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While BT continues to hog the headlines regarding the introduction of a superfast broadband network in the UK, many people are unaware that Virgin Media currently offers 50 Mb per second broadband to those in participating areas of the UK. So what do you get with your Virgin Media 50 Mb per second broadband package?
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Business leaders in the UK have joined forces to push for faster broadband speeds in the UK with some dispute over the definition of “super fast” broadband. Within the industry it is perceived that “superfast broadband” is anything over 100 Mb per second while the industry regulator Ofcom believes that superfast broadband is any speed [...]

Richard Halton, the director of Internet TV programmes at the BBC, has reignited a discussion which appears to come and go on numerous occasions, i.e. IPTV. Internet TV is something which many people believe will be the main focus of the worldwide broadband market in the years ahead although unfortunately take up in the short [...]

There is talk that Ofcom is looking to introduce price caps in relation to the amount which telephone companies charge each other to connect to each other’s networks. While on the surface this would not seem to impact upon mobile broadband, at least in the short to medium term, there is concern that any price [...]

Next week’s official separation of the Carphone Warehouse consumer electronics business and TalkTalk broadband is expected to attract much interest from investors with TalkTalk broadband already been mentioned as a potential takeover target. The Carphone Warehouse operation is currently valued at £1.7 billion although after the demerger of the Carphone Warehouse retail operation the TalkTalk [...]

In a move which is being replicated by many other major players in the UK online arena, Ian Livingstone, the boss of BT broadband, has stepped into the public domain to suggest that plans to cut off customers accused of filesharing should be replaced by on the spot fines. He believes this would give customers [...]

The controversial Digital Economy Bill, which will dictate the direction of the UK online arena for many years to come, will be pushed through the Houses of Parliament with what many believe is indecent haste. As we approach the next election, it looks as though the Digital Economy Bill will have its second hearing in [...]

Gordon Brown has today promised superfast broadband for every home in the UK by 2020 in a move which is more political than possibly achievable. It is noticeable that broadband has become a subject upon which many voters are concerned with the introduction of a broadband tax seen by many as a stealth tax by [...]

Eutelsat Communications has today announced plans for a high-speed broadband service in the UK which will be delivered by the company’s satellite network. The communications module is based in Portsmouth and upon completion will be transferred to the company’s French operation from which the new UK satellite broadband service will be launched in the later [...]

As the number of companies moving online continues to grow there is a feeling that broadband has injected a much-needed boost into the online arena. A number of prominent retail sites have reported increased popularity and increased demand for their services as faster and faster broadband becomes available across the UK. So is broadband increasing [...]