Morgan Stanley is, by contrast, an also-ran in fixed income, a crucial area these days that includes credit, commodities and rates.

ECONOMIST: Morgan Stanley

It comes as the long-term future of fixed cameras in the area is considered and follows a 50% reduction nationally in road safety budgets last year.

BBC: West Midlands fixed speed cameras switched off

Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) devices today operate in 555 megahertz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band, and are used for short range, high speed wireless connections including Wi-Fi enabled local area networks and fixed outdoor broadband transceivers used by wireless Internet service providers to connect smart phones, tablets and laptops to the broadband network.

ENGADGET: FCC proposal hopes to grow WiFi spectrum by 35 percent, reduce hotspot congestion

That 50s area ideal of a part-time job and a fixed up car is simply gone with the wind.

FORBES: Connect

The Northern Fells is an area of the UK that remains un-served by fibre or other superfast fixed technology.

ENGADGET: EE brings its 4G to Cumbria, rural home of the signal blackspot

Verizon, a local fixed-line and cellular carrier that serves both Washington and New York, among other cities, said calls to the area doubled from their normal peak volumes of 115 million in New York and 35 million in Washington in the wake of the incidents.

CNN: Networks hit, but telecom stays operational