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RSS 24MbpsBT to rollout 24Mbps broadband to three-quarters of the UK
News BT has announced it will extend its planned coverage of 24Mbps broadband to 75 per cent of the UK by 2011 - up from its previous target of 55 per cent. The telco currently provides speeds of up to 24Mbps... [28 Sep 2009]
Virgin debuts 50Mbps broadband
News Virgin Media has finally launched its long-anticipated '50Mbps' cable broadband service but analysts have warned the headline speed may not be attainable for very long. The £51-per-month service, which Virgin claimed will be available to... [16 Dec 2008]
'Mobile broadband is not the same standard as fixed'
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has taken issue with claims that mobile broadband is interchangeable with its fixed line 'home' equivalent. The ASA's adjudication follows a complaint from a member of the public over a T-Mobile... [16 Oct 2008]
UK fat pipes sluggish from lack of fibre
News The majority of UK consumers appear to be making do with home broadband speeds of 8Mbps or less. According to the latest silicon.com poll that asked readers what speed home broadband they'd signed up for, 50 per cent numbered themselves... [30 Sep 2008]
Broadband pace lagging in the countryside
News A broadband speed report by UK fat pipe watcher and advice website thinkbroadband claims the countryside still lags some way behind urban areas - contrary to last week's Ofcom report hailing the end of a geographical digital divide in... [04 Jun 2008]
Virgin touts free broadband speed upgrade
News Virgin Media has announced a free speed upgrade to 10Mbps for some of its broadband customers. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for ADSL B is for BT C is for Cable & Wireless [28 Jan 2008]
Does superfast broadband Britain stink of sewage?
News Plans are afoot that could see something speeding out of the UK's sewers and into people's homes. Not a plague of rabid rats but superfast broadband. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [23 Jan 2008]
Where next for broadband Britain?
News UK web fans could miss out on the 'next big thing' on the internet if serious money isn't thrown at the nation's broadband infrastructure. That's the warning from Ian Fogg, research director at JupiterResearch Europe, who was speaking... [22 Nov 2007]
Got 8Mbps broadband? Are you sure?
News The average speed of an 8Mbps broadband connection is just 2.7Mbps, according to a survey released by Which? the consumer rights group. Which? surveyed 300 people who had signed up to broadband services advertised as being "up to" 8Mbps... [03 Aug 2007]
BT chief hints at fibre rollout
News BT is seriously considering a rollout of high-speed fibre connectivity across the country, according to the company's outgoing chairman. Sir Christopher Bland, who relinquishes his role at BT in September, said on Wednesday that BT could... [19 Jul 2007]
Cheat Sheet: FTTx
Cheat Sheet Fibre then. Good for your digestion, so I hear. Apparently so. But we're not talking about that sort of fibre. We're talking about fibre in the broadband sense - as in fibre to the home (FTTH), fibre to the premises (FTTP), fibre to the... [11 May 2007]
Europe not pushing enough fibre to the home
News Europe is lagging behind other continents for fibre to the home (FTTH) technology. Europe had roughly half the number of new FTTH subscribers as North America in the last quarter of 2006 and of those sign-ups more than three-quarters... [18 Apr 2007]
21CN knocks BT home fibre chances
News BT's investment in its all-IP next-generation network - known as the 21CN - has hit its move towards fibre to the home (FTTH), a type of technology for delivering broadband that could supercharge the UK's internet connections. [12 Apr 2007]
Be extends next-gen fat pipes to third of Blighty
News Be, the next-generation broadband network operator purchased by O2 last June, has extended its network to reach a third of the UK population. Be announced this week it has now installed its equipment in 500 BT telephone exchanges. [16 Feb 2007]
Upwardly Mobile: The operators' new clothes
Comment In the fast-moving mobile market, 'follow the leader' isn't good enough anymore. Jo Best looks at how well two operators - O2 and 3 - are doing in coming up with new strategies. Recently, it seems, the mobile operators are starting to... [03 Dec 2006]
