Monthly Archives: September 2008

In an excited press release Tiscali warned that if given the go-ahead, Kangaroo could destroy the entire UK pay-TV market.
Kangaroo is the project name for the joint venture between BBC Worldwide (the commercial arm of the beeb), ITV and Channel 4. However, Tiscali is argueing that if it is allowed to launch there will be [...]

It has been revealed that BT is in talks with council officials from Cardiff with regard to laying the UK’s first super-fast fibre optic broadband network. This is the latest stage in BT’s development of the UK broadband industry and will see current broadband speeds dwarfed by those from the proposed new network. [...]

Following a raft of complaints about the latest England national game only being aired on Setanta, CentreForum (backed by Virgin Media) have revealed that fans are missing out because they cannot afford the premiums for watching some matches.
86% of supporters do not subscribe because of the prohibitive price, this equates to 6 million UK football [...]

While many experts believe that mobile broadband connections, via dongles, USB devices and data cards, will outnumber landline connections within the next two years, there is still some work to do on the UK mobile broadband network. The likes of 3, Vodafone and Orange are very much leading the way.

The technology available today ensures that there is very little difference between direct landline connections and wireless broadband connections. Wireless broadband is becoming more popular because of the ability to move around your home / work place without disconnecting and reconnecting wires.

Vodafone has announced a multi-million pound investment to upgrade its mobile broadband coverage in Manchester, in the hope to increase connectivity speeds.
According to Alec Howard of Vodafone, “Manchester, along with five other major conurbations, is now the fastest network in the UK.”
This is on the back of huge take-up of Mobile Broadband which has suprised [...]

After its successful move into the residential broadband market the Post Office is considering launching a Mobile Phone service. The PO has won over 500,000 new customers within a year and claims that with its low pricing model is well placed to benefit from the credit crunch bargain hunting.
The Post Office’s target is to have [...]

Everyone agrees that faster broadband is a good thing, the only question is how to pay for it. In an effort to get to an answer the Government has instructed the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) to draft a report focussing on the next generation of broadband technology.
This report, headed by former [...]

Maxine Smith, a councillor in Cromarty Firth is calling for a review of telecommunications companies who are failing to provide connectivity to rural areas of Scotland. She states that the lack of 3G Mobile Broadband is depriving the local communities of services that are the focus of the third generation of mobile phone standards and [...]

In simple terms, broadband is a super fast connection service to the internet which allows you to remain connected at all times, and still use your landline telephone as normal.