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High-speed Internet hits critical mass
News And speed would appear to be of the essence, with faster Web surfing cited as the most common reason for having a broadband connection. The broadband revolution is happening -- it's official -- with more than 75 percent of ZDNet UK's sister site...
[August 11, 2003, 12:50]
Broadband: How South Korea leads the way
News Ever since moving to Seoul to teach English two years ago, Renck has had a high-speed Internet connection of eight megabits per second -- only about average for a South Korean apartment, but nearly eight times the typical broadband speed in US...
[July 28, 2004, 15:55]
BT to launch satellite broadband service
News Businesses who aren't able to get an ADSL connection will soon be able to sign up to a high-speed satellite Internet connection from BT. BT already offers ADSL, which gives users high speed Internet access down their phone line.
[July 31, 2001, 12:54]
Scandinavia shames UK in broadband league
News The UK is the sick man of Europe when it comes to high-speed Internet access -- the latest figures show that six times more home Internet users enjoy a broadband connection in Scandinavia than in Britain.
[October 1, 2001, 17:19]
Wireless ISP offers free broadband trial
News In an attempt to cajole computer users to upgrade to a high-speed Internet connection, Tele2 is offering potential customers a free trial of its broadband service. This offer could see small businesses in rural areas ganging up to get a better...
[February 1, 2002, 16:18]
Five Barricade N routers up for grabs review
Reviews Here's your chance to pick up a Barricade N broadband router, ideal for those requiring a high-speed, easy-to-use internet connection throughout their home or small office. The SMC Networks router is an excellent all-in-one networking choice if you...
[January 2, 2009, 11:47]
UK trails Europe in broadband uptake
News Tom Ewing, Internet analyst at Nielsen//NetRatings, said in a statement: "This time last year 5 percent of British surfers were using a high-speed Internet connection. Only 9 percent of UK households have a high-speed connection to the Net...
[September 9, 2002, 11:38]
The sky's not the limit for UK ISP
News The sort of person who will want this service is someone who has fast Internet connection at work and wants the same at home," he said. Sabin explained, that once a page or download request has been made -- while the telephone link is live -- that...
[October 13, 1999, 11:28]
UK hit by nationwide ADSL crash
News One unimpressed ADSL user said: "For the amount of money broadband costs, users should receive an uninterrupted high-speed Internet connection all the time. Was your ADSL connection affected? Tens of thousands of high-speed Internet users were...
[November 20, 2001, 15:02]
Rural broadband rollout hits problems
News Yorkshire market town Knaresborough has become the first part of the UK to fail BT's broadband registration scheme, after only a quarter of residents who had earlier expressed interest in broadband actually told a service provider that they would...
[November 11, 2002, 13:15]
Openworld claims success after broadband price cut
News BTopenworld's broadband customer base has been growing steadily this year, and the company believes that halving the installation cost of ADSL to £75 helped to encourage people to upgrade their Internet connection.
[November 8, 2001, 14:49]
GNER steams ahead with Wi-Fi train
News GNER said that, for example, when the train passes through a tunnel, 4-6 cellular phone links are used in parallel to maintain the Internet connection, so even if the speed decreases temporarily, the connection will entirely not drop.
[December 1, 2003, 15:20]
Telewest 2Mbps broadband lifts off
News From Monday, Telewest users can sign up for a 2Mbps broadband connection that the cable company claims will give them a "mind blowing" Internet experience. The launch follows a successful trial of the service earlier this year, and means that...
[May 12, 2003, 10:09]
UK bottom of broadband league table
News In the UK only one in 32 online households (a mere 3.1 percent) have a broadband connection, whereas one in every two online families in Korea enjoys high-speed services. More than half of the Korean online population has a broadband connection...
[April 3, 2001, 6:18]
NHS picks BT for massive broadband network
News It will provide every hospital, primary care trust and general practice with a high-speed Internet connection. Under the existing NHSnet contract, only 10,000 NHS sites have a broadband connection. With N3, these sites will get a much faster...
[February 19, 2004, 12:20]
What has broadband done for us?
News In fact, those who move to broadband are three times more likely to download videos as those using a dial-up connection, according to a survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, a US non-profit organisation that studies the impact of...
[March 31, 2004, 12:15]
Government to fund broadband town
News This will include the creation a broadband-enabled town -- Buckfastleigh, in Devon -- where key public services such the local school, hospital, town hall and library will all be given a high-speed Internet connection.
[March 19, 2002, 12:50]
Superfast DSL hits the (metropolitan) streets
News UK Internet service provider Easynet has launched a high-speed service for business customers that runs at up to ADSL's full 8mbps over their telephone connection. A second service gives businesses a symmetrical connection, with the same bandwidth...
[April 12, 2002, 8:42]
Wi-Fi trains get two-way satellite
News Hyde-Thomson said users won't expect to be able to get an Internet connection at all times during their journey: "You don't expect to get an Internet connection in the dark of a tunnel any more than you'd expect to use your mobile.
[September 8, 2004, 17:30]
Broadband killer apps will be created at home
News The disappointing take-up of broadband in the UK is partly attributed to the fact that relatively few Web sites currently provide content that will entice users to upgrade to a high-speed, always-on Internet connection.
[December 10, 2001, 14:10]
