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Watchdog: TalkTalk's broadband speed test misled users

...informed that the maximum speed available to him was less than 2.1Mbps". Code of practice Most ISPs in the UK have signed up to... Read more

16 May, 2012

UK sees drop in average broadband speed

...the final three months of 2011, down to 4.9Mbps from 5.1Mbps in the previous quarter, according to a new report from Akamai. The... Read more

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

Map compares broadband quality in the UK

...fastest average maximum speeds on its ADSL and cable networks, at 10.1Mbps. Bristol follows with 9.9Mbps. Screenshot: David Meyer Read more

7 July, 2011 by David Meyer
UK's broadband blackspots named

UK's broadband blackspots named

...Winchelsea in East Sussex. There, the average broadband speed is just 1.1Mbps. When it comes to larger towns and cities, Hereford (HR1) is bottom... Read more

24 February, 2012 by David Meyer
Vodafone Sure Signal: inside a femtocell

Vodafone Sure Signal: inside a femtocell

...use Sure Signal, you need a fixed broadband connection with at least 1Mbps of throughput to handle the backhaul. You can register up to 32... Read more

1 July, 2010 by Charles McLellan & Rupert Goodwins

Eutelsat's Tooway satellite broadband goes live

...25 a month will get up to 6Mbps on the downlink and 1Mbps on the uplink, making the service a viable alternative for rural users... Read more

1 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Getting to the root of things

...3am was still running, and it was attempting to use all my 1Mbps upstream to create its first full disk replica. I cancelled the job... Read more

2 April, 2012

Nokia trials free wi-fi hotspots across London

...access speeds of up to 20Mbps but users will be limited to 1Mbps to ensure a good service for all those using the service, the... Read more

1 November, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Nokia switches on free Wi-Fi trial in London

...people from connecting to other people's devices. Connections are limited to 1Mbps downstream and 512kbps upstream; this is designed to allow use of email... Read more

1 November, 2011 by Simon Bisson

Three launches HSPA+ Wi-Fi dongle

...says the E586 will give customers download speeds of up to 21.1Mbps, and upload speeds of up to 5.76Mbps. Three has said it... Read more

18 August, 2011 by Luke Westaway

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

...to the report. Edinburgh, meanwhile, has the fastest average maximum speed, 10.1Mbps, followed by Bristol with 9.9Mbps. These two cities also have the... Read more

7 July, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Fat pipes better than dongles, says Ofcom

...with good 3G coverage. Here the average mobile broadband speed was 2.1Mbps, falling to an average of 1.7Mbps during the peak evening period... Read more

26 May, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

O2 beats rivals in Ofcom mobile broadband study

The regulator's report, which focused on dongle and datacard-based 3G and HSPA connectivity, also showed that seven percent of UK households now use mobile broadband as their only internet connection Read more

26 May, 2011 by David Meyer

Bradford: The UK's best broadband city

But the UK is still lagging behind international rivals on connection speeds Read more

28 April, 2011 by Tim Ferguson

Average broadband speeds still not half what's advertised

...Shutterstock While average download speeds on BT's FTTC service were 31.1Mbps - 78 per cent of the advertised speeds - Ofcom said ADSL averages varied... Read more

2 March, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

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