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RSS 8mbpsBT 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 to around 40 per cent of UK homes... [28 Sep 2009]
Photos: BT previews superfast fibre broadband... in Muswell Hill
Photo BT has opened a new high street shop to promote fibre broadband in London's Muswell Hill - the location for one of its two fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) pilots, along with Whitchurch in South Wales. Residents of London's N10 district are... [17 Sep 2009]
Revealed: What counts as normal broadband in Britain?
News On Tuesday, Ofcom published the final version of its report into fixed broadband speeds, finding that the average download speed for a UK subscriber has increased since the preliminary results were released in January. [28 Jul 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Baker's dozen - a lesson for broadband
Comment Compiled on KLM 1508 flying Norwich to Amsterdam and dispatched to silicon.com via wi-fi from my Amsterdam hotel a day later The expression 'a baker's dozen' originated around the 13th century in an early statute instituted by Henry III... [11 Jun 2009]
BT doubles broadband speeds to 20Mbps
News BT has upgraded its broadband network to offer home and business users download speeds of up to 20Mbps and uploads of up to 1Mbps. The shift to ADSL2+ technology brings BT's speeds closer to those of competitors such as Virgin Media,... [04 Jun 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Become a bandwidth scavenger
Comment Never has a subject been so studied, debated and reported with such little understanding and positive action as broadband in the UK. For me this came to a real head recently with the publication of the Carter Report, compounded by my... [06 May 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Digital Britain? Not quite
Comment Compiled in a San Diego coffee shop where bandwidth seems plentiful and the connectivity is free. Dispatched the next day via a free wireless LAN at my hotel. On 11 February the UK government publicly committed to broadband for every... [19 Feb 2009]
Inbox: Who's to blame for snail's pace broadband?
Comment The weekly Inbox column collects the best and most thought-provoking of the reader comments silicon.com receives each week. Readers were back in full swing following the Christmas break, and quick to respond to a story regarding Gordon... [12 Jan 2009]
UK broadband: Reality is half the promised speed
News Ofcom has published the initial findings of its research into the real speeds UK consumers are getting from their broadband connections. According to a preliminary version of the telecommunications regulator's UK Broadband Speeds 2008... [08 Jan 2009]
Rubbish home broadband? BT has the answer...
News BT may have been making a few noises about investing in a fibre broadband network for the UK - provided it can get a guaranteed return on investment - but it's still banking on getting the most out of Blighty's ageing household wiring... [01 Oct 2008]
Go Solo at Orange to hook up with biz fat pipes
News Small-business customers on Orange's Solo mobile plan will be able to get free broadband from the company for the length of their contract. Orange announced its 'Broadband for Business' offer on Tuesday, alongside various... [01 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... [30 Sep 2008]
Heathrow T5 gets massive wi-fi hotspot
News Heathrow's Terminal 5 has gone live with a wi-fi hotspot for its passengers. The service is aimed particularly at business travelers who can access the network using laptops, PDAs and mobiles, with the T5 network promising speeds of up... [04 Sep 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Why your broadband's so slow
Comment Initial vibes received in Jamestown, California. More comments picked up in Cupertino. Dispatched to silicon.com from home two weeks later after a bout of pneumonia that downed me for more than 10 days [03 Sep 2008]
Brits spending record time online
News Brits are more comms obsessed than ever, according to Ofcom. The telecoms regulator has released its fifth annual communications market report, which shows people in the UK are spending more time than ever consuming a variety of comms... [14 Aug 2008]
