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BT WiFi Sees Record Wireless Hotspot Usage on New Years Eve

7th January, 2013 (0 Comments)

BT WiFi has announced that its UK network of 4.5 million public wireless internet hotspots saw a record usage rise on New Year’s Eve as wifi users’ online minutes jumped 317% on last year and physical data consumption grew by 260%. The network also saw 88% more unique users than at the same time last year.

Northumberland UK to Benefit from £1.3m Broadband Loan Scheme

5th January, 2013 (2 Comments)

The Northumberland County Council (NCC) in North East England has announced the launch of a new £1.3 million loan scheme that has been designed to encourage small satellite, wireless or other alternative technology ISPs to come into the county and offer their broadband services to the most remote rural areas.

Small UK ISP Frustrated at Lack of Public Broadband Funding in Oxfordshire

31st December, 2012 (35 Comments)

Countryside Broadband, a small fixed wireless broadband ISP (WISP) that delivers internet access to a number of rural areas in South Oxfordshire (England, UK), has complained that it is unable to expand the reach of its network because the government’s public funding is only going towards big providers (e.g. BT).

Public WiFi Internet Use at Christmas – Three Times Higher Than 2011

29th December, 2012 (0 Comments)

The Cloud (BSkyB) reports that public wireless internet (hotspot) usage on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day this year was three times higher than 2011. Christmas Eve was the busiest of the three days with wifi traffic up by four times last year’s figure.

Allpay Bring Wireless Broadband to More Rural Herefordshire UK Villages

28th December, 2012 (0 Comments)

Allpay Broadband, a Herefordshire (England) focused ISP that specialises in deploying wireless broadband (wifi) services by placing transmitters on top of churches (Broadband Licence for Churches), has expanded its service to reach another new batch of small local villages and towns.

eXwavia to Deploy 100Mbps Wireless Broadband Across Powys in Wales

21st December, 2012 (3 Comments)

Welshpool-based ISP eXwavia has announced plans to expand the reach of its existing superfast wireless broadband network to cover over 27,000 households and 3,000 businesses in Powys (Wales, United Kingdom) by the end of January 2013.

East Midlands Trains Bring FREE WiFi Wireless Internet to 30 UK Stations

20th December, 2012 (0 Comments)

Commuters who travel on the East Midlands Train (Stagecoach Group) service will be pleased to learn that the operator has teamed-up with The Cloud (BSkyB) to roll-out a free wireless internet (WiFi) service for rail passengers across 30 of its stations including major hubs like Nottingham, Sheffield, Derby and Leicester.

Free Unlimited WiFi Reaches 400,000 Local People in the UK City of London

18th December, 2012 (0 Comments)

The City of London Corporation has claimed to be “the first global financial centre” to offer a “comprehensive” free wireless internet service to everyone after they extended their partnership with The Cloud (BSkyB) by making the existing public wifi network available on an “unlimited” instead of restricted basis.

Thistle Hotels to Deploy FREE BT WiFi Wireless Internet Across the UK

14th December, 2012 (0 Comments)

Guests of the Thistle hotel chain, which are part of the wider Guoman Hotel Management (UK) Limited group, will be pleased to learn that all ten of their establishments in London can now benefit from a free wireless internet (wifi) service thanks to a new BT Wifi network.

Virgin Media WiFi Enables 20 More UK London Underground Train Stations

11th December, 2012 (1 Comment)

Cable operator Virgin Media has this morning confirmed that its FREE public wireless internet (wifi) service is now available from a further 20 London underground tube stations, which brings the total coverage to 92 stations and an additional 28 stations are due to come online in early 2013.

Virgin Media Reveals FREE City Wireless Broadband for Leeds and Bradford

30th November, 2012 (1 Comment)

Cable ISP Virgin Media Business has this morning announced the win of a vital concession agreement that will allow it to begin rolling out a free city wireless internet (wifi) network to cover over 1.2 million citizens of Leeds and Bradford in England (United Kingdom).

UK ISP MLL Telecom Win Wireless Broadband Contract for Gateshead Council

28th November, 2012 (0 Comments)

Business ISP MLL Telecom has won a contract worth £800,000 to extend the on-going supply, installation and support of ultra-fast wireless broadband services around the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (GMBC) area for up to a further four years.

255ft High Wind Turbine Threatens Wireless Broadband to Devon UK Village

28th November, 2012 (2 Comments)

Residents of Northlew village in Devon (England) have complained that new plans to build a 255ft tall wind turbine in nearby Inwardleigh could disrupt the wifi signal of their wireless community broadband service, which serves approximately 150 local homes (500 people).

UK Train Operator Greater Anglia to Launch Free WiFi at 100 Stations

27th November, 2012 (0 Comments)

The Greater Anglia train operator has announced that it’s working with WiFi Hotspot operator The Cloud (BSkyB) to introduce a free wireless internet service at 100 of its stations across the region (e.g. Cambridge, Norwich and Stansted Airport).

Ofcom Details UK Framework to Support White Space Wireless Broadband

22nd November, 2012 (0 Comments)

Ofcom UK has today proposed a new framework to support the future use of White Space (IEEE 802.22) based wireless broadband technology on a licence exempt basis. The new service harnesses unused radio spectrum, which exists between Digital TV channels (470MHz to 790MHz), to deliver wifi style connectivity over a wide area.

UPDATE EE and Vodafone UK Confirm FREE London Virgin Media WiFi Deal

21st November, 2012 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator EE appears to have accidentally leaked details that revealed the future direction for Virgin Media’s network of 72 free wireless internet access hotspots in the London underground (tube stations). UPDATE: Now it’s official.

ITSwisp Brings 8Mbps Wireless Broadband to Rural Norfolk and Suffolk

19th November, 2012 (5 Comments)

A wireless broadband ISP called ITSwisp, which appears to be an off-shoot of another local provider ThinkingWISP, has launched to deliver internet download speeds of up to 8Mbps (Megabits per second) to “serve large areas around” rural Norfolk and Suffolk in England (UK).