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Revealed: What counts as normal broadband in Britain?
News According to the telecoms regulator, the majority of consumers are happy with the speeds they receive but 26 per cent of those surveyed complained they were not getting the speeds they had expected when they signed up to... [28 Jul 2009]
Cheat Sheet: The Police Central e-crime Unit
Cheat Sheet There are a number of other bodies that are charged with tackling cybercrime of different sorts: for example, the government's mooted Office of Cyber Security (OCS), which will protect Britain's IT infrastructure, goes... [20 Jul 2009]
50p broadband tax 'will leave 20 pc of UK without fibre'
News The plan, unveiled last month in the government's Digital Britain report, is aimed at ensuring superfast broadband is rolled out to areas likely to be ignored by the market. Neil Brown, telecoms partner... [02 Jul 2009]
'Don't let European telecoms law get axed', says Ofcom
News The UK government's Digital Britain report, issued last week, also confirmed that extra-judiciary disconnections will not be allowed as a response to the file-sharing of copyrighted content in the UK. [26 Jun 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 19.06.09
Round-Up The rather baldly named Digital Britain report has been talked up for months and promised to send Blighty heading down the information superhighway into a glowing high-tech future, laden with economic riches and... [19 Jun 2009]
£6 broadband tax to fund fibre for all
News The proposals come as part of the government's Digital Britain report - its blueprint for ensuring the UK does not become the laggard of the global digital economy. Speaking at the launch of the final Digital... [16 Jun 2009]
UK mobiles getting just a quarter of pledged speed
News The upcoming Digital Britain report is expected to recommend that the whole of the UK be served with minimum broadband speeds of 2Mbps. The telecoms regulator Ofcom is keen to free up more spectrum to... [11 Jun 2009]
Shocking iPods, netbooks and an offshoring backlash
News Broadband Britain was back on the agenda this month - with speed and bandwidth once again hot topics. For those not blessed with a head for DIY telecoms engineering, this month saw news that BT is to... [01 Jun 2009]
Budget: £750m cash injection for UK tech
News And the budget committed the government towards the proposal in the Lord Carter's Digital Britain report to roll out a 2Mbps broadband service across the UK by 2012. Another measure that will encourage investment in... [22 Apr 2009]
BT slammed over unbundling price hike
News In a statement on Monday, BT's director of industry policy and regulation, Emma Gilthorpe, said it was "astonishing and ludicrous [of TalkTalk] to suggest that people will be locked out of Britain's digital revolution by... [10 Mar 2009]
BT's 21CN 'a threat to next-gen broadband'
News McArthur said while next-generation access (NGA) gets plenty of media and government attention - communications minister Lord Carter's Digital Britain interim report includes a provision for universal broadband access by... [25 Feb 2009]
More room for mobile broadband coming soon?
News The consultation follows Lord Carter's pledge to offer universal broadband access of up to 2Mbps by 2012 via fixed and wireless networks in the interim Digital Britain report. Carter's Digital Britain... [13 Feb 2009]
Ofcom hatches plan to woo telcos to fibre
News She added: "Ofcom really wants to know what Britain thinks about super-fast broadband and kick off a debate. Understanding the scope for competition based on access to existing telecoms infrastructure is... [23 Sep 2008]
Broadband Britain: UK needs wireless patchwork
News The report also called on Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, to accelerate the release of radio spectrum that could be used for mobile broadband, such as that due for release under an auction that is currently being held up... [12 Sep 2008]
UK plc 'needs more skilled migrants'
News says soaring demand for highly skilled workers, along with existing skills shortages and the UK's ageing population, means businesses must look to source workers from abroad if Britain is to remain competitive. [02 Jun 2008]
