Telecoms giants to remove Huawei kit from their networks?

Telecoms giants braced for ‘Huawei Bill’ ordering them to strip technology from Chinese tech firm out of their network By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 23:25 GMT, 14 November 2020 Telecoms giants are braced for a ‘Huawei Bill’ that will order them to strip technology from … Read more

BT awards Swedish telecoms group Ericsson the second major contract to supply kit for its 5G network

BT awards Swedish telecoms group Ericsson the second major contract to supply kit for its 5G network By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:06 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 22:12 GMT, 28 October 2020 BT has awarded a Swedish firm the second contract to supply kit for its 5G network … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: We must keep telecoms British

ALEX BRUMMER: The idea of BT, Britain’s national telecoms company, hiding behind closed doors in private equity ownership ought to be anathema By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:08 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 24 August 2020 When seasoned industrialist Jan du Plessis took the reins as chairman of BT … Read more

We reveal which telecoms firms are ranked best and worst by consumers

TalkTalk has been named as one of the worst companies for customer service by its broadband customers, new research has revealed. Landline consumers of Virgin Media also said they were the least satisfied when it came to the overall service whilst Three saw the biggest complaints from mobile customers, according to data from Ofcom. Meanwhile, … Read more

BT warns it will take a DECADE to remove Huawei from UK telecoms network

BT warns it will take a DECADE to remove Huawei from the UK telecoms network as Boris Johnson prepares to U-turn on decision to allow Chinese firm into 5G project Boris Johnson is expected to announce U-turn on Huaei’s 5G role tomorrow  Chinese tech firm was previously approved for limited role in the new network  … Read more

Telecoms Goliaths Virgin Media and O2 in £31bn mega merger

Telecoms Goliaths Virgin Media and O2 to form major rival to BT with £31bn mega merger By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 7 May 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 7 May 2020 Virgin Media and O2 are merging to create a £31billion telecoms giant, their owners confirmed. Liberty Global and Telefonica … Read more

Virgin Media and O2 will merge to create a new £31billion media and telecoms giant

Virgin Media and O2 will merge to create a new £31billion media and telecoms giant, their parent firms announce Deal is to put together a mobile business in 02 with Virgin’s broadband service Bosses behind the merger say it will speed-up the rollout of 5G networks in UK The merger is subject to the approval … Read more

Telecoms engineer moves into garden TENT as he self-isolates

Telecoms engineer moves into garden TENT as he self-isolates to protect 21-year-old family member with chronic asthma amid coronavirus lockdown Engineer John has moved into a garden tent in Thornaby-on-Tees for his family He works in Chelmsford but lives in their North Yorkshire home between jobs His wife’s daughter Tasha, 21, has chronic asthma and is … Read more

Telecoms firms pledge to improve customer service and offer fairer deals

Telecoms firms pledge to improve customer service and offer fairer deals after signing up to new guidelines By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:54 BST, 4 June 2019 | Updated: 09:21 BST, 5 June 2019 The UK’s biggest telecoms firms have promised to improve customer service and offer fairer deals after signing up … Read more