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Ofcom Confirms Mobile Airwaves Auction Rules

Ofcom today confirmed how they will release important airwaves to help improve mobile broadband and support the rollout of 5G. Ofcom manages the UK’s airwaves – or spectrum – a finite resource that is essential for wireless services including mobile phones.

Connected UK

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Council Employee Fined £400 for Deleting Audio File illegally

A council employee has been fined £400 for an offence under the Freedom of Information (FOI) regulations, marking the first ever successful conviction under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Nicola Young, town clerk of Whitchurch Town Council, was convicted under Section 77 of the FOIA of deliberately obstructing records with the intent to prevent disclosure.

News UK

·6 years ago

Vodafone launches cyber-security service for businesses

Vodafone UK has launched managed cyber security services for UK businesses. Vodaphone Cyber Enhanced combines cyber security and defence-grade technology to protect the resources and digital estates of critical national infrastructure providers.

Connected UK Vodafone UK

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EE switches on 5G in 21 more Towns and Cities

EE has switched on 5G in twenty one new UK locations, taking the number of towns and cities with access to the operator’s 5G network to 71.

5G Connected EE UK

·6 years ago

Ofcom fines BT £245,000 for overcharging EE customers

Ofcom has fined BT £245,000 after an investigation found that the company overcharged EE’s mobile customers for making calls to 118 directory enquiries services.

BT Group EE News UK

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UK Government defeats rebels over Huawei 5G

The UK government has defeated an amendment proposed by a group of rebel Conservative MPs trying to stop UK telecommunications operators from using "high risk vendors" in the near future.

5G Huawei UK

·6 years ago

Virgin Media breach exposed data of 900,000 customers

Virgin Media has revealed that a Virgin Media database containing the personal details of 900,000 people was left unsecured and accessible online for 10 months.

News UK

·6 years ago

Three UK and Ireland merge to achieve greater scale

Three UK today announced that Dave Dyson has informed the company of his intention to step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for personal reasons. Dave will be succeeded by Robert Finnegan, who is currently CEO of Three Ireland.

News Three UK

·6 years ago

O2 plans to become UK’s first net zero mobile network

O2 plans to reduce carbon emissions across its business by 2025, giving UK consumers and businesses a mobile network where calls, texts and data are powered by cleaner, greener energy.

News O2 UK

·6 years ago

Scottish company fined £500,000 for making nuisance calls

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined CRDNN Limited with the maximum £500,000 fine for making more than 193 million automated nuisance calls.

News UK

·6 years ago

O2 mobile network suffering another outage

O2 mobile users are once again unable to make or receive calls today with the service currently offline. The problems have been confirmed by O2 with the company saying it is monitoring the situation.

Connected O2 UK

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Virgin Media to bring Gigabit Broadband to West Midlands

From early March more than a million homes in the West Midlands will gain access to Virgin Media's Gig1 Fibre broadband packages, adding 50 per cent to the reach of the service (currently 2m users) in one go.

Connected UK

·6 years ago

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