Archive for November, 2008

Dont be caught out by broadband charges for BBC live streaming

Nov 28 2008 / No Comments

Consumers have been warned that in order to watch live streaming media without incurring any penalties hefty download limits and a high-speed broadband internet connection will be needed. With the live streaming of both BBC1 and BB2 recently by the BBC, it has been recommended that consumer ensure that they are ...

The new secret weapon for telcos against mobile broadband is IPTV

Nov 28 2008 / No Comments

According to Informa Telecoms & Media, a market researcher, it appears that in an attempt to prevent the increase in customers who are dropping their fixed line broadband connections an increasingly intelligent strategy by telcos is to bundle an IPTV service with their packages. The number of mobile only UK households ...

Bridging the divide with internet cabling

Nov 28 2008 / No Comments

Wales has now seen the official launch of a project that will run across North to improve the current high speed broadband internet connections. Fibre optic broadband cabling will be laid to cover the 200 miles from Holyhead on Anglesey to Manchester thanks to this new scheme. Both industrial estates and ...

Plans to switch providers are being considered by 1 in 4 people in the UK

Nov 27 2008 / No Comments

A popular information website has recently found that a significant number of broadband customers in the UK will be looking to change service providers when the contract they are currently on expires. It was found that plans to change their ISP at the end of their contract were being considered by ...

This Christmas could see families missing £285 because of the digital divide

Nov 27 2008 / No Comments

Research from a major internet service provider has shown that many families can save a fortune over the Christmas period just by shopping online and can even get a great deal on one of their broadband packages. Shopper in the UK are being urged by Be Broadband to make the most ...

Easynet Connect reveals that businesses need to manage their internet usage

Nov 27 2008 / No Comments

A large number of small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) are failing to implement any policies to manage personal, non-essential internet use at work, it has been revealed by on Easynet Connect commissioned study. Broadband Internet bandwidth is now becoming more and more of a precious business commodity as SMBs use increasingly bandwidth hungry ...

Safe Surfing is currently not being practiced by broadband customers

Nov 26 2008 / No Comments

Following a recent report by the Get Safe Online campaign in which many UK customers showed poor or sloppy behaviour online many internet users are being urged to improve their safety practices when going online. It was found in the report know as the ‘2008 UK Internet Security’ that 17 percent ...

Free Wi-Fi to be given to new Adidas Sports Zones courtesy of BT

Nov 26 2008 / No Comments

Free wireless broadband access will be given to Adidas’ new adiZones following a team-up with the sportswear giant and BT. As part of Adidas’ £1 million sponsorship of the London Olympics in 2012 the capital will see the building of these adiZones, which are specialised outdoor sports centres. The London boroughs ...

Cut your bills by reducing your broadband speed

Nov 25 2008 / No Comments

A list recently published by a popular financial news advisor shows a variety of ways consumers can reduce their outgoings including the reduction of their broadband connection speeds to one that is more suited to their needs. There are many choices for consumers that are beginning to feel the impact of ...

WAN and application performance boosted by BT

Nov 25 2008 / No Comments

Companies look for a way to manage their IT environments better will now benefit from the launch of two new services recently announced by BT, whilst communications providers will be able to take advantage of the announcement of reduction in pricing of Openreach wholesale divisions backhaul. Enterprise customer are being offered ...