wireless ISP eXwavia

8th April, 2014 (5 Comments)

Powys-based ISP eXwavia, which has until fairly recently been busy deploying fixed wireless broadband networks into various communities around rural Wales, appears to be facing a degree of financial uncertainty after it was confirmed that taxpayers money from the Welsh Government was being used to help support the provider.

WiSpire Expand Church Based Wireless Broadband to North Tuddenham

28th March, 2014 (2 Comments)

The WiSpire network has once again worked alongside the Diocese of Norwich and local ISP FreeClix to expand the reach of its wireless broadband network even further into rural Norfolk (England, UK). The latest civil parish village to benefit is that of North Tuddenham.

HiWiFi Extends 16Mbps Wireless Broadband to Hannington Village

24th March, 2014 (1 Comment)

Basingstoke-based ISP HiWiFi has confirmed that their 16Mbps capable fixed wireless broadband network is now available to over 300 people in the English civil parish village of Hannington in the county of Hampshire.

Aberdeen City Tenders for Free In-Building Wi-Fi Service in Public Buildings

20th March, 2014 (1 Comment)

The Aberdeen Council in Scotland has put out a new tender that offers grant funding of up to £300k for wireless infrastructure and a further £300k for network connectivity, available under the Accelerate Aberdeen Super Connected Cities programme, in order to roll-out a WiFi service in public buildings across the City.