Monthly Archives: May 2010

Virgin Media has announced a new deal for customers which will see access to 10 Mb per second broadband services for just £5 a month. Many experts believe this is the first real step towards the development of the VoIP market (voice over Internet protocol) which has for many years been lurking in the background.
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The European Commission has made a direct appeal for British Telecom to open up its broadband infrastructure to competitors in the UK. It is the use of overhead cables and underground ducts which is the focus of this request although it is not clear yet whether BT is willing to abide by the request.
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In a move which could literally shake the whole UK broadband sector, it has been revealed that Sky TV customers with unlimited broadband and a Sky HD TV subscription will be eligible for free video on demand which will be delivered via “Sky Anytime Plus”. In simple terms, the service will allow users to download [...]

As the UK Internet sector, and especially the UK broadband sector, continues to develop it is believed that many people in the UK have not changed their ISP for over three years. This is despite significant competition emerging in the sector, a reduction in new package prices, an increase in broadband speeds and in many [...]

At this moment in time there are around 18 million broadband connections in the UK which is a significant increase from just a couple of years ago. Indeed we have also seen the forecast for the current year increase for around 19.6 million to 19.8 million with further scope for upwards revision even though we [...]

An unofficial index of broadband speeds around the world has placed the UK in the 33rd position with average speeds only just above the global average. These figures were compiled by broadband metrics group Ookla and while they are unofficial they will not make good reading for the UK authorities and UK broadband users.
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The Office of Fair Trading has today confirmed that a formal investigation into All systems go for Project Canvas has now been cancelled. It appears that the Office of Fair Trading does not have the jurisdiction to investigate the subscription free broadband TV service proposed by the partners of Project Canvas. So who is behind [...]

A survey by Eclipse Internet has found that 54% of employees in the UK plan to watch at least one World Cup game online when the tournament starts. The biggest hotspot for the UK Internet providers will come on 23 June when England play Slovenia as this is a 3 PM kickoff, the only midweek [...]

The UK government has this week said that it would adopt a more Conservative approach to the UK broadband arena with the cost of the future funding to come from the BBC licence fee. It would appear that the Conservative party has won the battle with regards to future funding as the Liberal Democrats had [...]

Over the last few years there’s no doubt that broadband, and the Internet in general, have touched every area of the business world and continue to open new avenues and offer new opportunities for many people. More and more people are now looking at working from home, either remotely from their base office or indeed [...]