BT is to strike a deal to share mobile masts in rural Britain with O2 and Vodafone

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BT (EE) has confirmed to ISPreview that they are in advanced talks over a new deal with rivals, including at least O2 (Virgin Media) and Vodafone, which will give them the ability to access some of EE’s mobile masts in remote locations . The deal could help improve 4G (mobile broadband) coverage in partial non-spot … Read more

EE UK Launches 1.6Gbps FTTP broadband package for gamers

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Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) today launched a second Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) package with a speed of 1.6Gbps on Openreach’s network, calling it ‘Broadband made for gamers‘bundle and claims to offer online gamers’lower latency, geofencing of game servers and prioritization of internal networks,” among other things. In case anyone forgot, EE already launched a … Read more

One week warning as major mobile company with thousands of customers has to close

A MAJOR mobile phone provider is closing within days and all customers still on the network must act quickly. Plusnet, part of the BT Group, will permanently close its mobile branch in June. Plusnet is permanently closing its mobile armCredit: Alamy The provider is making this move so that EE, also part of the group, … Read more

BT warns three UK and Vodafone merger to harm competition and cause higher prices

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Broadband and telecoms giant BT (EE) has warned the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that the mega-merger (here) between rival mobile operators Three UK and Vodafone would trigger a “significant reduction in competition“, which they claim that “finally [result] in higher prices, poorer network quality and reduced incentives to invest.” The merger, which would see … Read more

EA’s new Battlefield announcement was met with huge reactions

During an earnings call for Electronic Arts, CEO Andrew Wilson said the new Battlefield entry will be “another great live service” – and gamers have let out collective groans on social media. With a live service, new content is released regularly after launch, with premium content usually only accessible through a higher subscription level or … Read more

EA’s new Battlefield announcement was met with huge reactions

During an earnings call for Electronic Arts, CEO Andrew Wilson said the new Battlefield entry will be “another great live service” – and gamers have let out collective groans on social media. On a live service, new content is released regularly after launch, with premium content usually only accessible through a higher subscription level or … Read more