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Photos: Inside the RSA cybercrime war room
Photo From the AFCC, the security firm sifts through more than 10 million emails every day, as well as domain names and fraudster chat rooms, searching for threats to its customers, which include a selection of Britain's high... [18 Sep 2009]
Rural Britain needs faster, more reliable broadband
Comment While universal broadband speeds of up to 2Mbps by 2012 might seem like a modest goal for the government to set itself with the Digital Britain plan, for remote areas of the country even a steady 1Mbps can still seem... [04 Aug 2009]
Revealed: What counts as normal broadband in Britain?
News According to the telecoms regulator, the majority of consumers are happy with the speeds they receive but 26 per cent of those surveyed complained they were not getting the speeds they had expected when they signed up to their... [28 Jul 2009]
Critics slam Digital Britain over file-sharers and tax plans
News The Digital Britain report has drawn criticism from politicians and technology experts over its proposals for dealing with fibre rollouts and illegal file-sharing. None of the proposals in the Digital... [18 Jun 2009]
UK spam mountain just got bigger
News Its spamming index said the worst hit were customers who had Orange as their ISP, where spam accounted for more than 96 per cent of all emails received between April and June. The amount of spam stuffed into UK inboxes... [12 Aug 2008]
Tiscali CEO: Bandwidth is key to fat pipe nation
Comment Broadband Britain - why speed is not enough. Mary Turner heads up the operations of ISP Tiscali UK, occupying the CEO's chair since September 2003. Her background is in retail and Turner originally... [21 Feb 2008]
Broadband summit: Speed is the key
News Companies including BT - which has invested billions in overhauling its core network to an all-IP network known as the 21CN - and Virgin Media, which has announced plans to roll out an up to 50Mbps broadband service by the end of next... [27 Nov 2007]
BT gets into bed with FON
News Today we are launching a people's network of wi-fi, which could one day cover every street in Britain. Now BT, the largest ISP in the UK, has given its approval. BT and FON have finally confirmed their... [04 Oct 2007]
Leader: Why are we so unhappy with fat pipes?
Leader Since the millennium, the progress of broadband Britain has been astounding - speeds are up, coverage is nigh on 100 per cent and prices are most definitely down - led by the emergence of 'free' broadband providers. [28 Feb 2007]
BT sells satellite business for £25m
News Arqiva will take over BT's satellite broadcast services, including BT's contracts, operations and staff based in France, Italy, the Netherlands, Britain and the US. Yesterday, BT announced it had made an offer to acquire... [17 Nov 2006]
UK broadband - slow but plentiful
News Britain is good at availability, competition and pricing but not speed," he said. O2, for instance, recently bought ISP Be, which sells next-generation ADSL2+ broadband, capable of providing speeds of up... [19 Oct 2006]
BT and NTL get ISP wooden spoon for satisfaction
News The research found that broadband Britain rates connection quality and reliability - rather than price - as the most important elements. According to the survey of 16,000, 92 per cent of PlusNet customers are satisfied... [05 May 2006]
UK stops 13 fax marketers - but no spammers
News Steve Linford, director of Spamhaus, told silicon.com: "If I was a spammer I'd love Britain. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has admitted it fails to take legal steps against UK spammers while "successfully"... [11 Aug 2005]
NTL signs up customer number one million
News But given the dramatic improvement of BT's performance in this area, with initiatives such as its registration scheme for areas without access to its ADSL service, it's questionable whether the cable operators can claim the same... [04 Mar 2004]
BT ready for WiMax drive
News Four radio-broadband trials being conducted by BT in rural parts of the UK could be the prelude to a full-scale deployment of WiMax in Britain. Robinson, who was speaking at the IIR ISP Forum in London,... [23 Feb 2004]
