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The A to Z of broadband

News A is for ADSL A is for ADSL A is for ADSL A is for ADSL A is for ADSL Click on the letters in the A to Z list to find out more about the technology that has revolutionised internet access - from ADSL to zombies.

Tags: broadband, adsl, hsdpa, bt

[01 Nov 2006]

Virgin touts free broadband speed upgrade

News A is for ADSL Virgin described this as 'a significant speed advantage' over regular 8Mbps ADSL connections and said the free upgrade will roll out by region from late next month and be completed by late summer.

Tags: broadband, speed, virgin, cable

[28 Jan 2008]

Where next for broadband Britain?

News A is for ADSL He cited ADSL+ - coming next year, with top speeds of up to 24Mbps - and said speeds would still "satisfy a lot of apps". B is for BT All-IP next generation networks (NGNs) are being rolled out in the UK - such as BT's 21CN - but NGNs...

Tags: ngn, nga, broadband, fibre

[22 Nov 2007]

BT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software

News A is for ADSL B is for BT BT and NetSuite have joined forces to bring web-based on-demand software to the telco's 1.6 million business customers. BT is offering NetSuite's business management applications and will soon provide customer relationship...

Tags: smes, saas, crm, bt

[22 Apr 2008]

BT hooks up first 21CN customers

News A is for ADSL B is for BT BT has moved its first customers to its 21st Century Network (21CN) in the initial phase of the next-generation network's national rollout. Cardiff, Bridgend and the Pontypridd area are next on BT's list to have their...

Tags: 21cn, wales, bt, customer

[28 Nov 2006]

BT lags in broadband satisfaction stakes

News A is for ADSL B is for BT BT has come bottom of the eight major UK broadband providers in a customer satisfaction survey. Behind Tiscali comes Virgin Media with a score of 660, then Sky (657), AOL (646), Orange (636), Pipex (634), TalkTalk (630...

Tags: jd power, broadband, isps, customer

[06 Dec 2007]

BT rings up more than a million VoIP customers

News A is for ADSL B is for BT More than one million consumer customers have signed up for BT's VoIP service since June last year. A BT spokesman told silicon.com the reason for the rapid uptake is largely down to the launch back in June of Total...

Tags: broadband, voip, bt

[10 Jan 2007]

Come an' Avatalk in Second Life, urges BT

News A is for ADSL B is for BT BT is upping its presence in Second Life with a trial of its free 'Avatalk' phone and texting service. Users will be able to use their avatars to access the service at red BT phone boxes at five locations or by picking up...

Tags: bt, trial, ip, sms

[20 Mar 2008]

O2: A wannabe BT?

News A is for ADSL B is for BT 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.

Tags: mobile tv, fmc, be, advertising

[15 Nov 2006]

Cardiff poised to steal Swindon's fat pipe crown?

News A is for ADSL B is for BT The Welsh capital was chosen by BT for initial tests of 21CN, with the first customers hooked up to the new network last month. Nearly three-fifths (59.8 per cent) of homes in the Wiltshire town had broadband as of 30 June...

Tags: 21cn, swindon, bt broadband, broadband

[11 Dec 2006]

Faster speeds on the cards for Broadband Britain?

News A is for ADSL B is for BT Tiscali CEO, Mary Turner, recently told silicon.com fibre to the cabinet - aka backhaul - needs to be "commercialised" as BT is not currently obliged by Ofcom to resell it. The list from A to Z

Tags: broadband, fibre, ofcom, high speed

[22 Feb 2008]

Broadband summit: Speed is the key

News A is for ADSL B is for BT Companies including BT - which has invested billions in overhauling its core network to an all-IP network known as the 21CN - and Virgin Media, which has announced plans to roll out an up to 50Mbps broadband service by the...

Tags: ofcom, broadband, ngn, economy

[27 Nov 2007]

Broadband Britain cheaper and faster than ever

News A is for ADSL B is for BT The analyst said the UK's telecoms landscape is set for "enormous change", with the rollout of BT's 21CN all-IP next-gen network this year. Average broadband costs have dropped 36 per cent in the last four years, according...

Tags: broadband, speed, fat pipes, connection

[01 Feb 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.

Tags: broadband, iplayer, youtube, isps

[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.

Tags: mac, ofcom, bt

[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...

Tags: telcos, survey, ofcom, uk

[17 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...

Tags: bbc, iplayer, tiscali, bandwidth

[28 Jan 2008]

Broadband Britain: Revolution is in the air

Broadband Britain: Revolution is in the air

News BT`s policy of waiting for what are, effectively, orders for ADSL before enabling the exchange is like putting the cart before the horse. When BT's CEO Ben Verwaayen spoke to silicon.com last week (http://www.silicon.com/a55481 ) he re-ignited a...

[16 Sep 2002]

The Weekly Round-Up: 15.08.03

The Weekly Round-Up: 15.08.03

Round-Up One of these city-dwelling spoilsports was probably silicon.com reader Simon Curry who believes having to pay for expensive alternatives to ADSL broadband should just be a natural downside of living in rural Britain, in the same way high property...

Tags: country, town, digital blunders, weekly round-up

[15 Aug 2003]

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...

Tags: sewer, speed, broadband, fibre

[23 Jan 2008]

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