Monthly Archives: May 2009

As more and more UK consumers and businesses continue to accept broadband as an everyday aspect of life we are seeing more and more people working from home. The ability to grab an Internet connection in your home, either working at home using your own information or logging-on to your employer’s servers and using their [...]

As more and more homes across the UK logon to the Internet superhighway the issue of secure connections is something we should all be considering. As broadband speeds continue to improve and progress, we are seeing more and more instances of unauthorised third parties making use of Wi-Fi broadband connections in the UK. While there [...]

As the UK government’s hopes of delivering broadband services to every home in the UK at speeds of no less than 2 Mb per second by 2012 continue to struggle, culture minister Andy Burnham has stepped forward with an alternative idea. He believes that one potential route into the more rural areas of the UK [...]

Over the last few months we have seen a number of contradictory comments emanating from the Carphone Warehouse boardroom with an initial suggestion that the broadband business would be spun off from the main mobile phone operation and either floated on the stock market or sold to a third-party. However, the Carphone Warehouse management surprised [...]

After a disagreement which lasted for around three years there are rumours that Vodafone and Carphone Warehouse are looking to work together again in the future. Carphone Warehouse was flabbergasted when Vodafone decided to walk away from an agreement with the company back in 2006 but since then the company has gone from strength to [...]

While Virgin Broadband has been hitting the headlines for some time in relation to its ultra-fast fibre optic network there have been a significant number of complaints regarding “throttling”. This is the process by which traffic is “managed” in order to ensure as few system problems as possible and can often lead to slower broadband [...]

In a move which is certainly in favour of broadband users around the UK it has been revealed that Ofcom is set to cut the period assigned to solve disputes before consumers can complain to the regulators. Currently Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have 12 weeks to sort out any problems with their customers before the [...]

As the UK economy continues to struggle amid significant investment by the UK government and UK business leaders, there is a general feeling that the UK broadband market could be a significant factor in the eventual recovery of the UK economy. The ability for more traditional businesses to move online and operate at a fraction [...]

A recent survey of 2,000 consumers yet again highlighted the fact that T-mobile appears to be head and shoulders above its competitors in the UK mobile broadband sector. The YouGov poll is yet another positive note for T-mobile which has been developing its mobile broadband service with great success over the last couple of years. [...]

In a move which could see broadband speeds of between 1 GB and 10 GB per second hit the UK over the next few years, the UK government has confirmed a £1 million development fund has been set up. The money is being used to fund up to 13 different projects which are looking to [...]