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RSS broadbandBroadband rekindling some dot-com ventures
News Many failed dot-com ideas could soon get another chance, thanks to broadband. In a new report on the impact and potential of broadband, Pearson argues that the dot-com boom failed partly because few... [03 Mar 2004]
Broadband for all: Rural Britain told to keep on waiting
News It appears the rural broadband debate is set to run and run. After mentioning it in the Weekly Round-Up, the silicon.com virtual mailbag was inundated with angry responses - for and against the idea of... [18 Aug 2003]
Boardroom Despatches: Broadband ABCs
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 worth an extra hour's work a week to economy
News The rollout of broadband networks across the UK will give a massive boost to the country's economy, but the promise is being held back by unfair pricing from BT, according to a new industry group formed by BT competitors. [19 Nov 2003]
Broadband Britain embraces wi-fi sharing love
News Britain has showed off a more giving side after it was revealed the nation shares more than 100,000 broadband connections. BT released the figures showing the number of people who have signed up to BT Fon, where... [05 Jun 2008]
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 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 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 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]
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]
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: 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]
