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ISPs give thumbs-up to BT ad bonanza
News UK Internet service providers have hailed BT's plans to spend £33m on broadband advertising over the coming months, and said they believe it will benefit the whole sector. Both PlusNet and Thus have welcomed the news that BT will launch a £10m...
[September 19, 2002, 16:24]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband to spur fibre rollout
News The rapid take-up of mobile broadband could help spur the arrival of super-fast fibre broadband networks in the UK, according to telecoms regulator Ofcom, which has set out plans for a pro-investment regulatory framework that will guarantee...
[July 7, 2008, 8:45]
Ofcom may free up more room for mobile broadband
News UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is consulting on proposals to free up a chunk of spectrum to give a further boost to mobile-broadband services in the UK. The consultation follows Lord Carter's pledge to offer universal broadband access of up to 2Mbps...
[February 16, 2009, 8:18]
Third of UK homes still lack internet access
News While broadband continues its march into ever more homes in the UK, new figures from the Office for National Statistics also reveal that more than a third of households are still going without a web connection.
[August 28, 2008, 9:00]
Maps show UK fibre rollout plans
News The research firm Point Topic has published four maps showing the likely rollout of next-generation broadband access across the UK over the next few years. The other colours on the map show the density of demand for high-speed broadband access...
[November 12, 2009, 15:20]
AOL broadband will dodge VAT
News AOL will not have to pay VAT on its new broadband product, which was announced on Tuesday, despite previous objections raised by the ISP's UK rivals. Even though it will not have to pay 17.5 percent of its broadband revenues to the UK Treasury, AOL...
[June 12, 2002, 9:36]
Wi-Fi Cloud could be silver lining for rural broadband
News The company that has just launched the most ambitious rollout of Wi-Fi hot spots in the UK believes it could also play a role in closing Britain's broadband divide. Niall Murphy, technical director of The Cloud, told the Hardcore Wireless Event...
[March 24, 2003, 12:12]
Government may back fibre rollout to homes
News Stephen Timms, formerly the UK's e-commerce minister, made a speech on Tuesday in which he warned of the danger of falling behind other countries in broadband speeds. The speech was made to the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), which recently...
[September 19, 2007, 8:00]
PCCW says wireless broadband plans are in place
News Pacific Century Cyberworks (PCCW), the Hong Kong-based telco that controls most of a key part of the UK's radio spectrum, has said it is working on launching broadband wireless services in Britain. Wireless broadband will probably become another...
[August 28, 2003, 17:45]
Friaco not to blame for broadband fiasco, says AOL
News AOL has produced market research that it says disproves the myths by which BT attempts to excuse the slow roll-out of broadband in the UK. AOL spoke to more than 5,000 of its members -- "who are a good mix and reflect the make-up of the UK...
[December 5, 2001, 9:43]
BT 'not guilty' of broadband foul play
News Claims made by Freeserve last month that BT was engaging in a range of anti-competitive practices in an attempt to stifle competition in the UK's broadband market have been dismissed by Oftel, the regulator said on Wednesday.
[June 5, 2002, 13:24]
NTL to raise broadband speeds to 10Mbps
Talkback Go check what I found at triple redundant Broadband services at http://mobiles-3g.2u.co.uk/adsl-broadband-internet-access/ or use their fastes UK dail up (no sharing internet connections with others-safe an secure too).
[February 28, 2006, 12:26]
AOL may opt for mass-market broadband rollout
News The ADSL price cuts announced by BT on Tuesday morning have already been applauded by AOL UK, which has indicated that it may soon launch a mass-market broadband product in Britain. AOL UK has often been critical of BT's approach to broadband, and...
[February 26, 2002, 10:35]
Market context from Ofcom report
Blog UK fixed broadband penetration rose to 65% of homes in 2008, up 7% yoy.of UK population have mobile broadband connection (Q109) - 3 million homes. The Government’s Digital Britain report announced proposals for a fund for super-fast broadband, if...
[November 30, 2009, 13:03]
Carphone Warehouse takes wraps off 'free' broadband
News For £9.99 a month and an additional £11 line rental, Carphone customers will get free local and national calls within the UK; free landline calls to 28 foreign countries including Australia and the US; as well as up to 8Mbps broadband.
[April 11, 2006, 18:10]
Firms denounce government broadband plans
News E-minister Patricia Hewitt and e-envoy Andrew Pinder launched the government's broadband strategy Tuesday and pledged to make the UK the best place in the G7 for broadband services by 2005. The two biggest ISPs in the UK are committed to delivering...
[February 15, 2001, 16:05]
Chris Stening, MD Easynet Connect & UK Online
Talkback The question remains as to how the UK’s broadband should be delivered; through the existing copper phone network (DSL), fibre optics or wireless? If the government wants to commit to broadband in every home, then the phone lines that run into...
[January 30, 2009, 16:06]
2,000 face axe in Orange-Wanadoo merger
News As part of what France Telecom calls its NExT (New Experience in Telecoms) strategy, Orange UK is becoming a mobile and broadband service and absorbing France Telecom's British broadband service, Wanadoo UK.
[May 5, 2006, 17:35]
Broadband fixed wireless auction: nil bids
News The government's latest attempt to persuade telecoms companies to buy a broadband fixed wireless licence has been running for two weeks -- and so far it has not attracted a single bid, ZDNet UK can reveal.
[October 26, 2001, 17:32]
Poor telecoms regulation 'costing UK £20bn'
News British businesses and the UK economy could gain £20bn if Ofcom improves the way it regulates the telecommunications sector, including the ADSL broadband industry, according to a study published on Thursday.
[January 15, 2004, 11:25]
