O2 (UK) congestion. BT Cellnet launched the world's first GPRS network on 22 June 2000, although GPRS-enabled devices were uncommon at that time. O2 publicly announced on 15 December 2009 that it had successfully demonstrated a 4G connection using LTE technology installed in six masts in Slough. The technology, which was supplied by Huawei, achieved a peak downlink rate of 150 Mbps. In January 2012, the company announced plans to provide free internet to millions of residents and visitors in central London, by launching Europe's largest free Wi-Fi zone, along with free Wi-Fi access for anyone on any network in and around
PageOne Communications new name 'PageOne Communications'. 1992 - Mercury Paging Ltd acquires Intercity Paging ltd. Intercity's owner, Mtel Corporation (US) becomes the third shareholder. In the same year Mercury Paging's paging network infrastructure underwent extensive investment with satellite distribution technology implemented nationwide. 1990 - Using a single UK paging license, Mercury Paging commenced trading. A second UK paging channel was allocated in 1990. 1986 - PageOne Communications incorporated under its former name of Mercury Paging Ltd, its parent company, Mercury Communications being jointly owned by Cable and Wireless and Motorola. PageOne (operating under the Mercury brand) was the first UK organisation to