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Comment In the first of two columns this week that draw on this month's ABC broadband conference for inspiration, Rene Carayol explains how he rediscovered his faith, in no small part due to a technology leader we know well… [17 Nov 2004]
Broadband Britain - a third world country?
News While take-up of broadband in Britain is making slow but steady progress, some Asia Pacific countries are storming ahead on ADSL adoption. Research out today from the Office of National Statistics shows that while the... [18 Aug 2003]
Broadband: You've never had it so good
News Broadband prices are hitting new lows worldwide, a new report from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has found. Tim Kelly, head of the strategy and policy unit at the ITU, said today in Hong Kong that... [06 Dec 2006]
Broadband Britain was always a non-starter
News Unbundling is a waste of time, delaying the roll-out of broadband when it was meant to boost it. But in other markets, such as Germany and the Netherlands, unbundled broadband is more successful than the... [04 Oct 2001]
Broadband barren lands cry foul
News Surely, it is in the interests of both the consumer and the telecoms industry to rollout the broadband when economically viable, otherwise the industry would go to the wall. I do agree however that all of us should be... [21 Jun 2002]
Broadband boon comes to the borders
News A deal has been struck between the South of Scotland Broadband Pathfinder Project and ISP Thus to install high-speed broadband in the region. Broadband access is seen by Pathfinder as... [03 Nov 2006]
Broadband fuels online gambling boom
News Internet gambling continues to grow at a rapid pace in the UK, as the increasing availability of broadband encourages more people to try out a quick flutter online. We know from earlier survey work that UK gamblers like... [14 Apr 2005]
Broadband beating the internet to converts
News Britain's broadband connections are continuing apace - with the rate of fat-pipe conversions outstripping the rate of new connections to the internet as a whole. According to figures from the Office of National... [17 Mar 2005]
Broadband wireless gets spectrum boost
News More of the ether will be made available for broadband fixed wireless links, communications watchdog Ofcom has decided. Ofcom plans to open up more spectrum for very high capacity point-to-point wireless... [10 Nov 2006]
Broadband: No longer Europe's luxury
News In the next few years, broadband will become the norm rather than the exception for Europeans, according to analysts. A report by research group Forrester found that the growth in broadband connections... [21 Jan 2005]
Leader: Broadband deals - read the fine print
Leader You know you're in the midst of a price war when new offers come in by the hour - and that's the situation with broadband in the UK. UK reader Paul Shrimpton wrote: "Whether it's file-sharing, personal website... [25 Aug 2004]
'Broadband for Yorkshire' campaign gathers pace
News BT has formed a partnership with development organisation Yorkshire Forward and business group Business Links to increase awareness of the benefits of broadband and ecommerce in the Yorkshire and Humber region. [22 Aug 2003]
Broadband guru says less is more
News A leading advisor to the government on the future of broadband Britain believes there should be fewer - not more - operators in the UK. However, the views of Peter Radley, chairman of the Broadband... [02 Jul 2001]
Broadband growth fastest in Eastern Europe
News Eastern Europe saw the world's highest growth in broadband uptake during the third calendar quarter of 2006. By the end of September there were 263.8 million broadband lines worldwide, 16.9 million of... [20 Dec 2006]
Broadband availability still hitting UK Plc
News Competition in the UK telecoms sector is more intense than it was a year ago but there are still problems for organisations that want broadband at all their sites or symmetrical speeds. However, 54 per cent of... [07 Feb 2007]
