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ITV Digital collapse could harm Internet take-up
News This could have a knock-on effect on Internet take-up, especially within lower-income groups, and sink the government's target of universal Internet access by 2005. The UK government's target of achieving universal Internet access by 2005 could be...
[May 2, 2002, 14:26]
Games and digital TV boosting Internet take-up
News Games consoles and digital TV are now the fastest growing access points for the Internet, according to a new survey published on Monday by Jupiter MMXI. The Online Market Landscape report reveals that the number of Britons surfing the Internet from...
[August 21, 2001, 16:24]
Internet downtime still up there
Blog The fabled five nines of Internet uptime is just that according to Steve Broadhead, director of testing lab Broadband Testing. It basically because some companies do no take there web services seriously enough.
[February 23, 2007, 13:35]
Talk Talk talks up Internet security
News Gatman added that customers were becoming aware that "viruses were getting more cunning," and that "it can be a matter of minutes before [the customer] was exposed to something," after connecting a new PC to the Internet.
[September 23, 2005, 16:05]
ISPs caught up in Internet babies furore
News ISPs have become the latest victims of the Internet adoption row, with the government telling providers they must get rid of illegal adoption adverts. The row which has seen twin girls "bought" over the Internet twice by two sets of prospective...
[January 22, 2001, 14:51]
Home Office up for Internet Villain hat-trick
News The Home Office has made it onto the short list for Internet Villain at the ISPAs - the most unwanted award in the Internet industry's calendar. Critics may point out that the department has done little work to deserve another nomination: this year...
[December 23, 2003, 10:45]
Internet telephony rules still up in the air
News Telecommunications regulators worldwide are still wrestling with the tricky problem of how to regulate Internet telephony services, which is leaving voice over IP (VoIP) service providers somewhat in the dark.
[September 28, 2004, 16:40]
Would you work for an Internet start-up now?
News Before you take a job with an Internet start-up, you should carefully evaluate the company and its prospects. We all heard how these new companies with new ways of doing things would change how we live and work, but dot-com became "dot bomb...
[September 11, 2002, 10:02]
Wind up the Internet Watch Foundation
Leader It is essential that if the state is determined to censor the UK's internet feed, it must take responsibility for the effects — intended and unintended — of doing so. Over time, the facts leaked out: the UK's Internet Watch Foundation, a quasi...
[December 8, 2008, 15:42]
AOL to take on Japan's mobile Internet
News America Online and Japanese cell phone leader NTT DoCoMo said Wednesday they had signed a deal to jointly develop and market mobile Internet services, extending their international reach. We hope to converge our fixed and mobile Internet services...
[September 27, 2000, 7:56]
The 3D Internet - will it take off?
News But judging just from the graphics companies attending Internet World, there could be more than 500 Web sites that are leaping off the screen to grab a reader's attention. The half-dozen 3D creating companies attending the Fall Internet World show...
[October 27, 2000, 8:48]
UK Web use shoots up
News Internet take-up in the UK has risen sharply over the last few months, according to the latest figures. Almost half use the Internet at home, while three in ten use it at work or their place of study.
[July 30, 2004, 15:35]
Government to launch free Internet tasters
News The British government is poised to unveil a new drive to boost take-up and use of the Internet in the UK. There is, though, growing concern both within government and the online industry that the Internet take-up is stalling in the UK.
[May 12, 2003, 16:58]
Government hopes ex-gas regulator can kick-start Broadband Britain
News Clare Spottiswoode, formerly the UK gas industry regulator, has been asked by the Treasury to advise how the take-up of broadband Internet services in the UK can be increased. According to The Sunday Times, Spottiswoode has already spoken to the...
[December 3, 2001, 11:32]
Broadband Britain nears three-million milestone
News The UK's broadband market is continuing to heat up, with more users signing up for high-speed Internet services than ever before. It is believed that the Internet service providers that resell BT's ADSL range are experiencing particularly strong...
[November 12, 2003, 11:00]
Broadband divide getting wider
News Research firm Point Topic has warned that the take-up of high-speed Internet access is still skewed in favour of prosperous urban areas, and the problem may be getting worse. Some parts of the country, such as Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the North...
[January 19, 2006, 12:40]
UK's Internet access reaches plateau
News In figures published on Tuesday, telecoms regulator Oftel said the growth in Internet take-up by residential customers had slowed over the last year, and now shows no obvious further increase. Growth in the take-up of Internet use in the business...
[February 5, 2003, 12:29]
MPs flirt with BT break-up
News Members of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the draft Communications Bill, which met on Monday evening, blamed BT for the fact that the UK is still behind other countries when it comes to the take-up of high-speed Internet services.
[June 11, 2002, 12:09]
'Schools must drive broadband,' says expert
News Walker was speaking at the launch of a report into broadband in South Korea, where the take-up of high-speed Internet services is the best in the world. Antony Walker, senior executive of information and communication technology at Intellect...
[October 14, 2002, 11:03]
AOL and Freeserve draw battle lines
News The two players stepped up to the podium to take questions from the audience on the future of the UK Internet access market. Subscription-based services -- most notably AOL which launched a scathing attack on BT Tuesday -- claim that free is not...
[October 21, 1999, 12:43]
