broadband

Google Mulls Acquisition Of Nokia’s Aeroplane Broadband Unit – Report

Project Loon addition? Google is reportedly looking to acquire the airplane broadband business of Nokia

7 years ago

Poor Broadband Hinders Education Of 1.2 Million Children

Digital poverty line. Poor broadband line speeds see 1.2 million children falling behind, survey finds

7 years ago

Government Sets 2020 Deadline For Universal Broadband

The government has given Ofcom two years to put its 10 Mbps Universal Service Obligation plan into place

7 years ago

Stoke-On-Trent To Roll Out City-Wide Fibre Network

Stoke-On-Trent City Council has kicked off a fibre network pilot project as the government announces a voucher scheme for ultrafast…

7 years ago

Chancellor Names Local Fibre Schemes In Spring Statement

Local full-fibre projects move forward, while Hammond also indicates the government may increase taxes on tech giants such as Google…

7 years ago

Ofcom: 5G Auction Begins Next Week

After fighting off legal challenges from BT and Three, the regulator aims to sell off airwaves 'as quickly as possible',…

7 years ago

Vodafone Offers Broadband Speed Guarantees

Money back if you don't get the broadband speed you pay for, Vodafone promises customers

7 years ago

Hyperoptic Trials 10Gbps Home Fibre Broadband

Need for speed. ISP claims fastest ever home broadband speed after trial of 10Gbps connection in East London

7 years ago

EE Targets Rural Broadband Not-spots With 4G Antenna

Stuck in broadband slowlane? EE solution aims to help 580,000 homes gain speeds of speeds of over 100Mbps

7 years ago

Openreach Sees Record Fibre Additions As BT Enterprise Struggles Continue

BT reaches 95 percent superfast broadband and 90 percent landmass 4G coverage but BTGS units still suffer

7 years ago

Vodafone’s UK Struggles Continue Despite Broadband Growth

Vodafone makes broadband gains but UK revenues fall again

7 years ago

Openreach Increases FTTP Target To 3m In ‘Fibre First’ Drive

BT Openreach promises to make broadband great again with 'fibre first' rollout

7 years ago

Government Reaches 95 Percent Superfast Broadband Coverage Target

Government wants to extend coverage and boost speeds after meeting 2017 superfast broadband target

7 years ago

Sky Details Plans For Shift To Streaming IPTV And UK Mobile Growth

Sky plans to introduce IPTV across all its markets, while its UK mobile network gains more customers

7 years ago

TalkTalk And Vodafone Lead Ofcom Broadband & Mobile Complaints League

Volume of total telecoms complaints roughly unchanged as Ofcom seeks to improve service

7 years ago

Vodafone Touts Fixed Access Network Sharing As Path To Innovative Business Network Services

Vodafone wants to use virtualisation technology to make fixed network services easier to customise

7 years ago

Milton Keynes Is First To Get Vodafone & CityFibre’s 1Gbps FTTP Broadband

Vodafone and CityFibre press ahead with plans to deliver FTTP broadband to 1m homes and businesses by 2021

7 years ago

BT Launches 152Mbps & 314Mbps Ultrafast Broadband

Want to upgrade your home office? BT promises compensation if speeds drop below 100Mbps

7 years ago

Government Confirms Legal Right To High Speed Broadband

Pledge that everyone in UK will have legal right to broadband speeds of at least 10 Mbps by 2020

7 years ago

Government Seeks Views On Future Of 5G, Fibre Broadband

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport consultations are to help determine how to shape a future of 5G…

7 years ago

More Than 1m UK Premises Get Less Than 10Mbps Broadband

The digital divide is narrowing but rural areas still significantly more likely to have slow broadband than urban

7 years ago

Next Gen BT Phone Boxes Bring 1Gbps Wi-Fi & Free Calls To Leeds

BT Links will deliver a range of free services and power future smart city services

7 years ago

Leading Internet Figures Demand Cancellation Of ‘Net Neutrality’ Vote

Vint Cerf, Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Steve Wozniak are amongst those calling for this week's vote to be called off…

7 years ago

HERE East Offers Own Fibre Network For Tenants

Olympic park tech hub Here East wants to protect tenants from London's 'infrastructure' challenges

7 years ago

UK’s Slowest Broadband Street Has Speeds Of Just 0.68Mbps

Slowest broadband street is 53 times slower than the UK average and 260 times slower than the fastest road in…

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: BT And the Creation Of BT Openreach

The debate on Openreach's future has been raging for the past few years, so we thought it was time to…

7 years ago

Openreach Drone Connects Remote Village To 1Gbps Broadband

Welsh village considered too difficult to connect gets 1Gbps broadband

7 years ago

Online Giants, Small Businesses Criticise US Net Neutrality Repeal

The planned removal of a 2015 US law could mean more charges for large businesses and start-ups, not to mention…

7 years ago

Broadband Advertising Rule Change Aims To Stop Bogus Speed Claims

Regulator rule change on broadband speed claims in effort to stop consumers being misled by ISP speed claims

7 years ago

UK ‘Not Bad’ At 63rd In World’s Cheapest Broadband League Tables

Meanwhile, Burkina Faso tops the list of the most expensive offerings at nearly $1,000 a month - giving users access…

7 years ago