While the UK government continues to roll out a variety of broadband initiatives for the future, with the intention that all of the UK will at some point in the future have access to super speed broadband, is this the way forward?
While estimates vary regarding the cost of introducing a fibre-optic network to the UK, [...]
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- Mark
- February 10th 2009
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- Mark
- January 30th 2009
While initially the various mobile broadband services available in the UK attracted a great deal of criticism there would appear to have been something of a sea change over the last couple of years as the industry continues to make great strides. We have seen the likes of T-Mobile, Vodafone, Orange and other prominent mobile [...]
Posted in Mobile Broadband Tagged Mobile Broadband -
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- Mark
- January 28th 2009
It has been reported that T-Mobile has again retained top spot in an independent study into mobile broadband speeds across the UK. The study was carried out by independent test house P3 Solutions as mobile broadband becomes ever more popular across the country, even though there is confusion amongst consumers as to exactly what speeds [...]
Posted in Mobile Broadband Tagged Mobile Broadband, t-mobile -
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- Mark
- January 19th 2009
Vodafone has announced a successful trial of HSPA+, which is an upgraded version of super 3G which provides speeds greater than those available through HSDPA without attracting the 4G tag, but many suspect there is more to follow.
Posted in Mobile Broadband Tagged Mobile Broadband, Vodafone
While the company is said to be very encouraged by the download speeds of 16 Mbps reached in [...] -
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- Mark
- November 4th 2008
While the debate about whether mobile broadband will eventually replace fixed line broadband continues there is a growing feeling that fixed line broadband is still able to offer a better quality signal. Whether this is partly the reason why mobile broadband operators have hit the fixed line market, or whether they see this as a [...]
Posted in Blog Tagged fixed line broadband, Mobile Broadband -
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- Mark
- October 19th 2008
While UK mobile network operators 3 Mobile has been at the forefront of a number of mobile internet developments of late the group has surpassed itself with a very interesting and potentially very useful wireless router. All you need to do is plug your 3G broadband dongle into the router and you automatically have [...]
Posted in Broadband Availability Tagged 3 mobile, Mobile Broadband -
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- Mark
- October 15th 2008
A report by Analysys Mason, well known advisers to the telecom and digital media industry, has suggested that the move to mobile broadband is a serious threat to the future viability of fixed line broadband suppliers across Europe. While it is well known in places such as the UK that mobile broadband is becoming [...]
Posted in Broadband Business Tagged fixed line broadband, Mobile Broadband -
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- hamish
- September 15th 2008
Vodafone has announced a multi-million pound investment to upgrade its mobile broadband coverage in Manchester, in the hope to increase connectivity speeds.
Posted in Vodafone Tagged Mobile Broadband
According to Alec Howard of Vodafone, “Manchester, along with five other major conurbations, is now the fastest network in the UK.”
This is on the back of huge take-up of Mobile Broadband which has suprised [...] -
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- hamish
- September 15th 2008
After its successful move into the residential broadband market the Post Office is considering launching a Mobile Phone service. The PO has won over 500,000 new customers within a year and claims that with its low pricing model is well placed to benefit from the credit crunch bargain hunting.
Posted in BT, Orange Tagged Mobile Broadband, Mobile Phone
The Post Office’s target is to have [...] -
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- hamish
- September 15th 2008
Maxine Smith, a councillor in Cromarty Firth is calling for a review of telecommunications companies who are failing to provide connectivity to rural areas of Scotland. She states that the lack of 3G Mobile Broadband is depriving the local communities of services that are the focus of the third generation of mobile phone standards and [...]
Posted in Mobile Broadband, Orange, Vodafone Tagged 3G, Mobile Broadband, Orange, Vodafone
