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5G proving 450 percent faster
Published in Network
Tuesday, 19 November 2019 11:04

5G proving 450 percent faster

 
At least for downloads

Speed testing giant Ookla has shown that the early 5G mobile networks are more than 450 percent faster than older ones – at least on downloads.

BT releases new 5G plans
Published in Network
Friday, 08 November 2019 11:32

BT releases new 5G plans


Halo, how are you? Can you tell me your name?

Customers of UK ISP BT (EE) can from today adopt the provider’s new converged “Halo” and “No Limits” plans, which brings together its 5G mobile and fixed-line home broadband (FTTC, FTTP, G.fast) networks.

BT forced to give rivals more network access
Published in Network

 

Will speed up fibre cabling

Britain’s biggest telecoms group BT will be forced to give rivals greater access to its core network, Openreach, to encourage a faster roll-out of high-speed fibre cables, under plans set out by regulator Ofcom on Friday.

BT guarantees home user broadband speeds
Published in Network


In case Kitten Kong brings down the BT tower again

BT today has launched a new service commitment for home broadband customers, which includes a new Stay Fast Guarantee and what it claims is expert customer service care to provide reliable broadband speeds.

BT, Vodafone and IBM link cloud systems for business
Published in Cloud


Support 5G

BT and Vodafone are teaming up with IBM to offer businesses a way to link different cloud computing systems.

BT to purge Huawei from 4G
Published in Network
Wednesday, 05 December 2018 11:54

BT to purge Huawei from 4G


Fears of spooks

Britain’s BT Group will remove Huawei Technologies equipment from its core 4G network within two years, the Financial Times claims.

BT sees giant rise in third quarter profits
Published in News
Friday, 02 February 2018 12:10

BT sees giant rise in third quarter profits


Confident about full-year outcome

BT is saying that it will have a 25 percent rise in third quarter pretax profit and is confident about its full year outcome.

BT offers $778 million to sort out rural broadband
Published in News


For 10Mbps target


BT has offered to invest up to 600 million English pounds ($778 million in green backs ) to provide faster broadband services to remote parts of the country.

Google gets allly in EU antitrust case
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 07 February 2017 11:56

Google gets allly in EU antitrust case


BT intervenes 

While most people are looking the other way while the EU takes Google to the cleaners in its antitrust case, BT is defending the search engine outfit.

BT starts giving calls for free
Published in News
Wednesday, 26 October 2016 13:03

BT starts giving calls for free


New generation phone boxes in London

British Telecom has announced that it will soon begin providing Londoners with free public Wi-Fi, free phone calls and free charging in a range of hotspots.