Entries in 'Broadband' (141)
John Lewis launches broadband offering
NEWSBritish department store John Lewis has launched a broadband and telephone service, available via online sign up and via the high street stores.
BT to offer Fibre-to-the-Premises on demand
NEWSBT is to offer installation of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) internet on demand to all customers in pre-existing Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) areas.
UK broadband speeds on the rise
NEWSTelco watchdog Ofcom has reported that average broadband speeds across Britain are on the rise but new guidelines will mean ASDL+ packages can only be advertised 'up to' 14Mb/s instead ...
Sky's launches broadband offensive
NEWSMedia giant Sky announced the expansion of the firm's broadband network, 10,000 Wi-Fi hotspot network and a new a fibre-based service.
Virgin to double broadband speeds by 2013
NEWSCable TV and broadband outfit Virgin Media said that the firm is set to spend £110 million to double broadband speeds for more than 4 million customers.
British broadband evening 'rush hour' slowdown revealed
NEWSUK broadband speeds plummet during peak periods in the evening according to a new survey published by uSwitch.
Virgin says one third of the UK has access to 100Mb broadband
NEWSCable ISP Virgin Media announced that the firm has attained a UK broadband milestone of 100Mb broadband available to over 20 million people.
Ofcom maps British broadband quality
NEWSBritish telecoms regulator Ofcom has released interactive maps that depict the state of mobile coverage including 3G data services across the country.
Virgin offer six months of Spotify Premium on new sign-ups
NEWSVirgin Media is set to offer Spotify Premium to new customers for six months free of charge.
BT to launch 300Mbps fibre in 'Spring 2012'
NEWSBT Openreach announced that the telco is set to offer 300Mbps speeds via Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) in the spring of 2012.
BT network suffers massive broadband outage
NEWSBT's broadband network has suffered a massive outage as a power failure at an exchange in Birmingham saw much of the telco giant's broadband customers cut off across the UK.
Culture secretary calls on Brit telcos to play ball on 4G
NEWSBritish culture secretary Jeremy Hunt said that the market was not delivering high speed broadband as well as it could as he criticised mobile operator legal action around the forthcoming ...
Ofcom says broadband speed 'reality gap' increasing
NEWSBritish communications regulator Ofcom has said that broadband speeds have increased by 10 per cent over the previous six months but the gap between advertised and actual speeds has widened.
Virgin unveils 'worlds fastest' 1.5Gb cable broadband trial
NEWSVirgin Media announced the successful trial of 1.5Gb cable broadband in London's Old Street 'Silicon Roundabout'.
Ofcom acts to reduce BT rural broadband charges
NEWSBritish telco regulator Ofcom has moved to reduce BT's charges for access to the firm's network which may lead to cheaper broadband for rural customers.
Virgin 100Mb service now available to quarter of the UK
NEWSVirgin announced that 100Mb/sec broadband is now available to a quarter of the UK, 6.5 million homes in total.
Wales to get ?56.9 million for broadband roll-out
NEWSWales will receive a significant portion of the Government’s £530 million broadband fund, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt announced today.
Ofcom launches map of UK broadband
NEWSTelcom regulator Ofcom has launched the first interactive map of broadband access across the UK using data sourced from ISPs.
New satellite ushers in 10Mbps rural broadband service
NEWSEutelsat has unveiled a new European satellite broadband package called Tooway, offering speeds up to 10Mbps from the new KA-SAT satellite.
Ofcom: Mobile broadband speeds decreasing
NEWSResearch by Ofcom has found that while more people are using mobile broadband than ever before, available bandwidth has decreased and download times have increased.
