Broadband Business

Iconic British comedian Stephen Fry shocked those in attendance at the recent iTunes Live event when he admitted to using his broadband connection to download both music and TV illegally, using BitTorrent file sharing networks. This has blown open the ongoing discussion regarding illegal file sharing and whether the authorities should be moving towards those [...]

With news that the total number of videos viewed online in the UK increased by 47% in the year ended April 2009, there is great concern that the ever-growing demand for online media and online videos in particular could see broadband connection charges increase. While Google (via its YouTube subsidiary) is by far and away [...]

Despite BT being heavily involved in the early development of online advertising system Phorm, the telephone giant has effectively walked away from a deal to roll out the controversial system across its whole network. The system, which has caught the attention of privacy campaigners, effectively monitors and analyses the internet usage of those surfing the [...]

The UK government has today been accused of backtracking on an earlier pledge to cut internet piracy and illegal file sharing by 70% between 2008 in 2010. While officially the targets remain the same, behind the scenes the government has laid the groundwork for this particularly tough target to be moved to “sometime in the [...]

Amid confirmation that Vodafone has launched the U.K.’s first 3G femtocell service in the UK we may be entering a new period of growth in the UK broadband market. Femtocell services are readily available on the continent and effectively connect your handset to your broadband service, offering a wider coverage and potentially improved quality by [...]

News that US-based online broadband video provider, Hulu, has targeted the UK as its next major market could offer an interesting alternative to the ever popular BBC iPlayer. The IPTV company is backed by the likes of News Corp, NBC Universal and Disney suggesting there will be no funding issues even in the current economic [...]

As the UK government continues its bid to widen the UK National broadband network it looks as though UK consumers will ultimately be paying the price yet again. There is strong talk of a “broadband tax” which would see all broadband charges increase as the UK government looks to replenish the coffers of the public [...]

In a welcome respite for broadband regulators, it has been revealed that the number of telephone and broadband complaints have fallen substantially over the last 12 months. The industry regulator has revealed that complaints in relation to fixed line mis-selling, mobile mis-selling, silent calls, additional charges and broadband transfer issues have all fallen over the [...]

While so far there has been no move by the regulator Ofcom to ensure that all UK broadband providers advertise average broadband speeds as well as “top” broadband speeds, there is growing pressure from UK consumers in this particular direction. A number of parties believe that within the next three years broadband service providers in [...]

As the likes of Virgin Media continue to make great strides in the UK broadband market, British Telecom sees more and more customers returning to the fold and Vodafone and Three Mobile take on the mobile broadband market, slowly but surely competition in the sector is coming under pressure. This is the reason why OFCOM [...]