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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... [30 Sep 2008]
Ofcom hatches plan to woo telcos to fibre
News She added: "Ofcom really wants to know what Britain thinks about super-fast broadband and kick off a debate. The regulator is also aiming to raise awareness around super-fast broadband and what consumers... [23 Sep 2008]
Broadband Britain: UK needs wireless patchwork
News A major, independent review into the delivery of next-generation broadband access in the UK has been completed, with the resulting report recommending a patchwork of fixed and wireless technologies. Friday's report,... [12 Sep 2008]
Ofcom: Copper capable of high-speed broadband
News An Ofcom assessment has predicted that DSL over normal copper phone lines could take virtually the whole country to broadband speeds of 50Mbps or more, as long as optical fibre is laid to the street cabinets used by the... [22 Aug 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News Broadband from A to Z Virgin Media did, however, claim that it, rather than BT, was "spearheading" the "super-fast broadband movement", as it had already rolled out a fibre network that would be offering... [17 Jul 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News BT is planning to spend £1.5bn on significantly upgrading its broadband network to support next generation super-fast internet. Broadband from A to Z BT says the planned investment is... [15 Jul 2008]
O2 to launch mobile broadband offering
News O2 will launch its mobile broadband service on Friday, becoming the last major UK operator to do so. Opting for an 18-month contract, users will get a free USB modem and pay £20 per month for a 3G... [17 Apr 2008]
Ofcom consults on next generation access
News Ofcom has issued a consultation paper to identify how and when the UK should upgrade its broadband access. That takes care of the so-called "backbone" of the UK's broadband infrastructure but... [27 Sep 2007]
Europe not pushing enough fibre to the home
News 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 came from Russia, according to the World broadband statistics: Q4... [18 Apr 2007]
Nokia and Siemens merge units to fight Ericsson
News The combined company will also allow the pair to offer quadruple-play services of TV, broadband access, fixed and mobile telecoms. Nokia and Siemens are to merge some operations to create a joint venture capable of... [19 Jun 2006]
NTL grabs Telewest for $6bn
News The combined company will have a customer base of nearly five million customers, including 2.5 million broadband users. The combined company will have more broadband customers than any other ISP but... [03 Oct 2005]
Verizon buys MCI in $6.7bn deal
News It is a natural and logical extension of Verizon's strategy to transform our company to serve growth markets and offer broadband technologies. Verizon Communications has sealed the deal with long-distance telephone... [14 Feb 2005]
BT keeps up £1bn new wave momentum as voice dies
News BT's investment in its new wave businesses - mobile, broadband and ICT services - seems to be paying off, as the modernisation continues to buoy the balance sheet and traditional voice revenues slip away. [10 Feb 2005]
Leader: Google IPO a sign of things to come
Leader Analysts put the increase down to more people switching to broadband and more signing up for ecommerce promotions. Google has finally started the IPO ball rolling. A flotation could be a watershed event for the tech... [24 Oct 2003]
Cisco adds a touch of colour to its VoIP phones
News After years of overpromising and under-delivering, VoIP providers are generating renewed interest among consumers, thanks to sharp growth in broadband connections to the home, improvements in quality of service, and... [09 Sep 2003]
