When you consider that 99.99% of businesses in the UK are hooked up to the Internet and have an online exposure, it is not difficult to see that the broadband industry has had a massive positive impact upon the UK economy. However, under the surface the Internet has instigated massive competition both online and off-line [...]

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 [...]