The UK is currently undergoing the digital switchover as the nation’s TV signals are moved from analogue to digital. As each part of the country is switched over, this free’s up space on the 800mhz spectrum which mobile phone networks are hoping to jump on to provide super fast wireless 4G LTE broadband.

The Trial is taking place in Newquay, Cornwall and hopes to provide fast internet access to those currently in blackspots unable to get any form of broadband. The trial is supported by Nokia, Huawei, Siemens and the Cornwall Development Company who hope to kick it off in September this year.

If everything goes well and the networks win auctions for the 800mhz spectrum we could see a fully established LTE 4G network across the UK around 2014. We are already playing catch up with the likes of Germany, Sweden and Japan who all have public 4G networks.

Trial participants will be provided a modified 4G router or 4G dongles for laptops etc.

You can sign up to the trial via this website. If you get accepted please get in touch and let us know how it goes!

4G LTE Wireless Broadband Trials Begin In The UK was originally posted on the Sim-Mobile.co.uk Mobile Phone blog.

BT’s Wi-Fi customers are on track to spend over a billion minutes online through their Wi-Fi service this year alone. A lot of this activity is due to the launch of the iPhone as BT have agreements in place with O2, Orange and Vodafone so their customers can use the iPhone on BT Wi-Fi network free of charge.

Wi-Fi access is available for homes, businesses, high street chains as well as city centres. This is made up from the BT FON community and BT openzone.

BT are launching a competition on the 11th February to find the millionth hotspot! Check it out at Twitter.

More information available here.

Can You Find The Millionth Hotspot? was originally posted on the Sim-Mobile.co.uk Mobile Phone blog.