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RSS free broadbandBT offers free fibre to Glasgow businesses
News BT is offering a free taste of superfast broadband to businesses in Glasgow. Back in 2008 BT announced it would be spending £1.5bn to bring fibre broadband to around 10 million homes and... [05 Nov 2009]
Make haste with the analogue-digital switch, urges EC
News The European Commission has called for EU members to speed their switchover to digital television, and therefore in the process free up spectrum, which can then be used for broadband services. The plans... [30 Oct 2009]
Photos: BT previews superfast fibre broadband... in Muswell Hill
Photo Residents of London's N10 district are being invited to try the FTTC service for free until January 2010, with the telco targeting its existing broadband customers with letters offering a... [17 Sep 2009]
The A to Z of wireless
News The business was launched in Spain in 2005 and the wi-fi company went on to sign an agreement with BT that saw the telco offer FON membership to all of its broadband customers. But it's no longer just a question of... [11 Aug 2009]
Motorola's UTRAN Sharing Feature
White Paper A key enabler for mobile broadband is the wide availability of HSxPA networks, which offer clear benefits in terms of both subscriber experience and reduced cost per bit of data delivered [compared to R99 UMTS]. [03 Aug 2009]
Five - why we joined Project Canvas
News It is hoped Canvas - which was announced in December 2008 - will provide UK homes with access to IPTV via broadband enabled set-top boxes in much the same way as Freeview and Freesat currently do with digital TV, by the... [30 Jul 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Singapore's fibre paradox
Comment I checked with the manager and he assured me that 1Mbps was the norm and this was considered to be broadband. You can watch a video I shot while in Thailand, about their broadband here. Compiled at my... [30 Jul 2009]
Five joins BBC and ITV in Canvas picture
News Canvas - a BBC, BT and ITV Canvas joint venture announced in December 2008 - will provide UK homes with access to IPTV via a broadband enabled set-top box in much the same way as Freeview and Freesat currently do with... [29 Jul 2009]
Inbox: ID cards U-turn: The end is nigh?
Comment Fortunately, my Virgin Media cable broadband has been fairly reliable. I have no problem with private companies doing this, they live and die by how well they can serve their customers and manage their money and the end... [06 Jul 2009]
2020: When the world and its toothbrush gets online
News I'm not sure if you will have broadband in your toothbrush but maybe your dentist wants to know [how you brush your teeth] so why not? Jan Håglund, deputy head of IP and broadband networks at the... [29 Jun 2009]
Cheat sheet: Project Canvas
Cheat Sheet Well the broadcasters BBC and ITV along with telco BT have teamed up to create a platform for bringing on-demand content to the UK's televisions through new broadband-enabled receivers. Neither - it's a broadcast... [23 Jun 2009]
BT calls for end of 'free ride' for BBC's iPlayer
News The spokesperson added that content publishers such as the BBC should not get a "free ride", especially in the light of a government report expected to recommend broadband for all UK citizens, due next... [12 Jun 2009]
UK 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. The average mobile-broadband download speed in the UK is... [11 Jun 2009]
O2 reveals how much a new iPhone will cost
News Customers can also get a bolt-on tariff for tethering their iPhone to a PC or Mac as a mobile broadband modem. On an 18-month contract, the 16GB version of the 3G S will cost between £184.98 (with a service plan at... [09 Jun 2009]
Simon Post
CIO Profile Technology is ever more critical for The Carphone Warehouse which has been expanding its mobile phone retailing remit for some years now and bundles free laptops with its broadband offerings. This is not... [03 Jun 2009]
