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Broadband Britain promotes home-based entrepreneurs
News Broadband Internet access is playing an important role in facilitating teleworking. More than 13 per cent of those surveyed said they were already using broadband, with a further 19 per cent planning to install a high-speed, always-on connection...
[July 29, 2002, 15:42]
UK's broadband boom rockets
News The UK's broadband market is booming, with an estimated 34,000 new customers signing up for a high-speed Internet connection each week. Latest figures from BT, NTL and Telewest show that, after the disappointment of previous years, broadband is one...
[November 15, 2002, 12:06]
BT Openworld cuts business broadband prices
News In the latest in a series of broadband announcements, BT Openworld on Thursday slashed the cost of ADSL installation for UK businesses. In addition, businesses signing up to BT Openworld's engineer-installed Broadband PLUS products could receive...
[November 15, 2002, 8:46]
Kingston adds voice to broadband assault
News Kingston Communications has added its voice to mounting concern over the lack of broadband services in the UK and said it still has no immediate plans for a consumer offering. The comments come on the back of results which reveal that the telco has...
[May 24, 2001, 11:55]
News Burst: Blockbuster does broadband movies-on-demand
News Movie rental company Blockbuster will soon announce plans to stream movies across broadband Internet connections. The movies will be distributed across the global broadband network of Enron Broadband Services, initially in the US.
[October 24, 2000, 9:35]
Europe broadband to boom by 2005
News Europe's rollout of high-speed, or broadband, Internet access may continue to be dogged by delays and bureaucratic bungling, but industry analysts see a silver lining -- namely, the £10bn of revenues the European broadband industry will be...
[May 24, 2001, 16:16]
UK near bottom of broadband league
News A report by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), has put the UK near the bottom of the league table for broadband penetration. The report is the most serious challenge yet to government assertions that the UK will be...
[April 26, 2001, 7:39]
Blockbuster plans broadband movies-on-demand
News In its third-quarter financial results conference call, movie retailer Blockbuster confirmed it plans to offer a pay-per-view broadband Internet service in 2001. Blockbuster teamed up with Enron Broadband Services in July.
[October 25, 2000, 8:50]
Telewest claims success in broadband 'Whiskas' test
News Telewest has claimed that eight out of ten broadband users prefer its broadband service over BT's when given the chance to choose between the two. The cable firm released details of new research on Friday, which found that 86 percent of broadband...
[October 25, 2002, 14:12]
BT shrugs off Freeserve broadband complaints
News BT insiders have slammed Freeserve's latest protest about BT's "no-frills" broadband product, insisting that the objection is not justified. Sources within BT have told ZDNet UK News that they regard Freeserve's complaints as "perpetual but...
[October 25, 2002, 12:30]
Ofcom needs more broadband clout, say MPs
News The government has been criticised for not giving Ofcom more responsibility for the growth of the UK's broadband market. John Whittingdale MP, a member of the standing committee, is concerned that Ofcom's proposed powers to impose universal...
[January 7, 2003, 16:28]
AOL cable deal key to broadband strategy
News While AOL is busy playing down its talks with cable firm ntl, some commentators believe the deal could be core to the ISP's broadband strategy. Industry watchers point out that the ISP is becoming increasingly frustrated with BT -- especially in...
[May 1, 2001, 12:16]
ISPs snub BT broadband overhaul
News BT's network arm, BT Ignite, will scrap the current allocation process for broadband next month in the hope of encouraging ISPs to roll out services, but ISPs are underwhelmed. Offering broadband via BT's wholesale service is currently the only...
[May 2, 2001, 6:41]
Pick your own bandwidth with satellite broadband
News SatDrive is aiming to attract large number of customers who are currently stranded on the wrong side of Britain's broadband divide by offering a one-way satellite broadband product that lets users pay more to download large files quickly.
[October 22, 2002, 15:32]
Union bangs the drum for universal broadband
News The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has called on the government and industry to make universal broadband access a reality in the UK. Speaking at TMA 2002 on Tuesday, the CWU's deputy general secretary for telecoms, Jeannie Drake, insisted that...
[October 22, 2002, 12:09]
PlusNet accuses broadband rivals of misleading customers
News A senior PlusNet executive has hit out at those in the broadband industry who advertise free or unlimited connectivity, including partner Tiscali. PlusNet's share price has also taken a battering — losing about three-quarters of its value — since...
[September 1, 2006, 9:55]
NTL increases broadband coverage
News People in Norwich and Great Yarmouth can now sign up for broadband via NTL's cable network. The company is also hoping to encourage Norwich and Great Yarmouth residents to get broadband by providing free installation and a Webcam to anyone who...
[January 6, 2003, 10:36]
Satellite broadband from Freebox
News Freebox -- the firm that promised to tackle the digital divide by giving away free Net-enabled set-top boxes -- is rolling out a satellite broadband service. While the promise of broadband may be appealing, satellite systems are restricted in that...
[November 3, 2000, 11:44]
Rural broadband scheme set for first upgrade
News Todmorden is set to become the first part of the UK to be upgraded to broadband thanks to public demand and a new pre-registration scheme. As ZDNet UK reported last month, the Todmorden exchange was the first to hit its "trigger level" on BT's...
[October 22, 2002, 8:52]
'Urgent action needed' over broadband divide
News One of the leading figures in the UK broadband scene has demanded immediate action to address the fact that one in three households cannot get affordable broadband. Keith Todd, chairman of the Broadband Stakeholders Group (BSG), warned on Monday...
[October 21, 2002, 14:17]
