BT is to launch BT Home Essentials in June, a new social tariff connecting those on low income with affordable fibre broadband and calls. The new low cost tariff comes as BT research reveals that since the pandemic, almost three quarters (74%) of Brits would not find it easy to improve their financial situation without connectivity.
BT has today launched Draw The Line, the start of a multi-million pound BT campaign to address the issue of hate speech on social media and take meaningful action. Hate speech on social media is a growing issue
EE today launched a new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate add-on for Android smartphone customers, giving them access to over 100 Xbox games on the go with inclusive unlimited data for just £10 per month, providing a saving of over £100 a year.
EE has partnered with WeAre8 to allow customers to help pay their mobile bills and make a social impact in return for watching promotional content from a number of well-known brands.
Armour Comms has been awarded a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2021. The award was made for outstanding short term growth in overseas sales over the last three years.
BT has connected 70 grassroots football clubs across the UK with broadband (Wi-Fi) and digital skills training, as clubs and their communities look to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
EE has extended its next day mobile device repair service to 17 stores in the West Midlands as it welcomes customers back to the English high street. The new service comes as research from EE found that 1 in 3 UK consumers cannot go more than a day without their phones.
BT’s mobile business, EE, has finalised new 5G spectrum holdings following the conclusion of the second, assignment stage of Ofcom’s auction and will start to launch some of the new spectrum into the 5G network immediately. EE won 80MHz overall of the 700MHz and 3.6GHz bands that were on offer in the auction.
Ofcom has confirmed that the 700 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz frequency bands have been awarded by auction. The frequency bands are likely to be used by mobile network operators to deliver a range of services, including 5G mobile.
O2 and Vodafone have agreed a deal to trade bands to create more efficient blocks of 5G spectrum, in a move that will enable improved coverage for customers.
Vodafone have sent a warning to all of its users after a scam text, claiming to be from delivery service DHL, has been targeting their customers. However, the text contains a link to malicious malware targeting Android devices.
The Met Office has signed a multimillion-pound agreement with Microsoft for a 10-year collaboration on a weather and climate forecasting supercomputer. This new supercomputer – expected to be the world’s most advanced dedicated to weather and climate