Meanwhile, Burkina Faso tops the list of the most expensive offerings at nearly $1,000 a month - giving users access to the world's third-slowest speeds
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TV White Space Tech Brings Wireless Superfast Broadband To Loch Ness
TV White Spaces will deliver superfast broadband to areas not covered by fibre to the cabinet using Nominet's spectrum database
BT Invests £20m To Bring FTTP Broadband To A Quarter Of Northern Ireland
BT to bring ultrafast broadband to another 140,000 homes and businesses as FTTP plans accelerate
Fixed, IoT & Enterprise Give Vodafone Hope For Strong Year
Vodafone posts strong results and increases outlook for the year as fixed broadband and enterprise services give cause for optimism
Broadband Providers Will Pay Automatic Compensation For Service Faults
Ofcom and broadband providers agree model for automatic compensation when something goes wrong
Vodafone & CityFibre To Bring FTTP Broadband To 5m UK Premises
Vodafone and CityFibre press ahead with FTTP plans in move that could shakeup UK broadband market
Openreach Effigy Shows Slow Rural Broadband Is Still An Issue
ANALYSIS: BT Openreach effigy might be amusing but it is a serious protest at villages still being left out of 'digital first' UK because of slow broadband
Digital Minister ‘Concerned’ At Speed Of BT Openreach Split Progress
Minister for the Digital Economy Matt Hancock reiterates government's full fibre vision and has a warning for BT and Openreach
Virgin Media Adds ‘Record’ 147,000 Project Lightning Premises
Virgin Media's Project Lightning network expansion continues after difficult start to the year
BT Makes Some ‘Ultrafast’ Coverage Progress As EE 4G Coverage Grows
BT Openreach FTTC network reaches 27 million premises as G.Fast coverage grows ahead of ultrafast target
British Researchers Advance Toward Cable-Free Optical Broadband
A UK-led study into 'twisted light' could be a significant move toward broadband at fibre-optic speeds, but without the need for cabling
City Of London Prepares Guildhall 5G Wireless Trials
The 5G plans build on the district-wide public Wi-Fi network switched on last week and a projected network of 400 'small cell' transmitters
Ofcom Proposes Changes To Broadband Speed Claims
New code of practice to reduce consumer confusion over ISP 'up to' broadband speed claims
BT & Vodafone Get Most Broadband & Mobile Complaints Again
Ofcom hopes publishing complaints figures will spur operators into improving service
Up to £645m To Be Reinvested In Superfast Broadband As Government Targets 98 Percent Coverage
As much as £645m will be handed back to local councils to extend superfast broadband coverage to 98 percent of the UK
EE 4G Home Router Looks To Replace Home Broadband
EE targets rural homes and businesses sick of slow speeds with new router, but it will cost them
Government Names Locations For 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Trials
Government hopes £10m trial of ultrafast broadband in Aberdeenshire, Sussex, Bath, Bristol, Manchester and West Yorkshire will stimulate market
IT LIFE: Duncan Gooding, TalkTalk Business COO
TalkTalk Businesses' Duncan Gooding talks about his career in IT, the shift to IoT and cloud, and his own hopes for VR
Government Superfast Broadband Projects Connect 4.55m Properties
Government nears the completion of BDUK and its 95 percent superfast broadband coverage target
Vodafone In Talks With Openreach To Co-Invest In FTTP Broadband
Vodafone could help fund FTTP broadband in urban areas with Openreach in what would be a first for the UK market
CityFibre Expands FTTP Broadband Network To Nottingham & Leicester
Local leaders hope 1Gbps FTTP broadband will provide boost to business community and the East Midlands region
EE Set To Challenge Ofcom 5G Spectrum Cap After Three Intervention
EE is forced into action by Three legal challenge but claims its counter action will not delay the Ofcom 5G auction any further
BT Sport: From Young Upstart To UK Sports Broadcasting’s Top Innovator
INTERVIEW: From the start, BT Sport has used tech to differentiate itself. COO Jamie Hindhaugh talks about its strategy and the first VR Champions League Final
techUK: Digital Connectivity Boost Is ‘Essential For Post-Brexit Economy’
The government 'needs' to take leadership on forging a more dynamic environment for ultrafast broadband and wireless networks
Mayor of London Plans Tube 4G Mobile Coverage By 2019
Mayor wants tube 4G coverage by 2019, a team of notspot specialists and for local authorities to do more to improve connectivity
KCOM Hit With £900,000 Fine For 999 Call Failures
KCOM had a single point of failure in the way it handles emergency calls, Ofcom finds
Virgin Media Project Lightning ‘Back On Track’ As It Reaches 5m Broadband Customers
Virgin Media adds 127,000 new properties to its network during Q2 and says the management issues that affected rollout have been resolved
Average UK Broadband Speed Of 16.51Mbps Is ’31st Fastest’ In The World
UK compares well to the rest of the world in terms of broadband, but experts say more FTTP is needed to compete at the top
Businesses Face Fines If Cyberattack Causes ‘Essential’ Service Outage
'Essential' infrastructure operators could be fined £17 million or 4 percent of global turnover if they suffer an outage because of insufficient security
Newcastle Council Brings 1Gbps Broadband To Social Housing Estates
Newcastle aims to promote digital inclusion with 1Gbps broadband coverage from Hyperoptic