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Fat pipes better than dongles, says Ofcom

...mobile broadband dongles, Ofcom confirmsPhoto: Kai Hendry The UK's fixed-line fat pipes typically perform better than mobile broadband dongles, research from Ofcom has... Read more

26 May, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Photos: Broadband Britain mapped - the high-speed and the not-spots revealed

...sub-2Mbps users? And which city has the highest take-up of fat pipes? Ofcom takes a look... Getting a handle on broadband speeds just... Read more

7 July, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

London 2012: Why the Olympics CIO is preparing for the worst

...novels - every second and details are starting to emerge about what those fat pipes will be used for after the games have finished. The London... Read more

13 October, 2011 by Nick Heath

A pipe that makes buildings Phat

...customer relationship. The building is a portal to that customer. Selling dumb fat pipes is a dying business. Applications rule. "Companies like Allied Riser and... Read more

18 April, 2000 by Max Smetannikov

Fat pipes fail Broadband Britain

...a new report by the Work Foundation. The year-long study, called Fat Pipes, Connected People, was conducted in partnership with the Broadband Stakeholders Group... Read more

28 October, 2003 by Andy McCue

Swindon still top dog for fat pipes

...since December 2005, when 51.1 per cent of its households had fat pipes Read more

23 May, 2007 by Gemma Simpson

UK fed up with its fat pipes

...a new report by the Work Foundation. The year-long study, called Fat Pipes, Connected People, was conducted in partnership with the Broadband Stakeholder Group... Read more

28 October, 2003 by Andy McCue

Fat pipes: Was plumbing ever this important

...about video over corporate networks - a subject close to our hearts. Are fat pipes and technologies such as Gigabit Ethernet worth the effort? We think... Read more

31 October, 2001 by silicon.com staff

UK fat pipes sluggish from lack of fibre

Poll: What happened to the need for speed? Read more

30 September, 2008 by Tim Ferguson

Ultra fat pipes to squeeze through Dundee's sewers

Fibrecity concept goes North... Read more

18 June, 2008 by Natasha Lomas

Europe embracing speedy fat pipes

But there's still work to be done, says Reding Read more

18 April, 2008 by Tim Ferguson

Fibre notches up 10 per cent of fat pipes

Keeping regular... Read more

28 March, 2007 by Jo Best

Leader: Why are we so unhappy with fat pipes

Time to polish up broadband Britain Read more

28 February, 2007 by silicon.com staff

Fat pipes fatter - but not as fat as we think

And IPTV could put them on a diet Read more

23 February, 2007 by Tim Ferguson

Public sector tempts fat pipes with fat wallet

Timms reveals who gets the right to bid for his BAP Read more

15 March, 2004 by Jo Best

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