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News A is for ADSL B is for BT The latest UK internet access report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed a clear link between education and online households. Broadband from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [28 Aug 2008]
Third of UK homes still without web access
News A is for ADSL B is for BT According to the ONS' 2008 Internet Access report, 65 per cent of homes - some 16.46 million households - now have internet access: an increase of 1.23 million households since 2007. [27 Aug 2008]
Ofcom: Copper capable of high-speed broadband
News A is for ADSL B is for BT Roll on the investment and rollout please BT. BT has already begun a 21st-century upgrade to its network, which concentrates on the backbone connecting its exchanges, but it has been assumed that super-fast broadband will... [22 Aug 2008]
Mobile broadband threatening fixed line?
News A is for ADSL B is for BT Not least because UK households seeking to install or reconnect a landline can face a BT connection charge of almost £130. Results from YouGov's DongleTrack report show while the majority (64 per cent) of mobile broadband... [20 Aug 2008]
£68m 'snooping' database: Little impact on serious crime
News A is for ADSL B is for BT Powers to snoop on the UK's email and internet records will be of limited use in tackling serious crime, the government has admitted. Home Office proposals for phone, email and internet records - including VoIP - to be... [13 Aug 2008]
Companies urged not to ban Facebook
News A is for ADSL B is for BT Companies shouldn't ban staff from using social applications such as Facebook and MySpace because of concerns about how they might be used. Instead businesses should view employee participation as part of the "social... [08 Aug 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News A is for ADSL B is for BT Following BT's Tuesday announcement that it was to plough £1.5bn into a fibre-access rollout to 10 million homes, an O2 spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk that O2 was "not going to move" until Ofcom... [17 Jul 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News A is for ADSL B is for BT BT is planning to spend £1.5bn on significantly upgrading its broadband network to support next generation super-fast internet. BT says the planned investment is part of its strategy to deliver next generation broadband... [15 Jul 2008]
Law firm gets SaaSy with email security
Case Study A is for ADSL B is for BT Ashurst has been using technology from email management specialist Mimecast to manage its Microsoft Exchange and Outlook applications. Broadband from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [15 Jul 2008]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News A is for ADSL B is for BT Brits are still not satisfied with broadband speeds - and with good reason since actual line speeds are still on average 50 per cent less than the headline speeds advertised. [14 Jul 2008]
Taylor Woodrow heads for the cloud
Case Study A is for ADSL B is for BT Taylor Woodrow has moved its 1,800 staff onto Google Apps for email and other services, estimating it will save £1m per year in the process. The construction division of Taylor Wimpey has embraced software as a service by... [10 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News A is for ADSL B is for BT Last year, BT Openreach said it was unsure there was demand for next-generation access. Speaking on the subject of NGA investment, Richards seemed to imply the regulator would not put severe price limitations on those... [07 Jul 2008]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News A is for ADSL B is for BT Speaking at a conference hosted by UK trade association for technology, Intellect, Ofcom chief executive, Ed Richards, said mobile broadband's rapid rise in popularity could help encourage fixed line operators to invest in... [04 Jul 2008]
Skype touts biz credentials
News A is for ADSL B is for BT Skype is touting its voice over IP (VoIP) technology for small businesses keen to work globally and keep costs down. According to Skype research, 30 per cent of its 309 million users use it for work and the company is... [02 Jul 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News A is for ADSL B is for BT The government has renewed its threat to introduce laws to force ISPs to control online music and film piracy and file-sharing. But the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has hit back, warning the government... [18 Jun 2008]
