BT is trying to drum up business for its Wi-Fi broadband service by offering an entry-level package for just £1 a month. Snag is, you have to be an existing BT Business Broadband, BT Broadband or BT Yahoo! Broadband customer to take up the offer. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: BT
Wi-Fi Coverage To Get Boost
T-Mobile, Europe’s second-largest mobile phone service provider, is linking up with British fixed-line ally BT Group to triple the number of places in the UK where customers can hook onto local high-speed Internet connections. Via [reuters.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Yachties Get All-In-One DSL-Wi-Fi Service
Square Mile International – a global wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) which serves the yachting community by running hotspots in marinas – has teamed up with Pipex and BT to offer broadband…well…just about everywhere. Through a single bill and subscription, punters can get broadband in ther homes, on board their boats in marinas, and out… Continue Reading
First BT Wireless Broadband Nears
Northern Ireland is to get BT’s first public wireless broadband service later this year, equipment vendor Alvarion announced on Monday. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
UK Wi-Fi Operators To Lay Down Their Swords?
The head of BT’s wireless division has hinted that Openzone is keen to team up with T-Mobile, giving its customers access to more hot spots. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
BT Chops Cost Of UK Wi-Fi Access
BT Openzone has slashed access charges to its network of public Wi-Fi hotspots, cutting the cost of fast wireless Internet connections by up to 70 per cent, the telco claimed today. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
UK Courts Get Wi-Fi Hotspots
Wi-Fi hotspots are to be installed in some UK courts as part of a three-year pilot scheme with BT. Via [networks.silicon.com]… Continue Reading
BT Serves Wi-Fi Courtside To Tennis Fans
Tennis fans attending this year’s Stella Artois Championships will be able to surf the web and download documents at high speeds using a wireless broadband network at the Queen’s Club in west London. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax Will Be Key To BT’s 21st Century Network Project
BT’s radical plan to upgrade its telecommunications network to cope with the demands of a converged world will rely on the latest wireless technologies. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
BT Openzone Makes Wi-Fi Offer Businesses Can’t Refuse
The channel division of BT is aggressively hunting down retail outlets and other businesses in a bid to extend the reach of its wi-fi network. Via [theinquirer.net]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Providers Target Train Travellers
BT Openzone today said it will roll out Wi-Fi hotspots at 15 railway stations in the UK. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Radio Boost For Rural Broadband
Rural broadband has been given a boost by the UK Government’s decision to free up a key radio frequency. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]… Continue Reading
U.K. Jumps Into Wi-Fi Networking
The United Kingdom got its first public Wi-Fi hot spots Monday. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
BT Gets 802.11b Rubber Stamp
The government yesterday duly amended the Wireless Telegraphy Act, opening to flood-gates to commercial providers of public WLAN services on the 2.4GHz spectrum. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Security, Not Cost, Will Drive Business Take-up, Claims BT Wireless Chief
Cutting the price of Wi-Fi will not encourage more people to use it, claimed BT Group head of Wi-Fi Chris Clark. Via [computerweekly.com]… Continue Reading