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In a move which will increase calls for UK government funding to assist with the roll out of the next stage of the UK broadband revolution it has been announced that the Canadian government has promised a minimum $500 million (up to $750 million) investment over the next 8 years. It has been suggested [...]

It seems that despite investing billions of pounds into the UK broadband industry the Far Eastern markets always seem to come out on top. They have faster broadband, they have more reliable broadband and broadband is accessible in a vast number of public arenas, from buses to the local shopping malls. Why can’t [...]

While many experts believe that mobile broadband connections, via dongles, USB devices and data cards, will outnumber landline connections within the next two years, there is still some work to do on the UK mobile broadband network. The likes of 3, Vodafone and Orange are very much leading the way.

The technology available today ensures that there is very little difference between direct landline connections and wireless broadband connections. Wireless broadband is becoming more popular because of the ability to move around your home / work place without disconnecting and reconnecting wires.

In simple terms, broadband is a super fast connection service to the internet which allows you to remain connected at all times, and still use your landline telephone as normal.

This has been a controversial issue over recent months with many broadband users reporting that their speeds are often much slower than those advertised. The speeds advertised are the maximum possible for that particular service, but the further you are from the nearest telephone exchange the less chance of ever experiencing the advertised maximum speed.

The term unlimited download can be misleading in some circumstances as many ISPs have small print in their contracts to control usage. When they see a surge in use they reserve the right to stack requests, affectively queuing all request to ensure their servers are not compromised.

The majority of broadband connections in the UK are part of unbundling packages with BT, whereby Internet Service Providers pay to BT for the use of their lines to connect to your home. BT has seen a rise in the cost of maintaining broadband connections in the UK and requested that they are allowed to [...]

If you think of your internet connection as a pipe, the broadband equivalent of the pipe is much wider than the dial-up pipe. This allows more information to be sent in one go rather than having to queue the data, which slows the delivery speed.

Otherwise known as Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, ADSL is a data communications technology which allows data to be transferred over copper telephone lines at speeds not available to conventional modems. In many ways ADSL is a quick fix until the UK’s fibre optic telephone network is completed, whenever that may be.