Broadband News: April 2007

BT was rapped by a County Court judge last week, after cutting off a broadband connection for a mortgage company, claiming they were unable to rectify the situation.
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According to MoneyExpert.com who yesterday gave their quarterly results for 2007 Q1 (reporting on the switching index on personal and household products); the percentage of people who have switched broadband in the last 6 months has risen by 12%.
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A team of Researchers led by the University of Tokyo have broken the internet speed record twice in two days. The revolutionary system imaginatively named Internet2 is capable of phenomenal speeds, and Continue reading…

The City of London yesterday went live with Europe’s most advanced Wi-Fi network, with the square mile becoming one big hot spot. Continue reading…

We are delighted to announce another new recruit to Top 10 Broadband, as we strive to become the most comprehensive broadband website and feature every major broadband provider in the UK. Continue reading…

Wireless broadband looks set to be the most used medium for broadband in the future as industry analysts believe that fixed-line broadband is reaching its peak and is beginning to fall in popularity. Continue reading…

Police are trying to clamp down on wireless broadband hijacking as two Worcestershire residents were among the first to be arrested and cautioned for such an offence. Continue reading…

Following our article on the 13th April 2007 about the launch of Plusnet’s new broadband service, Plusnet and Top 10 Broadband have now teamed up to offer broadband ‘your way’. Continue reading…

Broadband services in the UK are severely lacking behind worldwide counterparts and huge investment is needed according to a report by the BSG (Broadband Stakeholder Group). Continue reading…

A new report published by the Centre for Telecoms Research believes that consumers will pay on average around £10 per month for high-speed broadband access as intense competition between ISPs lowers the price. Continue reading…

Plusnet have released a new broadband service aiming to be more personal for users, and may just change how other broadband providers supply their service. Continue reading…

Weeks ago Top 10 Broadband news informed you of the initial Virgin Media and BskyB squabble at the start of Virgin Media’s launch. For several weeks since, it has been quiet on that front, with Virgin seemingly worse off with a TV service missing key big names. However after mutually attacking advertising from both sides, Virgin Media are attempting to bring the feud to a climax by taking BSkyB to the High Court. Continue reading…

When rumours of the Pipex takeover started, four major companies were said to be interested: BT, Carphone Warehouse, BSkyB and Virgin Media. All were reportedly very interested in procuring the sixth largest UK internet provider, however matters may have taken a turn for the worst for Pipex if they expected a bidding war. Continue reading…

It is now exactly one year on since Carphone Warehouse introduced its TalkTalk ‘free broadband’ offer. Despite major delivery issues the service was an unexpectedly huge success, and caused a massive price war within the industry. So one year later, how is free broadband doing? Continue reading…

BT announced today that from May 1st 2007, they will cut the price they charge other ISPs to use their lines by 9%, as they reiterate their commitment to a competitive market in UK broadband. Continue reading…

Virgin Media are keeping up the pressure on their rivals, with news of yet another fresh service. The group are reportedly poised to ink a contract with Cable and Wireless to supply UK customer’s with non-cable broadband – helping expand their broadband reach even further. Although this has not been

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The length of time it takes to download something depends on the speed of your broadband connection.Obviously the faster the connection, the quicker the download will be. The time also varies depending on the size of the file, which may Continue reading…

Earlier this week it was reported that half of all British households now have broadband in their home – a 39% rise on 2006 figures and an impressive seven-fold increase since 2003. The recent figures come from telecoms regulator Ofcom. Continue reading…

At the end of the year, BT is set to remove Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) services from consumer use. ISDN enabled a pay-per-use service, similar to a telephone, and had identical upload and download speeds of 64 kilobits per second. It proved very successful in the early days as customers were restless with dial-up and needed faster speeds. Continue reading…

Talk Talk, the broadband service run by Carphone Warehouse (CW) is going to cost the company an an extra £30m to run in the 2007-8 financial year. Talk Talk is widely thought to be a loss-leader for Carphone Warehouse. Alongside this, the running of Virgin Mobile France is also proving very costly for the group. Continue reading…

Hull-based Telecoms Company, Kingston Communications has reported a big increase in its broadband customer base and looks set to achieve its targets for this year, a whopping 49% increase on last year’s numbers. This would take their broadband clientele up to 180,000 customers. Continue reading…

From May 1st 2007 a compulsory cease charge will be enforced to ISPs for ADSL lines cancelled from this date. The bad news is that customers will probably be made to pay this cost which will be £33.75 (£39.66 incl. VAT).

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BT’s struggling Pay-TV service, BT Vision, is in the process of brokering a deal with betting firm Ladbrokes, which will enable subscribers to be able to bet during actual sporting events.

BT aim to give BT Vision a spark of life as since it’s launch in December 2006, only 5,000 subscribers have been obtained, of which is believed that 40% of this total is BT employees. Continue reading…