Netflix is becoming part of the cable bundle in the U.K.
Netflix is becoming more and more like HBO: Customers of U.K. telco BT can now pay for the service with their monthly TV bill.
These are the companies alleged to have links to the NSA surveillance scandal
Many names have popped up in the long-running scandal, so we thought it would be a good idea to bring them together in one handy resource.
BT reshuffles units to compete better in UK consumer and business markets
The telecoms giant is splitting its retail division in two, a major reorganization that is intended to help the company take on ever-stronger rivals in the consumer space, as well as to further its business broadband ambitions.
So, how’s Huawei’s trust-us facility in the UK working out then?
Huawei has set up a testing facility in the U.K. to assure security services that its widespread networking kit is backdoor-free. Only it turns out “the Cell” doesn’t have a whole lot of oversight.
BT pushes its Cloud Compute IaaS platform into China, India and beyond
The British telco, which was recently ranked as the third-biggest infrastructure-as-a-service provider in the world, is expanding its corporate-focused platform into major new markets.
Google strikes back at BT with patent suit, but mediation looms
The suit, covering quality-of-service and internet telephony technologies, is a response to a suit BT launched against Google more than a year ago. But a source at BT suggests the original case is going to mediation.
Better late than never, as bidding begins in UK 4G spectrum auction
The much-delayed UK spectrum auction is underway. It remains to be seen how EE’s decision to cut its premium 4G pricing yesterday, just months after launching the service, affects the outcome.
Patent troll sues Apple, Google and everyone else, but BT denies involvement
A U.S. non-practising entity is using an old BT patent to attack Apple, Google, Motorola, HTC, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and others. However, BT denies any connection with the suit, saying it sold away all rights around the broad patent.
The good and bad of niche broadband networks
Niche broadband networks built to cover areas big ISPs didn’t are doing well in the U.K according to a study out by PointTopic. Such news is welcome to niche players in the U.S. such as Sonic.Net, but is this the best way to deploy networks?
Utilities embrace Green Button energy data project
Nine more utilities, and three large energy vendors, announced support on Thursday for the Green Button project, which enables utility customers to download their energy consumption data with a click of a button and also use that data for energy-saving apps.