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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.

Aberdeen International Airport to Offer Unlimited FREE WiFi

26th March, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Aberdeen International Airport in Scotland (United Kingdom) has today announced that customers using the Dyce terminal will soon be able to benefit from “totally unlimited” free wireless internet (WiFi) access right around the terminal.

Microsoft Sponsors FREE WiFi at UK Train Stations and in London Taxis

26th March, 2013 (1 Comment)

Software giant Microsoft has moved to promote its new business applications and software. The firm has teamed up with various companies to offer a free wireless internet (wifi) service across hundreds of specially branded taxi cabs in London and at a number of national train stations.

CLANNET Brings FREE WiFi Hotspot to Leyburn in North Yorkshire UK

22nd March, 2013 (0 Comments)

Community ISP CLANNET has this week launched a new free wireless internet (WiFi) hotspot service in the North Yorkshire (England) market town and civil parish of Leyburn (Wensleydale), which is home to around 2,500 people.

ISP EE Launch Fixed 4G and Mobile Broadband Service to Rural Cumbria UK

21st March, 2013 (1 Comment)

Mobile operator EE has today announced the launch of both a 4G (LTE) based fixed wireless and mobile broadband network to serve rural homes and businesses in the Northern Fells area of Cumbria (England), which should receive average internet speeds of between 8-12Mbps (Megabits).

The Cloud UK Brings FREE WiFi to 900 High Street Superdrug Stores

20th March, 2013 (1 Comment)

The Cloud (BSkyB) has once again expanded the reach of its public wifi hotspot network in the United Kingdom by signing a new deal to roll-out free wireless internet across 900 Superdrug stores, which typically sell health and beauty products on the high street.

Denwa Expand Fibre to the Mast Wireless Broadband to Lancashire UK

19th March, 2013 (3 Comments)

Barrowford-based ISP Denwa UK has announced the expansion of its Fibre to the Mast (FTTM) technology, which offers internet download speeds of up to 100Mbps (10Mbps upload) to local businesses from only £49 +vat per month, to reach more locations in Lancashire (England).

ISP AB Internet Expands 50Mbps Wireless Internet to Rural Lincolnshire UK

14th March, 2013 (4 Comments)

Lincoln-based Fixed Wireless ISP AB Internet has won £300,000 of public funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to help it roll-out a 50Mbps capable broadband service to two rural areas (encompassing several villages) on the east coast of Lincolnshire (England, UK).

Ofcom UK Propose to Help Wifinity Build 20Mbps Home Wireless Service

8th March, 2013 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has proposed to grant Code Powers to Wifinity Limited that would allow the operator to carry out street works as part of their wider effort to roll-out a new symmetric 4Mbps, 10Mbps and 20Mbps (Megabits per second) capable wireless broadband service for domestic users.