BT Openzone wi-fi network closing to O2 customers

From 1 July customers of O2 will no longer have access to BT Openzone wi-fi hotspots around the UK, when a four-year deal between the two firms ends. In an email to customers, O2 says its own network of more than 8,000 wi-fi hotspots will still be available in various...

Average UK broadband speeds hit double figures

Residential broadband speeds more than treble in four years to 12.0Mbit/s Average residential UK broadband speeds reached 12.0Mbit/s in November 2012, Ofcom research reveals. Ofcom’s latest report into fixed-line residential broadband speeds shows that the average...

Manchester to launch free city centre wi-fi network

People wanting to use the internet in Manchester city centre can now do so free of charge from Friday. A new free public wi-fi network is being set up across the city, backed by Manchester City Council and Transport for Greater Manchester (TFGM). The _FreebeeMcr...

UK cities to get fast broadband cash

The government has announced how it will share the money promised to 10 UK cities to allow them to create superfast broadband networks. London gets the largest share of the £114m pot with £25m, followed by Leeds and Bradford, which will divide £14.4m. The money will...

UK internet 'to be fastest in Europe by 2015'

The UK will have the fastest broadband of any major European country by 2015, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said. He reiterated that he wanted to bring high-speed broadband – which he defined as greater than 24 Megabits per second – to more than 90% of...

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