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• 09 October 2012

• News: Alcatel-Lucent simplifies installation of 100M bps VDSL

  Alcatel-Lucent has upgraded its implementation of the VDSL2 vectoring noise cancellation technology in order to make it easier to implement, and as a result let operators offer higher broadband speeds over phone lines to more users.

• 08 October 2012

• News: 4G launch date in UK

  EE, formally Everything Everywhere, has announced the launch date of the UK's first 4G network. Keep reading to find out the 4G launch date for the UK.

• News: BBC launches iPlayer Radio app

  The BBC has launched its iPlayer Radio app for smartphones, tablets and PCs.

• 03 October 2012

• News: 4G vs 3G network hands-on speed test

  EE will launch the UK's first 4G network at the end of the month and we've been able to test it, hands-on.

• News: Ofcom speeds up 4G roll out

  Ofcom has brought forward the roll out of 4G services in the UK.

• 02 October 2012

• News: Ofcom, carriers agree to early UK 4G release date

  Breakthrough in UK 4G LTE rollout schedule may still leave iPhone 5 users crying onto their retina screens.

• 01 October 2012

• News: 4G mobile network to help first time home buyers

  Fourth generation (4G) mobile network users will help first time buyers get a home.

• 29 September 2012

• News: Council slammed for 'rubbish' £2.5m broadband spend

  Local ISP says it could supply the whole service for same amount as council is spending on promoting BT.

• 28 September 2012

• News: FCC moves forward on incentive spectrum auctions

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission took the first step Friday toward groundbreaking auctions of television spectrum to mobile carriers faced with skyrocketing bandwidth demands from their customers.

• 26 September 2012

• News: FCC to vote on proposal to use old NextWave spectrum

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote on a proposal that would allow AT&T to offer mobile broadband service on 20MHz of spectrum it purchased in August along with spectrum holding company NextWave Wireless.

• How-Tos: How to measure network speed

  Are you confused by the throughput speeds claimed by routers and powerline adaptors? Let our Helproom Editor explain how to measure your network's speed.

• News: WHSmith to offer free Wi-Fi

  WHSmith has announced it will offer customers free Wi-Fi in its stores.

• 25 September 2012

• News: FCC Chief Says Broadband Key to Economic Success, Defends Net Neutrality

  FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski offers his views on the role of government in nurturing the broadband ecosystem, what he sees as a critical ingredient to economic success. He also defends net neutrality and government's role in preserving and promoting free markets.

• News: FCC chairman: Agency needs to police broadband competition

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission needs to be a "cop on the beat" to ensure mobile and broadband competition across the country, the agency's chairman said Tuesday.

• News: Tesco Mobile announces free broadband deal

  Tesco Mobile has revealed that its customers can get free broadband for a year.

• 21 September 2012

• News: Lawmakers: FCC may have rushed LightSquared decision

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission rushed to judgment in giving permission in early 2011 for startup LightSquared to offer LTE service in a band of wireless spectrum next to a band used by GPS devices, several U.S. lawmakers said Friday.

• 20 September 2012

• News: YouView coming to BT broadband customers in October

  BT has announced it will give new customers a free YouView set-top box when they sign up for Infinity broadband, the firm's fast fibre-optic network

• 19 September 2012

• News: Amazon launches Cloud Player in the UK

  Amazon has launched it Cloud Player in the UK allowing users to store and access music in the cloud.

• 18 September 2012

• News: Getting the most out of broadband to back up MPLS

  The problem with using broadband to back up branch office MPLS links is 1) you spend all that money on the pipes and most of the time they simply lie fallow, and 2) when MPLS does go down the failover process often takes so long it kills active sessions.

• News: Groups to file net neutrality complaint against AT&T

  Three advocacy groups plan to file a formal complaint against AT&T, alleging the carrier is violating the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules for blocking a video-conferencing application on Apple's iPhones and iPads.

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