Sophie Curtis

EE 4G network to cover 65 UK towns and cities by June 2013

The UK's largest mobile operator EE has announced that it will switch on 4G in a further 27 towns across the country by June 2013, expanding superfast coverage to more than 65 UK towns and cities in total.

Multi-standard wireless chip launched for the Internet of Things

Redpine Signals, a developer of multi-standard wireless chipsets, has announced the launch of a new chip solution optimised for machine-to-machine (M2M) applications.

Liberty Global to buy Virgin Media for £15bn

US cable giant Liberty Global has confirmed that it will buy the UK's second biggest pay-TV company Virgin Media in a stock and cash merger valued at $23.3 billion (£14.9bn).

Visa rolls out contactless cards to RBS and NatWest customers

Visa Europe has announced that contactless cards will be rolled out to two million RBS and NatWest customers over the next year, in an attempt to boost 'wave and pay' transactions in the UK.

Liberty Global in buyout talks with Virgin Media

Virgin Media has confirmed reports that is in buyout talks with US cable giant Liberty Global.

BT abandons traffic throttling, launches cloud storage service

BT has removed usage caps from all but its entry-level broadband packages, and launched a new cloud storage service with a free 2GB allowance for all customers.

Three starts 4G price war in UK before auction is over

The auction of 4G licenses in the 800MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum bands is still under way in the UK, but mobile operator Three is already promising that it will offer 4G LTE services on its network at no extra charge later this year.

Ofcom to liberalise remaining 2G and 3G spectrum for 4G services

Ofcom has today published proposals to liberalise all mobile licences in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz frequency bands – previously restricted to 2G and 3G technologies – to permit the deployment of 4G services.

Cisco TelePresence allows doctors to conduct virtual consultations

The Swiss healthcare system is facing a crisis. Fifty-seven percent of its general practitioners are over the age of 55, and new doctors coming up through the system are increasingly choosing to go into specialist roles, so there are not enough new GPs to compensate for the number of retirements that will take place over the next ten years.

EE switches on 4G in nine more UK towns

The UK's largest mobile operator EE has switched on 4G in nine new areas across the UK, bringing the total number of towns and cities covered by superfast mobile technology to 27.