According to research commissioned by Plantronics, business travel is back on work calendars with more than half (55%) of UK employees travelling more than they did five years ago. However, despite increased travel demands for work, many businesses are failing to provide their employees with the right tools to communicate while on the move. The…
Traffic on mobile networks doubled in 2013, according to the latest research by Actix. Voice calls and indoor data usage rose significantly during the year, with data downloads and uploads more than doubling. In research conducted into the busiest square kilometres of the Radio Access Network (RAN) on mobile networks around the world, Actix identified…
Demand for data services is leading to increased failings on mobile networks, according to recent research conducted by Actix. The number of dropped data sessions and voice calls has increased by 121 percent as data demand grows. On average around 1 percent of voice and data calls fail on mobile networks however some locations deliver…
The regulator said it had reached an important “milestone” today (January 23) by ensuring consumers and small businesses hit by mid-contract price rises can switch mobile provider without penalty. Consumers and small businesses hit by mid-contract price rises can now switch mobile provider without penalty. The decision, which was made by Ofcom last year but…
Proposal passed to enable passengers planes, trains and boats to access broadband speeds of more than 10Mbps by the end of the year Ofcom has passed a proposal to allow passengers traveling on boats, planes and trains to have access to superfast broadband speeds when travelling in the UK. The first commercial deployments are likely…
Smartphones launched in 2013 consumed more than seven times the data of one launched in 2009 and 40 percent more data than 2012 models, according to Actix’s latest research on global mobile users. Apple handsets dominate data use with almost twice the data per session than the average Android phones. Neil Coleman, Director of Global…
