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<title>BT to create 4G network using home routers, provide cellular service</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/13/move.would.become.second.time.bt.creates.a.mobile.network/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1360860496_btlogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[British Telecom will be using the spectrum it picked up in the United Kingdom's 4G spectrum auction to start up its own 4G network. BT CEO Ian Livingston claims it is "highly possible" that BT-branded SIM cards could be issued out to customers by this time next year, with the cellular usage being paid for through current landline bills....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 19:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ofcom completes 4G spectrum auction in the United Kingdom</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/20/total.of.4g.auction.winning.bids.lower.than.anticipated/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/celltower-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[UK regulator Ofcom has closed its 4G spectrum auction earlier than anticipated. Mainstream British carriers Vodafone, Telefonica, Everything Everywhere, and Three, as well as BT subsidiary Niche Spectrum Ventures, have won various sections of the 800MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum bands, though the money earned by the UK Treasury through the auction is far below what it expected....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google files countersuit against BT over patent infringement</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/14/claims.four.network.related.patents.infringed.by.carrier/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1360860496_btlogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google has countersued UK telecommunications giant British Telecom over the use of our network-related patents. The countersuit is in retaliation over BT's original lawsuit, which claimed Google infringed BT-owned patents in the development of Android, Google Maps, other related services, and also basic search functions....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ofcom lists qualified bidders in UK 4G spectrum auction</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/20/major.uk.networks.joined.by.pccw.bt.in.auction/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1356014664_ofcomlogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[UK regulator of communications Ofcom has revealed the companies that can bid in its oncoming 4G spectrum auction. The list of seven companies that have qualified in order to take part includes all of the major phone networks in the UK, as well as two that do not currently operate as mobile carriers in the United Kingdom....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>BT: one-third of all Android apps have malware</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/07/27/security.company.analyzed.more.than.1000.android.apps/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1338877547_rustyandroid-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Security firm BT is claiming that more than a third of all Android apps contain some form of malware. BT bases its statement on tests the security firm conducted that examined more than 1,000 Android applications. According to BT, the prevalence of malware could mean that nearly every device running Android is compromised in some manner or another....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>BT lowers claims to speed up patent lawsuit over Android</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/12/bt.tries.to.fast.track.android.lawsuit/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/android-graffiti.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[UK phone giant BT has tried to accelerate its lawsuit versus Google over Android patents by reducing the scope of its patent claims.  In addition to opposing a Google objection to the claims that it intentionally violated patents, BT in a motion filed Friday but discovered now that simultaneously dropped the demand for tripled damages that was creating the stumbling block.  The opposition notice a...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Next Generation Hotspot trials end, promise automatic Wi-Fi</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/02/23/commercial.nghs.coming.over.next.12.months/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/wbain.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Industry association Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) revealed on Thursday that some of the biggest carriers in the world have successfully tested Next Generation Hotspots (NGH). Wi-Fi access to these hubs is much simpler, and the second half of 2012 will see more tests that involve more advanced features. The first commercial NGHs will be built over the course of the next 10 months....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UK's BT starts testing of its 300Mbps broadband service</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/02/03/bt.trials.300mbps.broadband.delays.debut.to.2013/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/btfiberin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[UK telecommunications provider BT Openreach has held trials of its FTTP (Fiber To The Premises) on demand broadband service promised to launch this year. The fiber optics-based system promises speeds of up to 300Mbps. The trial happened in St. Agnes, Cornwall, where it used already existing fiber optic cables that join exchanges and local street boxes....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>BT latest to sue Google over patents linked to Android</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1112/android-htckeychain2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[British Telecom has continued its legal campaigns in technology by suing Google for allegedly infringing on its patents in an action filed on Thursday.  The Delaware-based complaint, caught by Florian Mueller, accused Google of violating six patents for telecoms and navigation through its development of Android, Google Maps, and related services like AdMob, Google+, Places, and even basic search. ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UK demands ISPs block Newzbin 2 at their own cost</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/10/27/uk.judge.rules.bt.blocks.pirate.site.at.own.cost/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/gavelin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A judge has ordered UK Internet service provider BT to block access to the website Newzbin 2 website within 14 days, the BBC reported. Newzbin 2 is a members-only website that has primarily linked to pirated movies and other illegal content. If BT complies, this will set a precedent, as it's the first time an ISP in the country has been ordered by a court to block a website....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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