European Commission report places Denmark top, and praises UK on availability of cheap, fast broadband
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Scottish Superfast Broadband Rollout Reaches 1.5m Homes And Businesses
BT and BDUK projects reach milestone as fibre rollout accelerates
Government Dismisses House of Lords’ London Broadband Concerns
Ed Vaizey says the situation in the capital is much better than the House of Lords thinks
Welsh Government Offers £3m To Boost Business Broadband
Welsh Government issues tender for contracts to improve broadband coverage in the country
Treat Broadband Like A Utility, Says House of Lords
House of Lords says presence of broadband notspots in rural areas is "unacceptable"
Gigaclear Earmarks 6,000 More Rural Properties For 1Gbps Broadband
Gigaclear secures £6.5m in funding to continue rural gigabit rollout
Virgin Media To Connect 4m More Homes And Businesses To Cable
Virgin Media cable network is to reach 17m homes over the next five years in a £3 billion investment
Hyperoptic FTTP Network Brings 1Gbps Broadband To 100,000 Properties
Hyperoptic fibre network now reaches 100,000 homes and businesses across 1,000 sites
Government Turns Attention To ‘Final Five Percent’ As BDUK Connects 2m Homes To Fibre
Government-funded BDUK projects have connected two million homes and businesses to superfast broadband
PacketFront Says ‘No’ To Open Flow Outside Of The Data Centre
Network product maker reckons Netconf should be used in broadband networks
Vodafone 4G Reaches 2.2m Users And 57 Percent Coverage
Vodafone is confident it will return to growth as 4G and fixed investments pay off
BT Finalises £12.5bn EE Deal But Will Still Launch MVNO
BT hopes to complete EE acquisition by the end of 2015-16 financial year but still has mobile plans before then
MPs Say Broadband Policy Is Short Changing Rural Areas
Parliamentary committee calls for 10Mbps minimum speeds and satellite broadband subsidies to make sure the final five percent of properties aren't left out
BT ‘Overestimates’ BDUK Fibre Rollout By £92m Say MPs
Public Accounts Committee report says the cost of rural broadband rollout could be a lot less than expected
How The NFL Plans To Use Wi-Fi Analytics At Superbowl XLIX
Extreme Networks explains how the NFL is trying to increase engagement with fans and boost attendances
BT Plots 500Mbps ‘Ultrafast’ Broadband With G.Fast Trials
G.Fast could provide boost to speeds without need to lay new fibre cables
Telecoms Equipment Spending To Rise In 2015
A second consecutive year of growth in telecommunications equipment spending may be disrupted by massive operator consolidation in Europe, say analysts
More Than Three Billion People Worldwide Now Have Broadband
We Are Social report shows 20 percent increase in broadband Internet users throughout 2014
Tech City To Get Superfast Broadband Boost
Virgin Media Business looks to provide at least 2,000 Tech City businesses with improved download speeds
EE, Virgin and Vodafone Last To Sign Up To Open Internet Code
Open Internet Code prevents ISPs in the UK from throttling traffic to competitor sites
TalkTalk Business Offers ‘Flexible’ Voice And Data Package In Bid To Beat BT
TalkTalk Business lets firms add and remove phone lines on demand, 20Mbps and inclusive minutes for 'less than' BT equivalent
How To Build A Good 4G Network
Vodafone says speed and coverage aren't its priorities in 4G rollout, but what should be?
Rural Businesses Suffering From ‘Unsatisfactory’ Superfast Broadband
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) calls on the government to do more to improve rural broadband
Ofcom: BT Must Maintain ‘Margins’ To Keep Superfast Broadband Market Competitive
Ofcom says BT can still set wholesale fibre prices but not in a way that limits superfast competition
EU Asks For Opinions About Using 700MHz Spectrum For Mobile Broadband
EU launches consultation over plans to use 700MHz airwaves currently used for Freeview for mobile services
Akamai Identifies China As Main Source Of Cyber Attacks
New report reveals growing uptake of connected devices and identifies China as the biggest source of cyber attacks
TalkTalk Buys Blinkbox And Tesco Broadband Business
Tesco flogs Blinkbox as TalkTalk moves to strengthen its television service
BT Looks To Give London A Speed Boost With “Fibre To The Basement” Trial
‘Fibre to the basement’ technology could provide faster network speeds to homes and businesses in built-up areas
Hyperoptic Switches On Its Superfast 1GBps Network In Manchester
Two developments can now experience faster download speeds than ever before
Virgin Media, Sky And O2 Offer ‘Best’ Customer Service
Regulator Ofcom publishes latest customer service satisfaction survey