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Broadband speeds down by a third in evenings

The average broadband connection speed drops by around a third during the evening, a uSwitch... Read more

16 November, 2011

BT Launch Race to Infinity - yes, Rural Fibre has really become a lottery.

Now for anyone who hasn't yet got a decent ADSL Broadband connection, you be glad to know (or maybe not) that if you... Read more

4 October, 2010

ISPs prompt parents over blocking internet porn

...choose whether to turn on parental controls when they set up their broadband connection Read more

11 October, 2011 by David Meyer
A Fuzzy Cross-Layer Method to Improve the Quality of Service in Uplink Multimedia Transmissions in WiMAX

A Fuzzy Cross-Layer Method to Improve the Quality of Service in Uplink Multimedia Transmissions in WiMAX

WiMAX is a wireless standard that allows the establishment of a broadband connection with high throughput. IEEE802.16 provides high bandwidth and range, while... Read more

22 February, 2012

Sky offers 'secret', faster broadband to new customers

...Sky is offering an up-to-76Mbps fibre broadband connection to new customers who call its sales hotline, but not to... Read more

26 April, 2012 by Ben Woods
Map compares broadband quality in the UK

Map compares broadband quality in the UK

...than 50 percent. Overall, 68 percent of British premises have a fixed broadband connection, according to Ofcom. The average maximum speed for ADSL and cable... Read more

7 July, 2011 by David Meyer
Vodafone Sure Signal: inside a femtocell

Vodafone Sure Signal: inside a femtocell

...in January this year. To use Sure Signal, you need a fixed broadband connection with at least 1Mbps of throughput to handle the backhaul. You... Read more

1 July, 2010 by Charles McLellan & Rupert Goodwins

TalkTalk launches 80Mbps service as BT plans the same

...own customers. TalkTalk, a BT wholesale customer, has begun offering an 80Mbps broadband connection, before BT retail has announced its own service. Photo credit: Mark... Read more

13 March, 2012 by David Meyer

Eutelsat's Tooway satellite broadband goes live

...a viable alternative for rural users who cannot get an affordable fixed broadband connection. However, that monthly charge comes alongside the cost of the satellite... Read more

1 June, 2011 by David Meyer

BT names 156 towns for next fibre rollout phase

...million homes with the option of signing up for a super-fast broadband connection, Openreach said. The service is already available to approximately four million... Read more

7 April, 2011 by Ben Woods
Apple iPad 2

Apple iPad 2

...64GB (£559) models. The freedom to surf the web over a mobile broadband connection costs an extra £100 over any of the three capacities mentioned... Read more

14 March, 2011 by Donald Bell
Zoho Business

Zoho Business

...folder controls and document versioning supported as standard. Accessed over an 8Mbps broadband connection, the Zoho applications were quick to load and reasonably responsive apart... Read more

8 September, 2010 by Alan Stevens

Six Different Linux Distributions, one HP 2133 Mini-Note Netbook

...make sure you set up either a wired network or a wireless broadband connection first. The alternative, of course, would be to download the package... Read more

8 June, 2010
Bookends 11.2.9

Bookends 11.2.9

...platform (you, but not people who access your databases, must have a broadband connection Read more

17 May, 2012

Google Docs goes offline on Android phones, tablets

...worked on Android smartphones and tablets when a Wi-Fi or mobile broadband connection is available. "There may be times when you don't have... Read more

2 February, 2012

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