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News Rival coffee chain Caffè Nero launched BT Openzone wi-fi across 330 of its coffee shops across the UK, replacing the Surf and Sip service. Coffee Republic will become the first UK coffee chain to provide free wi-fi to customers when it launches the...
[14 Apr 2008]
News The ICM survey was commissioned by BT to mark the launch of BT Openzone wi-fi going live in more than 330 Caffè Nero coffee shops across the UK. BT Openzone replaces the Surf and Sip wi-fi service previously used by Caffè Nero.
[07 Apr 2008]
News BA has signed up with BT to provide the Openzone service in its 25 UK lounges - including the six at Heathrow's newly opened Terminal 5 - over the next three years. Users will be directed to the BA website when they activate their wireless devices...
[27 Mar 2008]
News Speaking at the time of the BT-FON tie-in announcement, managing director of BT Group, Consumer, Gavin Patterson, explained how the wi-fi sharing deal would work: "If [Total Broadband customers] are prepared to securely share a little of their...
[15 Oct 2007]
News McDonald's already has a relationship with BT Openzone, and retains the carrier as a telecoms partner, but has also signed up The Cloud as a hotspot access provider. Fast food chain McDonald's is about to roll out a free wi-fi service across its 1...
[06 Oct 2007]
News By doing so, the telco has effectively extended its Openzone wi-fi network across the three million BT Home Hubs - or at least those Home Hubs whose users agree to share their broadband connection. If they are prepared to securely share a little of...
[04 Oct 2007]
News More than half of the 511 workers surveyed for BT Openzone said the amount of time they need to spend out of the office has increased over the past two years. Missing vital emails while on the road has topped a list of worries for business travellers.
[17 Jul 2007]
News Local residents will have free access to online council services but have to sign up with BT Openzone to get full internet access. London borough Waltham Forest is to pilot a public wireless network after joining forces with BT as part of the telco...
[23 May 2007]
News Two in five mobile workers said being in contact with people back at the office is more important than it was two years ago, and 55 per cent of the 511 business people surveyed have seen the amount of time they spend outside the office increase...
[08 May 2007]
News Being dual-mode, the handset uses wi-fi and cellular networks for when away from a user's office or a BT Openzone hotspot. BT has inked deals with HP and Taiwan's HTC for the supply of converged devices for its BT Business Fusion service.
[12 Feb 2007]
News Because Fusion handsets also work in BT's Openzone hotspots, this has allowed BT to establish a mobile network based entirely on unlicensed spectrum. The spokesperson also pointed out that BT's wi-fi footprint already comprises 2,000 Openzone...
[06 Feb 2007]
News A BT spokesman told silicon.com the reason for the rapid uptake is largely down to the launch back in June of Total Broadband packages - which offer a broadband subscription, inclusive VoIP minutes and some free use of BT Openzone hotspots.
[10 Jan 2007]
News Customers using BT Openzone hotspots while out and about will have to pay for the privilege, although the telco is promising four minutes for the price of one. BT has signed a deal with mobile phone retailer Phones4u to get its wi-fi FMC service...
[08 Jan 2007]
News As well as using VoIP on the network in their office, SME customers will also be able to connect over BT Openzone's hotspots and the service comes with a data bundle for mobile emailers and an inbox accessible from fixed and mobile terminals.
[14 Dec 2006]
News Although the scheme falls within BT's Wireless Cities initiative, and BT will be physically building it and initially selling access under its Openzone banner, the actual operator is Vertex, the council's strategic partner.
[29 Nov 2006]
News Consumers will be able to access info from Birmingham City Council via the network's portal, while those looking for a more traditional web experience can buy access from BT Openzone. The UK's second city has signed a deal with BT as part of its...
[16 Nov 2006]
News Some wi-fi operators, such as BT Openzone, currently charge £6 for an hour's access. Wi-fi network operator The Cloud announced a new set of pricing plans on Tuesday which it says will make mobile internet access "affordable to everyone".
[03 May 2006]
News Although the wireless broadband service is being provided by BT Openzone we're not sure about the incumbent telco claiming Santa as one of their own by giving him an @bt.com email address. Children visiting Bluewater can use laptops located outside...
[16 Dec 2005]
News Orange will use partners including BT Openzone to supply its network, which will officially be launched on 19 December. Orange is to launch its own wi-fi network across the UK and will be aping BT with a combined 3G, GPRS and wi-fi service for...
[14 Dec 2005]
News The offer, which will only last until the end of this year, will see rates to a number of international destinations, including Australia and the US, cut to 0.5p per minute and fees for VoIP users making calls over a BT Openzone hotspot shelved.
[28 Sep 2005]
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