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Broadband for a tenner - but only up North
News Internet users living in Leeds and Bradford will be able to take advantage of a cheap broadband service as business broadband operator Tele2 extends its offer to consumers. While BT offers ADSL for £39.99 per month and cable companies attempt to...
[November 1, 2000, 12:45]
Broadband misses its connection
Talkback Broadband us certainly not universal - I live 10 kms from the exchange and was told by several ISPs that they had been informed that the connection was not possible. I signed up with BT as the supplier and magically, broadband was little problem...
[September 1, 2006, 18:01]
Broadband: The state we're in
Talkback I think that you will find South Korea is No.for broadband connectivity today. Somewhere above 50% of residentials with BB DSL.
[April 22, 2004, 12:09]
Broadband fixed wireless auction flops
News The government's latest attempt to sell off the broadband fixed wireless licences has totally failed to get off the ground. For areas too remote or under-populated to be offered ADSL, broadband fixed wireless is thought to be the most economical...
[January 11, 2002, 17:25]
Broadband: The state we're in
News Back in 2001, the prime minister, Tony Blair, pledged that the UK would have the most extensive and competitive broadband market of all the G7 nations by 2005. But despite these aggressive predictions for the future, the UK's current broadband...
[March 30, 2004, 17:35]
WLAN (IEEE 802.11B) and WMAN (802.16A) Broadband Wireless Access: When Opportunities Drive Solutions
White Papers In April 2002, the IEEE Standard 802.16 was approved, a standard that focuses on broadband wireless access in metropolitan area networks (WirelessMAN). The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer (IEEE) approved in 1997 the Standard 802.11...
[September 2, 2008, 7:35]
Broadband boom makes UK worst for hacked PCs
Talkback If there were a dial-up broadband connection, could it be the remedy?
[March 21, 2005, 13:40]
Broadband game just beginning
News For starters, broadband Internet access for most consumers remains years away. But it should trigger quicker deployment, particularly in America where local phone companies will have to respond, than if AT&T Corp.hadn't made its broadband play
[May 7, 1999, 8:01]
Broadband boom makes UK worst for hacked PCs
News The explosion in broadband take-up in the UK has been blamed for a sudden rise in the number of computers that have been taken over by hackers, according to Symantec's latest Internet Security Threat Report.
[March 21, 2005, 12:10]
Broadband drops below £20 a month barrier
News Internet users will be able to sign up for a home broadband connection for a monthly cost of only £19.99 from next week. Starting on 1 August, V21 -- a UK ISP -- will start selling its new home broadband ADSLHome User package.
[July 26, 2002, 12:55]
Broadband booms in US
News After a quarter marked by DSL price cuts and cable speed boosts, one thing is clear: broadband use is surging, regardless of what form it takes. Recently released numbers from cable companies and from the Baby Bells who provide digital subscriber...
[October 31, 2003, 14:15]
Broadband campaigners demand more govt leadership
News Broadband activists have called on e-commerce minister Stephen Timms to give a more powerful lead in the drive to create Broadband Britain 2010. Brian Condon, chief executive of the Access to Broadband Campaign, said on Wednesday that Timms is...
[April 8, 2004, 16:35]
Broadband Britain's milestones shattered
News BT's broadband services are now available to 90 percent of the population, which represents a significant marker in the drive to make high-speed Internet services universally available in the UK. After suffering years of criticism over its approach...
[May 19, 2004, 13:10]
Broadband alliance takes aim at BT
News Several telcos have formed an alliance to push for changes to the UK's broadband market, with tighter regulation of BT top of their list. The Broadband Industry Group consists of Brightview, Cable & Wireless, Centrica, Energis, Freeserve and Tiscali.
[October 20, 2003, 15:30]
Broadband Household Segmentation: The Impact on Service Provider Consumer Applications Strategies
White Papers A survey of US and Canada broadband subscribers identified six groups of North American broadband households, each with distinct behavior attributes identified. Based on this broadband household segmentation, it is clear that the introduction of...
[November 29, 2006, 0:00]
E-envoy: broadband divide will wreck rural economy
Talkback Its still not just 'rural' areas that can't get broadband. Here in Milton Keynes there are still significant fractions of the town still too far (mainly due to the extremely circuitous cable routes ) from an exchange to get Broadband service.
[September 29, 2003, 11:05]
Broadband divide getting wider
News Figures released on Wednesday showing the top ten areas for broadband take-up indicated that areas in and around London still dominate the charts, even though BT's DSL broadband is available to around 99 percent of the population.
[January 19, 2006, 12:40]
Broadband growth outpaces mobile take-up
News Broadband is one of the fastest-growing technologies in history, according to research group Point Topic, which has calculated that there are now over 100 million broadband lines worldwide. In the third quarter of 2003, the broadband market grew...
[January 5, 2004, 16:25]
Broadband lures Tesco.com into Korean expansion
News Tesco.com is to extend its online shopping service to South Korea -- the country with the highest penetration of broadband in the world -- this winter. In the UK, just over 100,000 residential customers have access to broadband.
[August 13, 2001, 16:28]
Broadband 'worth an hour's work a week'
News The rollout of broadband networks across the UK will give a massive boost to the country's economy, but the promise is being held back by unfair pricing from BT, according to a new industry group formed by BT competitors.
[November 19, 2003, 12:30]
