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Report: UK is slowly switching to super-fast broadband

...to super-fast broadband in this decade," said Point Topic chief analyst Tim Johnson in a statement. For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story... Read more

14 April, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Superfast broadband: Fibre hubs to connect rural communities

Government adds £300m to the superfast broadband kitty... Read more

6 December, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

Virgin Media talks up 400Mbps broadband

...its primary focus. One expert was not convinced by Virgin's plans. Tim Johnson, chief analyst at Point Topic, said he thought the network expansion... Read more

24 June, 2010 by Richard Thurston

Fujitsu plans superfast fibre broadband for rural UK

...be favoured in the award of BDUK funding. Point Topic chief analyst Tim Johnson told silicon.com that before Fujitsu announced plans to enter the... Read more

14 April, 2011 by Shelley Portet

Broadband Britain slowly switches to superfast

...happen to superfast broadband in this decade," said Point Topic chief analyst Tim Johnson in a statement. According to the analyst, there were 175,000... Read more

13 April, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

SDSL: UK companies ambivalent despite prices cuts

...broadband services are cheaper in Europe than they are in America," said Tim Johnson, publisher, Point Topic. SDSL services are more suitable for businesses than... Read more

27 May, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Britain still playing broadband catch-up

...the Germany broadband market, including the lack of cable modem availability," said Tim Johnson, Point Topic principal analyst. Point Topic found that DSL is now... Read more

25 March, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Broadband growth outpaces mobile take-up

...of 2003 will have taken the worldwide number past 100 million," said Tim Johnson, publisher of Point Topic. "In fact, growth in the fourth quarter... Read more

5 January, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Broadband prices tumble worldwide

...in DSL numbers in the USA in the current half year," predicted Tim Johnson, publisher of Point Topic in the new report, the DSL Worldwide... Read more

20 October, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

SDSL launch means cheaper business broadband

...to eat their lunch they'll have to eat it themselves," said Tim Johnson, founder of research group Point Topic Read more

10 September, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

UK still languishing down DSL league

...works out at just under 5 percent of all households. According to Tim Johnson, founder of Point Topic -- the analyst firm that carried out the... Read more

10 September, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Wireless broadband auctions: Round 2

...way then I think the licences would be bought very quickly," said Tim Johnson, principal analyst at research group Ovum. "I still think they will... Read more

5 October, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

BT could face more anti-competitive charges

BT's ADSL service could be anti-competitive according to Ovum analyst Tim Johnson Read more

28 April, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Millions of UK children lack home broadband

...broadband] is because they're unable to afford it," Point Topic founder Tim Johnson told ZDNet UK on Thursday. In addition, Point Topic estimated that... Read more

30 April, 2010 by Martin Gaston

Broadband take-up set to double

...market is going to get tougher for suppliers. Point Topic chief executive Tim Johnson said the number of new broadband lines is going to fall... Read more

10 October, 2006 by Gemma Simpson

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