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Rubbish home broadband? BT has the answer...
News It said broadband interference is caused by an antennae effect produced by the 'bell wire' - a third wire that runs alongside the pair of wires carrying the telephone and fat pipe signals - which BT says... [01 Oct 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News A BT spokesman told silicon.com these barriers include a universal service obligation to put copper wire into new homes, something which is high cost but which fibre takes away the need for. The plans... [15 Jul 2008]
Ofcom - high-fibre diet ordered for Broadband Britain
News Mary Turner: Bandwidth is key to fat pipe nation… While BT is fitting the first networks, Ofcom says the new regulatory proposals will encourage widespread investment in fibre networks for the 246,000... [16 Apr 2008]
Five weird ways to bridge the digital divide
News Several companies are donning gloves and wellies and poking around in the murky subterranean depths of towns and cities in order to pipe high speed broadband into people's homes. Here are five weird and... [06 Mar 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... [01 Feb 2008]
Does superfast broadband Britain stink of sewage?
News Plans are afoot that could see something speeding out of the UK's sewers and into people's homes. B is for BT BT's forthcoming copper-based ADSL2+ technology will only offer a... [23 Jan 2008]
Super-speed broadband heads to Kent
News The average fat pipe speed in the UK is just 3.6Mbps, according to price comparison website uSwitch - which means Blighty lags behind near neighbour France, where it says average speeds are 17.6Mbps. BT... [10 Jan 2008]
Where next for broadband Britain?
News But, even so, he admitted the business case for fibre is "incredibly hard" as the market has seen a slide in the average price for broadband over the last few years and consumers don't see why they should pay more for fat... [22 Nov 2007]
Swindon still top dog for fat pipes
News Cardiff looked like it was poised to steal Swindon's fat pipe crown six months ago, after coming second in the rankings and being chosen by BT for initial tests of its 21CN network. Nearly two-thirds... [23 May 2007]
BT lines up 10 million broadband customers
News BT claims it will sign-up its 10 millionth broadband customer this week, meaning just one in 250 homes and businesses will be unable to get broadband from the former incumbent. Figures released today by... [02 Jan 2007]
Cardiff poised to steal Swindon's fat pipe crown?
News Back in December 2005, when Point Topic conducted its previous survey of UK broadband penetration, Cardiff ranked 15th for fat pipe penetration, with 46.7 per cent. Nearly three-fifths (59.8 per cent) of... [11 Dec 2006]
Digital TV boom-time coming to Europe
News Dogra believes greater choice, greater audience targeting and greater interactivity will all help to sell the switchover to consumers, whether they opt for digital through their aerial or through their broadband fat pipe. [20 Mar 2006]
The WiMax quiet revolution: BT's on board
News Intel's Mr WiMax - Scott Richardson, GM of the broadband wireless division - has been touting the possibilities of the long-range internet access technology beyond backhaul, claiming WiMax will make 100 per cent broadband more than just... [19 Apr 2005]
Broadband: No longer Europe's luxury
News At the end of the decade, Forrester predicts, the Netherlands will take the connectivity crown with 54 per cent of households equipped with a fat pipe. A report by research group Forrester found that the growth in... [21 Jan 2005]
Call that a fat pipe? Check out my 8Mbps
News Because it has concentrated on major towns and cities, this lets it reach about 4.4 million homes. Internet users in many urban areas around the UK may soon be able to get a broadband connection of eight megabits per... [19 Nov 2004]
