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News With the advent of local loop unbundling - where ISPs can effectively take over a telephone exchange by putting in their own equipment - speeds are expected to rise. Research out today... [15 Mar 2006]
Opinion: Ofcom reins in VoIP and NGNs
Comment The second, modelled on the Office of the Telecommunications Adjudicator - established to resolve disputes associated with local loop unbundling, will have a similar brief regarding... [14 Mar 2006]
Thus snaps up two rivals in £70m spree
News According to Ian Fogg, analyst at JupiterResearch, local loop unbundling (LLU) is often too expensive for smaller players to afford, leaving them struggling to differentiate themselves... [01 Feb 2006]
Devil's Advocate: The worst of both worlds
Comment The unbundling of the local loop is gathering pace. This coincides with a belief by the likes of AOL and Wanadoo that the value of the local link is about to rise... [24 Jan 2006]
AOL spending £50m to battle BT
News AOL is investing millions in local loop unbundling (LLU), a move designed to help it compete in a higher speed, service-orientated broadband market. Local... [20 Jan 2006]
Broadband Britain is champ of Europe
News Point Topic also warned the UK was lagging behind other countries in local-loop unbundling (LLU) - the process where rival telcos install their own equipment in BT's... [03 Jan 2006]
Internet's 'heroes' and 'villains' to be named and shamed
News Among those nominated for the hero award are the All Party Internet Group, for its dogged determination to see the UK's computer misuse act renewed; Roger Darlington, outgoing chairman of the Internet Watch Foundation; two nominations... [13 Dec 2005]
ASA sides with BT in Wanadoo war of words
News Still local loop unbundling will sort that issue out won't it? A recent ad by Wanadoo blaming BT for its upgrade fee has drawn the ire of the telco - and a reprimand from the advertising... [16 Nov 2005]
Bulldog does pay-as-you-go broadband
News Just today BT announced it's cutting its Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) prices by 40 per cent, as part of its strategy to stimulate competition and avoid Ofcom intervention. Bulldog has... [16 Nov 2005]
22Mbps broadband goes nationwide
News Zen and Wanadoo, among others, have opted for local loop unbundling to deliver speeds of up to 8Mbps. UK Online has become the first ISP in the UK to roll out its ADSL2+ network... [09 Nov 2005]
Leader: Murdoch as Mr Broadband?
Leader It has always served the business world well and was among the earliest competitors to BT to make local loop unbundling (LLU) work - back when most others were complaining about the... [21 Oct 2005]
Zen Internet joins local loop unbundlers
News Business ISP Zen Internet has announced its own local loop unbundling (LLU) trial, with the Rochdale exchange the first to be set free. If all goes to plan with the trial, the ISP may... [21 Oct 2005]
BSkyB confirms £211m offer for Easynet
News The Murdoch-owned satellite provider said it had decided to acquire Easynet, which made £8.9m in EBITDA last year, because of its significant broadband presence in the UK as well as its efforts in local... [21 Oct 2005]
Pipex snaps up Freedom2Surf for £10m
News The acquisition is likely to be a boon to Pipex in the local loop unbundling (LLU) arena. The UK broadband market is witnessing further consolidation following the news that Pipex is to... [19 Oct 2005]
Wanadoo and PlusNet go for high-speed LLU broadband
News Wanadoo has announced the fruits of its experiments with local loop unbundling (LLU), including a new speed boost to rival BT's mooted increase. He added: "After many months of steady... [17 Oct 2005]
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