Mobile broadband customers living in London could soon be logging on to their wireless-enabled devices on the Underground network, it has been suggested.
Sources have confirmed that a deal to bring the service to the tube network in time for the 2012 Olympic Games in London is close to being finalised.
The Financial Times has revealed that [...]

Mobile broadband provider O2 has revealed that its Long Term Evolution (LTE) service will help to create significantly faster data rates for consumers and create a two-tier mobile internet.
The 4G software will offer mobile broadband speeds above 50Mbps, as opposed to today's 3G-based maximum of 14Mbps.
And O2 managing director Ronan Dunne explained that this extra [...]

Eco-conscious mobile broadband subscribers could be tempted to switch providers following an announcement from O2.
The firm has become the first UK mobile operator to retain the Carbon Trust Standard after successfully measuring, managing and improving its carbon efficiency across all of its business.
In total, O2 managed to improve its efficiency by a further 18 per [...]

Mobile broadband providers could be set to see a surge in the number of individuals utilising their services over the coming year, with new research suggesting that there will be a rise in the number of subscribers.
The latest forecast from ABI Research has claimed that by the end of the year the number of individuals [...]

Rapid uptake of smartphones, tablets and other internet-enabled portable devices has helped to drive the expansion of mobile broadband services, according to the results of a new study.
Networking firm Cisco's latest Visual Networking Index Forecast has claimed that mobile data traffic is growing at a significantly faster rate than landline-based traffic on a global basis.
Indeed, [...]

Ofcom, the UK's mobile broadband regulator, has revealed that it will be introducing a set of new measures designed to improve services in the country.
To achieve this goal, the watchdog has said that it will modernise the radio spectrum management procedures and facilities.
Indeed, as a result of the body's latest consultation, plans are being put [...]

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has been selected by mobile broadband provider O2 to help boost its network coverage and capacity in the UK, it has been revealed.
In a deal which sees the two companies working together for the coming three years, NSN will provide its radio technology and hardware solutions to Telefonica O2 to enhance [...]

Mobile broadband provider O2 has revealed that it will be opening a number of new free Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the UK in the next few years.
According to the firm, the hotspots could extend to double the size of the BT Openzone offering when it is in full swing by 2013.
The scheme will begin with 450 [...]

The government should do more to help network providers cope with the increasing demand for mobile broadband, it has been claimed.
According to O2 chief executive Ronan Dunne, officials should assist companies by allowing them access to new land where they can construct phone masts and boost the country's coverage.
Mobile broadband customers around the UK are [...]