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The A to Z of broadband

News O2 was the first UK network operator to officially take up HSDPA in 2005. H is for HSDPA H is for HSDPA H is for HSDPA HSDPA (high-speed downlink packet access) is the wireless standard that gives mobile users broadband speeds on the move.

Tags: broadband, adsl, hsdpa, bt

[01 Nov 2006]

Virgin touts free broadband speed upgrade

News H is for HSDPA 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 H is for HSDPA 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". All-IP next generation networks (NGNs) are being rolled out in the UK - such as BT's 21CN - but...

Tags: ngn, nga, broadband, fibre

[22 Nov 2007]

BT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software

News H is for HSDPA A is for ADSL 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...

Tags: smes, saas, crm, bt

[22 Apr 2008]

BT hooks up first 21CN customers

News H is for HSDPA A is for ADSL 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 the 21CN...

Tags: 21cn, wales, bt, customer

[28 Nov 2006]

BT lags in broadband satisfaction stakes

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

Tags: jd power, broadband, isps, customer

[06 Dec 2007]

BT rings up more than a million VoIP customers

News H is for HSDPA A is for ADSL 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 H is for HSDPA A is for ADSL 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 locations or...

Tags: bt, trial, ip, sms

[20 Mar 2008]

O2: A wannabe BT?

News H is for HSDPA A is for ADSL 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]

3.5G gizmos mushrooming forth

News The number of 3.5G devices on the market is mushrooming with 150 per cent annual growth in HSDPA gizmos, according to stats from GSM/3G supplier association the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA).

Tags: mobile broadband, 3.5g, hsdpa

[07 Apr 2008]

Cardiff poised to steal Swindon's fat pipe crown?

News H is for HSDPA 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...

Tags: 21cn, swindon, bt broadband, broadband

[11 Dec 2006]

Faster speeds on the cards for Broadband Britain?

News H is for HSDPA 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.

Tags: broadband, fibre, ofcom, high speed

[22 Feb 2008]

Broadband summit: Speed is the key

News H is for HSDPA 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...

Tags: ofcom, broadband, ngn, economy

[27 Nov 2007]

Broadband Britain cheaper and faster than ever

News H is for HSDPA 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...

Tags: broadband, speed, fat pipes, connection

[01 Feb 2008]

'Unlimited broadband' thing of the past?

News H is for HSDPA 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 H is for HSDPA 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 H is for HSDPA 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...

Tags: telcos, survey, ofcom, uk

[17 Nov 2006]

Is online TV throttling broadband networks?

News H is for HSDPA 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...

Tags: bbc, iplayer, tiscali, bandwidth

[28 Jan 2008]

Does superfast broadband Britain stink of sewage?

News H is for HSDPA 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.

Tags: sewer, speed, broadband, fibre

[23 Jan 2008]

Smaller ISPs: The secret to our success

News H is for HSDPA A is for ADSL The UK broadband market witnessed a lot of consolidation last year, including Thus grabbing two rivals in a £70m spending spree, BT snapping up PlusNet for £67m, and Pipex forking out £10m for Freedom2Surf, £12m for...

Tags: isp, isps, broadband, ofcom

[26 Jan 2007]

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