Broadband Business

While the use of broadband to monitor and secure your home is something which has been around for some time, there have been significant developments in this particular field over the last 12 months with these services now affordable to the masses. It is now possible to remotely control and monitor your CCTV cameras in [...]

While there are many new and interesting uses for broadband, one which is catching the eye of many in the UK is the Sling Media Slingbox range of TV transmitters. These revolutionary devices allow you to connect your home TV to a broadband service and, using a Slingbox, give you total control of your home [...]

As we await official release of the Digital Britain Report there are already concerns that some proposals may well be unworkable in the short to medium term. The dispute between various mobile broadband companies continues with regards to the sharing of radio waves in the UK and how those forced to give up more bandwidth [...]

With rumours of behind-the-scenes fall-outs and disagreements The Times newspaper has revealed that Lord Carter of Barnes, the man in charge of the digital revolution in the UK, is set to leave the government in the summer. Having come from a background which saw a reported salary of £500,000 a year to a rather more [...]

In a bizarre experiment all eyes from the technology and broadband sector will be on Tasmania this week as the Australian state vies to become the first to offer nationwide Internet speeds of 100 Mb per second. The Australian government has invested substantial funding into its nationwide broadband network (NBN) and there is intense curiosity [...]

In the UK broadband consumer sector there are many options to choose from although in reality the only real sticking point for many is cost. However, this is not the same for the UK business broadband arena where reliability, broadband speed together with support services perhaps supersede the need to go for the cheapest option. [...]

Supermarket giant Tesco has revealed plans to expand its mobile broadband operation with a number of free laptops available on various mobile broadband plans. So far the company has signed up Orange and 3 to the new free laptop mobile broadband service although other providers are expected to follow in due course.
Currently there are around [...]

Over the last few months we have seen a number of contradictory comments emanating from the Carphone Warehouse boardroom with an initial suggestion that the broadband business would be spun off from the main mobile phone operation and either floated on the stock market or sold to a third-party. However, the Carphone Warehouse management surprised [...]

After a disagreement which lasted for around three years there are rumours that Vodafone and Carphone Warehouse are looking to work together again in the future. Carphone Warehouse was flabbergasted when Vodafone decided to walk away from an agreement with the company back in 2006 but since then the company has gone from strength to [...]

In a move which is certainly in favour of broadband users around the UK it has been revealed that Ofcom is set to cut the period assigned to solve disputes before consumers can complain to the regulators. Currently Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have 12 weeks to sort out any problems with their customers before the [...]