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BT tries to tempt users with Wi-Fi
News Andrew Allison, director of mobile computing at Intel UK and Ireland said more people need to experience first hand what Wi-Fi can do: "Wireless Broadband Week is about giving even more people the chance to experience the benefits of Wi-Fi, taking... [05 Jan 2004]
Mobile working 2003's IT innovation hot-spot
News Although some analysts claim there isn't a business case for running public access wireless networks, hundreds of Wi-Fi hot spots are being created every week across Britain. After a painfully slow start, the creation of Broadband Britain is going... [19 Dec 2003]
Wi-Fi Cloud could be silver lining for rural broadband
News The company that has just launched the most ambitious rollout of Wi-Fi hot spots in the UK believes it could also play a role in closing Britain's broadband divide. Most of The Cloud's hot spots will use a DSL connection, in which case they will be... [24 Mar 2003]
Broadband Britain embraces wi-fi sharing love
News BT has been instrumental in creating Broadband Britain, and we have built on that by calling upon entire communities to come together to create a wi-fi network that covers the country, driven entirely by local broadband users. [05 Jun 2008]
UK to get 7,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
News The deal with NWP Spectrum - which operates internet terminals and payphones across Britain - will bring Wi-Fi to more hotels, airports, railway stations, and shops. Earlier this year, The Cloud signed a deal to operate Wi-Fi hot spots at thousands... [09 Sep 2003]
BT gets into bed with FON
News Today we are launching a people's network of wi-fi, which could one day cover every street in Britain. BT and FON have finally confirmed their long-expected tie-in, creating the largest wi-fi community in the world. [04 Oct 2007]
BT goes 'sip and surf' with Costa coffee
News Access is currently free, and if the trial is a success the company is expected to offer the service commercially across Britain. BT has added Costa Coffee to its expanding network of Wi-Fi hot spots that let mobile workers hook up to the internet... [31 Oct 2002]
Government blamed for Wi-Fi go slow
News BT and the government must do more to boost the creation of high-speed wireless networks in the UK if Broadband Britain is ever to become a reality, according to a group of MPs. Wi-Fi groups aren't allowed to feed all their traffic down one ADSL... [26 Mar 2003]
Making rural broadband happen - as easy as ABC?
News The challenge of bringing high-speed web access to the whole of Britain will be taken up by a new organisation that is being set up by rural broadband pioneers and internet campaigners. ABC is also meant to be a think tank for users as well as... [30 Apr 2003]
BT ready for WiMax drive
News Four radio-broadband trials being conducted by BT in rural parts of the UK could be the prelude to a full-scale deployment of WiMax in Britain. Intel is giving plenty of support to WiMax, in the same way that it aggressively backed Wi-Fi. [23 Feb 2004]
Wireless - still the UK government's big broadband chance?
News In its second annual report into Broadband Britain, the BSG has warned that the deployment of wireless broadband services in the UK is being hampered because operators are currently barred from using certain radio frequencies that are technically... [26 Nov 2002]
Intel and Alcatel get the WiMaximum from alliance
News WiMax is already being tested as a method of closing Britain's broadband divide. Intel executives have said they view WiMax as a complement to Wi-Fi. BT is running trials of a high-speed wireless service based on WiMax at four rural locations. [26 Mar 2004]
London's Wi-Fi welcome is less than helpful
News Coffee chain Starbucks is at the forefront of the drive to roll out Wi-Fi hot spots in Britain. Anyone asking about the BT Openzone Wi-Fi network at the Tower Thistle hotel in London is likely to be met by blank faces, and pointed towards the queue... [03 Sep 2003]
Britain's broadband revolution reaches Yorkshire Dales
News They will be able to log on to high-speed internet access thanks to a fundraising campaign led by community champions, local businesspeople and digitaldales.co.uk - a group dedicated to bringing Yorkshire in to line with high-tech Britain. [08 Jul 2003]
A hub in the pub - all you need for rural broadband
News A wireless broadband service launched this month is attempting to use a combination of village pubs and mesh networking to close Britain’s broadband divide. Last year The Cloud began installing Wi-Fi hot spots at public houses by using the... [07 Apr 2004]
