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Virgin Media, CommScope and WBA demo proper public wifi in Dublin

OpenRoaming, a standard managed by the Wireless Broadband Alliance, promises to take the hassle out of using public wifi hotspots.

• 20 Jun 2022

The Telecoms.com Podcast: 5G, IoT and Huawei

We are delighted to welcome special guest William Webb back to the pod but decide to start by putting him on the spot over hist historical telecoms predictions, to see how many he got right. Eventually we give him a break and move on to news Vodafone snuck under the radar about spinning off its IoT unit, before reviewing Huawei’s latest attempt at reconciliation with the West.

• 14 Jun 2022

5G and Wi-Fi development: debunking five common industry myths

In many ways 5G and Wi-Fi are two sides of the same coin. They’re both wireless network protocols based on agreed standards, they use similar technologies, and they both address our need for connectivity.

• 08 Jun 2022

MediaTek teases Wi-Fi 7 kit

Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek has demonstrated its new Wi-Fi 7 products to key customers and partners.

• 20 Jan 2022

Wi-Fi 6E: implementing and activating the next generation of connectivity

While Wi-Fi 6E presents solutions to burgeoning network problems, as global momentum grows, the extra band should serve to alleviate pressure, and not simply become the next overused and clogged network.

• 29 Nov 2021

Sky launches its own telly

The UK bit of Sky has launched Sky Glass, a TV with all the things you need to access Sky services built into it.

• 07 Oct 2021

BT pushes on with plan to disguise advertising as altruism

BT has switched on the first of its new generation of street hubs in London, which essentially offer free connectivity in exchange for advertising.

• 16 Sep 2021

Industry group formed to advance 6 GHz Wi-Fi

Facebook, Broadcom, and Cisco have created a software group under the aegis of Telecom Infra Project (TIP) to accelerate the commercialization of 6 GHz Wi-Fi devices.

• 12 Aug 2021

China to drive private 5G network growth despite regulatory headwind– research

Private 5G networks are on the verge of taking off in a big way worldwide, with China leading the way, according to new research published this week.

• 03 Aug 2021

Boingo going private in $854 million deal

Boingo Wireless has agreed a US$854 million takeover deal by investment firm Digital Colony Management a year after it disclosed that it had been approached by a number of suitors.

• 02 Mar 2021

Commissioner ‘ecstatic’ as FCC gives 5.9 GHz to wifi

The Federal Communications Commission has set out new rules to repurpose a chunk of the 5.9 GHz spectrum band for wifi.

• 20 Nov 2020

Sky steps up its Italian Job

Sky Italia has confirmed it will expand its broadband footprint in the Italian market as it seemingly eyes up the convergence dream.

• 06 Jul 2020

A look back at the biggest stories this week

Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention.

• 23 May 2020

O2 and Virgin Media are merging to form BT-busting connectivity giant

Telefonica and Liberty Global have confirmed plans to merge UK operations, O2 and Virgin Media, to challenge the connectivity market leader BT.

• 07 May 2020

FCC unanimously votes to make 6 GHz band available for unlicensed use

The US telecoms regulator didn’t split along partisan lines for once and is giving the country a lot more bandwidth to use for wifi and that sort of thing.

• 24 Apr 2020

US moves to massively increase bandwidth available to wifi

Ajit Pai, the Chairman of US comms regulator FCC, has proposed making 1.2 GHz of spectrum in the 6 GHz band available for unlicensed use.

• 02 Apr 2020

Cisco’s OpenRoaming wifi tech to become open standard

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) intends to take over ownership and management of OpenRoaming as a global wireless industry standard.

• 19 Mar 2020

Wi-Fi 6E trials claim to show what a good idea wifi over 6 GHz band is

The Wireless Broadband Alliance is claiming that recent trials of Wi-Fi 6E over 6 GHz have delivered 5G-like performance.

• 03 Mar 2020

BT finally unveils its reimagined TV proposition

The aggregator model has taken centre-stage at BT, leveraging its existing capabilities instead of trying to beat the content industry at its own game.

• 18 Feb 2020

Wi-Fi Alliance stakes its claim to the 6 GHz band

The 6 GHz band is expected to be made available in unlicensed form soon and the Wi-Fi Alliance thinks it’s a good fit for Wi-Fi 6.

• 06 Jan 2020