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Vodafone gets speedy with broadband

News Vodafone is also simplifying the way it markets its mobile broadband to help customers understand how they can use the service, rather than focusing on speeds. Vodafone is extending its fast mobile broadband coverage to a further three million...

Tags: hsdpa, vodafone, broadband, mobile

[12 May 2008]

Virgin Media to ramp up capacity on core network

News But now Virgin Media, which already offers the fastest broadband speeds in the UK with its 20Mbps service and has a 50Mbps rollout planned for this year, has completed a trial of bandwidth-boosting kit which increased capacity on its long-haul 10G...

Tags: fibre, nortel, bandwidth, broadband

[09 May 2008]

Carphone Warehouse plans broadband boost

News But keeping up with other UK broadband players such as O2 - which Fogg said has recently started heavily marketing its ADSL2+ product - the company will need to upgrade equipment in exchanges and boost line capacity to cope with demand for higher...

Tags: talktalk, broadband, carphone warehouse

[09 May 2008]

BT adds smart phone to home broadband package

News However it admits broadband speeds will only be achievable in areas with a wireless broadband network. BT is talking convergence again - the telco has added a smart phone option to its consumer broadband package.

Tags: broadband, smart phone, bt

[08 May 2008]

O2 hits 3G target at last

News O2 has finally met the 3G coverage obligation that was part of the licence it acquired in 2000 for providing mobile broadband. Broadband from A-Z Click here for all there is on broadband, from fibre to zombies.

Tags: 3g, o2, ofcom

[06 May 2008]

O2 woos SMEs with broadband deal

News Mobile operator O2 UK has launched a business broadband service and extended the coverage of its home broadband offering to the whole of the UK from today. The Business Broadband offering is targeted at SMEs and, as with O2's Home Broadband service...

Tags: broadband, smes, o2

[01 May 2008]

Mobile market ripe for femtocell loving

News The rise of HSDPA (aka 3.5G) is also a driver for femtocells as the souped-up speeds it offers are fuelling mobile broadband. Infonetics says market conditions are looking up for the backhaul tech which piggybacks on a broadband connection to boost...

Tags: mobile broadband, 3.5g, femtocell

[23 Apr 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 broadband service with a 3GB-per-month "fair use" cap.

Tags: dongle, mobile, broadband, o2

[17 Apr 2008]

Ofcom - high-fibre diet ordered for Broadband Britain

News The speed offered by fibre optic cable - up to 100Mb - is much faster than broadband speeds of existing copper networks, and is able to deal with multiple high-definition video streams and near-instant music downloads.

Tags: telco, broadband, fibre

[16 Apr 2008]

WiMax to pip LTE 3G at the post?

News Raising the example of Korea, he noted the availability of models which combine both HSDPA (high-speed downlink packet access) and WiBro (wireless broadband) functionality. While the market waits for LTE, WiMax will serve as a "data overlay" for 3G...

Tags: 4g, 3g, wimax

[11 Apr 2008]

Another Look at Internet Broadband Satellite

whitepaper Three key developments have helped satellite become viable solution, that are broadband speeds, smaller and more affordable CPE, and IP Acceleration. This white paper talks about Internet broadband satellite.

Tags: broadband, satellite, ip vpns, talks

[10 Apr 2008]

Who's king of advertising? Web set to overtake TV

News IAB chief executive Guy Phillipson said in a statement: "With broadband speeds on the up and consumers spending more time on more sites, the outlook for online advertising is rosy. The UK has the most developed online-advertising market in the world.

Tags: tv, 4od, online ads

[09 Apr 2008]

Meeting Test Challenges for ADSL ICs

whitepaper This asymmetric performance is ideal for market-driving consumer broadband applications like video and Internet access, where very high downstream rates are paramount, while minimal data moves upstream from the user to the CO.

Tags: broadband, consumer, rates, lines

[02 Apr 2008]

WiMax to make it as a 'last-mile' broadband tech?

News Report author Howard Wilcox said in a statement: "WiMax can deliver broadband not only to unwired areas but can also improve speeds for subscribers who are on the fringe of DSL coverage in metropolitan areas.

Tags: dsl, broadband, wimax

[01 Apr 2008]

The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08

Round-Up Meanwhile, back on the ground and travellers flying with British Airways (BA) and other Oneworld alliance airlines will soon be able to access wireless broadband for free in UK airport lounges. Passengers on select high-speed TGV trains in France...

Tags: ofcom, wi-fi, train, plane

[28 Mar 2008]

iPhone on the Edge 'disappoints' Apple co-founder

News Speaking at the Broadband and Beyond conference in Sydney, Wozniak said: "To tell you the truth, I was disappointed .half the phones in the AT&T [the exclusive mobile carrier for the iPhone in the US] store were 3G already.

Tags: iphone, 3g, edge, apple

[03 Mar 2008]

Network optimisation market speeds up

News Broadband from A-Z… Cisco could face a tougher battle when it comes to selling companies kit to help them optimise WAN after one of its competitors released a raft of upgrades to its flagship operating system.

Tags: wan, upgrade, riverbed, cisco

[26 Feb 2008]

Faster speeds on the cards for Broadband Britain?

News The government has launched an independent review on barriers to rolling out high speed, next-generation broadband networks in the UK which it says are essential for the future economic success of the country.

Tags: broadband, fibre, ofcom, high speed

[22 Feb 2008]

Internet Service Provider Networks: Simplifying POP Architectures

whitepaper ISPs will need to continue to expand the capacity of their networks while at the same time responding to a number of competitive pressures, including: controlling costs delivering higher reliability offering an attractive mix of broadband access...

Tags: tcp - ip

[07 Feb 2008]

Broadband Britain cheaper and faster than ever

News A recent O2 Broadband survey found slow connection speeds top the list of frustrations for the UK's fat pipe consumers. When it comes to connection speeds, cable broadband provider Virgin Media's planned 50Mbps rollout - set to be available to...

Tags: broadband, speed, fat pipes, connection

[01 Feb 2008]

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