Tag: BT
Goodbye buffer face. EE brand likely to be axed following BT acquisition
EE's buffer face campaign. The brand is almost certain to disappear completely following BT acquisition It says a lot about the fast moving and fickle tech world we live in that a brand can have so much money spent on it in terms of marketing and advertising, only for it to…
BT testing new microwave broadband technology
BT is testing a new microwave technology to help deliver high speed broadband to remote villages. According to ISP Review, the village of Westow in North Yorkshire is getting the trial technology, which rather than have BT dig up the road to lay a fibre-optic cable instead uses a wireless microwave link - with two…
Is BT buying EE for £12.5bn good or bad for consumers?
What's the news? BT is getting back into mobile. Years ago BT sold off its BT Cellnet mobile arm to Spanish firm Telefonica, which rebranded it as O2... but BT has confirmed that it is buying EE for £12.5bn. Of course, big money deals with big companies take a long time, so don't expect to…
BT Sport and Sky 4K battle pushes Sky’s new box release forward
BT's posturing over 4K football broadcasting is forcing Sky to speed up the release of its new set-top-box, according to reports. According to The Telegraph, Sky is desperate to maintain its position amongst early adopters, so even though 4K penetration is still really low, it is planning to launch its new box, which will be…
BT planning to launch 1000Mbps broadband in 2016 or 2017
BT has announced plans to roll out its "G.Fast" broadband technology, which could see speeds rocket up to 1000Mbps - up from a maximum of about 80Mbps now. According to ISP Review, the new service will be faster as it will replace the current "Fibre to the cabinet" technology - in that your connection is…
The Digest: Uber dodges regulators… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Uber dodges "covert" transport regulators by blocking mobile phones | Cnet "State transport regulators in Australia have gone undercover in an attempt to fine UberX drivers for ridesharing, but Uber has thwarted these attempts by blocking their mobile phones from accessing the service." [/nextpage] [nextpage title="Next"] Bitcoin value plummets as mining is no…
The Digest: More trouble for Uber… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Sydney siege sees Uber raise prices before backtracking | BBC News "Cab-ordering firm Uber has been criticised for increasing fares by up to four times normal rates during the hostage crisis in Sydney. As the police cordoned off a wide area around the Lindt cafe where a gunman was holding staff and customers…
Could BT be buying O2 THIS WEEK?
It looks like BT could be buying itself an early Christmas present, if reports are to be believed that its purchase of O2 is imminent. We heard a few weeks ago that BT was mulling buying back its old mobile arm (BT used to own Cellnet, which became O2), but according to This Is Money,…
Is BT YouView going to get the Sky Sports channels?
Interesting legal intrigue this morning as it has emerged that Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, could force Sky to offer its sports channels on rival platforms - including BT's YouView offering. According to the news release, the decision was made by the Competition Appeal Tribunal to uphold a ruling from Ofcom in 2010 which would force…
Britons don’t want web filters, says Ofcom
UK web users must really like their porn. Either that, or they just don't like the government telling them what they can and cannot look at online. A new report from Ofcom shows that broadband customers in the UK are overwhelmingly choosing not to use parental-control systems foisted on ISPs by the government - with…
