Broadband

ISPA Slams Government ‘Fibre Tax’ U-Turn

The Internet Service Providers' Association has avowed "disappointment" at the government's fibre broadband plans

14 years ago

Bournemouth Sewer Fibre Rollout Sinks

Plans to wire up the UK town of Bournemouth using the sewer system have fallen through following 'contractual problems'

14 years ago

Minister Backtracks On Fibre Tax Review

Government minister Ed Vaizey refused to review controversial business rates on fibre, at the launch of a Vtesse fibre network…

14 years ago

Inmarsat Pushes Ahead With Satellite Broadband Plans

Providing broadband via satellite is becoming an increasingly viable way to provide access to remote areas

14 years ago

Eutelsat Satellite To Bridge Broadband Digital Divide

The KA-SAT satellite is being developed for Eutelsat to provide faster broadband services to the digitally deprived

14 years ago

Lane Fox: Funding Shortfall No Barrier To Online Push

Britain's digital champion has no government funding to get the rest of Britain online, but she's determined to push ahead…

14 years ago

Mobile To Swamp Fixed Broadband, Warn Analysts

The growth of mobile broadband will massively outstrip the growth of fixed broadband by the end of 2015, says analyst…

14 years ago

Europe To Get 100 Million Smart Meters By 2014

The UK, France and Spain will be the next countries to deploy meters in large numbers, according to analysts

14 years ago

Ofcom Slams ISPs For Misleading Broadband Speeds

Copper is not as efficient as fibre when it comes to delivering advertised broadband speeds, the regulator claims

14 years ago

EC Announces €6.4 billion Tech Stimulus Plan

The EC investment plan includes €1.2 billion for IT, and cash for “carbon-free” systems

14 years ago

Culture Secretary Delays 2Mbps Broadband Till 2015

Jeremy Hunt blames funding shortfall for delay to universal broadband - after blocking Labour's broadband tax

14 years ago

Government And BT Haggle At Broadband Summit

At a Broadband Britain summit, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt says companies should share networks, but BT says the job requires…

14 years ago

Google Reveals More Details Of Broadband Plan

Google July has launched a Website to keep people in the loop on the company's plans to build ultra-high speed…

14 years ago

Government Appeals For Broadband Access Ideas

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt will ask telecom firms how to tackle the broadband divide in the United Kingdom

14 years ago

Fox And Cameron Announce Bid To Get The Poor Online

Digital champion Martha Lane Fox and Prime Minister David Cameron plan to get the poorer elements of society off expensive…

14 years ago

Brighton Locals Attack BT Over ‘Ugly’ Broadband Cabinets

Conservation groups in Brighton claim that BT's 1.8 metre high super-fast broadband cabinets are unsightly

14 years ago

Finnish Government Declares Broadband A ‘Legal Right’

For the first time in the world, Finland has made access to the Internet a legal right for every one…

14 years ago

BBC Trust Gives Project Canvas The Nod

The BBC Trust has given its approval for the BBC's involvement in Project Canvas, a video-on-demand service in conjunction with…

14 years ago

Virgin Media Confirms Talks To Expand Network

Utility companies will help Virgin Media expand its fibre network

14 years ago

Ofcom Demands Cheaper Broadband Cut-Off Fees

Ofcom wants lower fees for broadband customers changing provider, and mobile operators are slapped over the word "unlimited"

14 years ago

BT Promises Super-Fast Broadband To London By 2011

Eighty-seven percent of London homes will be in reach of fibre broadband by the end of Spring 2011, says BT

14 years ago

BT Strike Ballot Looms As Union Rejects Offer

Both sides say they are ready to talk in the BT pay dispute, but a strike ballot looks more likely

14 years ago

Government Signals Fibre Broadband Intent

The government has labelled Labour's commitment to universal 2Mbps broadband as "pitifully unambitious" and outlined steps to drive nationwide fibre…

14 years ago

BT Patches Welsh ‘Not-Spots’

A new deal between the Welsh Assembly and BT will enable four more "not-spot" communities to get online

14 years ago

BT Says Strike ‘In No One’s Interest’

The Communications Workers Union claims BT's pay offer is not in line with the company's £1billion profits

14 years ago

BT Told To Share Fibre Network

BT is to regain some control over its fibre network under new regulations, but the EC has called upon it…

14 years ago

UK Ranked 33rd For Home Broadband Speed

The UK is ranked 33rd in the Ookla Net Index, which measures consumer broadband speeds around the globe

14 years ago

ITU Wants Half The World Online By 2015

The ITU has stepped up demands for nations to extend broadband networks and deliver a "global information society"

14 years ago

Coalition Eyes BBC Licence Fee For Broadband

The Tory / Lib Dem government plans to top-slice the BBC licence fee to pay for faster broadband

15 years ago

Ed Vaizey Made Digital Minister

The Government has been criticised for appointing Ed Vaizey Minister for Digital Britain - but not in the Department for…

15 years ago