The European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA) has heard Ofcom saying that mobile operators were “entangling” the now severely delayed spectrum (800MHz and 2.6GHz) auction to be used for 4G mobile broadband.
It is no secret that all five (Three, O2, Vodafone, T-Mobile and Orange) operators were slowing down the process saying that competition will not be fair with some using legal threats.
Ofcom has been pressured by the UK Government (not to mention consumers) to “get on with it” as soon as possible. According to the telecommunications regulator’s calculations, despite delaying…
Edita Lozovska - 30 November 2011 | comments. Read more
Moments ago Broadbandwatcher had the chance engage in an activity it does best – witness broadband reach speeds one does not see every day.
TechHub, a space for innovators to display their latest ventures, held an open day where a myriad of techy forward-thinkers showed off their newest ideas, apps and websites with some help from Virgin Media.
The ISP itself was trialling the world’s fastest cable broadband which in front of Broadbandwatcher’s eyes reached speeds of 1.5Gbps.
Virgin Media’s innovations team explained that a single computer would not…
Edita Lozovska - 22 July 2011 | comments. Read more
It has been reported that Apple will begin shipping the highly awaited iPhone 5 later this year.
Reuters was told by three sources that the highly anticipated iPhone 5 would be shipped in September with production planned to start in July.
Moreover, the new smartphone is predicted to look similar to its predecessors but with the added upgrade of a dual-core A5 processor, the same that is fitted into the iPad 2.
In addition, earlier this year Sony Boss, Howard Stringer, let it slip that the new phone would also feature an…
Summer Murawski - 21 April 2011 | comments. Read more
When I entered the oh-so luxurious Millibank Tower, also known as “one of the few London office towers to have won affection”, according to the Pevsner architectural guide, I was quickly greeted by formally suited men – that’s how you know Sky means business.
Inside the venue while some journalists started to mingle, the rest was trying to make its way towards the centrepiece of the room – a glowing box-shaped table which displayed the talk of the tech-town – the iPad boasting the Sky News app.
“It’s really exciting to…
Edita Lozovska - 17 March 2011 | comments. Read more
Recently I’ve had the pleasure of using one of Three’s MiFi dongles, a device that acts as a personal Wi-Fi hotspot.
For someone who commutes by train for 2 hours every day this tidy little device is something of a saviour, allowing me to work and browse the net on the train with excellent speed.
First impressions or rather preconceptions, of the device was that it would provide only a small improvement on my current wireless connectivity on my phone, however such scepticism was soon to be dispelled.
Firstly, the dongle looks…
James Mitchell - 23 February 2011 | comments. Read more
