Archive for October, 2009
Music download service over broadband added by Tiscali UK
In a partnership with eMusic the TalkTalk owned Tiscali UK has launched a new free broadband music download service without the use of Digital Rights Management (DRM) An incredible 6.5 million MP3 tunes have been made available for users to download using the new ‘music for life’ subscription service, which is ...
More people in rural areas need to shop online
A recent report has shown how an increasing number of people in rural areas are becoming reliant on access to broadband because they need to shop online. For those of us that live in large cities and towns the nearest shop is usually just a hop, skip, and a jump away, ...
Concerns over reliance on home broadband in swine flu breakout
Concerns have recently been raised with regards to the possible reliance of companies on workers home broadband connections should a new wave of swine flu break out over the coming months. Earlier this year a new strain of flu known as swine flu swept the UK, with many people having to ...
Broadband speeds of 10Mbps now enjoyed by 72 percent of Virgin customers
Is has recently been announced that upgrades of 10Mbps are being taken up rapidly by customers of Virgin media and triple-play bundles are now being taken out by nearly 60 percent of customer. The number of customers that now has access to broadband connection speeds of 10Mbps and above has now ...
3G Networks to get new lease of life from network optimisation
Key mobile broadband network operators are currently providing their customers with slow experiences when it comes to download performance and speed based on the size of a webpage even though mobile broadband is quickly becoming one of their main revenue drivers. By 2008 a total of 186 million subscribers across the ...
Legal action threatened by ISP over Mandelson plan
One of the UK's leading Internet Service Providers has threatened to take legal action of the plans of the Business Secretary Lord Mandelson to cut off illegal file sharers by 2011. It has recently been announced that the Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has decided to press ahead with plans to disconnect ...
Cost of Mandelson plan would come to more than savings
A number of industry groups and ISPs have claimed that the cost of Peter Mandelson's plan with regards to illegal file sharers would cost more than the savings that would be made for the entertainment industry. In a recent about turn it was announced by Lord Mandelson, the Business Secretary, that ...
Broadband divide in the north and south of the UK shown by recent research
The penetration of broadband services in the UK has been seen to have a significant divide between the north and the south of the country according to recent research from Point Topic. In terms of broadband penetration it has been found that the UK currently had vast north-south divide in levels ...
Vivendi boss advises three strikes used by France should be used in UK
A scathing attack has been launched on ISPs in the UK by Jean-Bernard Levy, the global entertainment chief, saying that they should support the creative industry and the law more, and that the musical heritage of the UK should be protected. The French “three strikes” model which cuts off the broadband ...
Is broadband eliminating passion?
A recent study has suggested that for many young couples in Britain the availability of broadband services could be reducing the passion in the relationship. For many young couples in Britain passion and romance is an important part of the relationship. However there is evidence to suggested that the availability of ...
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