A new OFCOM report yesterday cast doubt on the broadband speeds available throughout the UK. This appears to be an ongoing issue whereby the maximum speeds advertised in the press and other areas of the media for many people bear no resemblance to the actual speeds they will receive. It appears that customers subscribing to [...]

As broadband services become ever more popular across the UK the use of so-called Wi-Fi routers has not only increased accessibility but also introduced a potentially serious security risk. Even though each Wi-Fi router comes with a strong suggestion that you should secure your network, to stop others in your area “hooking up”, many people [...]

While 2008 has been a difficult year for the UK and worldwide economy the broadband industry has performed admirably under difficult conditions. However, as we move towards 2009, which many believe could be another difficult year, there are concerns that some of the smaller broadband players may struggle with their funding requirements needed for investment [...]

As we enter 2009 the UK high street is starting to resemble something of a ghost town with up to 1600 retail companies on the verge of going out of business. While there has been much mention of the economic downturn in the UK and around the world it would appear that broadband has played [...]

Over the last few weeks we have seen the government invest billions upon billions of pounds into the UK banking system in an attempt to refloat the economy. However, Prof Christopher Bishop who is the chief scientist at Microsoft Research Cambridge has suggested that substantial investment into a fibre-optic broadband network across the UK could [...]

We have seen a number of headlines in the press of late with regard to broadband service expenditure in the UK with some parties suggesting that consumers are either downgrading their service or else looking to reduce their use in the short term. However, there appears to be little evidence of this new trend on [...]

We have seen the news about maximum speeds available in the UK, we have seen the reports showing what we actually receive, but what speed do you think you receive? Does it actually tie up with the figures advertised?
Point Topic has just completed a very interesting survey whereby they asked broadband users who they believe [...]