Qualcomm acquires L-band spectrum in the UK for £8.3 million

UK wireless carrier Three has launched a new initiative to bring 3G mobile broadband to Britain’s rural areas.Under the initiative, the company is planning to distribute free 3G dongles and access for a year to rural...

Microsoft has launched its new Wireless Desktop 2000, a keyboard and mouse combo with advanced security features.The combo, which can be purchased from the official Microsoft site, is currently priced at $40 and it is...

A new nationwide wireless network being built in the US could disrupt GPS services in the entire country, experts have warned. The wireless broadband network being built by a Virginia based LightSquared, which will offer...

US President Barack Obama has outlined his government's plans to bring wireless Internet connections to around 98 per cent of the population.In a speech at the Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan, the President...

The announcement by Martha Lane Fox that the government would back the sale of £98 refurbished computers with subsidised wireless broadband connections to the millions of adults in the UK who have never used the web may be...

Apple has removed all applications belonging to developer Thuat Nguyen from its iTunes App Store. The company has confirmed that the developer had used fraudulent activities to boost the sale of its applications, Network World...

Cafes, pubs, universities and libraries that offer wireless internet access will not be granted a special exemption from measures aimed at tackling copyright infringement, the Government has said. The Government's controversial...

The government announced yesterday the expansion of its home access scheme after a year long trial in Oldham and Suffolk was deemed a success.  However the cost of the project, £300 million according to government...

The UK government has announced plans to revive the Home Access Scheme, which will see a nation wide rollout of free laptops and broadband internet connections to pupils from poorer backgrounds, with the intention of...

The Government's Digital Economy Bill could be in breach of EU laws, according to an internet law expert. Professor Lilian Edwards has also warned that the Bill could make it impossible to operate a free wireless network...

The UK government has laid out the roadmap for upgrading the nation’s wireless services by rolling out next-generation wireless technologies coupled with bolstering up 3G coverage all across the country, it has been...

While mobile broadband could play a pivotal role in the development of rural economies in the UK, several industry analysts are of the opinion that the rivalry among mobile broadband operators could eventually wreck the...

UK communications watchdog Ofcom has announced a new consultation that intends to release more of the TV and radio spectrum in the 800MHz band, a part of the spectrum quite apt for mobile broadband services.  The move is...

Companies' wireless networks are less secure than previously believed because of software made in Russia that reportedly speeds up network hacking by 10,000%. Companies may no longer be able to rely on standard security, experts...

A study commissioned by Ofcom called "Tomorrow's Wireless World" disclosed a number of avenues that the telecoms regulator is exploring as it looks into other ways that wireless technology can influence our lives for...