broadband

New Fibre Breaks Petabit-Per-Second Data Barrier

The fibre, developed in Australia and Japan, is slightly narrower than standard fibre-optic cable but has 12 times the capacity

6 years ago

Government Launches Third Phase Of Local Fibre Broadband Challenge

The challenge aims to link key public sector buildings to full-fibre networks as a way of stimulating ultra-high-speed connectivity across…

7 years ago

UK Security Officials Find Security Risks In Huawei Gear

The government says it can no longer be fully confident about the use of Huawei equipment in the country's telecoms…

7 years ago

UK Drops Behind Madagascar In Broadband League Tables

Britain now ranks 35th in the world, behind France and Bulgaria, in spite of the government's ultrafast rollout plans

7 years ago

US Senate Votes To Halt FCC’s Net Neutrality Decision

But will anyone care? Pointless vote will be defeated by the House of Representatives and the US President

7 years ago

Ofcom: UK Broadband Speeds Show Sharp Rise

Home broadband speeds jump by 28 percent year-on-year as users switch to superfast networks

7 years ago

Ofcom Shelves Plan To Give Telcos Access To BT Dark Fibre

BT's competitors showed little interest in the proposal, which would have limited speeds to 1 Gbit/s

7 years ago

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