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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 [...]

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 [...]