broadband

TfL Rejects Virgin Media Claims That Crossrail Won’t Have Wi-Fi & 4G

Virgin Media CEO says Crossrail won't have in-tunnel Wi-Fi and 4G connectivity. TfL says Elizabeth Line will.

8 years ago

Swisscom Claims European First With G.Fast Launch

Swiss telco launches ultrafast broadband capable of 500Mbps that includes the use of humble copper lines

8 years ago

LGA Urges Cheap Broadband For Poorest People

Local Government Association calls for USO to include 'social tarrif' to aid connectivity for society's poorest

8 years ago

Government Insists UK Needs Full Fibre Network And 5G

Pure fibre network and 5G connectivity needed for UK to maintain global lead, says government minister

8 years ago

Amazon Could Include Broadband In Prime Subscriptions

Amazon could package broadband connections with its Prime video steaming service to take on Netflix and ISPs alike

8 years ago

BT Trials ‘Futureproof’ 40Gbps FTTP Ultrafast Broadband

BT hopes 40Gbps FTTP trials will show it is investing in future networks and can meet demand for ultrafast broadband

8 years ago

BT: Third Broadband Fibre Competitor ‘Unlikely’

Encouraging a third major fibre network would be 'extremely difficult', finds a BT study

8 years ago

Sky Mobile Launch Is Imminent But Its Quiet On Broadband Figures

Sky is happy with mobile plans but has no specific broadband numbers and analysts are concerned despite revenue growth

8 years ago

Virgin Media To Connect 360,000 Properties in Scotland To Its Cable Network

Virgin Media continues network expansion and will connect one third of Scottish premises targeted by end of 2017

8 years ago

CityFibre Brings 1Gbps FTTP Broadband To Sheffield & South Yorkshire

Businesses in Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster are the latest to benefit from CityFibre's 1Gbps broadband upgrades

8 years ago

BT Revamps Randstad Networks And IT Infrastructure In £88m Deal

BT to deploy VPN, VoIP and standardise office networks across 37 countries for Randstad

8 years ago

Three & TalkTalk Demand Ofcom Stops BT, Vodafone Getting Too Much Spectrum

Regulator is urged to impose a 30 percent cap ahead of spectrum auction next month as Three, TalkTalk voice concerns…

8 years ago

Sky Calls For Openreach Separation As BT-Ofcom Talks ‘Falter’

Sky calls for BT Openreach to be separated (again), arguing UK could fall behind rivals. Meanwhile, talks on independence have…

8 years ago

TalkTalk ‘Unambiguously’ Reprises Role As Broadband Underdog

TalkTalk hopes clearer pricing and better deals will help keep customers after cyber attack fallout

8 years ago

Sky And BT Email Users Are Caught Up In Yahoo Password Hack

Sky and BT email users on the Yahoo Mail platform are urged to reset their passwords following data breach

8 years ago

AT&T AirGig To Use Power Lines For Ultrafast Broadband

Who needs fibre? Preparation for field trials in the US to deliver ultra fast broadband via electrical power lines

8 years ago

BT Openreach Picks G.Fast Suppliers As Trials Reach London

BT reveals 12 more G.Fast trials and confirms Huawei and Nokia as equipment suppliers as Openreach continues ultrafast broadband push

8 years ago

Northampton Gets CityFibre 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Network

CityFibre makes Northampton its latest gigabit city, delivering 1Gbps fibre broadband to businesses in the area

8 years ago

Network Rail ‘Shelves Plans’ To Sell Fibre Network

Network Rail suspends plans to sell fibre network, form a joint venture, or share capacity despite significant interest to boost…

8 years ago

EU Telecoms Proposals Stir Fierce Debate

The draft text could mean better broadband infrastructure, while clamping down on online copyright and encrypted communications

8 years ago

Councils Support Draft Broadband Comparison Rules

The proposed regulations would force Internet providers to make house-by-house speed estimates available to the public for the first time

8 years ago

Virgin Media Joins Forces With Redrow To Bring Ultrafast Broadband To 13,000 Homes

The partnership will help the spread of ultrafast broadband to new areas in the UK

8 years ago

Corbyn Promises Broadband For All And Open Source Government

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn vows to democratise the internet with funding, better public services, open source software and broadband access

8 years ago

CityFibre And Pure Broadband Boost Connectivity Choice For Hull Businesses

Pure Broadband will deliver 1Gbps broadband to businesses in Hull and East Yorkshire using Cityfibre FTTP network, offering choice to…

8 years ago

BT Trials Long Reach VDSL Broadband In Outer Hebrides

Scottish island plays host to Openreach long reach broadband trials

8 years ago

BT And Nokia Strike 5G Research Deal

Companies will collaborate on 5G proof of concept trials and sniff out commercial use cases for 5G technologies

8 years ago

BT Rolls Out FTTP In London’s West End

Follow the money! Around 3,000 homes and businesses connected to 'micro cable' FTTP broadband in Mayfair

8 years ago

Local Government: ‘Up To’ Broadband Adverts Are Misleading Rural Users

Broadband adverts are misleading if touted speeds are only available to urban areas, says LGA

8 years ago

Vodafone Hasn’t Really Abolished Line Rental But It Has Made A Statement

ANALYSIS: Vodafone isn't really getting rid of line rental but by combining charges and offering cheap fibre, it shows it…

8 years ago