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Cable broadband nears the magic million
News The UK's two major cable companies are close to reaching a total of one million broadband customers, and look set to beat BT to this landmark by at least a couple of months, according to figures released by NTL on Monday.
[March 31, 2003, 15:28]
Cable firms snub wireless broadband auction
News Neither of the UK's cable companies are likely to take any part in the government's forthcoming 3.4GHz wireless broadband auction. See the Broadband News Section for the latest on cable modems, ADSL, satellite and other high-speed access...
[February 13, 2003, 16:18]
Cable firms launch wireless broadband home networking kit
News This kit plugs into the cable set-top box or cable modem to create a wireless broadband network that can link PCs, laptops and other home electronics equipment to each other and to the Net. Cable customers are being offered the chance to build...
[January 30, 2002, 16:40]
Cable & Wireless surges back into broadband unbundling
News This acquisition will give Cable & Wireless a foothold in the UK local-loop unbundling (LLU) market, letting it create and sell businesses broadband packages that are different and potentially more innovative than those sold by BT Wholesale.
[May 28, 2004, 13:40]
New Cisco Universal Broadband Router Cable Modem Termination System Helps Dansk Kabel TV and A+ Improve Operational Efficiencies and Launch Services Rapidly
White Papers Cisco introduced a new version of its Universal Broadband Router (uBR) Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) designed to give cable operators a service-enabling CMTS solution that allows them to improve operational efficiencies and more rapidly...
[November 17, 2007, 0:00]
New chipset promises gigabit broadband on cable and wireless
News In theory this would allow a cable operator to provide customers with a cable box delivering ultrafast broadband while simultaneously providing local wireless connectivity to the rest of the home. A chipset that can simultaneously support gigabit...
[May 11, 2004, 15:20]
ADSL routs cable in broadband take-up battle
News It's no surprise that, in terms of overall numbers, DSL is now pulling away from cable," said Jon Hurry, head of Internet strategy for Telewest Broadband, in response in Ingram's comments. As recently as August 2003, ADSL and cable broadband were...
[March 15, 2004, 13:05]
DSL broadband beating cable
News DSL appears to be winning out over cable as the most popular broadband connection method of choice. In the past year, DSL has grown 34 percent in the US compared to 21.9 percent for cable broadband access.
[June 26, 2006, 16:55]
AOL cable deal key to broadband strategy
News While AOL is busy playing down its talks with cable firm ntl, some commentators believe the deal could be core to the ISP's broadband strategy. Industry watchers point out that the ISP is becoming increasingly frustrated with BT -- especially in...
[May 1, 2001, 12:16]
North promised broadband cable network
News Omne communications is planning to construct a cable network between South Glasgow and Lancaster -- incorporating Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Cumbria and Morecambe. Cable provider ntl has a network in north-east England -- in and around...
[November 9, 2001, 12:15]
North promised broadband cable network
Talkback I was one of the first to subscribe to Omne 18 months ago in Lancaster. Dispite the company already in administration I believed all their promises of everything up and running in 6 months and was willing to stick with them till that time.
[July 11, 2004, 14:27]
ADSL routs cable in broadband take-up battle
Talkback Maybe the MPs who are constantly knocking BT ought to look at the figures here, where Telewest can address 45% of the population and yet still only get 9% of new broadband business. Why is any other organisation likely to do better.
[March 16, 2004, 9:00]
DSL broadband beating cable
Talkback Got ticked off at Comcast Cable and had to sign up with my phone company, SBC, for a one year contract for DSL service. Could hardly wait for the year to pass so I could get back on cable. Down on cable runs 400KPS to700KPS, consistently.
[June 27, 2006, 13:54]
ADSL routs cable in broadband take-up battle
Talkback Great news I get ADSL from BT next month-if I want it. But I am not too sure. Problem! I have used ISDN for over 3 years and made use of the MSN facility. This, in conjunction with always on has kept voice costs way down.
[March 16, 2004, 9:09]
ADSL routs cable in broadband take-up battle
Talkback Had Telewest and NTL opened reseller channels to broadband providers BT would still struggle. Broadband providers rather deal with the impertinence of BT than not being able to offer broadband as a servidce to their customers.
[March 15, 2004, 14:25]
North promised broadband cable network
Talkback Also broadband internet is cheaper than BT broadband if you are a cable customer for example, Telewest offer broadband internet for £25 per month if you take at least one other service (tv or phone) otherwise it's £29 per month.
[July 27, 2003, 22:11]
Cable & Wireless launches broadband assault
News Cable & Wireless has unveiled an ambitious plan to challenge BT by offering its own wholesale broadband services from hundreds of BT's local telephone exchanges. It will offer broadband at speeds up to four megabits per second (Mbps) -- much faster...
[September 17, 2004, 17:20]
Cable firms launch wireless broadband home networking kit
Talkback I am trying to obtain information on wireless home networking and have tried three times this evening to connect to your link Home Networking News Section and have had "Error 404 Page Not Found, I would be obliged if you would try it yourself and...
[February 23, 2004, 19:23]
ADSL wrestles broadband top spot from cable
Talkback That is the only way we will be able to get the whole country up to speed (pun intended) with the "broadband revolution". Surely ISPs (i.e. BT) put the prices down for ADSL now? I heard that around £15.99 would be the ideal price at this stage in...
[August 21, 2003, 16:50]
No problems with my cable broadband
Member Review Managed to set this up in about 10 minutes. Connected to my NTL STB, PC and PS2. No problems getting on the Internet -- Web-based set-up is very easy to use. Haven't tried it wireless yet.
[March 24, 2004, 8:42]
