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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'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 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's Got Talent Management
Blog At the risk of lowering the tone of this column, I would just like to say that the dance group Diversity deserved to win this year's Britain's Got Talent ahead of the now world famous Susan Boyle. Before you click off, let me explain this...
[September 25, 2009, 13:01]
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]
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 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 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 to appoint head of e-government
News Pinder plans to meet headhunters next week as the process of appointing Britain's first head of e-government grinds into action. The UK government has confirmed speculation that it will appoint a head of e-government next year as part of its drive...
[December 15, 2003, 13:55]
Easynet vows to unbundle more of Britain
News Local-loop unbundling (LLU) has been something of a flop in Britain, as in most European countries. Easynet is planning to start offering its broadband services from a further 80 local telephone exchanges this year, in a drive to continue competing...
[January 12, 2004, 16:35]
Digital Britain phone levy not enough, says BT
News The fund was proposed by the government in Lord Carter's Digital Britain report, which was published last month. The Digital Britain recommendations are to be scrutinised by a Commons select committee, which will examine issues including the...
[July 2, 2009, 15:05]
Report: Timms to take over Digital Britain helm
News Junior minister Stephen Timms is set to assume responsibility for implementing the Digital Britain plan, according to a report in The Guardian. Reports of Lord Carter's departure emerged just prior to the release of his Digital Britain report, a...
[August 4, 2009, 12:13]
VoIP 'the key' to true Broadband Britain
News Internet phone services could play a vital part in driving the rollout of extremely fast Web connections across Britain, according to research published on Monday by Brunel University. After visiting Japan to studying its broadband market...
[February 23, 2004, 16:35]
America uses Echelon to spy on Britain, say reports
News New CIA documents reveal how the United States' intelligence services use covert techniques to monitor European business communications, including Britain's, to give American companies economic advantages.
[July 3, 2000, 10:13]
Interim Digital Britain report: First impressions
Blog We will, by the time of the final Digital Britain Report, have considered the value for money case for whether public incentives have a part to play in enabling further next generation broadband deployment, beyond current market-led initiatives.
[January 29, 2009, 12:03]
Digital Britain report panned by Tories, experts
News The Digital Britain report has drawn criticism from politicians and technology experts over its proposals for dealing with fibre rollouts and illegal file-sharing. Hunt also pointed out that Digital Britain announced 12 new consultations, and...
[June 17, 2009, 16:09]
Update: America uses Echelon to spy on Britain
News Documents from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) reveal how the US uses illegal covert techniques to monitor European business communications, including Britain's, to give American companies economic advantages.
[July 3, 2000, 13:10]
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]
