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The A to Z of broadband

News ADSL Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) technology has all but swept away the old dial-up internet access. 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...

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]

Broadband wireless gets spectrum boost

News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless The links could potentially be used as alternatives to fibre-optic cable, with possible data speeds ranging from 1Gbps to 10Gbps over distances of one to two kilometres.

Tags: wifi

[10 Nov 2006]

BT lags in broadband satisfaction stakes

News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless More than two-thirds of respondents said they receive services other than broadband from their ISP - such as home telephone, cable/satellite TV or mobile phone.

Tags: jd power, broadband, isps, customer

[06 Dec 2007]

Five weird ways to bridge the digital divide

News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless This method sees fibre cable - for really high-speed broadband - laid in existing sewage ducts, a cheaper and faster way of hooking people up than digging up streets where legacy copper wiring lives.

Tags: broadband, satellite, wimax, spectrum

[06 Mar 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". C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT All-IP next generation networks (NGNs) are being rolled out in the UK...

Tags: ngn, nga, broadband, fibre

[22 Nov 2007]

Telco packages overwhelm customers

News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless Given the huge range of services available, from phone line and broadband to cable television and mobile phone, consumers find it difficult to choose which would best meet their needs.

Tags: telcos, survey, ofcom, uk

[17 Nov 2006]

Public sector tempts fat pipes with fat wallet

Public sector tempts fat pipes with fat wallet

News It will mean better value for money, but whether or not there will be a knock-on effect for consumers and small businesses, I'm not convinced it's the case," as some public sector bodies would be better suited to cable than ADSL, which means...

[15 Mar 2004]

BT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software

News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless 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...

Tags: smes, saas, crm, bt

[22 Apr 2008]

Does superfast broadband Britain stink of sewage?

News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT BT's forthcoming copper-based ADSL2+ technology will only offer a theoretical maximum of 24Mbps. A-Zs…   Security from A-Z…   Biometrics from A-Z…   Broadband...

Tags: sewer, speed, broadband, fibre

[23 Jan 2008]

BT hooks up first 21CN customers

News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless BT has moved its first customers to its 21st Century Network (21CN) in the initial phase of the next-generation network's national rollout. Paul Reynolds, chief executive of BT Wholesale and board sponsor of...

Tags: 21cn, wales, bt, customer

[28 Nov 2006]

BT rings up more than a million VoIP customers

News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless 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...

Tags: broadband, voip, bt

[10 Jan 2007]

Broadband Britain cheaper and faster than ever

News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless When it comes to connection speeds, cable broadband provider Virgin Media's planned 50Mbps rollout - set to be available to some nine million homes by the end of the year - is keeping it at the head of the...

Tags: broadband, speed, fat pipes, connection

[01 Feb 2008]

Come an' Avatalk in Second Life, urges BT

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

Tags: bt, trial, ip, sms

[20 Mar 2008]

O2: A wannabe BT?

News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless 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]

Ericsson CEO hails mobile broadband 'breakthrough'

News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT Ericsson has partnered with Telstra to roll out a national high-speed wireless broadband network in Australia, providing HSPA coverage to 99 per cent of the population.

Tags: telstra, mobile broadband, ericsson, society

[11 Feb 2008]

Cardiff poised to steal Swindon's fat pipe crown?

News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless 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. D is for Dial-up Nearly three-fifths (59.8 per cent) of homes in the...

Tags: 21cn, swindon, bt broadband, broadband

[11 Dec 2006]

Faster speeds on the cards for Broadband Britain?

News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless 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.

Tags: broadband, fibre, ofcom, high speed

[22 Feb 2008]

Broadband summit: Speed is the key

News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless 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...

Tags: ofcom, broadband, ngn, economy

[27 Nov 2007]

3.5G gizmos mushrooming forth

News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT Laptops and PC datacards are the next largest product segment (103 apiece), followed by wireless routers and USB modems (60 apiece), the GSA survey found.

Tags: mobile broadband, 3.5g, hsdpa

[07 Apr 2008]

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