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RSS 100mbps in newsBT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News BT is planning to spend £1.5bn on significantly upgrading its broadband network to support next generation super-fast internet. The plans aim to give 10 million UK homes fibre access by 2012 with bandwidth of up to 100Mbps - and potentially up to 1... [15 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News The UK's business efficiency is being threatened by relatively slow broadband speeds, according to a report by the Communications Management Association. The Communications Management Association's (CMA's) Next Generation Access report, issued on... [07 Jul 2008]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News The rapid take-up of mobile broadband could help spur the arrival of super-fast fibre broadband networks in the UK, says telecoms regulator Ofcom, which has set out plans for a pro-investment regulatory framework that will guarantee operators who... [04 Jul 2008]
Ultra fat pipes to squeeze through Dundee's sewers
News Dundee has been selected as the first Scottish 'Fibrecity' - meaning 100Mbps-plus broadband connectivity will be speeding out of fibre-optic-stuffed sewers and into every home, business and organisation in the city as soon as next year. [18 Jun 2008]
Bournemouth to be UK's first Fibrecity
News The race to become the UK's first 'Fibrecity' has been won by the seaside resort of Bournemouth, better known for ice-cream and old people than high speed internet. H2O Networks, a company that lays fibre optic cabling in the sewers, said work will... [08 May 2008]
New mobile masts to be drastically reduced
News Leading mobile operators have said they want to drastically cut down on the number of new base stations they deploy. Speaking at a Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) meeting at the CeBIT technology fair in Germany, senior executives said flat... [07 Mar 2008]
Broadband Britain cheaper and faster than ever
News Broadband Britain has never had it so good with fat pipes cheaper and faster than ever. Average broadband costs have dropped 36 per cent in the last four years, according to price comparison site uSwitch. [01 Feb 2008]
Virgin touts free broadband speed upgrade
News Virgin Media has announced a free speed upgrade to 10Mbps for some of its broadband customers. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for ADSL B is for BT C is for Cable & Wireless [28 Jan 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. Not a plague of rabid rats but superfast broadband. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [23 Jan 2008]
Super-speed broadband heads to Kent
News BT has given details of a planned fibre deployment in the Thames Gateway regeneration region - its first use of fibre to hook up homes in the UK. Instead of laying traditional copper cabling to the buildings planned for the 1,000 acre development... [10 Jan 2008]
Web 2.0 driving second internet boom
News Consumer-led web 2.0 and collaboration technologies will drive massive productivity gains for businesses over the next decade and radically transform people's everyday lives forever. This prediction of a second, bigger internet boom driven by... [25 Jul 2007]
UK languishes in broadband slow-lane
News The UK is lagging behind its peers in terms of broadband download speeds as well as value for money where it comes to 'always on' internet access. In terms of the maximum broadband speed offered, the UK is 16th out of the 30 member countries of the... [18 Jul 2007]
CIO Essentials: Stolen laptops, PC-killing phones and RFID
News Ever wondered what CIOs are reading on silicon.com? Our CIO Essentials feature puts you in the picture. Each week a leading IT chief picks his or her top stories from the past week and explains why they matter. [15 May 2007]
NHS Trust cuts the wires, plans for RFID
News Scarborough NHS Trust has signed a seven-year contract worth more than £1m, to migrate its network infrastructure to wireless. In addition to extra network capacity, the Trust will also benefit from more up-to-date distribution of patient records... [09 May 2007]
100Mbps mobiles coming soon?
News While today's 3G connectivity seems positively zippy at 1.8Mbps, some of the biggest names in telecoms are clubbing together to work on a standard that could boost mobile speeds to 100Mbps. Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks... [08 May 2007]
