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BT bundle lower prices - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:20:58 +0000
BT have launched a spring sale with some broadband and call package bundles that are available at a reduced price that matches the cost of the broadband on its own.

Virgin Media trial broadband delivery via telegraph poles - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:51:16 +0000
Virgin have announced a trial which will connect up the village of Woolhampton, Berkshire to it's network by the use of overhead telegraph poles.

ISPs, comedians, free speech campaigners criticise Digital Economy Bill - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:39:47 +0000
In a letter to the Financial Times, leading service providers join academics, an MP and comedian to criticise the Digital Economy Bill and its plans to disconnect file sharers.

BT call for fair access to ducts - Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:54:55 +0000
BT are seeking equality of access to competitors cabling ducts following its announcement that it will open up access to its network of ducts.

Internet Access a Fundamental right for four in five people - Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:30:32 +0000
A BBC survey of some 27,000 adults in 26 countries has found the vast majority of people feel that Internet access is a fundamental right. This backs up the moves in some countries to actually make it a legal right. This goes well beyond the scope of the UK Universal Service Commitment which at times suggests those with hard to get access may be skipped.

Broadband Campaign "Final Third First" launched - Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:49:24 +0000
A campaign 'Final Third First' has been launched to lobby the government for faster action to deliver broadband to rural communities.

Uproar over fibre cabinets in St Albans - Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:32:18 +0000
Battle lines are being drawn with people complaining about the new Openreach fibre cabinets being deployed as part of FTTC. Perhaps there is scope for people to rent BT Openreach a chunk of their front garden to host the cabinets.

USC gets Broadband Delivery UK to make it reality - Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:46:08 +0000
The Broadband Delivery UK Group has begin work on providing a minimum 2Mbps universal service across the country as well as manahing the Next Generation Broadband fund.

ISPs outraged at amendment to Digital Economy Bill - Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:19:03 +0000
Amendment 120A to the Digital Economy Bill was voted through the House of Lords yesterday that could force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block websites that are deemed to contain content that infringes copyright.

European USO could interrupt government plans - Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:01:25 +0000
The European Commission yesterday launched a consultation looking at the future of universal service in the digital market, seeking opinions on whether universal service should be guaranteed and what this should be made up of.

T-Mobile and Orange merger approved by EU - Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:21:48 +0000
The European Union have given a green light for the merger of Orange and T-Mobile to go ahead, creating the largest mobile network in the UK holding approximately 37% of the market.

O2 financial results for Q4 2009 - Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:05:46 +0000
O2 saw broadband user numbers increase by 73.5% in 2009 reaching a total of 591,514 at the end of December

Virgin Media to launch '100 meg' broadband in 2010 - Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:24:30 +0000
Virgin Media has announced it will roll out 100 meg broadband by the end of 2010 and it is extending trials of 200 meg broadband

USC could boost British e-commerce by £1.4 billion - Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:19:54 +0000
The universal service commitment could increase the British digital economy by £1.4 billion through conversion of dial-up users to broadband which tends to increase their propensity to spend online.

1Gbps burst speeds for Bournemouth announced - Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:02:56 +0000
For some time people in the UK have looked at the speeds available in parts of other countries abroad, and after what may have been a frustrating time for residents, those who are hooked up to the FibreCity network are to be given the choice of 25Meg to 100Meg Internet packages and a boost option that will offer 1Gbps for a short time.

Win a free Spotify Premium account from TalkTalk - Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:42:24 +0000
TalkTalk are offering 288 free Spotify Premium accounts to people who submit their favourite track and e-mail address.

MPs want clarity on broadband plans and to scrap 50p tax - Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:17:38 +0000
The Business Innovations and Skills Committee believes the 'killer app' is not yet driving next generation broadband and cautions government against intervening too early. The report published by the committee supports the 2Mbps Universal Service Commitment however wants more clarity on what this means. Also, it suggests that a full time Digital Britain minister is needed.

Orange hit user with £8,000 mobile broadband bill - Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:23:44 +0000
Orange have charged a user nearly £8,000 for using a mobile broadband dongle in France

Eclipse join 40meg FTTC broadband service providers - Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:06:37 +0000
Eclipse Internet join the small group of service providers to start offering faster fibre-to-the-cabinet based broadband services offering speeds up to 40meg.

Pathfinder project bears fruit - Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:45:21 +0000
The Pathfinder North project has passed its final step that means the 801 schools, libraries and other council projects are now all linked to a broadband network as part of a £70m project run by Cable and Wireless (who now own Thus that won the contract originally).

More rural broadband at speeds well in excess of USC - Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:05:20 +0000
Fibrestream is a name some will recall from previous coverage of their Fi:Wi solution, which is basically a fibre broadband connection used to feed a wireless network to which people can then connect. Thus bypassing many of the problems of telephone lines, or lack of cable access in an area.

SeeSaw service moves to an open beta - Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:03:11 +0000
The SeeSaw service which is a joint effort between a number of broadcasters has moved from an invite only beta to an open beta where you can simply visit the website and watch TV programmes. Content from the BBC, 4oD and Five is available, and on some channels a choice of bit rates are also available.

US introduce 100Mbps to 85% of homes by 2020 target - Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:59:27 +0000
The UK while having come a long way politically at least with respect to broadband services, has not set any target as clear or forward looking as that of the FCC in the United States. 100Mbps, while almost state of the art in 2010, will be what people desire in 2020, in the same way as people are finding dial-up is almost unworkable, ten years after the introduction of broadband.

Barham, Kent joins the VFast WiMax network - Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:50:37 +0000
VFast is continuing to expand its footprint of WiMax services in a number of towns and villages around Kent. In the Barham area 50Mbps will be available for £36.99 a month, with a cheaper 25Mbps product at £24.99 a month.

Vtesse lose court appeal over unfair fibre tax - Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:40:27 +0000
Vtesse have lost their court appeal over unfair fibre taxes that are charged differently to smaller providers and BT

Warner Music - confused messages on streaming services - Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:48:22 +0000
How different is Spotify to existing radio services? In the UK people have the choice of BBC radio stations without advertising, or commercial radio, but none of them run a subscription service. That is unless you interpret the BBC licence fee as one.

