Archive for "Mobile Broadband News"
Japan is the latest country to break broadband records
There have been many stories recently about ground breaking broadband projects around the world with many places receiving 100Mbps connections. Japan is the latest country to up the ante. They have recently implemented the quickest broadband available on the planet. The new service in Japan provides speeds of 160Mbps. They are ...
Brazil to receive Internet with electricity
There have been recent developments in the UK to find new methods for delivering broadband including laying cable in sewers removing the need to dig up the road. Brazil has gone one steo further. They have just received approval for their broadband companies to deliver Internet through their power lines. ...
Operators may be forced to collaborate over spectrum
There is an ongoing saga relating to the available spectrum for UK mobile broadband services. It was hoped that the operators would come to agreements without the regulators being required to assist. There is a high spectrum which is currently used by O2 and Vodafone. This is an in demand ...
UK mobile broadband development moves forward with new supplier
UK mobile operators 3 and T-Mobile have collaborated for some time for the development of their UK mobile broadband operations by forming the mobile broadband network limited (MBNL). They have recently chosen a new provider for their infrastructure development. The goal of the MBNL is to develop the most extensive portable ...
Orange bargains for more spectrum
The Digital Britain report which is expected to be released in its entirety this summer will set out the plans to upgrade the UK’s broadband and mobile broadband networks to ensure that all UK residents can access at least 2Mbps speeds. Orange, the UK mobile operator has stated that they will ...
T-Mobile plans for new pay as you go mobile broadband service
A T-Mobile broadband spokesman has suggested that they may soon launch a new pay as you go mobile broadband service. The service will require the consumer to pay for a portable modem and will permit the user to pay for the use only. It is expected that there will not be ...
BT Announces the first high speed broadband locations
BT has earmarked 29 locations in the UK that will be the first places to receive the high speed fibre optic network upgrades in 2010. One of these is the Calder Valley. The company has targeted a spread of locations for the upgrades including the more rural areas such as ...
Virgin Media the latest operator to investigate broadband speeds over 100Mbps
Virgin Media is currently the only UK broadband provider with national fibre optic networks. Because of this, they are currently able to offer speeds of up to 50Mbps. They have recently suggested that they will be able to upgrade their services to offer speeds of up to 150Mbps well in ...
Business on the move hopes to benefit from network developments
It has been announced that various UK mobile operators were looking to merge their communications networks. Vodafone and O2 are set to be two networks that plan on doing just this. The purpose of the networks merging their operations is to provide cost savings in increasingly tough times as well ...
Latest 100Mbps broadband reaches Scotland
South Ayrshire in Scotland is to be the latest location in the UK to receive high speed fibre optic broadband. The new service will be provided by i3 Group which is involved in a project to provide access to high speed services for homes and businesses. The company has developed an ...
