Monthly Archives: December 2009

Leading UK broadband provider Orange has recently released a report which details the working habits of those who depend upon the Internet for their working practices. It is interesting to look at the way in which both fixed line broadband and mobile broadband are impacting upon the UK economy as a whole and in particular [...]

As more and more people choose to work from home, via their broadband Internet link, it would appear that in the future there could be pressure on the traditional office arena environment. More and more businesses are now waking up to the fact that reducing office space and increasing the number of people working “on [...]

Over the last few years we have seen the likes of Sky broadband, AOL broadband, BT broadband, Orange broadband and an array of other well-known companies taking a larger and larger share of the UK broadband sector. The sector itself is now on the crest of a wave of change which will see mobile broadband [...]

O2, the UK mobile network operator, has begun to roll out testing of the company’s long-term evolution technology (LTE) which in theory could see mobile broadband browsing speeds of up to 150 Mb per second. While there is still some work to do in this particular field there are high hopes for the LTE technology [...]

Alistair Darling’s announcement of a 50p a month telephone tax has been welcomed by some consumer groups and ridiculed by others. In simple terms, each and every person in the UK who has a telephone line attached to their home will be forced to pay a six pound annual charge which is supposedly going to [...]

A report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has confirmed that the UK is placed 21st out of 30 countries in the OECD with regards to broadband speed. While there’s no doubt that the UK government and broadband industry as a whole is working hard behind the scenes to improve UK broadband [...]

Chancellor Of The Exchequer Alistair Darling today confirmed that the UK government will impose a six pound a year phone tax on all UK households with a phone line, whether or not make use of the UK broadband network. The 50p a month tax will be used to raise around £170 million a year to [...]

The festive period has seen companies such as Virgin broadband, Sky broadband, BT broadband and other leading Internet service providers rolling out a number of offers and promotions targeted at UK consumers. Indeed we are also seeing the likes of AOL contacting their customers directly to offer them reduced broadband connectivity costs if they renew [...]

The Museum, Libraries and Archives Council of the UK has today revealed a deal with local authorities across the UK which will see library Internet access connected to the “Janet” network offering broadband connection speeds of up to 1 GB. This is the network used by the schools and universities in the UK, offering speeds [...]

As we move into 2010 and potentially a new era in the UK broadband and UK mobile broadband sectors, it is worth looking back to see if the Internet has literally changed your life. While many of us automatically assume we could do without the Internet without impacting upon our lives, growing interest in online [...]