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RSS bt adsl zBroadband pace lagging in the countryside
News LLU has been key to achieving faster broadband speeds in the short term as BT's own next-gen ADSL tech - ADSL2+ (which promises a theoretical maximum of 24Mbps) - has taken longer to arrive. Fastest after London are: the North East (3.6Mbps), the... [04 Jun 2008]
'Unlimited broadband' thing of the past?
News A is for ADSL B is for BT At conferences where the likes of Tiscali and BT are present, you hear them say these things - 'We must move to a new tariffing scheme' - and that tells me they're working hard on this. [17 Mar 2008]
Ofcom and ISPs kiss and MAC up
News A is for ADSL B is for BT A BT spokesman told silicon.com that the company was fully behind the proposals. The MAC is required by customers wanting to switch ISP, which they take over to their new provider. [13 Dec 2006]
Telco packages overwhelm customers
News A is for ADSL B is for BT Ofcom has called for simplifying the process of switching providers and recently received support from BT for the cause. A "significant minority" of consumers have trouble working out which company offers the best value or... [17 Nov 2006]
O2: A wannabe BT?
News A is for ADSL O2 has revealed plans that could see it lining up to compete with the likes of BT and NTL as it moves increasingly towards fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), broadband and various flavours of telly and advertising. [15 Nov 2006]
Is online TV throttling broadband networks?
News A is for ADSL B is for BT BT told silicon.com the full launch of iPlayer hasn't had any impact on the service its customers receive. Although BT wouldn't say whether it employs traffic shaping, the telco said it manages its network to "ensure the... [28 Jan 2008]
Does superfast broadband Britain stink of sewage?
News A is for ADSL B is for BT BT's forthcoming copper-based ADSL2+ technology will only offer a theoretical maximum of 24Mbps. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. Plans are afoot that could see something speeding out of the... [23 Jan 2008]
Smaller ISPs: The secret to our success
News A is for ADSL The UK broadband market witnessed a lot of consolidation last year, including Thus grabbing two rivals in a £70m spending spree, BT snapping up PlusNet for £67m, and Pipex forking out £10m for Freedom2Surf, £12m for Bulldog and £24m... [26 Jan 2007]
NHS network pilot to cut call costs
News A is for ADSL B is for BT BT - which is running the £530m N3 project - claims NHS organisations will subsequently make substantial savings on communications by converging voice and data over a single network. [06 Dec 2007]
2010: UK dial-up's dying days
News A is for ADSL B is for BT BT has actually done a very, very good job in terms of getting very wide broadband availability," he told silicon.com. And only around one million of those will be using dial-up to get online, it predicts. [26 Nov 2007]
TalkTalk is UK's least-liked broadband provider
News A is for ADSL B is for BT Telewest was followed by AOL, Tiscali, BT and Orange, with NTL and then TalkTalk at the bottom of the rankings. Customers have voted TalkTalk and NTL the worst UK broadband providers, as customer satisfaction falls across... [05 Dec 2006]
Ericsson CEO hails mobile broadband 'breakthrough'
News A is for ADSL B is for BT Ericsson president and CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg has called 2007 a breakthrough year for mobile broadband. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. C is for Cable & Wireless [11 Feb 2008]
Brits suffering fat pipe rage
News A is for ADSL B is for BT Firing up fat pipes is inducing techno-rage in many UK broadband customers, according to a survey commissioned by O2 Broadband. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [25 Jan 2008]
Fibre connectivity set to change, says EC
News A is for ADSL B is for BT The European Commission is to issue a recommendation on how member states should go about rolling out fibre connectivity to homes and businesses. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [28 Feb 2008]
Broadband switching still a tricky business
News A is for ADSL B is for BT Switching broadband providers is still proving a tricky business despite Ofcom rules introduced a year ago designed to make the process easier. To switch providers, subscribers need to obtain a Migration Authorisation Code... [15 Feb 2008]
