Broadband speeds
Like the pace of life in general, broadband speeds are accelerating all the time and promise to get much faster with the advent of a fibre optic network capable of delivering broadband speeds of over 100Mb.
Keep up to speed with developments in the sphere of broadband speeds by reading Top 10 Broadband’s superlative and opinionated blog.
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Top 10 broadband milestones
Posted 16th March 2010 by Jonathan Leggett
Top10 looks back at the landmark events in the evolution of the broadband sector.
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Top 10 things to do with a super fast broadband connection
Posted 3rd March 2010 by Jonathan Leggett
Just signed up for fast broadband with BT or Virgin Media? Lucky you. It’s now time to start making the most of your speedy connection. Here’s ten great things you need to do online as soon as possible.
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Google fibre optic broadband: it’s the web, Jim. But not as we know it…
Posted 11th February 2010 by Jonathan Leggett
Seismic news reached us late last night. Google is turning broadband provider. And how…
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Top 10 broadband developments and trends of 2009
Posted 17th December 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
2009 was another landmark year in the broadband sector. Top 10 Broadband takes a quizzical look at the key events, trends and landmark products of the last 12 months.
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Broadband boost for Alston house prices
Posted 24th November 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
Never mind high-achieving schools and convenient rail links. Broadband access is what sends an area’s house prices soaring, it seems.
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Try the new, improved Top 10 Broadband StreetStats
Posted 17th November 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
Top 10 Broadband’s industry-leading interactive broadband comparison tool is now better than ever…
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Top 10 Broadband speed test live again after surge in demand
Posted 23rd October 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
Top 10 Broadband’s speed test is live again after being swamped by huge demand – proving once for all that broadband users really are addicted to speed.
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How did England’s online-only qualifier pan-out?
Posted 12th October 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
The online-only broadcast of England’s qualifier against Ukraine prompted a rash of speculation that fans’ enjoyment would be impaired by dodgy broadband connections. So was it? Jonathan Leggett outlines his match day experience.
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Pigeon vs broadband: who’ll win? There’s only one way to find out
Posted 11th September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
Yesterday, the parlous state of South Africa’s broadband network was highlighted by a carrier pigeon. Truly, the Quicksilver Messenger Service had nothing on this bird.
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BT defies the doubters with broadband upgrade
Posted 4th June 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
World-weary cynics and vinegary churls will often tell that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Not so. Today we’ve discovered not only that complimentary feeds do exist, but that they’re coming to millions of BT's broadband subscribers quicksmart.
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Build the fibre optic broadband network and they will come
Posted 20th April 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
Claims that the lack of bandwidth-hungry services mean that a UK fibre optic broadband network is unviable are wrong-headed, says Jonathan Leggett.
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Wembley City broadband scheme proves pr coup
Posted 4th March 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
Want to get ahead? Get a super-fast broadband scheme. That's the message being given by the reams of publicity given to the Wembley City development, says Jonathan Leggett.
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