Broadband News
Position number four for UK broadband
The European Union’s recent broadband ranking index has placed UK broadband in position number four, with positions being allocated based on a number of different factors. The recently released Broadband Ranking Index from the European Union has reportedly placed UK broadband in fourth place, with placements on the index based on ...
PC Advisor broadband provider results revealed
PC Advisor has recently released the results of its top 20 broadband providers based on a poll of over four thousand respondents. For the majority of consumers there are a number of factors that make up the ideal Internet Service Provider for their broadband access. Of course, most people see the ...
Parents do not properly monitor children's use of broadband
According to a recent report many parents in the UK are failing to properly monitor their kids' use of broadband, which could have all sorts of implications. With broadband now available so cheaply and readily many households with children have signed up to this service, making it possible for both children ...
New tendering process begins for universal broadband in Northern Ireland
In an attempt to meet the DETI promise made with regards to 100 percent broadband coverage many providers are using satellite broadband to achieve this target and will now risk losing the service on 31st March 2009 unless they agree to a change of contract by 31st October. Telecoms minister, Arlene ...
UK Broadband connections break 16 million barrier
According to figures released from Ofcom the number of UK broadband connections has now soared past the sixteen million mark. A recent report that has been released by the communications regulator, Ofcom, has shown that the number of broadband connections in the UK has now passed the sixteen million mark. The ...
Stall set out by Ofcom for fast internet
The UK regulator Ofcom has said that the money that is invested into creating next generation networks should be shown in how much users will have to pay for their high speed broadband access. A recent consultation held by Ofcom on how fibre networks will be able to flourish nationally is ...
WiMax to be rolled out in Nottingham
Nottingham is to become a WiMax city in a project led by Nottingham Trent University according to a recent report. According to recent report Nottingham Trent university is leading the way to help the city of Nottingham to rollout the implementation of WiMax broadband, which can be used by students as ...
EU wants everyone to have access to broadband
Officials from the EU have been looking at measures that would make it possible for all citizens in the EU to have access to broadband. Broadband is a service that many household in the UK and across the rest of Europe have taken for granted over recent years, but many fail ...
Broadband project in Cumbria hailed a success
A project aimed at providing businesses in Cumbria with broadband has been hailed as a success by the Northwest Development Agency (NWDA). The scheme was implemented four years ago in an attempt to improve internet access for businesses in the region. From the reports on the project it shows that ten ...
More people switching broadband due to credit crunch
The global credit crunch has led to an increase in the number of people switching many different services and products to get a better deal, and this includes broadband. Since the onset of the global credit crunch last summer consumers have switched a number of services and products in ...





