Broadband News
Government reveals the UK’s “ultrafast” broadband cities
The government is setting out to improve the broadband infrastructure of the country with the launch of the Broadband Delivery UK program. The goal of BDUK is to provide superfast broadband connections with speeds of at least 2Mbps to the entire country. They're also pushing to bring next-generation technology to ...
South Yorkshire shells out £3.15m to fund broadband project
South Yorkshire came up with a plan in the form of Digital Region a few months ago to improve the broadband infrastructure in the area. Things haven't been going as planned, though, and the flagship program eventually hit a snag where it began losing money. As a result, the South Yorkshire Councils ...
Better Broadband in Norfolk gathers over 13,500 participants
Norfolk's Say Yes to Better Broadband campaign has gained a lot of traction ever since it was launched earlier this year. Politicians got on board the campaign in January, where district council leaders called on their staff and members to ask their parish councils about the need to raise their ...
Ofcom: TalkTalk tops ISP complaints list again
It's that time of the year again when Ofcom brings out the surveys and announces which Internet service providers reigned supreme when it came to customer satisfaction. TalkTalk has consistently had it pretty rough in past quarters when it came to these surveys, topping the regulator's complaints list again and ...
Ofcom: UK adults ‘less concerned’ over internet despite privacy risks
Ofcom has recently published a study showing that the levels of concern when it comes to the Internet has fallen substantially over the last six years. The new research reveals that some users in the UK are still willing to take risks over their Internet security and privacy settings. UK adults' ...
ASA looking into complaints about Apple’s ’4G’ iPad
A number of complaints erupted all over Australia when users discovered that Apple's new iPad was not 4G-capable as it had advertised. It was only a matter of time before the issue went global and travelled the oceans to land in the UK. Now it has caught the attention of Britain's ...
Scottish Parliament: Greater ambition needed for broadband
The future is bright for broadband in Scotland. The Borders Council has already approved budget plans where £185 million from public funds will be set aside to fulfil the pledges laid out in detail in Scotland’s Digital Future: Infrastructure Action Plan. On a related note, the Scottish Parliament has just published ...
Lincolnshire to get a superfast broadband upgrade
The UK government launched the Broadband Delivery project to improve the broadband speeds and services that users enjoyed. The main goals of BDUK are the following: -to provide universal broadband access with speeds of at least 2Mbps to the entire country -to bring next-generation broadband technology to at least ninety percent of ...
BT pledges broadband upgrade for the South West
BT Broadband has been hard at work deploying fibre to various regions in the UK. This is part of the firm's £2.5 billion investment that will leave two-thirds of the country with superfast connections once it is completed. In line with this, BT has announced a major expansion project that will ...
Whitchurch to get faster broadband next spring
BT Broadband is one of the firms who are working hand in hand with the UK government to bring superfast broadband service to the United Kingdom. The Broadband Delivery UK project was launched with the purpose of improving Britain's broadband infrastructure. Through BDUK, the government aims to provide universal broadband ...
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