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Britain's 3G bill could top £50bn
News Northstream carried out its research for Business AM, and chief executive Bengt Nordstrom told the paper that there would be a proliferation of new mobile masts across Britain as 3G is rolled out. If everyone builds their networks according to...
[May 1, 2001, 17:06]
Britain still playing broadband catch-up
News According to Point Topic, at the end of 2003 there were 5.39 broadband connections in Britain for every 100 people. The UK's broadband market is still languishing behind many other developed nations when it comes to the take-up of high-speed...
[March 25, 2004, 14:55]
Britain is world's leader in computer literacy
News Commissioned by Olivetti Personal Computers the report states that Britain has the highest computer to student ratio anywhere. For the second year running, Britain is ahead of the world in terms of computer use which means an increasingly computer...
[September 3, 1997, 14:04]
Britain's biggest Wi-Fi hot spot rides the waves
News Britain's largest area of Wi-Fi coverage is being created in Hampshire, but wireless enthusiasts will need a boat in order to get the best use out of it. The Hamble hot zone is thought to be the largest area of commercial Wi-Fi coverage in Britain...
[January 13, 2004, 14:45]
Britain will 'lead the world' in broadband
News After years of lagging behind other countries in terms of both availability and take-up, Britain now looks like a trailblazer, at least in terms of coverage. The government has set itself the goal of making Britain the most "extensive and...
[May 11, 2004, 18:00]
Britain hottest in Europe for Wi-Fi
News Britain is leading Europe's boom in the deployment of wireless Internet hot spots, according to a report published on Wednesday, even though many industry observers agree that the technology does not yet have a satisfactory business model to back...
[August 13, 2003, 12:50]
Britain and Ireland call for EU data sharing
News Britain and Ireland have agreed to share more intelligence to counter terrorist plots, such as this summer's car bomb attempts in London. The pact comes a week after Interpol chief Ron Noble criticised Britain for not sharing terrorist information...
[July 18, 2007, 9:57]
News Burst: Britain loves technology
News Britain is an officially tech-savvy nation with nearly half of the adult population using the Internet, according to the Official Yearbook of the United Kingdom published Thursday. Britain 2001 based on data from the Office of National Statistics...
[December 15, 2000, 9:23]
Official: Britain loves technology
News Britain is an officially tech-savvy nation with nearly half of the adult population using the Internet, according to the Official Yearbook of the United Kingdom published Thursday. Britain 2001 based on data from the Office of National Statistics...
[December 15, 2000, 11:10]
IR35 could rob Britain of the next Microsoft
News As the battle over IR35 entered its second day at the High Court on Wednesday, some of the IT contractors who are affected by the tax claimed it will cause long-term damage to Britain's high-tech sector unless it is overturned.
[March 15, 2001, 6:24]
Search is on for Broadband Britain's champions
News The telco announced on Thursday that the scheme, called the Broadband Britain Challenge, would find the UK's "best and brightest" broadband users. The Broadband Britain Challenge is made up of several sections: education -- including schools...
[May 8, 2003, 16:06]
Digital Britain calls for 50p broadband levy
News The government has laid out its vision for the digital future of Britain over the coming years, covering topics such as broadband access, security, ICT literacy and copyright enforcement. Lord Carter's Digital Britain report, published on Tuesday...
[June 16, 2009, 18:02]
A great year for Broadband Britain?
News The last 12 months have seen real progress in the drive towards Broadband Britain. There's rather more to Broadband Britain than just BT, as any government spokesperson will tell you if you ask about the soggy firecracker that is local-loop...
[December 30, 2002, 6:11]
Wi-Fi figures reveal Britain's sharing side
News Britain has showed off a more giving side after it was revealed the nation shares more than 100,000 broadband connections. BT has been instrumental in creating Broadband Britain, and we have built on that by calling upon entire communities to come...
[June 6, 2008, 8:55]
Britain still playing broadband catch-up
Talkback To us, broadband Britain is a total sham. Living in a small village in Snowdonia, we are unlikely to ever get broadband. Having to upload large image files to websites via a 56K modem, that rarely gets to a speed of 40 in real terms, makes life...
[April 5, 2004, 12:10]
Another Net paedophile sentenced in Britain
News The paper directly dealt with the approach that Britain should take in dealing with Internet paedophiles. A British paedophile has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment after raping a 15-year-old girl that he met in an Internet chatroom.
[April 30, 2001, 7:31]
France attacks Britain over Echelon
News A French parliamentary enquiry has harshly criticised Britain for its involvement in the Echelon satellite surveillance system, which it denounces as a threat to individual liberty and commercial privacy.
[October 13, 2000, 17:05]
Businesses urged to plan for Digital Britain
Blog We were talking about the possible effects on business of universal broadband access, as proposed in the Digital Britain report being written by Lord Carter. Nigel Brown, the lead for resilient telecommunications strategy at the Cabinet Office...
[April 28, 2009, 17:05]
ITV Draws Millions to Britain on the Move Campaign Site Thanks to Hosted Web Solution
White Papers The Britain on the Move campaign aims to encourage people to change their lifestyle by walking a little further each day. In 2004, the United Kingdom's largest commercial television network, ITV, embarked on a campaign to increase the health and...
[March 5, 2008, 0:02]
2000 Roundup: Broadband comes to Britain - eventually
News At the same time ZDNet News launched its own definitive guide to broadband services in the UK -- Broadband Britain. Find out with ZDNet UK's Broadband Britain Guide. Often seen as the poor cousin to cable and ADSL, the advantage with satellite is...
[January 2, 2001, 6:12]