BT Group results for the third quarter published - Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:36:01 +0000
The latest BT Group financials have been published. The trend appears to be a decrease in revenue for many areas due to things like insolvencies amongst businesses and the depression of the housing market in the last year or two.

ntl:Telewest re-brands as Virgin Media Business - Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:35:23 +0000
Virgin Media today announced that it was re-branding its ntl:Telewest Business arm as "Virgin Media Business" to raise its brand awareness.

Google launch a 1Gbps fibre broadband 'experiment' - Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:00:59 +0000
Google have launched a 1Gbps fibre broadband experiment which may reach up to 500,000 people and they hope will breed new technology and innovation in fibre deployments.

Next Gen Services - where are the results? - Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:07:41 +0000
Almost everyday there is some news somewhere about about another super fast broadband product, but where are all the users of these services?

BT Openzone hits one million hotspots - Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:56:39 +0000
BT hits one million Wi-Fi hotspots and reaches for 1 billion Wi-Fi minutes for the year ending April 2010.

Digital Economy Bill could breach Human Rights - Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:55:05 +0000
A government committee has raised concerns that the Digital Economy Bill currently tabled could breach human rights laws.

BT plan to share it cable ducts with rivals - Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:46:44 +0000
BT are talking with Ofcom about ways it can open up its cable ducts to rival operators

DTG concerned at industry engagement of Project Canvas - Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:39:07 +0000
The DTG are worried that Project Canvas will 'do their own thing' and not create devices that are compliant with their Connected TV specification.

Rural Scotland sees 8 further exchange upgrades - Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:06:30 +0000
8 telephone exchanges in Scotland will see benefits from an upgrade programme to increase capacity following a deal between the Scottish government and BT.

Targeted Advertising - Where is the boundary between right and wrong? - Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:28:23 +0000
Targeted advertising is a buzzword of the online marketing industry, but what is considered acceptable?

SeeSaw runs beta aiming at a March launch - Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:43:30 +0000
SeeSaw, the TV on demand service that came of Project Kangaroo is expected to launch with over 3,000 hours of content in March. A beta has been running since last week.

Timico acquires NewNet plc - Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:40:05 +0000
Unified communications provider Timico have announced the acquisition of Fareham based Internet Service Provider NewNet.

How fast is your broadband router? - Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:15:52 +0000
EXCLUSIVE - Testing of various routers on ADSL2+ and Annex-M lines. We show you what the best router is for the fastest speeds. The results show money doesn't buy speed.

Conservatives: "100Mbps by 2017" and "break up BT monopoly' - Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:31:13 +0000
The Conservative party has suggested breaking up BT and using the television license fee to deliver 100Mbps to the majority of households by 2017.

Who will be the most tech savvy? Developers or content industry? - Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:20:51 +0000
We have seen various P2P protocols appear and disappear over the years, and today encryption is commonly used. How does this affect the Digital Economy Bill currently being debated in the House of Lords.

EU Commission to monitor Virgin DPI trials - Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:01:44 +0000
The European Commission will monitor closely Virgin Media trials on Deep Packet Inspection which may fall foul of EU laws.

TalkTalk present pitfalls of Digital Economy Bill to government - Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:52:31 +0000
TalkTalk have spoken to MPs and Peers about the Digital Economy Bill and how its plans are unlikely to have great affect at stopping copyright theft.

BT Infinity business prices revealed - Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:06:21 +0000
BT have introduced the business version of their fibre to the cabinet/premises products.

YouTube heads for movie rental business - Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:01:27 +0000
YouTube are launching a movie rental business in the US starting initially with 5 films which are available from $3.99. UK users will have to wait a bit longer before a mainstream service becomes available for them.

BT fibre based broadband launches as 'Infinity' - Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:38:34 +0000
BT Retail are launching their fibre based broadband services from the 25th of January, bringing up to 40meg broadband to users in enabled areas.

New charge may see broadband users charged to even look for a fault - Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:57:22 +0000
Faults with DSL based services over the local loop have always being difficult to investigate, and it is possible Openreach may be looking to generate revenue from this area.

Outline of copyright infringement code published - Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:57:56 +0000
Government publishes its thoughts on code to tackle copyright infringement focussing on the stick rather than the carrot.

TalkTalk reach 4.15m broadband users - Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:38:02 +0000
TalkTalk have released third quarter results up to the end of 2009 which shows broadband users increasing at the expected rate with 36,000 new customers.

BT hope Sky Sports is coming to BT Vision - Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:08:04 +0000
BT hope that a decision by Ofcom will rule in their favour to force Sky to reduce wholesale pricing of their premium content which will allow them to show Sky Sports and Sky Movies to BT Vision customers.

TalkTalk free broadband offer - Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:10:44 +0000
TalkTalk are offering free broadband for 12 months if you transfer your telephone line to them from BT.

Fibre network to connect Manchester homes and businesses - Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:06:09 +0000
A fibre network is to be deployed in the Oxford Road area of Manchester to connect 1,500 homes and businesses to an open-access network allowing service providers to provide Internet access and novel new content.

New report proposes dropping the 50p broadband tax - Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:31:38 +0000
Former BBC head of strategy proposes dropping the 50p broadband tax and introducing community hubs where people can get next-generation broadband.

Easynet Connect launch 100meg fibre product for SME's - Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:00:59 +0000
Easynet Connect have launched a 100meg fibre based leased-line product available inside the M25 at a fixed cost of £15,000.

UK has cheapest mobile broadband in Europe - Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:39:02 +0000
The UK has the cheapest mobile broadband in Europe, and the market is expected to nearly double by 2011.

40meg Bonded broadband from Be - Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:54:48 +0000
BE are launching their 40meg bonded broadband solution in February, but it won't come in cheap.

Government rehash 'Broadband for all' announcement - Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:23:16 +0000
Yesterday the government renewed their intention to provide free broadband and computers to underprivileged families, but TalkTalk aren't impressed.

