Archive for July, 2009

Successful quarter for broadband and communications giant

Jul 31 2009 / No Comments

The broadband and communications giant, BSkyB, has announced second quarter results for this year, and the figures have indicated that the company is continuing to enjoy success. The communications and broadband company BSkyB has announced that its results for the second quarter of this year have been better than had been ...

Plans for faster trading hit by poor broadband speeds

Jul 31 2009 / No Comments

The recent report released by Ofcom advising that the majority of broadband users in the UK dont get the connection speed that they are paying for has led to Allerdale business users talking about how their ability to trade is being affected by low speed broadband connections. Although the average broadband ...

Mobile broadband giant tries to defend excess data fee

Jul 31 2009 / No Comments

A leading mobile communications giant has recently been defending its excess data charges for mobile broadband users, stating that the fees are there to act as a deterrent. With all mobile and fixed line broadband service providers put a data download limit into place, and generally the more expensive the package ...

Increase in households with broadband internet in Northern Ireland

Jul 31 2009 / No Comments

There has been an increase in the number of households in Northern Ireland that have access to broadband internet according to recently released figures. A report has recently been released by the Central Survey Unit of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency showing some of the statistics and habits relating ...

Vodafone offers new incentive with mobile broadband packages

Jul 30 2009 / No Comments

Mobile communications giant Vodafone has launched a new offer for customers that take out mobile broadband packages in a bid to attract more custom than its rivals. With mobile broadband services becoming more and more popular in the UK the various mobile broadband providers in the UK have had to take ...

Research shows mobile broadband users could be hit with costly bills

Jul 30 2009 / No Comments

According to a recent report many mobile broadband users could end up being hit with costly bills as a result of their lack of knowledge about download limits on their chosen service. With all mobile and fixed line broadband packages Internet Service Providers and mobile broadband providers put a monthly download ...

IT and broadband industries could enjoy more lucrative future

Jul 30 2009 / No Comments

A recent report has suggested that the effects of the recession may be slowing down for areas such as broadband services and ICT, which officials have claimed could be on the way to recovery. Like many other services and industries, the ICT and broadband sector has suffered during the ongoing recession, ...

Consumers warned not to waste money on wrong broadband deal

Jul 30 2009 / No Comments

Industry experts have recently urged consumers to avoid opting for the wrong broadband deals, as they could otherwise end up wasting money for a service that is not suited to their needs. Whilst most consumers are looking to save money on the cost of a variety of services in the current ...

Small businesses without websites missing out on revenue

Jul 29 2009 / No Comments

A specialist group dealing with online financial transactions has recently claimed that many small businesses that do not have websites are missing out on a lot of revenue. Since home broadband became a mainstream service in UK households many consumers have looked for and purchased a variety of goods and service ...

Regulator findings commented upon by media giant

Jul 29 2009 / No Comments

Media and communications giant, Virgin Media, has commented on recent findings by the communications regulator Ofcom relating to broadband speeds from major Internet Service Providers in the UK. Recently the UK's communications regulator, Ofcom, released its findings into a study relating to the broadband speeds that many customers are receiving from ...