Jan
16

Carphone Warehouse suffers in third quarter

The Carphone Warehouse (CW), which includes TalkTalk and AOL, has seen its customer base drop during the final quarter of the year. The ADSL broadband subscriber base has dropped from 2.8.. more
Jan
16

Vodafone trials 21 Mbps mobile broadband

The mobile provider Vodafone has been testing its new 16 Mbps HSPA+ mobile broadband on its Spanish network and it looks as if it is very satisfied with the results; enough.. more
Jan
16

Industry to fund broadband for all

A lot has been said about the government’s plans for everyone in the UK to have access to the broadband network by 2012. This could either be done through the fixed.. more
Jan
15

Vodafone launches free TV service

Vodafone customers are to be given access to free internet TV. The mobile operator has signed a deal with free net TV company Babelgum to provide ad-sponsored content as part of a six month trial. Babelgum content is free to watch and offers clips from.. more
Jan
15

Motorola to layoff 4,000 workers

US-based handset maker Motorola is to axe 4,000 more jobs as it attempts to cost-cut its way through worldwide recession. The announcement follows 3,000 job cuts in October last year, when falling handset sales dented the vendor’s profitability. Sales have continued to decline, with fourth.. more
Jan
15

Vodafone tests 16Mbps mobile broadband

Vodafone Spain announced today that tests of new mobile broadband technology achieved peak data download rates of 16Mbps. The high speeds were achieved during a field test of HSPA+ 64QAM technology. The test was conducted in conjunction with technology providers Qualcomm and Ericsson. Andy MacLeod,.. more
Jan
15

BBC to launch visual radio online

The BBC are taking radio to another level by launching the trial version of Visual Radio, which runs in line with radio shows and offers the audience the chance to do more than just sit and listen to the radio. The trial starts on the.. more
Jan
15

Licence payers may get refund

When the digital switchover was first planned the BBC put £600 million aside, to help those people who are on low incomes to get digital TV without having to pay out for it themselves. However not all of this cash has been spent, so this.. more
Jan
15

Vodafone takes £5 million National Grid deal

Mobile provider, Vodafone UK, has taken over the contract to provide voice and mobile data services to the National Grid, in deal estimated to be worth around £5 million over three years. The providers Orange and Vodafone UK were initially sharing this contract. However Orange,.. more
Jan
15

Broadband take up slows down

During the last quarter of 2008, there may have been around two hundred thousand new customers signing up for broadband services, but this figure is half that which the industry had forecast for the period. It was BT and its resellers who suffered from this.. more