Tiscali brand dropped by TalkTalk - Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:56:39 +0000
The Tiscali brand in the UK has been dropped from today with all previous customers now part of TalkTalk.

Government announce consultation on Next Generation Broadband fund - Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:28:36 +0000
The government have announced a consultation on the £1 billion next generation fund which will provide next generation broadband to 90% of the country by 2017.

Openreach announce 63 exchanges for fibre upgrades - Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:19:37 +0000
Openreach have today announced another 63 exchanges which will be enabled during the next phase of its super fast broadband network upgrade.

BE Broadband to offer £7.50/month broadband service - Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:12:49 +0000
BE Broadband has announced a reduction to its BE Value broadband service from £13.50 to £7.50 per month.

Year in Review: 2009 - Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:46:22 +0000
The past year has been important for Broadband Britain with the topic of digital inclusion at the top of the agenda for the government. We look back at the key moments of 2009, and what we should expect in the world of broadband in 2010.

Customer Service Awards 2009 - Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:55:54 +0000
We have announced our Customer Service Awards 2009 Winners. O2, BE Unlimited and PlusNet lead the large ISP category whilst AAISP, Zen Internet and IDNet are at the top of the niche ISP group.

Project Canvas gets green light from BBC Trust - Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:00:56 +0000
The BBC trust have given a green light for the BBC to go ahead with Project Canvas, although some conditions have been imposed to help ensure it heads in the right direction.

BE broadband provide free connection to local community hotspots - Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:59:34 +0000
Freerunner have teamed up with BE Broadband to provide 46 communities with a free WiFi hotspot.

Vtesse Networks announce rural wireless broadband trial - Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:23:05 +0000
Vtesse Networks have announced plans to deploy

Channel 4 and TalkTalk join Project Canvas - Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:37:25 +0000
Channel 4 and TalkTalk have joined Project Canvas, and the now 6 members invite expressions of interest from other companies.

OECD broadband statistics show 10% increase in subscribers - Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:31:47 +0000
The OECD have released broadband statistics for member countries which show an increase of 10% in subscribers since June 2008.

2010 ISPA awards now open for entries - Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:52:45 +0000
The 2010 ISPA awards are now open for entries to define the best ISPs in the industry.

Pre-budget report and broadband - Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:42:04 +0000
The 50p per month tax on telephone lines to support the final third next generation broadband project has had another plug in the Pre-Budget speech.

Zip it, Block It, Flag It. The new 'green cross code' for Internet safety - Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:28:20 +0000
A new code drawn up by the UK Council on Child Internet Safety will be taught to children to encourage online safety.

Digital Region announce the go-live of their fibre network in South Yorkshire - Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:53:01 +0000
Digital Region announce the go-live of their fibre network with the launch of their network operations centre.

Northern Ireland to provide 2-10Mbps Universal Service by mid-2011 - Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:56:36 +0000
Residents and businesses in Northern Ireland are being promised faster broadband services following an announcement by the Northern Ireland Assembly Government to provide a minimum 2Mbps broadband service in rural areas and 10Mbps in urban areas within 18 months.

BT forced to move 20 street-side cabinets in Muswell Hill - Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:52:33 +0000
BT have been forced to move 20 street-side cabinets which are used to provide fibre services to areas of Muswell Hill.

MySpace Music comes to the UK - Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:13:56 +0000
MySpace launch their music streaming service, MySpace Music, in the UK

Virgin media increase mobile broadband speeds to 7.2meg - Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:50:10 +0000
Virgin Media have announced they are increasing mobile broadband speeds to 7.2Meg with discounts to existing Virgin customers who take other services.

BT gives chairman broadband in a not-spot - Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:23:27 +0000
BT have admitted that their chairman Sir Michael Rake is receiving broadband in a not-spot area

User-powered mobile network from giffgaff - Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:28:16 +0000
A user powered mobile network is the latest competitor to enter the mobile market, and they're offering free Internet from your mobile handset for the first 6 months from launch!

Living in a broadband notspot - Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:21:21 +0000
NOTSPOT FEATURE: Could you imagine living without broadband? We look at the case of a Village in the M4/M40 corridor and the struggle to get broadband

The Times claims broadband levy scope widened - Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:05:40 +0000
The Times reveals that the 50p per month levy will have VAT added onto it, but other revelations such as Virgin Media lines having to pay it are less of a surprise.

Mobile broadband may have problems identifying pirates - Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:04:25 +0000
A big flaw may have been found in the Digital Economy Bill.

New online radio player by BBC and commercial radio - Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:55:55 +0000
Just maybe jumping around between different radio stations when using a computer with a broadband connection may be about to get easier.

Stephen Timms and Ed Richards in front of Parliament inquiry - Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:36:23 +0000
Today saw the Minister Stephen Timms and Ofcom chief Ed Richards answer questions from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee.

Want Next Generation Broadband in the East of England? - Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:22:40 +0000
The RDA for the East of England is taking registrations for next generation broadband services.

TalkTalk continues its Don't Disconnect Us campaign - Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:03:21 +0000
TalkTalk is staying firmly on the side of its customers in its campaign over the proposals for the new file sharing legislation that is in the Digital Economy Bill.

Who will pay for policing copyright infringement? - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:21:21 +0000
The bill in the usual parliamentary jargon lays out how costs will be shared for policing copyright infringement.

USC is not part of the Digital Economy Bill - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:08:20 +0000
There is a reason the Universal Service Commitment is not part of the Digital Economy Bill, and that is because the funds for raising the money are already available.

Digital Economy Bill - dealing with copyright infringement - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:49 +0000
After many months of speculation we are finding out what is in the bill, but coverage and analysis may be a little slow as getting the information from the BIS website is very slow.

Sony PS3 video download service now live - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:17:18 +0000
Broadband providers that miss the news that the Sony PS3 is now offering films for download with file sizes of up to 8GB may very quickly need to re-evaluate how they pricing model and how to handle traffic at peak times if rental and purchase service proves popular.

