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Sky Anytime+ on-demand TV now available to UK customers with any ISP

By Sam Byford on March 25, 2012 08:38 pm + 2 comments

Sky customers in the UK can now access the satellite provider's Anytime+ on-demand service no matter Continue reading…
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New UK budget includes tax cuts for video game industry and money for 'super-connected cities'

By Nathan Ingraham on March 21, 2012 04:41 pm + 20 comments

UK Chancellor George Osborne delivered the 2012 budget today, and in it are a number of provisions Continue reading…
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Verizon HomeFusion residential 4G LTE to launch this month

By Sam Byford on March 6, 2012 08:39 am + 23 comments

It took a little longer than we were promised, but Verizon has finally unveiled details of its 4G Continue reading…
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Time Warner Cable brings back usage-based billing in South Texas

By Jeff Blagdon on February 28, 2012 08:07 pm + 42 comments

Back in 2009, Time Warner Cable tried, unsuccessfully, to bring usage-based billing to market before Continue reading…
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Anchor accident at sea expected to slow East Africa's internet speeds for up to two weeks

By Chris Welch on February 27, 2012 01:32 pm + 11 comments

Internet speeds in six East African countries will be unexpectedly throttled for up to two weeks Continue reading…
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Google to sell stake in Clearwire for $47m, a tenth of the price it originally paid

By Vlad Savov on February 24, 2012 07:22 am + 50 comments

Google has filed documents with the SEC today in preparation for the sale of its entire stake in the Continue reading…
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T-Mobile LTE service coming to USA in 2013, but customers leaving now

By Vlad Savov on February 23, 2012 02:52 am + 26 comments

Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile's parent company that until recently was trying to shed its US operations Continue reading…
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Voluntary TV spectrum auction on tap with approval locked in Congress

By Chris Ziegler on February 17, 2012 12:07 pm + 6 comments

The House passed an extension of the payroll tax cut this morning after representatives from both Continue reading…
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European Parliament approves plan to free up 800MHz band for 4G

By Sam Byford on February 16, 2012 04:05 am + 19 comments

Europe is uncharacteristically lagging far behind North America and Asia in rolling out 4G networks, Continue reading…
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FCC says GPS stakeholders need to help free up mobile broadband spectrum

By Adi Robertson on February 15, 2012 10:02 am + 12 comments

As we heard yesterday, the FCC has rejected LightSquared's application for a mobile broadband Continue reading…