broadband

ViaSat’s Most Powerful Broadband Satellite Fired Into Orbit

Inflight broadband should get a lot better as new satellite signals speedier connectivity for travellers

7 years ago

EU Commits £105m To Fund Free WiFi In Areas Without Internet

The WiFi4EU initiative feeds into the European Commission's Digital Single Market ambitions

7 years ago

Election 2017: Lib Dems Plan Technological Future For UK, 2Gbps Broadband & No Hard Brexit

Liberal Democrat manifesto promises to harness power of tech without negatively impacting society and to support digital sector

7 years ago

Broadband Industry Demands Planning Reform For FTTP & 5G Rollout

Industry body BSG says local, central governments and providers must work together to eliminate barriers for FTTP and 5G

7 years ago

Openreach Fibre Broadband Reaches 26.5m As BT Looks At ‘Large Scale’ FTTP Rollout

BT & Openreach make broadband and 4G gains despite accounting issues and Ofcom regulatory pressure

8 years ago

TalkTalk Prioritises Fixed Broadband Growth Over Profit For Now

TalkTalk returns to customer growth but chairman says he wants to secure more broadband customers above all else

8 years ago

Virgin Media’s £3bn Project Lighting Broadband Expansion Slows Down

Virgin Media results miss expectations but it expects to see more Project Lightning progress in second half of 2017

8 years ago

ISPs Face Ad Crackdown Over Misleading Broadband Speed Claims

Industry free-for-all surrounding broadband speed claims about to end, as advertising watchdog issues proposals

8 years ago

Three Plans 1Gbps Home Broadband Service Using 3.4GHz Spectrum

Three plans to deliver fixed wireless broadband services to 40 percent of the UK population once £250m acquisition of UK…

8 years ago

Investigation Slams ‘Dreadful’ Broadband In New Homes

Working from home? Best not do it in a new home then, as investigation reveals 'shocking state' of broadband for…

8 years ago

Lords ‘Drop’ Demands For 30Mbps Broadband Minimum Speeds Ahead Of General Election

Government plans for a broadband USO will be fast tracked after Lords reportedly drop demands for a minimum requirement of…

8 years ago

Ofcom Details Plan To Open Up BT Openreach Ducts & Poles

Regulator wants rivals to have fair access to BT's underground pipes and telegraph poles

8 years ago

UK 4G Availability Improves Significantly As Network Investments Pay Off

EE still out in front in OpenSignal & Which? 4G report, but all four improve

8 years ago

Virgin Media: 350Mbps Broadband As Standard Will Drive SMB Growth Amid Brexit Uncertainty

Virgin Media Business will offer 350Mbps broadband as standard from 2 May and has confidence in UK post-Brexit despite parent's…

8 years ago

Gigaclear Brings 1Gbps FTTP Broadband To Rural Herefordshire

Gigaclear to deliver phase 2 of Fastershire project in rural Herfordshire

8 years ago

Quest For Global Wi-Fi Could Result In Explosion Of Space Junk

European Space Agency calls for measures to prevent 50 percent increase in catastrophic satellite collisions

8 years ago

TalkTalk Advances Dark Fibre Plans After Winning BT Cost Appeal

TalkTalk says Ofcom's method for determining dark fibre access caps were miscalculated and is preparing business broadband products for October.

8 years ago

Slough Trading Estate & Maidenhead Get 1Gbps FTTP Broadband

Slough and Maidenhead will be connected to 48km of fibre in CityFibre's latest FTTP broadband rollout

8 years ago

Which? Bad Broadband Campaign To Tackle Poor Connections

Buffering hell. Which? campaign to help 'millions of households' suffering from poor broadband

8 years ago

Ofcom Orders BT Openreach To Reduce Cost Of Superfast Broadband

Ofcom says cheaper superfast broadband will incentivise ultrafast rollout and new Openreach targets will boost service levels

8 years ago

Virgin Media Staff Suspended Over Broadband Claims

Staff could face dismissal after admission that Virgin Media overstated expansion of superfast broadband network

8 years ago

Ofcom Fines BT £42m For Breaching Ethernet Contract Commitments

BT sets aside £300m to compensate Openreach customers who had compensation payments reduced because of retrospective Ethernet deadline extensions

8 years ago

Ofcom Mulls Automatic Compensation For Broadband Problems

Regulator rejects industry proposals, and proposes instant compensation for when landline and broadband services goes wrong

8 years ago

Virgin Media Increases ‘Standard’ Broadband To 100Mbps

Broadband arms race continues with Virgin Media now offering 100Mbps as the default line speed

8 years ago

Scotland Eyes ‘Digital World’ With 150,000 Jobs Boost

Scottish government launches new digital strategy and reveals plans to boost number of digital jobs

8 years ago

Ofcom Fines Plusnet £880,000 For Charging Old Broadband Customers

Left Plusnet between May 2013 and September 2015? Check your bills, you may be eligible for a refund

8 years ago

BT Openreach Makes ‘First’ 330Mbps G.Fast Broadband Connection In Kent

BT Openreach gets first official G.Fast broadband customer in Gillingham, Kent as trials continue

8 years ago

Ofcom ‘Will Demand’ Openreach Lower Wholesale Fibre Broadband Costs

Ofcom's next step in battle for more competitive fibre broadband market will apparently see it target BT Openreach wholesale costs

8 years ago

Convenient BT Openreach Compromise Paves Way For Fibre-First Britain

ANALYSIS: Legal separation of BT and Openreach suits all parties as UK's fibre rollout advances to the next stage

8 years ago

EE 4G Will Cover 80 Percent Of Scotland In 2017 As It Connects Highland Ski Resort

EE's latest 4G site is its second highest at 2,800 feet and it says it will go higher to connect…

8 years ago