Swindon to get free public Wi-Fi - Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:32:35 +0000
Residents of Swindon look set to benefit from a mesh network of some 1400 wireless access points by the middle of 2010.

BT Wholesale ADSL2+ not the answer to Norfolk broadband issues - Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:39:45 +0000
The way that the BT Group is pushing ADSL2+ makes it sound like new technology, but it has been available in the UK since 2006 from providers like Be and Bulldog.

Traffic management catches up with mobile broadband - Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:09:09 +0000
The multitude of wireless commentators saying that wireless is to over take fixed line broadband may be reconsidering things - the bandwidth bubble appears to be bursting on mobile broadband.

O2 adds over 70,000 customers in a quarter - Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:07:30 +0000
O2 is showing healthy growth for its unbundled broadband services.

Map of next-generation broadband roll-out - Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:51:04 +0000
Want fast broadband? Want to know where to move to so you stand a chance of having it by 2012? Find out in this article.

BT Group publish second quarter results - Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:11:58 +0000
BT Group has published its second quarter results.

Survey suggests people may not be happy with a 2Meg service - Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:57:10 +0000
A survey that looked at whether the speed of broadband at a property would influence their buying decision is very revealing of what the general public expect from broadband in 2009.

New TalkTalk Pro package - Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:15:01 +0000
TalkTalk a year after launching its boost range, is merging a number of these to create a new TalkTalk Pro product.

Traffic management and product changes a plenty - Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:36:13 +0000
Entanet is the latest provider to look at changing the way its products work and has announced a three week trial of a new system.

Broadband speed evidence given to parliament inquiry - Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:57:30 +0000
At 4:15pm on Monday 2nd November 2009 you were able to watch watch BT and TalkTalk amongst others give evidence to the BIS committee.

Will 50p levy mean 100,000 households give up broadband? - Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:54:34 +0000
Charles Dunstone, CEO of Carphone Warehouse/TalkTalk, has been very vocal against the funding for the final third Next Generation Broadband fund.

Virgin Media 50Meg price cut boosted customer numbers - Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:38:53 +0000
Its no surprise really, but cutting the price of the Virgin Media 50Mbps service saw more people signing up to it, with some 20,000 customers.

XBox 360 Sky Player floored by demand? - Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:01:32 +0000
The Sky Player service on the XBox 360 appears to be still having problems, with reports that some 100,000 may have tried to access the service.

Is Digital Britain to be taxed back to the copper age? - Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:43:20 +0000
Forget the 50p per month levy on telephone lines, HM Revenue and Customs has its eye on wi-fi hotspots and a next generation connection tax.

Lord Mandleson speaks out on disconnecting pirates - Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:54:23 +0000
If you are confused over what the UK's policy on file sharing is to be, then it is no real surprise with the mixed messages of late.

EU Parliament drops amendment to restrict unlawful p2p disconnections - Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:27:04 +0100
The EU Parliament has dropped a proposed changed in the Telecoms Package relating to protection of consumers from being cut off for unlawfully sharing files online. Amendment 138 sought to safeguard the rights of individual users against being cut off or having their access restricted.

How is the Universal Service Obligation in Finland to be funded? - Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:57:44 +0100
The plans in Finland for a Universal Service Obligation (USO) appear to stretch further, looking at actual throughput at peak time, not just the connection rate. Also, it has emerged providers will be responsible for funding the proposals.

TalkTalk campaign against government plans to disconnect file sharers - Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:24:19 +0100
A survey commissioned by TalkTalk has found that 5% of wireless networks are open, without any security to restrict its use to authorised users. 41% of a total of over 1,000 wireless networks were 'vulnerable to unauthorised use', mostly due to use of deprecated (obsolete) WEP encryption rather than the stronger WPA or WPA2 type.

Conservatives plan to reverse 50p broadband tax - Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:41:30 +0100
In an interview with the Financial Times this morning, Jeremy Hunt, shadow culture secretary said that if the Conservatives win the general election, they would be scrapping the proposed 50p per month levy on phone lines which would under current plans be used to fund next generation broadband in mostly rural areas.

Universal Service 'Obligation' versus 'Commitment' - Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:49:54 +0100
Does it matter whether the UK chooses between a commitment or an obligation for broadband service?

TalkTalk shows why wireless routers should ship with WPA enabled - Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:32:30 +0100
Many of our readers will no doubt already have read about the weaknesses with WEP encryption for wireless networks, but TalkTalk has taken it mainstream when illustrating how dangerous it may be if disconnect for filesharers ever becomes the norm.

Broadband a legal right from 2010 in Finland - Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:54:52 +0100
Finland introduce a legal right to broadband providing citizens with at least a 1meg broadband connection from July 2010.

Parents take an active interest in children's Internet use - Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:10:58 +0100
Last week, we ran a survey which showed that most parents visiting our site preferred an active approach in protecting children online by both supervision and education, with a minority relying mainly on parental control software.

Openreach FTTC upstream speed increase - Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:04:13 +0100
Openreach is replacing its 40Meg down, 5Meg up product with one offering a 10Meg upload speed.

Openreach Fibre to the Home coverage to double - Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:56:32 +0100
Openreach had originally planned to have around 1 in 10 of the 10 million fibre covered homes using its FTTH product, but this is set to increase to almost 25% of the homes.

Virgin Media embracing VDSL2 for digital TV services - Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:47:22 +0100
It looks like Virgin Media is to start moving into the field of sub loop unbundling, and offering VDSL2 to areas just outside the current reach of its cable network.

Openreach update on fibre to the cabinet rollout - Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:46:51 +0100
Openreach update on fibre to the cabinet rollouts, including when service will be available at the first 29 announced exchanges.

O2 off-net customers now have traffic management - Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:35:51 +0100
O2 Access customers, i.e. those not on the firms unbundled network, will see P2P apps speed limited for a few hours each evening.

Broadband creates new spot the ball contest - Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:20:51 +0100
The Ukraine v England qualifier is breaking new ground by being the first England match to be only available online.

