Monthly Archives: January 2010

In a disappointing development for the UK broadband market it has been revealed that with an average download speed of just 3.5 Mb per second the UK is now 26th in the world ranking report produced by Akamai. Even though this position is likely to change as and when the UK government and British Telecom [...]

As the UK government looks set to press ahead with plans to introduce a 50p a month broadband tax on all telephone lines in the UK, there are concerns about the quality of future broadband in some of the U.K.’s more far-flung areas. The government has pledged to introduce broadband to every home in the [...]

It looks as though 2010 could be a very interesting year for the UK mobile broadband market with news that Vodafone has introduced a number of pay monthly options which are more akin to the traditional ISP market. Customers will now receive free basic antivirus software, spyware protection and 2 GB of backup. Those on [...]

Despite the fact that the UK government and the broadband regulator have been focusing upon a illegal downloads in the UK, with a number of taxes and charges to come in later in the year, it is easy to forget that legal downloads continue to grow. The British Phonographic Industry has confirmed that music single [...]

The Carphone Warehouse has today announced a rebranding of the Tiscali UK broadband operation which will now be known as TalkTalk broadband. The Tiscali broadband brand-name is now officially dead in the UK a move which was inevitable after the £236 million acquisition by The Carphone Warehouse. However, there are further changes for former Tiscali [...]

Virgin Broadband today comes out on top in a survey which confirms that the average UK broadband speed increased by 22% in 2009. The average broadband speed in the UK now stands at 4.478 Mb per second as opposed to 3.67 Mb per second in December 2008. This is a significant increase and many believe [...]

As we enter 2010, with the UK broadband market primed for significant growth in the short to medium term, the UK government has again re-announced its £300 million “free broadband for all” scheme which was first mentioned back in September 2008. This is the second time that the scheme has been re-announced and while this [...]

The mobile broadband market is set for a significant increase in popularity in 2010 with the likes of Orange broadband, O2 broadband and BT broadband expected to lead the way. While pay-as-you-go mobile broadband was particularly popular in 2009 it would appear that 2010 could be the year of monthly contract mobile broadband. So why [...]

As we enter the New Year more and more people in the UK will be perusing through the broadband offer sheets checking for the best deals and the best packages available. There are many different deals available which include O2 broadband (offering two months free broadband for new customers), Sky broadband (with six months free [...]

The introduction of the latest Skype software has been welcomed as a breath of fresh air by many in the UK although unfortunately the new HD Skype system may not be available across the country. The ability to link up high-definition online video calls via the Skype system is something which has been in the [...]