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posted on 14 January 2011
The voting results of BT's broadband competition
emphasized the need for higher quality broadband in Cotswolds,
councillors of the town have claimed.
Even though none of the villages or towns in the area made it to
the winning positions of Race to Infinity, the amount of interest
expressed by the voters in the region receiving a network upgra... [read more]
posted on 13 January 2011
BT has recently
announced the launch of its newest broadband deal and this time
those seeking on-demand IPTV are in luck.
According to ISPreview, the telecommunications giant's broadband package features
20Mbps download speeds, unlimited UK weekend calls and a
subscription to BT Vision.
Additionally, the offer includes a 10GB monthly usage a... [read more]
posted on 13 January 2011
The number of global broadband subscribers is
set to slow down throught the next four years, In-Stat has
predicted.
The research company reported that the internet subscriptions
between 2007 and 2009 grew by 25 per cent while the overall number
of users in 2010 reached 763 million.
Despite this positive data, however, subscriptions for 2011-... [read more]
posted on 12 January 2011
Local broadband speeds in
Broughton in Cambridgeshire have reached the same levels as South
Korea, the nation with fastest internet connection in the
world.
Vtesse Networks' branch internet provider, Vtesse Broadband, is
providing this region with a non-shared fibre-to-the-home (FTTH)
connection via its own telephone poles.
To connect to thi... [read more]
posted on 12 January 2011
It's a good thing small companies also delivered high-speed broadband otherwise
some communities in North Yorkshire would have a long time to wait
until they received this luxury.
Thanks to a new wireless broadband scheme carried out by
Moorsweb and NYnet, more than 150 properties and firms in the
Farndale region are going to benefit from a h... [read more]
posted on 11 January 2011
Internet savvy consumers know more about broadband and phone deals than staff
in stores, a survey conducted in the US revealed.
Thanks to useful comparison and search tools found online,
customers are able to decide for themselves what package to buy,
without needing expert help.
According to the study, carried out annually by Motorola
Solut... [read more]
posted on 11 January 2011
If you are a loyal Virgin Media customer, you're in
luck, as the telecommunications giant and broadband provider has
decided to reward its existing clients.
The ISP will allow all customers who have subscribed to its
broadband bundles to get hold of a brand new BlackBerry Curve 8520
at a reduced monthly rate of £10.21.
Those wishing to get t... [read more]
posted on 11 January 2011
The number of mobile broadband subscribers is
set to reach 1 billion by the end of this year, Ericsson said in a
statement.
Only in 2010 the subscriptions to this network surpassed 500
million globally, the provider revealed.
With the constant improvements made on mobile broadband and the
increasing popularity of smartphones and tablets, it ... [read more]
posted on 10 January 2011
A recent study conducted among 491 broadband users has
revealed that 45 per cent of them are currently unhappy with their
internet service and want to change their provider.
One third of the people questioned by the ISPreview have
expressed their wishes to switch to a better broadband deal, with
another third being undecided on the issue.
Th... [read more]
posted on 07 January 2011
UK-based broadband provider, Plusnet,
which reportedly says that its "broadband won't be beat on price",
has recently updated the public on the progress of its newest
venture, the 'up to' 40Mbps Fibre-to-the-Cabinet ( FTTC ) internet
access trials.
Plusnet UK said that during the trials (400 done up until now),
the average download speeds ach... [read more]