O2 to trial LTE - next-generation mobile broadband - Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:58:59 +0100
O2 are to trial LTE, a next-generation mobile broadband technology that will deliver speeds up to 100meg to users, and potentially rival fixed-line broadband services.

Openreach announce trial date for brownfield FTTH trials - Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:52:52 +0100
BT Openreach have announced the start date of a trial of fibre-to-the-home in the Highams Park area of London and Bradwell Abbey in Milton Keynes.

UK ranks 25th in quality of broadband networks - Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:22:29 +0100
The UK ranks 25th in quality of broadband networks, with broadband that meets the needs for today, but is not ready for the future.

Mobile Broadband: A new way to compare packages - Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:24:09 +0100
thinkbroadband have launched a new mobile broadband site packed full of guides and giving you the ability to compare 150+ mobile broadband packages with a new single-click-filter interface.

Users are unhappy at mobile broadband speed and coverage - Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:49:04 +0100
Results our surveys indicate consumers are unsatisfied with both the coverage and speed of mobile broadband connections.

TalkTalk plan to introduce rating system for broadband - Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:13:43 +0100
TalkTalk plan to introduce a cinema style rating for broadband which will allow households to block access to unwanted content and also help reduce illegal file sharing.

BT pledge 24Meg to 75% of the country by 2011 - Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:45:22 +0100
BT plan to increase their 21CN network coverage to 75% of the country by 2011 and will introduce cost reductions in January 2010.

Government push to popularise Voice over IP with 50p tax - Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:54:51 +0100
Will VoIP providers be the ones to benefit from the proposed 50p month levy on metallic phone lines?

Openreach publishes more price information for FTTP pilot - Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:48:34 +0100
Vague pricing for FTTP pilot by Openreach has been announced.

European Commission introduces broadband funding guidelines - Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:29:34 +0100
The European Commission has set out guidelines for state funding of broadband projects within the 27 countries of the European Union to try and help foster a coherent and consistent practice.

ASA bans Sky broadband ad - Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:04:00 +0100
The ASA has upheld a complaint against a Sky broadband advert which it deemed to be misleading

Ofcom relax narrowband market power regulations on BT - Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:46:21 +0100
Ofcom believe that the success of LLU and WLR have lead to BT no longer holding significant market power in the fixed-line telephony market.

Openreach announce BET trial to extend broadband distance - Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:09:48 +0100
Openreach are extending their pilot which allows broadband to work at up to 2meg at distance of up to 12km.

Pigeon faster than broadband - Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:03:24 +0100
A pigeon in South Africa has won a race with a broadband connection to transfer 4GB of data.

Global broadband connections reach 445 million - Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:05:58 +0100
Global broadband connections have reached 445 million at the end of June 2009 with the UK recording 17.8 million of these, ranked 6th in the world based on total number of connections.

BT to open high street broadband shops - Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:01:05 +0100
BT is to open broadband shops on the high street to showcase it's new faster broadband services.

FTTH not dampened by economic downturn - Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:36:58 +0100
Fibre to the home deployments haven't dropped off due to the economic downturn.

T-Mobile and Orange to merge - Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:19:09 +0100
T-Mobile and Orange have announced they plan to merge their companies in the UK to create the largest mobile operator which will help improve network coverage and reduce costs.

Q1 2009 market data published by Ofcom - Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:14:03 +0100
Ofcom have released Q1 2009 market data tables which show UK broadband connections at 17.6m

BT 21CN Update - Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:17:33 +0100
Update on new services and service issues experienced by some users on BT's 21CN Network.

ISPs unite over governments plans to disconnect file sharing users - Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:42:17 +0100
Three of the largest ISPs in the UK have united in a letter to The Times, speaking out against government plans to disconnect illegal file sharers.

O2 customers vulnerable to router hack - Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:51:25 +0100
O2 customers with an O2 Wireless Box II or III are vulnerable to a remote router hack that allows attackers to view or change settings on the router without permission, and gain access to the users home network.

Ofcom Student Broadband Guide - Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:39:18 +0100
Ofcom have published a student guide to advise them on telecommunication services.

Vodafone boost mobile broadband to 14.4 meg - Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:48:20 +0100
Vodafone are increasing mobile broadband speeds to 14.4meg in areas of high demand - users are likely to see average speeds between 1 and 4 meg.

Viewpoint: Illegal p2p file sharing? - Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:34:24 +0100
What makes illegal file sharing on the Internet any different to stealing a DVD from a store, and is it the job of the bus company to refuse to accept you as a passenger on the route to town because you have been accused of shoplifting there?

Government to get tough on illegal file sharing - Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:07:06 +0100
After the speculation about measures Lord Mandelson was considering, we are now seeing what actual proposals are going to happen.

Have your say on proposed new duties for Ofcom - Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:34:55 +0100
The consultation period for what new powers Ofcom should have is underway, and runs until 25th September 2009.

Smaller fanfare for the Digital Britain Implementation Plan - Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:50:25 +0100
The follow on plans from the Digital Britain report are progressing with details of who will lead each project and how funding is going to work.

'Broadband Tax' is not new, it has existed for years - Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:55:24 +0100
Something of a fallacy is doing the rounds; broadband costs for every user are the same no matter where you live in the UK. This is far from the truth.

BT Total launches its up to 20Meg products - Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:41:28 +0100
BT Retail is now offering the ADSL2+ products to customers on the 549 exchanges offering the service currently.

Lord Mandelson sets his sights on illegal file sharing - Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:32:18 +0100
Extracting hard facts from political coverage is difficult with a General Election less than 12 months away, but if Lord Mandelson does influence the legislation on illegal file sharing it looks like it could be tougher than previously thought.

Further changes to Karoo policy on illegal P2P file sharing - Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:01:25 +0100
After Karoo softened its policy from immediate disconnection to two warnings and disconnection on a third it has softened its stance even further.

LLU broadband passes six million mark - Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:38:52 +0100
While there is nothing beyond the raw figures in the latest Telecoms Adjudicator report, consider that their is more LLU broadband than broadband connections in total at the end of 2004.

