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O2 to launch free Wi-Fi hotspot network

...BT home internet customers. However, Fon's download speeds are capped at 512Kbps — something O2 made reference to in its announcement. "All [O2 Wi-Fi... Read more

26 January, 2011 by Ben Woods

BT now offers 3.5 million Wi-Fi hotspots

...without these counting against any usage cap, but downloads are limited to 512kbps. BT says there are more than 380,000 hotspots in London, and... Read more

6 February, 2012

Nokia switches on free Wi-Fi trial in London

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

1 November, 2011 by Simon Bisson

Virgin Media plans free Wi-Fi network for London

The ISP is considering offering people in London free access to a network of Wi-Fi hotspots in an attempt to keep up with competitors' bundled offerings Read more

3 August, 2011 by Ben Woods

Welsh 'slowspots' get access to broadband grant scheme

...only available to those who have connectivity at speeds of less than 512Kbps. Residents, communities, businesses and other organisations in these notspots can apply for... Read more

4 July, 2011

How Obama watched the Bin Laden mission

...it can be configured in a number of ways, including 10Mbps down/512Kbps up or a symmetrical 3Mbps. The VMT-1220HE on the Black Hawk... Read more

2 May, 2011

BT launches free iPad Wi-Fi app

...that piggybacks on BT home broadband customers connections and is limited to 512Kbps — access is available to buy on a one-off basis, with... Read more

21 January, 2011
Ericsson shows off future 4G tech

Ericsson shows off future 4G tech

...the demo clip streaming over the LTE connection — encoded at bitrates of 512Kbps, 1Mbps, 2Mbps and 4Mbps. Speeds of 2Mbps are good enough for commercial... Read more

11 November, 2010 by David Braue

Virgin Media to boost upload speeds, throttle P2P traffic

...and 'L' broadband packages should see their upload speed limits increase from 512kbps to 1Mbps. Virgin's 20Mbps 'XL' package will see upload speeds increase... Read more

30 September, 2010 by Jack Clark

FaceVsion TouchCam N1

...offers its own software, QuLives, which claims to support 720p with just 512Kbps of bandwidth. The built-in H.264 encoder makes it possible to... Read more

15 July, 2010

Welsh government offers £2m for rural broadband

...defines a notspot as a home or business that cannot receive a 512Kbps service. The money is to be used towards the capital costs of... Read more

6 July, 2010 by Richard Thurston

Fibre broadband: Northern Ireland's quiet connectivity revolution

...In the short-term, the Northern Ireland experience shows the difference between 512Kbps and 15Mbps can be transformational for SMEs and consumers - making the difference... Read more

29 November, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

BT explores slower ADSL in search for long-range broadband

...local exchange for BT's current consumer broadband product -- which runs at 512Kbps -- to work, because of technical limitations. A slower ADSL product could be... Read more

19 February, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

...Broadband? You're joking" - come back when you're at least 512Kbps

...but silicon.com readers are in little doubt - until connection speeds hit 512Kbps it just doesn't count. Almost 90 per cent of respondents to... Read more

23 February, 2004 by Will Sturgeon

BT ditches broadband line length limit

...managed to extend the reach of its ADSL products. At present, a 512Kbps ADSL connection usually won't work over a line longer than 6km... Read more

18 August, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

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