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New 4G auction plan could clear deadlock

New 4G auction plan could clear deadlock

...mobile broadband coverage extends to more of the UK population, particularly in rural areas. The regulator previously suggested obliging one of the 800MHz spectrum recipients... Read more

12 January, 2012 by David Meyer

Eutelsat's Tooway satellite broadband goes live

...and 1Mbps on the uplink, making the service a viable alternative for rural users who cannot get an affordable fixed broadband connection. However, that monthly... Read more

1 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Rural councils say fibre rollout is on track

...Alliance has launched a broadside against the government for not properly supporting rural broadband pilot schemes, but the councils and development agencies running those pilots... Read more

9 December, 2011 by David Meyer

Ofcom: Level playing field needed for rural broadband

...Publicly-funded super-fast broadband networks in rural parts of the UK must allow open access to a variety of... Read more

9 November, 2011 by David Meyer

BT and Virgin Media spar over rural broadband cash

...network. BT has rejected the concerns of its rival, Virgin Media, that rural broadband funds could end up supporting BT's dominance of the UK... Read more

2 September, 2011 by Ben Woods

BT forced to cut rural broadband wholesale rates

...a move that could lead to cheaper broadband prices for consumers in rural areas. On Wednesday, the regulator said BT must cut its wholesale service... Read more

20 July, 2011 by David Meyer

IT companies tailor services for rural India

...and telcos that have launched products and services tailor-made for the rural customer. "Areas like education, financial services, e-government and healthcare hold a... Read more

24 February, 2011 by Swati Prasad

ISPs attack 'inequitable' BT advantage on rural fibre

...The government's plans to subsidise rural fibre will leave small fibre providers out in the cold, with large... Read more

7 December, 2010 by David Meyer

BT to open up fibre cabinet info to rural rivals

...could help the communications giant's smaller rivals deploy fast broadband in rural areas. In a blog post, a small ISP called Rutland Telecom said... Read more

5 August, 2010 by David Meyer

Welsh government offers £2m for rural broadband

...subscription costs. "This scheme continues our commitment to provide improved services for rural areas and in particular access to the internet which is critical for... Read more

6 July, 2010 by Richard Thurston

Neul sets date for white-space network's arrival

...basis. Other uses envisioned include vehicular traffic management, parking control and security.Rural broadband Although the Cambridge white-space network is not intended for normal... Read more

25 April, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins

UK broadband speed climbs 22 percent

...Media customers onto higher-speed services". It said BT's expansion into rural areas with its ADSL2+ technology has resulted in more people with longer... Read more

2 February, 2012 by Ben Woods
Is UK broadband strategy on the right track?

Is UK broadband strategy on the right track?

...helping to allocate £530m in government funding to upgrade the UK's rural broadband infrastructure. The company won't be taking part in future next... Read more

3 December, 2011 by Malcolm Corbett

Northern Ireland gets £4.4m in broadband funding

...and around £4m for Wiltshire. The money is being given to largely rural areas of the UK that would not normally attract investment from commercial... Read more

15 August, 2011 by Ben Woods

Cumbrian village gets power-line broadband pilot

...being trialled to see how to address the issue of high-speed rural broadband. The village of Shap — notable for a nearby farmhouse where part... Read more

7 June, 2011 by David Meyer

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Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

8 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

9 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

13 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

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SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

14 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

16 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

16 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

19 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

20 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

21 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

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Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

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knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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