Is music sharing by P2P up or down? - Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:33:18 +0100
The annual UK music survey has been published and its results will vary depending on your own viewpoint.

Stephen Timms to take charge of 'Digital Britain' - Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:05:27 +0100
The successor to Lord Carter has been officially appointed and is Stephen Timms.

News Corp to move to charging for more content - Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:00:50 +0100
The changes brought about by how we all access news content, and the advertising downturn looks set to change how much free News Corp content is available online.

Openreach names first FTTP brownfield site - Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:57:43 +0100
Highams Park, London was on the original list of fibre roll-out sites, but has now being announced as the pilot site for a Fibre to the Premises roll-out.

Virgin Media Q2 results show marginal broadband growth - Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:15:48 +0100
Virgin Media has released it's Q2 results covering April to June 2009 which shows a large decline in the rate of increase of broadband customers down to just 5,100 net additions this quarter.

Orange invoke mobile broadband price war - Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:43:29 +0100
Orange have launched a mobile broadband package for under £5 and introduced a price cap so users can't get hit with huge bills if they overuse their mobile broadband package.

Virgin Media to avoid unachievable speed claims - Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:42:13 +0100
Virgin Media are promising to avoid claims of unachievable speeds for its National Broadband product, provided using ADSL rather than on its cable-broadband network.

Internet Users @bebroadband : "change your site back" - Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:54:39 +0100
We have published the results of our poll on the new website design for broadband provider BE.

BE launches controversial new website - Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:58:23 +0100
In a daring move, BE have launched new styling for their brand identity and website.

EU release 2G spectrum for faster services - Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:57:30 +0100
The European Union have announced that the Council of Ministers has followed the European Parliament in approving plans to allow the use of 900MHz GSM spectrum for other services such as 3G or newer 4G technologies like LTE.

O2 continues to grow - Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:23:00 +0100
O2 Broadband is continuing to add customers, some 116,016 lines in the first half of 2009.

Fibre for some Hull residents - Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:18:29 +0100
Fibrestream is due to start construction for a Fibre To The Home network that will reach 1000 residents initially.

BT Retail adds 78,000 customers in last quarter - Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:17:12 +0100
The BT Group has published its results for the 1st quarter of 2009, showing a 2% decline in revenue for its Retail division even with the additional 78,000 customers.

Orange continues to shed ADSL customers - Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:12:53 +0100
Orange has had a poor showing in terms of customer numbers even before the credit crunch, but has now shed 10% of its ADSL users in the first half of 2009.

Sky expects to turn to profit on broadband after 2010 - Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:03:39 +0100
Sky has published its financial results for the 12 months to the end of June, and indicates that true VoD is on its way for Sky+ HD customers.

Ofcom finally publishes final broadband report - Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:23:59 +0100
Ofcom has today published its final report on its broadband research encompassing both performance metrics and consumer perceptions.

Karoo backs down and adopts 'three strikes' policy for illegal p2p file sharers instead of immediate cut off - Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:01:28 +0100
Karoo, the broadband services arm of Hull based telco KCom has been criticised over the last 24 hours for its harsh treatment of those customers accused of engaging in illegal peer-to-peer (p2p) file sharing. The provider has been disconnecting anyone who it has been advised has engaged in such illegal activity, with no advance warning. This evening, news is emerging of a change in policy.

AAISP connects first business on BT 'fibre-to-the-cabinet' pilot - Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:02:06 +0100
Yesterday morning, on a busy street in Muswell Hill in North London, a BT engineer was installing their first FTTC connection to an AAISP business premises under this pilot scheme. A few days earlier, the first consumer connection was completed.

BT Ireland transfer customers to Vodafone - Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:21:36 +0100
BT Ireland and Vodafone have signed a deal that will see broadband and voice customers in Ireland transfered to Vodafone.

Online cricket and golf viewers create spike in SkyPlayer traffic - Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:16:28 +0100
Office workers are watching live sports, putting a strain on broadband service provide connectivity.

Protecting your children in a digital world - Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:01:19 +0100
Ofcom have released a guide with tips and advice for protecting children in a digital world

The CD isn't dead - Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:40:17 +0100
Two thirds of music lovers prefer CD's to digital downloads and 59% still listen to CDs every day.

Vodafone announce cheaper roaming charges for Internet use - Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:08:39 +0100
Vodafone have announced new roaming charges for Internet usage abroad which cost £4.99 for every 25megabytes (MB) equivalent of 20p per MB.

Virgin Media complete 50meg rollout and trial 10meg upstream - Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:03:43 +0100
Virgin are dropping the price of their 50meg services from September and have announced a trial of faster upstream services up to 10meg.

ISPA Awards 2009 - Winners - Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:00:20 +0100
The ISPA Award Winners for 2009 have been announced, showcasing excellent service from ISPs including O2 and UK Fast.

TalkTalk follow suit on Phorm - Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:22:22 +0100
TalkTalk follow BT abandoning Phorm

BT speeds up fibre rollout - Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:39:29 +0100
BT have announced the next set of exchanges which will receive fibre-to-the-cabinet based broadband, increasing their coverage to 1.5 million homes by summer 2010.

How a £2 a month broadband 'tax' could deliver next-generation services - Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:27:56 +0100
Analyst firm Point Topic says Britain could get next-generation broadband for just £2 per month extra on the broadband bill by increase prices by £1.50 to add to the 50p a month Carter Tax.

Digital Champion to focus on poorest six million - Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:57:50 +0100
The poorest six million will be the primary focus for the Digital Inclusion Champion, Martha Lane Fox.

BT opt-out of Phorm - Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:44:35 +0100
BT has decided not to proceed with the roll-out of the advertising system Phorm which monitors user activity online to generate behavioural based advertising which is then displayed via participating websites

BT may increase fibre coverage with 50p tax - Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:48:54 +0100
BT is examining its fibre to the cabinet roll out plans and considering increasing coverage to 90% of homes

The Digital Britain report is finally out - Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:20:44 +0100
After much waiting, and worries about whether it may be delayed, and rumours of last minute negotiations the report has been published.

