Monthly Archives: May 2010

Figures from 2009 indicate there are now more than 18 million broadband Internet subscribers in the UK which is a significant improvement on 2008. It seems that increased awareness of the Internet and broadband as well as significant investment into new technology has caught the attention of UK consumers and businesses alike. So what can [...]

As the new coalition government gets to grips with the UK broadband industry there is speculation that we will see the appointment of a new broadband Minister in the next couple of days. While this is not exactly top of the list with regards to David Cameron’s agenda in the short term, there is no [...]

It would appear that low-cost telephone charges and value for money broadband services have seen TalkTalk Broadband increase its share of the UK broadband market with an additional 42,000 new broadband customers in the first quarter of 2010. The company now has around 4.2 million subscribers in the UK and is currently the fastest growing [...]

Vodafone has today made another entry into the competitive UK mobile broadband market with an offer of three months free mobile broadband for those signing up to 18 month contracts. While the length of the proposed mobile broadband contract will concern some users in the UK, there is no doubt that Vodafone is amongst one [...]

British Telecom has today confirmed that the initial £1.5 billion put aside for investment into the superfast broadband network has been increased to £2.5 billion. The company is also looking to ensure that 66% of the UK population will receive superfast broadband by 2015 against an earlier indication of 40% by 2012. This is a [...]

It has been revealed that UK broadband provider Orange is still losing customers although the drop from 840,000 subscribers to 816,000 between the fourth quarter of 2009 and the first quarter of 2010 is less than the 59,000 drop seen in the previous quarter. This shows perfectly why the company has effectively handed over control [...]

A survey by ISPreview has today cast light on the willingness of UK broadband users to pay an extra for superfast broadband speeds of up to 100 Mb per second. The survey claims that 51.5% of those questioned confirmed they would pay additional Internet charges for the extra speed although there is no consensus on [...]

There is confusion in the broadband industry today amid signs that the UK election will end in stalemate and a hung parliament. On one side we have the Labour Party looking to introduce a tax on all UK phone lines to fund additional broadband investment in the future but on the other side we have [...]

A number of UK Internet service providers have today confirmed a surge in Internet usage during the general election campaign. This will come as no surprise to those in the industry who are well aware that the instant results available online as well as various video streaming options are certainly catching the attention of UK [...]

In a further sign that competition is starting to impact upon the major players in the UK broadband industry, Orange has confirmed the introduction some new mobile broadband animal plans such as the Panther, Dolphins and Raccoon. The company has also repackaged a number of existing offers in an attempt to grab the attention of [...]