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RSS Ofcom adslUK mobiles getting just a quarter of pledged speed
News The telecoms regulator Ofcom is keen to free up more spectrum to increase the viability of mobile broadband in such situations. Web browsing is around a third slower than it is on equivalent ADSL... [11 Jun 2009]
BT slammed over unbundling price hike
News O is for Ofcom In 2005, the regulator Ofcom forced BT to split off its access division, which became Openreach, as a separate entity, so other ISPs could use the UK's telecoms infrastructure without... [10 Mar 2009]
Cheap broadband will stop BT going fibre charge crazy
News Cheap mobile broadband and existing fixed services will keep BT from running a fibre monopoly, according to the communications regulator Ofcom. O is for Ofcom However, Ofcom chief... [03 Mar 2009]
Mind the mobile broadband cash gap
News O is for Ofcom A is for ADSL The success of mobile broadband is putting European operators in a sticky situation as retail prices are often well below the cost of providing the service. According to... [11 Feb 2009]
Broadband Britain: Where's our revolution?
Comment O is for Ofcom A is for ADSL The interim Digital Britain report sets out a pledge of universal broadband access by 2012 at speeds of up to 2Mbps via fixed and wireless networks. The final word will come... [30 Jan 2009]
'UK needs spectrum-for-speed swap'
News Speaking to silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Tuesday, Meadway said the government and Ofcom should re-examine the auction model that will be used to dispose of UHF spectrum coming free as a result of the digital... [20 Jan 2009]
Bournemouth braced for first Fibrecity homes
News O is for Ofcom A is for ADSL The first clutch of homes to be connected to the 100Mbps Fibrecity network currently being built in Bournemouth will be hooked up by the end of March. The superfast seaside... [20 Jan 2009]
Inbox: Who's to blame for snail's pace broadband?
Comment Ofcom has published the initial findings of its research into the real speeds UK consumers are getting from their broadband connections. I have experience in a number of locations where I have installed... [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. Ofcom intends to use the final results of the study, due for... [08 Jan 2009]
Virgin debuts 50Mbps broadband
News O is for Ofcom A is for ADSL There has been a lot of discussion in the press, the Advertising Standards Authority and elsewhere around the impact of the telephone line on the speeds of... [16 Dec 2008]
Nokia to take on mobile broadband market
News O is for Ofcom A is for ADSL Nokia will start to ship its first 3G dongle in early 2009, Tapio Markki, vice president for hardware platform components at Nokia, told Reuters. The market for HSPA modems... [12 Dec 2008]
ISPs agree to 'honesty code' of broadband speeds
News According to telecoms regulator Ofcom, internet service providers (ISPs) covering more than 95 per cent of broadband customers in the UK have signed up to the code of practice. O is for Ofcom... [05 Dec 2008]
Free PCs and broadband for 20,000 kids
News O is for Ofcom A is for ADSL Thousands of children in England will receive free computers and access to broadband under government plans to bridge the digital divide. From February 2009, kids in Suffolk... [22 Oct 2008]
'Mobile broadband is not the same standard as fixed'
News O is for Ofcom A is for ADSL The ASA's adjudication follows a complaint from a member of the public over a T-Mobile flyer - which stated "All the benefits of home broadband, on the move. No wires, no... [16 Oct 2008]
BT to plug fibre in London, Wales
News Asked whether the two pilots will pave the way for a national rollout of FTTC, the spokesman said BT's next-gen broadband strategy is dependent on "a number of factors", including being able to ensure a return on its investment; evidence... [14 Oct 2008]