Is the creative industry holding back UK broadband? - Fri, 29 May 2009 20:44:19 +0100
The Lord Carter report addresses both the infrastructure and intellectual properties rights - are these two things at odds with each other?

Sky embraces fully unbundled solutions - Fri, 29 May 2009 10:27:13 +0100
TalkTalk's crown as the main full LLU operator in the UK may be under challenge as Sky is set to try and take advantage of the cost savings.

Can't get decent broadband speeds because of where you live? - Tue, 26 May 2009 11:05:18 +0100
NOTSPOT FEATURE: www.broadband-notspot.org.uk - The team behind thinkbroadband have launched a new site to help track the notspots and slow-spots of the UK, areas where you either can't get a reasonable broadband service, or you can only get a slow connection.

BT unhappy with new Openreach pricing - Fri, 22 May 2009 14:11:04 +0100
Ofcom increase the price ceilings that Openreach can charge for full unbundled lines, however BT are unhappy with the extent of the increase.

Orange drops interest in Project Kangaroo - Thu, 21 May 2009 12:57:41 +0100
Orange pulls out of talks on Project Kangaroo technology, whilst US VoD provider Hulu is expecting a UK launch in September.

ISPA awards 2009 finalists announced - Wed, 20 May 2009 23:36:57 +0100
Finalists have been announced for the 11th annual ISPA awards, with the winners set to be released on the 9th July.

Ofcom reduce time for complaints going to ADR - Tue, 19 May 2009 14:05:49 +0100
The time until you can raise a complaint with an ADR scheme will reduce to 8 weeks from September

Virgin Media increase usage allowances on cable products - Thu, 14 May 2009 13:36:35 +0100
Virgin Media have announced an update to their traffic management which sees an increase in the amount users can download in peak periods.

BT Q4 results show decline in revenue and 15,000 more job cuts - Thu, 14 May 2009 12:44:54 +0100
BT has posted Q4 results for year ending 31st March 2009. A general decline in revenue is evident and has lead to a sharp reduction in the final dividend and further job cuts being announced.

Consumer panel sets sights on the 40% not online - Thu, 14 May 2009 08:14:40 +0100
The Communications Consumer Panel (previously known as the Ofcom Consumer Panel) is aiming to concentrate on how to include the 40% of people not yet online into the Digital Britain vision.

Radical proposals for mobile broadband - Thu, 14 May 2009 00:06:42 +0100
The Digital Britain report talks of a 2Meg USO, but could we see 99% of the UK with a 4Meg mobile broadband solution available?

Work from home day - Friday 15th May - Wed, 13 May 2009 10:39:15 +0100
To coincide with Work Wise Week, BT has published details of a survey revealing that half of us are working from home more since the recession has started.

Virgin Media starts network expansion again - Wed, 13 May 2009 10:27:10 +0100
Virgin Media appears to be ready to start expanding its network after some years of static coverage.

Be goes after gamers with latest promo - Wed, 13 May 2009 10:20:11 +0100
Be is promoting its latest offer with a short three level game, that is ideal for killing a bit of time over lunch.

Ofcom nets over £7.8 million in fines - Tue, 12 May 2009 14:35:51 +0100
Ofcom publishes its first enforcement report which explains how it uses its enforcement powers and the results from doing so.

Calls again for illegal file sharers to be disconnected - Tue, 12 May 2009 12:58:59 +0100
The media and internet industries are once again at logger heads.

Tiscali finally agree sale of UK arm to Carphone Warehouse - Fri, 08 May 2009 10:33:00 +0100
Tiscali have finally announced the sale of their UK arm to Carphone Warehouse after a long drawn out sale process.

Ofcom releases Q4 2008 market data - Thu, 07 May 2009 10:01:51 +0100
While the latest Ofcom data does not give any figures for mobile broadband, the decrease in the number of telephone lines suggests some are now relying totally on the mobile networks.

Virgin Media in 200Meg pilot - Wed, 06 May 2009 11:01:31 +0100
Even before the current DOCSIS 3.0 rollout is complete Virgin Media is starting a pilot for a 200Mbps product

Virgin Media NOT opening up broadband network to wholesalers - Tue, 05 May 2009 16:47:42 +0100
The Guardian report that Virgin Media plan to open up their broadband network to other providers on a wholesale basis in around 18 months which could encourage faster broadband to more people and competition to BT. Virgin, however, deny these claims.

HD iPlayer available on Virgin Media - Fri, 01 May 2009 14:22:16 +0100
Virgin Media add BBC iPlayer HD to their on-demand TV based iPlayer service.

Phorm blogs against 'collusion' smear campaign - Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:02:43 +0100
The BBC have released information received via a FOI Act request to the Home Office which points at collusion between Phorm and the Home Office. Phorm has launched a blog in response against the smear campaign that it feels it is facing.

Sky reach 2 million broadband customers - Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:13:22 +0100
Sky reach 2 million broadband customers and see strong growth in HD product

Virgin Trains release Wi-Fi on West Coast Main Line - Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:38:14 +0100
Virgin Trains have joined forces with T-Mobile to launch Wireless Internet using Wi-Fi on its West Coast Main Line train services, offering uninterrupted connectivity, even in tunnels.

BT home and mobile broadband bundle - Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:37:33 +0100
BT have added mobile broadband as an option to their BT Total Broadband packages, available for a one-off USB dongle/modem fee of £49.99

Carphone back as potential Tiscali buyer - Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:55:31 +0100
Carphone Warehouse may be back on the cards to buy up Tiscali's UK arm.

Ofcom warning to BBC trust over on-demand set-top box - Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:15:35 +0100
Ofcom have indicated areas that Project Canvas will need to focus on to keep clear from the Competition Commission shutting down their on-demand set-top box system.

Budget announces 2Mbps USO but who pays? - Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:09:32 +0100
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling today announced the Budget including a commitment by government to a Broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) of 2 Mbps by 'no later than 2012'. This announcement was not unexpected given it was covered in the Digital Britain Review by Lord Carter.

