bt adsl high speed cable
The Gadget Showdown: DSL v Cable
Comment OK, so we're not exactly talking gadgets, unless we stretch that term to the futuristic-looking modems both technologies rely on, but we thought it time to pit a high-speed ADSL connection against one that uses a cable modem. [08 Nov 2001]
BT wireless trials offer rural broadband hope
News If these trials are a success, the service could then be used to bring broadband to remote areas where ADSL and cable networks don't reach, and to those who live more than 6km from their local exchange. [17 Dec 2003]
Telewest to 'blow users away' with uber-broadband
News While BT and other major ADSL providers offer a one-size-fits-all service, we recognise people have different needs and provide a menu of cable services to suit. Until BT lowered its wholesale broadband prices in the spring of 2002, Telewest and... [12 May 2003]
Wi-Fi Cloud could be silver lining for rural broadband
News Niall Murphy, technical director of The Cloud, told the Hardcore Wireless Event - a seminar organised by Digital Dales - last week that these Wi-Fi hot spots could be an effective way of bringing high-speed internet services to parts of the UK... [24 Mar 2003]
'Comical' BT in broadband row with NTL
News They claim that, when given a choice between cable broadband and ADSL, three in four people are choosing cable. BT is aiming to achieve one million ADSL customers this summer. More one million people now get broadband via cable, as NTL and Telewest... [01 May 2003]
BT kick-starts ADSL trials in London
News BT has launched its first trials of high speed ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) technology in London. Last month, the UK telco launched BT Highway, which offers Internet connection over ISDN lines, however ADSL is significantly faster. [15 Oct 1998]
Telewest turns its back on the local loop
News Major cable operator NTL has tried ADSL services over BT lines, but it too has decided to sell only over its own network. The operator, who controls a third of the UK cable market, said today it had taken a strategic decision to concentrate on its... [11 Dec 2000]
UK broadband gets broader and Telewest's DIY offering
News The deal is cheaper than BT's self-install ADSL option but only available to Telewest digital TV subscribers as it makes use of the cable modem found in set-top boxes. The main broadband service providers, BT, NTL, Telewest and ISPs, who nearly all... [27 Jan 2003]
Is the game up for ISDN?
Comment Simon Brooks, marketing manager for BT's Interactive services network trial in West London, said: "ADSL gives people a step in between ISDN and a virtual private network. The large proportion of the ADSL target market would be those that are using... [10 Nov 1998]
Broadband Britain suffers from urban unavailability
News Companies out in the sticks aren't the only ones whose businesses are threatened because they can't get ADSL or cable, the British Chamber of Commerce has warned. Many more businesses would have upgraded to ADSL or cable, though, if they had the... [02 Sep 2003]
NTL's 128Kbps broadband product 'not broadband'
News The consumer ADSL service offered by BT Wholesale and resold by ISPs is 512Kbps. BT is set to launch a 256Kbps internet access product later this year, but so far the telco has only described the forthcoming services as a "consumer ADSL service... [09 Apr 2003]
Telewest to go live with Xbox Live
News That offering is based on high-speed ADSL. The cable company says it will develop a supported, "user-friendly connection" between the console, a user's PC and the cable modem used for high-speed net access. [03 Dec 2002]
NTL signs up customer number one million
News NTL and fellow cable firm Telewest got their act together broadband-wise much sooner than BT; a few years ago their prices were much lower, and the availability of cable broadband compared favourably to that of ADSL. [04 Mar 2004]
Five weird ways to bridge the digital divide
News A is for ADSL 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. [06 Mar 2008]
NTL follows fatter pipe rival Telewest
News After several years of strong performance, the UK's cable sector has recently started to lag behind BT's ADSL in terms of consumer take-up. NTL has followed UK cable rival Telewest in announcing a major hike in the speed of its broadband service... [27 Apr 2004]
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