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Map compares broadband quality in the UK

Map compares broadband quality in the UK

...the Northern Irish district of Moyle are red on this map, showing broadband adoption of less than 50 percent. Overall, 68 percent of British premises... Read more

7 July, 2011 by David Meyer

Hyperoptic offers Londoners 1Gbps fibre broadband

...same time, the UK is effectively lagging in our rate of fibre broadband adoption, holding us back in so many ways — from an economic and... Read more

14 September, 2011 by David Meyer

Google and Verizon offer net neutrality proposal

The web giant and comms provider have asked US authorities to force a level of network neutrality on fixed-line ISPs, but to allow wireless operator freedom to discriminate between online services Read more

10 August, 2010 by David Meyer

Broadband adoption set to surge

More than 30 million US households will have a broadband connection to the Internet by the end of this year Read more

30 April, 2004 by Dinesh C Sharma

Australian broadband adoption accelerates

Broadband take-up in Australia had edged past the half-million milestone, according to the latest statistics Read more

8 October, 2003 by Staff Writers

Malaysian government unveils IT initiatives

...environment to enhance the nation's competitiveness, boost human capital and grow broadband adoption. Delivering the Budget 2008 speech in parliament last week, Malaysian prime... Read more

11 September, 2007 by Edwin Yapp

UK 'lagging on VoIP usage'

...Alison Fennah, executive director of the EIAA, blamed the UK's slow broadband adoption rates for the sluggish start of VoIP. "Countries like France have... Read more

29 November, 2005 by Karen Gomm

Low Countries speed ahead of Broadband Britain

...loosening the grip of the incumbent telcos is critical to faster, wider broadband adoption," David Mercer, a principal analyst at Strategy Analytics, said in a... Read more

27 May, 2004 by Dinesh C Sharma
Personalized Mobile Broadband: Grow Revenue With Cisco Policy and Charging Control

Personalized Mobile Broadband: Grow Revenue With Cisco Policy and Charging Control

The acceleration of mobile broadband adoption and proliferation of smartphones, netbooks, and other mobile Internet devices continues... Read more

1 February, 2010
Beyond Connectivity: Future Issues in Exchanging User-Created Content Among Broadband Families and Household Communities

Beyond Connectivity: Future Issues in Exchanging User-Created Content Among Broadband Families and Household Communities

...the largest proportion of Internet users globally today. With decreasing costs for broadband adoption and increasing speeds, wireless home networks have become prevalent. Coupled with... Read more

30 September, 2008
Moving Toward the Middle: The Case Against the End-to-End Argument in Home Networking

Moving Toward the Middle: The Case Against the End-to-End Argument in Home Networking

Home broadband adoption is growing rapidly in much of the developed world, leading to... Read more

24 October, 2007

African broadband boost spurs rise in spam output

...to a new source of machines for their botnets, it said. "Historically, broadband adoption has been a tipping point for spammers to acquire more bots... Read more

27 May, 2010 by Matthew Broersma

Millions of UK children lack home broadband

...of less than 2Mbps — is on offer. The locations with the poorest broadband adoption for families with children are countryside towns and cities where industry... Read more

30 April, 2010 by Martin Gaston

Jump seen in global fixed broadband connections

...in at least 50 percent of homes, Gartner reported. The disparity in broadband adoption was significant in Asia, where the region was home to both... Read more

25 September, 2009 by Vivian Yeo

Orange cuts mobile-broadband rates for SMEs

...internet access at up to four times the speed of 3G. Mobile-broadband adoption is growing rapidly, and the new price plans and devices are... Read more

7 May, 2009 by Sally Whittle

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