Digital Divide is not just a rural/urban battle - Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:05:02 +0100
The Country Land and Business Association has come out on the offensive over the recent Digital Britain Summit.

Trigger Virgin Media traffic management and you are abnormal - Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:42:20 +0100
Virgin Media has had another judgment upheld by the ASA in relation to a direct mailing this week.

Lord Carter backs mobile and satellite for rural areas - Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:36:21 +0100
The love affair with mobile broadband continues, as it looks like some 25% of the UK may only see next generation networks using wireless or satellite based connections.

Digital Britain Summit - more of the same - Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:23:16 +0100
The Digital Britain report is still in the process of its final version being written, and as part of the process a Digital Britain Summit was held at the British Library in London.

BBC iPlayer gets high definition update - Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:19:21 +0100
BBC's TV catchup service, BBC iPlayer, is to benefit from high definition content and further updates to improve the quality of the video on the service.

Tiscali auditors deal company another blow - Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:27:56 +0100
Tiscali's auditors have dished a new blow to the firm by refusing to sign off on the accounts for 2008.

BT Home Hub adverts under ASA spotlight - Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:11:42 +0100
Its Wednesday which means that the latest adjudications from the ASA have been published.

EU opens case over privacy and personal data - Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:08:19 +0100
The EU has sent a letter to the UK concerning Phorm and the issues this has raised over what is considered consent to data interception.

Tiscali users left screaming by lack of e-mail - Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:17:47 +0100
Tiscali users left without e-mail after a failure to renew the screaming.net domain name used by some of its users.

Tiscali TV quietly hits the 100,000 customer mark - Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:13:02 +0100
Tiscali TV which started off as HomeChoice back in 2000 has reached 100,000 customers, but had set a target of 200,000 for 2009 originally.

Smile for the camera at Virgin Media - Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:34:03 +0100
Virgin Media has added some free extras to its broadband products, including free digital photo prints and online backup.

ASA adjudicates against Virgin Media - Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:07:35 +0100
Virgin Media is told off by the ASA for a national press advert claiming 'ONLY 3 OUT OF 10 HOMES IN THE UK CAN GET 8Mb OR MORE OVER BT PHONE LINES. 10 OUT OF 10 HOMES WITH OUR FIBRE OPTIC BROADBAND CAN GET 20Mb'

Major cable cut in East London tunnel - Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:33:40 +0100
Over the last 24 hours, a tunnel has collapsed in East London plunging many broadband users back into the pre-broadband era of the nineties.

Probably fastest deployment of DOCSIS 3.0 yet - Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:34:39 +0100
160Mbps broadband using cable broadband sounds fast, but it is trumped by 1Gbps fibre to the home in Japan.

Orange shows interest in Kangaroo - Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:01:23 +0100
Orange may buy the remains of Project Kangaroo to enhance its IPTV service running in France.

Complaints about BT Total advert upheld - Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:20:56 +0100
A BT advert promoting a free home hub has fallen foul of the ASA as the cost of hub phone was not prominent enough.

Government may step in over 900MHz mobile broadband spectrum battle - Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:23:14 +0100
The government may have to step in to sort out a long running battle over who should be able to operate services in the 900MHz spectrum which is hoped to be use by mobile operators to meet the 2Mbps broadband USO.

Walled Garden for Prodigy Internet customers - Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:24:46 +0100
BT Wholesale has instigated its measure of last resort and all web page requests for Prodigynet users results at a webpage offering their Migration Authorisation Code.

Price rises and price cuts - Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:59:16 +0100
It has been said that broadband and telephone costs in the UK are about as low as they can be, and the price changes from Virgin Media and TalkTalk may reflect that a period of price shuffling is underway.

Carphone Warehouse reconsider a Tiscali bid - Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:38:49 +0100
Carphone Warehouse may put forward a new bid for Tiscali in hope of a bargain before administrators step in.

EU sets mobile data price caps - Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:56:54 +0000
From July 2009 roaming mobile data prices will be capped at 1 euro per MegaByte

First 50 homes in Bournemouth on fibre network - Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:36:14 +0000
Fibrecity has its first 50 homes connected, and plans to be rolling out to 2000 homes per week.

Online gaming to crank up its bandwidth requirements - Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:22:51 +0000
A fledgling service in the US may offer gamers a chance to play the latest games without having to keep pace with expensive graphics card technology.

Is 150meg from Virgin going to revolutionise broadband in 2012? - Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:18:45 +0000
Virgin claim their network is ready for 200meg broadband now and are looking to enable 150meg speeds by 2012, but what will we use all that bandwidth for, and can the rest of the Internet cope?

AAISP promises to fix your faulty broadband line - Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:03:53 +0000
Niche provider AAISP is challenging other providers by promising to fix any broadband lines which have faults if they are migrated to its service. Those whose faults cannot be rectified within a month will receive a full refund.

Vodafone and Telefonica (O2) mast sharing deal signed - Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:56:05 +0000
Vodafone and O2 have agreed a network infrastructure sharing deal which will see them share mobile phone sites, masts and equipment to provide the service.

BT announce first 29 exchanges for fibre deployment - Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:53:32 +0000
BT have announced the first 29 exchanges where fibre will be deployed to their new VDSL based fibre broadband services which will go live in 2010.

Signs of changes to EU state aid rules - Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:33:59 +0000
There are signs emerging that the EU is willing to alter its rules on state aid in relation to telecoms spending.

Broadband Customer Ratings 2008 - Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:58:45 +0000
We have gathered over 500,000 ratings of customer service and reliability of broadband services in the UK. These provide a unique insight into who was performing well in 2008.

World waking up to costs of mobile broadband traffic - Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:02:50 +0000
Mobile broadband is touted as a competitor to landline broadband, but it seems people are slowly noticing the costs of exceeding your bundled allowance.

The most common broadband questions - Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:15:42 +0000
By looking at forums and the emails we receive it is clear that a small number of issues keep cropping up, so lets look at which ones they are.

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