broadband use in news
Mobile broadband threatening fixed line?
News Results from YouGov's DongleTrack report show while the majority (64 per cent) of mobile broadband users are buying dongles or datacards as an accessory to fixed line fat pipes, a significant minority (12 per cent - or one in eight mobile... [20 Aug 2008]
CIOs rate MBAs
News AOL Broadband director of systems and operations Steve Clarke, said personally an MBA was no use, but might have been early on in his career. Steve Clarke, director of systems & operations, AOL Broadband [19 Aug 2008]
Google's lobby site ups US "white space" debate
News These slivers of spectrum that sit between TV channels as buffers to ensure that TV channels don't interfere with each could be used to provide broadband wireless services. That said, much of the white space spectrum that will be available will be... [19 Aug 2008]
Brits spending record time online
News Yet use of mobile phones, PC ownership, home access to the internet and broadband take-up were all lower than average in this age group. Broadband penetration also grew in the last year, creeping up from 52 per cent of households to 58 per cent... [14 Aug 2008]
£68m 'snooping' database: Little impact on serious crime
News Broadband from A to Z Powers to snoop on the UK's email and internet records will be of limited use in tackling serious crime, the government has admitted. But a spokeswoman for the Home Office admitted the proposals would be of restricted use... [13 Aug 2008]
Free wi-fi for Scottish market town
News The programme is part of Pathfinder South, aimed at increasing broadband use in rural areas of southern Scotland, and was co-ordinated by the Scottish Borders New Ways Partnership and Jedburgh Alliance. [13 Aug 2008]
Interference on the radar for FCC "white space"
News And companies such as Verizon Wireless, which won a big chunk of the spectrum, plan to use it to build a next generation wireless broadband network. Field tests to determine whether the Federal Communications Commission should open up unused TV... [12 Aug 2008]
Companies urged not to ban Facebook
News Broadband from A to Z Potential areas of concern for businesses include copyright infringement, inappropriate use of brands and general misbehaviour. Instead businesses should view employee participation as part of the "social experience" and... [08 Aug 2008]
BBC reveals iPlayer user habits
News BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole BBC iPlayer lands on iPhone Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux diams... [06 Aug 2008]
Intel: PC market won't suffer credit crunch blows
News He also told reporters in Lisbon, where he was to sign a draft deal with the Portuguese government to make 500,000 cheap portable computers for schools, the company was upbeat on demand prospects for low-cost computers and broadband wireless systems. [31 Jul 2008]
Generation Y setting tech agenda
News Broadband from A-Z Click here for all there is on broadband, from fibre to zombies. The older Generation X (aged 29 to 42) also use technology extensively but more when it "intersects with a personal need or fulfils a desire". [25 Jul 2008]
Orange plots Eee PC mobile broadband coup
News Mobile operator Orange UK is hoping the Eee has the edge over Apple's touchscreen mobile as it has stepped up to iPhone-wielding rival O2 - which is Apple's partner for the iPhone in the UK - and launched a range of mobile broadband packages which... [23 Jul 2008]
UK trails in open source race
News Broadband from A-Z… According to Forrester, organisations using or planning to use open source software say lower cost is the main driver. UK businesses are lagging behind their European and US counterparts in adopting open source software. [14 Jul 2008]
Steve Ballmer on a future in the cloud
News He conceded that issues with broadband connection in developing markets still exist, and these would pose a barrier to adoption of web applications in some countries. He said: "The world will insist on 'click to run', not 'click to install' or... [10 Jul 2008]
Faster broadband demands more bandwidth
News When it comes to broadband, a high fibre diet seems to increase customers' appetite for bandwidth, a new report has found. The report also found European broadband speeds are rising by an average of more than 50 per cent per year. [08 Jul 2008]
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