Monthly Archives: March 2010

Virgin Media is set to demonstrate its 200 Mb per second broadband service at the forthcoming Ideal Home Show 2010. The company is the main sponsor of the event and will make public the superfast broadband service which has been in trials in Kent since 2009 with further trials about to start in Coventry. So [...]

For those looking to join the broadband revolution, or even transfer to a different broadband provider, why not check out the Plusnet £5.99 a month broadband package which is available until 11 April?
The package includes a 10 Gb usage allowance, broadband speeds of up to 8 Mb per second, free connection, 24/7 support and comes [...]

Over the last few months one name has dominated the UK broadband industry, that of Virgin Broadband which is currently trialling a broadband service which can offer speeds up to 200 Mb per second. You would be forgiven for thinking that Virgin Broadband is streets ahead of its competitors but in many ways this is [...]

There is no doubt that BT broadband has been by far and away the largest investor in to the UK broadband sector over the last few years. Even though the company has been eclipsed on many fronts by the likes of Virgin Broadband, Sky Broadband and other prominent UK broadband companies, there are many who [...]

In a bizarre turnaround it has been revealed that Virgin Broadband is looking to build a future broadband network using telephone lines and telecommunication poles currently installed around the UK. Despite the fact that communication networks in the UK have predominantly been built underground for many years it is easy to see the number of [...]

One of the hot topics of debate in the UK broadband sector of late has been the access to broadband for those living in some of the more far-flung areas of the UK. There are growing concerns that those living in the countryside may well be penalised via their broadband service charges simply because they [...]

Despite the fact that British Telecom has grabbed the headlines in the broadband industry over the last few months with regards to funding issues and the opening up of the company’s broadband network, it looks as though the spotlight may soon be turning on Virgin Broadband. Only a few weeks after announcing it was in [...]

BT chief executive Ian Livingstone has hit back at the UK government’s attempt to push through the Digital Economy Bill before the next election and the various clauses which it contains. It is common knowledge that illegal file sharing will in the future result in customers having their accounts terminated although there is concern within [...]

While to the vast majority of those in the UK with access to broadband the idea of Internet TV is something which has probably never crossed their minds it looks as though Internet TV is ready to hit the mass market. Despite attempts in the past to attract the attention of UK consumers, UK businesses [...]

The controversial broadband tax suggested by the Labour government is coming under threat with many MPs concerned about exactly how this money will be invested and who would control the flow of funds. It will be interesting to see whether this particular “unwelcome” tax actually reaches the statute books because the Conservative party has confirmed [...]