Monthly Archives: July 2009

Ofcom has this week confirmed that more than two thirds of UK homes now have a broadband connection offering an excellent base for the government’s Digital Britain programme. The Ofcom report shows that 68% of homes in the UK, as at March 2009, have access to the Internet which compares favourably against a figure of [...]

While satellite broadcaster BSkyB announced profits which were 4% higher than this time last year it is the marked improvement in the company’s broadband service which has caught the eye of many. In the second quarter of 2009 it was revealed that the company took on a further 118,000 broadband customers with hopes for the [...]

The Ofcom survey which claimed that UK broadband users were experiencing significantly reduced speeds compared to those advertised in the press has prompted great discussion within the industry. As you would expect, BT has been very forthcoming with claims that the survey is already out of date and ultimately unreliable, citing the fact that more [...]

While BT may have the technology and the funding to develop its broadband offering in the UK, the company has hit an unexpected snag in one of North London’s leafy suburbs. Haringey Council has today blocked BT from installing any more 1.8 m tall communication cabinets around the area of Muswell Hill. The council has [...]

The move by Tyneside Council to withdraw funding for the proposed free broadband service to all homes in the area prompts the question – would you expect your council to offer free broadband?
There is a feeling that broadband is becoming the latest political football because it attracts the attention of the masses and will ultimately [...]

The new Mayor of Tyneside, Linda Arkley, has today decided to call a halt to the council’s plans for free broadband for every home in the borough. The plan, which was announced by the former Mayor John Harrison, had attracted very complementary headlines and placed the Tyneside area at the top of the UK broadband [...]

Perhaps one of the more prominent growth trends in the mobile broadband sector is the ability to sign up for a mobile broadband contract and receive a free laptop or access to low-cost computer equipment. We have seen all of the major players such as Vodafone, Orange, T Mobile and a host of other mobile [...]

The new minister for Digital Britain has today revealed that broadband users living in the countryside could in the future pay more for their connections. While this would appear to be at odds with the UK governments plan to make broadband available to each and every household in the country, if we take a step [...]

As more and more internet broadband providers seem unwilling or unable to assist some of the more far-flung areas of the UK in connecting them to the network, it seems that many potential broadband customers have taken the situation into their own hands. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution in Humber is the latest to dig [...]

When BE broadband recently went ahead with a total redesign of the company’s website there were high hopes for the future. However, within just a few days it became apparent that the redesign was incomplete, often difficult to understand and ultimately prompted a massive number of e-mails from disgruntled customers. When you consider that the [...]