Broadband

BT’s FTTP Trial Promises Fast Fibre Broadband

Eight locations will receive speeds of up to 330Mbps in two phases of trial

12 years ago

BT Adds 98 Exchanges To Openreach Network

Wholesale network brings fibre to new communities across parts of the UK

12 years ago

Fast Internet Funding For Scottish Highlands

The Scottish government has put together £120m to fibre up the Highlands and Islands

12 years ago

BT Works To Fix Fibre Speed Crash

BT's Home Hub routers to blame for not-so-superfast broadband

12 years ago

BT ‘Disappointed’ By Ofcom Leased Line Proposals

Ofcom proposals include tighter regulation of Ethernet services pricing, but more deregulation in London

12 years ago

Cumbria Rejects BT, Fujitsu Broadband Bids

Cumbria County Council tells TechWeekEurope that BT's and Fujitsu's superfast broadband bids failed for differing reasons

12 years ago

Birmingham Gets EC Funding For Superfast Broadband

The European Commission is set to grant €6m in government funding for new urban network

12 years ago

Lenovo Launches Mobile Broadband Service For ThinkPads

Lenovo Mobile Access provides no-contract single SIM mobile data in ten countries

12 years ago

Scottish Complaints Result In More Broadband Cash

The government has provided an extra £32 million in broadband funding after a storm of complaints

12 years ago

Sky Cuts Off Pirate Bay Access

Another ISP blocks access to the Pirate Bay, but three still have their door open to the file sharing website

12 years ago

Fujitsu In £500m Post Office Deal

The Post Office has dumped BT and Logica in favour of Fujitsu and TalkTalk

12 years ago

C&W Drops ‘Uneconomical’ Broadband For Cumbrian Community

A remote community in Cumbria has seen their broadband service switched off because it was 'uneconomical'

12 years ago

Virgin Media COO Accuses Government Of Subsidising BT

Andrew Barron will criticise government of giving all the rural broadband money to BT

12 years ago

Rutland Council And BT Agree £3m Superfast Broadband Deal

England's most rural county will receive BDUK funding

12 years ago

TalkTalk Revises Speed Checker After ASA Smackdown

TalkTalk is ordered to change its broadband speed checker after the ASA said it was misleading customers over line speeds

12 years ago

Ofcom Urges ISPs To Up Speed Transparency

Less than half of TalkTalk and BT sales agents reveal speed estimations without being prompted

12 years ago

TalkTalk Customers Want Smut-Cutting Porn Filter

One third of new TalkTalk customers opt for censorship, 80 percent approve of the offer

12 years ago

Nokia Pulls Out Of Free London Wi-Fi Project

Former partners set to continue and expand free London Wi-Fi network

12 years ago

BT Reaches Fibre Rollout Target Ahead Of Schedule

BT brings fibre to 10m premises in the UK as it adds more subscribers

12 years ago

ASA Bans ‘Misleading’ Virgin Broadband Ads

The advertising watchdog has upheld complaints that Virgin broadband adverts included misleading price and speed claims

12 years ago

Defra Opens Applications For £20m Rural Broadband Fund

Rural communities have until 6 July to submit proposals for ultra-fast broadband projects in the nation's 10 percent hardest-to-reach areas

12 years ago

Government Announces Shortlist For Super-Fast Broadband Funds

The government has announced a list of 27 cities eligible to apply for £50m in funding for super-fast broadband

12 years ago

Government Faces £1.1 Billion Broadband Funding Shortfall

Report states economic and social case for superfast broadband but says more funding is needed to meet targets

12 years ago

BSkyB Posts Record Profit Amidst Hacking Turmoil

Broadband growth drives up BSkyB profits as the company battles with negative attention over the hacking scandal

12 years ago

UK Average Broadband Speeds Fall in Q4

Speeds decline worldwide but remain high in Asia

12 years ago

EC Seeks Ways To Roll Out Cheaper Broadband

The European Commission opens a public consultation over how to reduce the costs associated with deploying fibre broadband

12 years ago

Sky And TalkTalkTalk Up Their Fibre

The new 80 Mbps service is coming to a cabinet near you, while TalkTalk lays off some staff

12 years ago

Lords Publishes Damning Responses To Government Broadband Plans

The House of Lords has revealed a wide range of expert views on the Government's broadband strategy

12 years ago

BT to Double Infinity Broadband Speeds This Week

BT will upgrade Infinity speeds this week, meaning some will be able to enjoy 76Mbps

12 years ago