Irish SMEs choosing broadband

Posted 31st July 2007 by Alex Buttle

Irish small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly using wireless broadband services, according to new statistics.

Global broadband subs to hit 536m by 2011

Posted 31st July 2007 by Alex Buttle

Worldwide broadband subscriptions are set to exceed 536 million by 2011, it has been predicted.

O2 postpones launch of broadband service

Posted 31st July 2007 by Alex Buttle

O2 has announced the launch of its broadband service is to be delayed, following lower than expected uptake for its mobile phone services.

Silver surfers opting for broadband, survey reveals

Posted 30th July 2007 by Alex Buttle

The older generation are increasingly opting for broadband, according to a new survey.

Scilly Isles leads broadband take-up

Posted 30th July 2007 by Alex Buttle

A higher proportion of internet users have opted for asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) broadband in the Scilly Isles than anywhere else in the UK, it has been revealed.

Carphone Warehouse now the third largest broadband provider

Posted 27th July 2007 by Alex Buttle

Following BT and Sky with their second quarter results the Carphone Warehouse announced an increase of 126,000 customers over the last three months.

Sky broadband performs better than expected

Posted 27th July 2007 by Alex Buttle

UK pay-TV company Sky posted their latest figures today which revealed a 10 per cent increase in full year revenues, partly due to their phenomenal success of their broadband package.

Tiscali set to double their figures

Posted 26th July 2007 by Alex Buttle

Following Tiscali’s procurement of Pipex, the Sardinian based telecommunications and broadband provider could double the number of its customer base.

BT increases its lead as the biggest ISP

Posted 26th July 2007 by Alex Buttle

BT confirmed this morning that they have met their targets and achieved a 3 per cent increase in first quarter core earnings and revenue, pushing them further ahead in the highly competitive broadband market.

Super-fast broadband via ‘light bending’ technology

Posted 25th July 2007 by Alex Buttle

A new type of optical fibre has been developed which is able to bend around tight corners with no leaking of light, which will be able to offer broadband at much higher speeds.

Is broadband attracting more silver surfers?

Posted 24th July 2007 by Alex Buttle

‘Silver surfers’ (elderly internet users over 55 years of age) are joining the craze for going online at a faster rate than the average European user, according to a recent survey.

Broadband provider Namesco hit by floods

Posted 24th July 2007 by Alex Buttle

A number of UK broadband providers have been caught up in the flood problems that have swept Southern England this week.

Pipex claim home broadband growth is limited

Posted 23rd July 2007 by Alex Buttle

Pipex who recently sold their voice and broadband operation to Tiscali, have publicly stated that they do not expect to see much more growth in the home broadband market due to increased competition between broadband providers and the UK’s declining broadband adoption rate.

The UK socialises more online than off it, but we’re still not switching to better broadband

Posted 20th July 2007 by Alex Buttle

A new survey has revealed that the internet has become so popular now that more people are choosing to socialise online rather than in person. This new research has shed more light on the continued rise of social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and MSN Messenger by claiming that 780,000 individuals in the UK spend 24 days a year in total on social networking sites.

Be continues to spread across the country

Posted 20th July 2007 by Alex Buttle

Be Broadband, one of the only ADSL2+ ISPs in the country (i.e. can prove speeds of up to 24 Mb/s) has announced that their coverage has increased further and are on target to expand more.

Be UK coverage, July 2007

Posted 20th July 2007 by Alex Buttle

BT thinking about faster broadband

Posted 19th July 2007 by Alex Buttle

BT announced today that they are considering the case for an ultra-fast broadband network capable of achieving speeds of up to 50 Megabits per second (Mb/s).

Pipex offer broadband and off-peak calls for less than £9

Posted 18th July 2007 by Alex Buttle

Pipex have announced today a new deal set to shake up the market, by offering broadband and off-peak calls for £8.95 for 3 months, and £14.99 after.

UK broadband costs more and is slower than many other countries

Posted 18th July 2007 by Alex Buttle

The UK has been placed in the bottom third of a chart showing the world’s most developed countries in terms of broadband costs and speeds. The report by OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) shows Sweden, Denmark and Switzerland as the top three countries respectively.

BT on top again as Epitiro names the top 5 performing ISPs

Posted 17th July 2007 by Alex Buttle

BT has once again been placed at the top of Epitiro’s Consumer ADSL Internet Performance Indicator Report for an astonishing fifth time in a row. The report examines a number of different aspects from a consumer ISP’s service including connection reliability, connection speed, download speed and ping rate (measures response rates to information requests). A fast ping time is generally desirable for online gamers.