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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... [22 Nov 2007]
The A to Z of broadband
News ADSL ADSL isn't the only type of DSL around, though it's by far the most common. A is for ADSL Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) technology has all but swept away the old dial-up internet access. [01 Nov 2006]
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... [01 Feb 2008]
Telewest takes on BT
News The company claims its fat service outclasses BT's ADSL product. Telewest has begun a high-speed broadband trial that the company said is a direct challenge to BT's ADSL offering. Philip Jansen, managing director of the consumer division at... [23 Apr 2002]
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. [06 Mar 2008]
2010: UK dial-up's dying days
News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT BT has actually done a very, very good job in terms of getting very wide broadband availability," he told silicon.com. The competitive nature of the UK's broadband market has boosted fat pipe... [26 Nov 2007]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless Moreover, some seven million consumers - or nearly half of all broadband customers in the UK - are technically incapable of getting the standard headline speed of 8Mbps as only around half (42 per cent) of... [14 Jul 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... [27 Nov 2007]
UK firms are broadband laggards
News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT Click on the links below to find out everything you ever needed to know about fat pipes. UK companies are lagging behind their continental rivals in the broadband stakes, according to European... [13 Nov 2006]
Brits suffering fat pipe rage
News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT Firing up fat pipes is inducing techno-rage in many UK broadband customers, according to a survey commissioned by O2 Broadband. Speed tops the list of fat pipe frustrations, with nearly a quarter... [25 Jan 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. Back in December 2005, when Point Topic conducted its previous... [11 Dec 2006]
Broadband: King of the net connections
News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT And fat pipe speeds are on the up too - at least on paper. Top speeds - of more than 8Mbps - were achieved by four per cent of UK fat pipe connections, up from 3.9 per cent in June and 2.4 per... [22 Nov 2007]
TalkTalk bottom for broadband customer service
News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT 'Free' broadband providers TalkTalk and Orange have the worst customer service and support, according to an annual survey of almost 15,000 fat pipe users. [13 Nov 2006]
Don't paper over cracks in the digital nation
Comment A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT In the UK, poverty is predominantly an urban issue - so looked at from that perspective the Ofcom state-of-the-broadband-nation report suggests high speed internet access might actually be... [23 May 2008]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News A is for ADSL C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT Comparatively sluggish fat pipes are damaging UK Plc, according to comms industry organisation, the Communications Management Association (CMA) - part of the British Computer Society. [04 Jul 2008]
