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BT gets into bed with FON
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]
East 17 to big up the wi-fi massive
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]
BT looking to beef up its "wi-fi footprint"
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]
BT rings up more than a million VoIP customers
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]
BT and Phones4u get together for Fusion deal
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]
BT takes Fusion to the small
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]
Santa goes wi-fi at Bluewater
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. The adoption of wireless internet access throughout 2005... [16 Dec 2005]
Orange embraces wi-fi
News Orange will use partners including BT Openzone to supply its network, which will officially be launched on 19 December. The France Telecom-owned telco is the last of the big four mobile operators to roll out such a service but it claims now to be... [14 Dec 2005]
BT slashes VoIP prices to keep customers
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]
BT hops onto Vodafone, targets business mobiles
News Andrews' unit looks after BT Openzone Wi-Fi as well as cellular mobile and clearly he sees an opportunity in combining those two services, as well as fixed line broadband, which is outside of his remit but now a big money spinner for the telco. [19 Nov 2004]
BT tries to tempt users with Wi-Fi
News The telco, which currently runs around 1,700 hotspots in the UK under its Openzone brand, is hoping to expand this to more than 4,000 hotspots by the summer. In order to achieve this target, the company has reduced the cost of Openzone-in-a-Box... [05 Jan 2004]
BT slashes Wi-Fi prices
News The telco is creating a new corporate service with an up-front fee of £5 a month for each user, with additional charges depending on how much use is made of the Openzone network. BT is to slash the prices of its Openzone service in the hope of... [23 Oct 2003]
Mobile operators sign up to BT, the Wi-Fi wholesaler
News The telco announced on Monday that it is now allowing other firms to resell access to Openzone, allowing them to give their customers high-speed wireless internet access without having to build their own network. [29 Sep 2003]
BT turns payphones into hotspots
News Tens of thousands of BT's public phone boxes could become Wi-Fi hotspots over the next few years, giving the telco's Openzone service a much larger presence across the UK. The telco announced on Monday that it is aiming to install BT Openzone... [15 Sep 2003]
BT eyes return to the mobile market
News As ZDNet UK reported last October, BT Openzone - the firm's Wi-Fi arm - is keen to bundle GPRS into its Wi-Fi service. The UK's dominant telco is widely expected to say on Tuesday that it is teaming up with T-Mobile to offer mobile services to... [28 Jul 2003]
