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posted on 20 December 2010
It seems the UK government has quite a few supporters, one of
those is the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), who
thought investing almost £1 billion to boost the UK's rural broadband was a good
idea.
Jeremy Hunt, Culture Secretary, has recently confirmed that the
government is to spend exactly £830m in order to build a network of
d... [read more]
posted on 20 December 2010
A communications expert has claimed that UK's copper broadband network is
entirely out of date and should be no longer in use.
Guy Jarvis, founder of NextGenUS, spoke exclusively to ISPreview
and said that the days of copper are far gone and that all the
focus should be on fibre-optic technologies.
According to the communications expert, FTT... [read more]
posted on 20 December 2010
Good news to all Plusnet users, as the broadband provider
has recently revealed that it completed its latest venture - a new
broadband network.
The broadband network, which all customers will be shifted to,
consists of four 10GBps host links.
Currently all Plusnet's customers are divided between three
platforms and will soon take advantage o... [read more]
posted on 17 December 2010
It seems there was place for one more ISP in the tough broadband
market.
And arguably everything is welcome where charity is involved,
and this particular operator announced that it would not hesitate
to donate up to 50 per cent of all of its profits to certain
charities.
CharityTalk is offering a home phone service as well as
broadband and ... [read more]
posted on 17 December 2010
Ofcom has decided that BT will not increase its wholesales broadband prices as the
provider wanted to use this as a form of compensation for its
pension fund deficit.
The media watchdog, which is the body that sets the price range
for other telecommunications companies to take advantage of BT's
infrastructure, has ruled that the charges shoul... [read more]
posted on 17 December 2010
A new report recently suggested that wireless broadband
technology is becoming a strong force in the location-based
services market.
According to ABI Research, Wi-Fi location is going to outgrow
all other location-based technologies such as cellular and global
positioning system (GPS) and take over the market by 2015.
The company also said t... [read more]
posted on 17 December 2010
It seems that broadband providers now
have a chance to show how great their services are by grabbing some
awards during the annual ISPA awards and proving they're worth
it.
The UK Internet Service Providers Association, otherwise known
as ISPA, has today announced the launch of its annual ISPA awards -
and those interested can register now.
... [read more]
posted on 16 December 2010
The new year may bring a new demographic trend to the UK, broadband migration, says
an industry commentator.
Director of Consumer Services at KC, an internet service
provider which is currently based in Hull, Nick Thompson, said that
those living in remote or rural areas may decide to migrate to
larger cities if high-speed broadband does not ... [read more]
posted on 16 December 2010
It has recently been said that broadband-enabled TV may not only
be the technology we decide to put in our living rooms but it also
can push internet service providers to review data allowances.
Director of Consumer Services at KC, Nick Thompson has expressed
the view that developments in the earlier-mentioned area might
change the provision ... [read more]
posted on 15 December 2010
Continental Telecom (CT), a London-based phone and broadband provider, has
been in fact fined today.
The ISP has to pay a total of £50,000 for not being able to give
information to media watchdog Ofcom as a part of its investigation
into reports that the firm has allegedly been mis-selling landline services.
Back in October, Ofcom has report... [read more]