Archived news

15th December, 2005

Start your engines, Mario Kart is go, go, go!

Nintendo Wi-Fi connection now available with BT Openzone.
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14th November, 2005

BT and Portugal Telecom team up to give customers even more global Wi-Fi access

BT Openzone has signed a Wi-Fi roaming deal with PT Wi-Fi, part of Portugal Telecom Group.
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4th November, 2005

The Cloud & BT Openzone partner for launch of Nintendo Wi-Fi connection in the UK

Nintendo UK is bringing Wi-Fi technology into play from the 25th November 2005 with a new groundbreaking deal with wireless providers BT Openzone and The Cloud.
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27th October, 2005

BT wins the BrainHeart European Wi-Fi Award 2005

At this year's Wi-Fi Business Development Summit in Milan, BT was awarded the BrainHeart European Wi-Fi Award for 2005.
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5th October, 2005

Boingo partners with BT Openzone

BT Openzone agreement adds more than 1,500 hotspots to Boingo® Roaming System including all UK airports and all British Airways lounge locations worldwide.
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29th September, 2005

BT takes first step into 3G with launch of BT Datazone

BT has announced its first step into 3G with the launch of a combined Wi-Fi, 3G and GPRS tariff, known as
BT Datazone.
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22nd August, 2005

Wi-Fi from BT lands at Cardiff International Airport

Holiday makers and business travellers jetting out to the sun will not be the only high-speed traffic at Cardiff International Airport this summer with the arrival of
BT Openzone.
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29th June, 2005

All the world's a Wi-Fi stage for Shakespeare lovers

UK's first wireless broadband project for tourists.
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3rd June, 2005

BT Openzone customers gain access to over 30,000 hotspots across the world

Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) numbers grow for global roaming as usage continues to accelerate.
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24th May, 2005

Westminster goes Wi-Fi with BT

Westminster City Council's ambitious Wireless City Project today moved a step further forward following the announcement that BT has joined the City Council's Wireless City Partnership.
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23rd May, 2005

Prayers answered for high-tech congregation as
Wi-Fi comes to church

Vicar Keith Kimber is aiming to bring more people to God by installing a wireless broadband hotspot for believers in his church.
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27th April, 2005

Wireless industry leaders address security awareness head on

Wireless industry leaders BT, Cisco and Intel are joining forces to share information and educate organisations and end users about what they can do to address wireless security challenges.
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6th April, 2005

BT Openzone and Broadreach announce roaming deal

BT Openzone and Broadreach Networks, one of the UK's leading independent Internet location providers, have today announced an agreement that will see the two companies allowing customers to roam across each others' Wi-Fi hotspots in the UK.
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6th April, 2005

The Harte & Garter and BT keeping the world in touch with The Royal Wedding

Spirit Group's, the Harte & Garter Hotel in Windsor is to host the world's media during HRH Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles wedding. The hotel, situated opposite Windsor Castle, is being turned into a giant 'hotspot' with Wireless and fixed line broadband being installed by BTnet and BT Openzone for the hundreds of journalists and photographers covering the event from the Harte & Garter.
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30th March, 2005

UK PLC loses over half a £ billion a year through 'dead time' at airports

British business loses more than £599 million a year as staff waste up to 689,000 hours a month waiting in airports, according to research published today by BT Openzone.
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13th December, 2004

BT and iPASS team up to expand Wi-Fi roaming

BT Openzone and iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS) have announced an agreement to allow iPass enterprise customers to use BT's UK Wi-Fi network.
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24th November, 2004

BT extends £1 Wi-Fi access to BT Mobile Business Customers

BT is offering new and existing BT Mobile business customers the chance to experience BT Openzone wireless broadband for just £1 a month.
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11th November, 2004

BT expands global Wi-Fi access

BT customers can now enjoy Wi-Fi access at up to 20,000 hotspots across eleven countries, following a series of new roaming agreements with four major international wireless operators.
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8th November, 2004

World Travel Market and BT turn ExCeL into one big hotspot

The 2004 World Travel Market, being held at London ExCeL, 8-11 November, is proud to announce that
BT Openzone, in association with Intel, has signed up as sponsors of the event's Wireless Café, and will be World Travel Market's Official Technology Partner.
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4th November, 2004

