TIMY

GPS units to have ‘real time’ updates February 4, 2016 Mio Technology this week announced that it is working in partnership with Qualcomm. Together, they are hoping to develop connected PND products that will allow Qualcomm’s chipset to deliver top of the range GPS performance with cell-phone network connectivity. This technology allows
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Ofcom sees broadband uptake slowing August 14, 2016 Ofcom has published its UK Communications Market Review 2016 report which shows that the proportion of UK homes with broadband rose six percent to 58 percent in the first quarter of 2016. In comparison, the proportion of homes with broadband grew by
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Hughes still leads VSAT market February 1, 2018 Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), today announced that according to the 2017 COMSYS VSAT Report, it has continued its leadership position in the VSAT (very small aperture terminal) market, having shipped almost 320,000 VSATs across its product lines in 2017—over 26,000 each month.
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Grant Thornton chooses Vodafone for mobile broadband May 12, 2017 Financial services provider Grant Thornton has chosen Vodafone to protect and manage its mobile data network. Under the terms of the £2 million contract Vodafone will be responsible for enforcing Grant Thornton’s IT policy with over 3,500 mobile employees at the
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Best ISPs short-listed for ISPA awards May 20, 2017 A short-list of the UK’s best broadband providers has been drawn up in preparation for the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) Awards 2017. O2, Virgin Media, NewNet, Eclipse Internet and PlusNet have been short-listed for the best consumer fixed-line broadband provider award,
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Sky Broadband now available to 70% of UK homes September 6, 2015 Sky has been working with network and hosting company Easynet, and technology provider Telent, to make Sky Broadband available to over 70% of households in the UK. Media company Sky launched its broadband service in 2006 and now
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Sky Broadband secures over one million customers October 29, 2015 BSkyB’s Sky Broadband service has passed the one million customers mark. The company acquired Easynet in October 2005, marking its move into broadband and telephony services, as well as satellite TV. BSkyB subsequenty re-branded Easynet, and launched Sky Broadband
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Vodafone expands to Spain and Italy October 10, 2015 Mobile phone operator Vodafone has purchased Tele2’s Spanish and Italian operations. The firm paid £537 million pounds for the services, which will aid it’s expansion further across Europe. Tele2 Italy has 2.6million customers, Tele2 Spain had 550 million. The purchase of
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Blackberry Curve 8310 Smartphone arrives in Luxembourg October 17, 2015 L UXGSM and Research In Motion (RIM) have partnered to launch the Blackberry Curve 8310 Smartphone in Luxembourg. RIM have claimed that the Blackberry Curve 8310 is the lightest and smallest smart phone with a full QWERTY keyboard. RIM also
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