BT offers businesses simple, easy to manage Wi-Fi

BT today launched a new corporate tariff plan for
BT Openzone to encourage more businesses to offer Wi-Fi to employees.
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21st October, 2004

BT Openzone and T-Mobile widen Wi-Fi accessibility

BT Openzone and T-Mobile today announce an agreement to provide customers with roaming access to each other's Wi-Fi networks across Europe and the USA.
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16th September, 2004

BT and Intel set the trend for Wi-Fi users at London Fashion Week

The catwalks won't be the only hot spots at this season's London Fashion Week as designers, buyers, exhibitors, journalists and photographers attending the fashion shows (September 19-23) can surf the web and download documents at high speeds.
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9th September, 2004

Borough of Lewisham teams with BT to create best practice Wi-Fi access template

Steve Bullock, directly elected Mayor of Lewisham and Chair of London Connects, today announced that the Council is breaking new ground by working in partnership with BT Openzone, the public wireless broadband service from BT, to develop best practice in setting up Wi-Fi coverage in cities.
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27th July, 2004

Simpler, better value Wi-Fi from BT Openzone

BT has today announced that it is significantly cutting the cost of its BT Openzone wireless broadband service.
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23rd July, 2004

Eclipse Internet announces the forthcoming launch of its public Wi-Fi service

Award-winning innovative broadband provider Eclipse Internet will soon be offering roaming Internet access with its new Public Wi-Fi service.
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12th July, 2004

BT Wireless Broadband lands in Hastings

Public wireless broadband, or "Wi-Fi" has arrived in Hastings as BT launched its first "Openzone" sites in the region.
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9th July, 2004

Nikon and BT Openzone come together to support professional photographers at this year's open golf

Nikon Professional Services and BT Openzone will be working together for the first time at this year's Golf Open to support professional photographers who attend the event.
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17th June, 2004

Web opportunities for court users

The country's principal court and six other courts around the country joined the information superhighway today, Courts Minister Christopher Leslie announced.
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7th June, 2004

BT serves high-speed Wi-Fi and fixed internet access to Stella Artois Tennis Championships

Players, spectators, journalists and photographers at this week's Stella Artois Championships can surf the web and download documents at high speeds thanks to the installation of a wireless broadband network by BT.
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19th May, 2004

Cardiff becomes first UK city centre with extensive Wi-Fi coverage from BT

Towns and cities throughout Wales could soon follow in the footsteps of Cardiff, which today became the first city centre in the UK to offer extensive Wi-Fi coverage.
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19th Feb, 2004

BA to put BT Openzone in executive lounges in global roll-out

BT today announced that it had struck an exclusive global deal with British Airways, to install BT Openzone access points in 80 of its main customer lounges around the world.
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21st Jan, 2004

Passengers get a ticket to surf with BT and
Network Rail

BT announced today that BT Openzone will be available at 13 key railway stations by spring of this year - with more to follow.
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7th Jan, 2004

BT and McDonald's put BT Openzone Wi-Fi hotspots on the menu

BT today announced a huge boost to its campaign to bring public Wi-Fi to every community in the UK by installing BT Openzone access points in more than 500 McDonald's restaurants in the next few months.
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5th Jan, 2004

BT offers new Wi-Fi deals as Intel participates in Wireless Broadband Week

Intel today confirmed it will support the UK's first-ever national week of free wireless broadband (Wi-Fi) use with various marketing and educational activities.
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4th Dec, 2003

BT calls on Wi-Fi industry to join forces for first free nationwide Wireless Broadband Week

BT today called on other Wi-Fi operators to join forces and support the UK's first-ever Wireless Broadband Week early next year.
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4th Dec, 2003

Wireless Broadband Alliance expands membership, extends technical roaming trial

The Wireless Broadband Alliance today announced several key developments that are aimed at further expanding industry adoption of wireless broadband across the globe.
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29th September, 2003

BT opens up its public Wi-Fi sites

BT today announced details of its strategy for allowing other Service Providers to use the BT Openzone public wireless broadband network.
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