Broadband News: August 2007

Plans to introduce a city-wide municipal wireless internet network in San Francisco have hit a major hurdle, with supporters of the scheme now wondering whether it makes financial sense. Continue reading…

The internet needs to be substantially upgraded in order to keep up with the growing demand of billions of emails being sent on a daily basis and the popularity of sites such as YouTube, an expert has said. Continue reading…

Broadband users prefer to play games on PCs rather than on more traditional consoles, a new study has found. Continue reading…

Employee mobility is the leading factor for UK businesses adopting wireless broadband technologies, a new study has found. Continue reading…

The UK is lagging far behind the rest of Europe when it comes to the introduction of Internet Protocol television (IPTV) a new report has claimed. Continue reading…

Wireless internet networks will overtake traditional Ethernet connections within the next three years, the Burton Group has stated. Continue reading…

More than eight of ten Britons who are connected to the internet now do so through broadband connections, new research shows. Continue reading…

Satellite TV giant and broadband provider BSkyB is set to launch a standalone broadband service, it has been reported. Continue reading…

UK businesses and organisations are increasingly opting for 3G mobile broadband, new research has revealed. Continue reading…

Vodafone is looking to introduce HSUPA technology to increase the speed of its 3G broadband service and enable it to compete better with rival Isps, it has been reported. Continue reading…

Almost a quarter of UK’s broadband users claim an income of over £50,000, recent research has revealed. Continue reading…

Tiscali has signed a deal with JumpTV to broadcast international television on its UK portal, in a move intended to broaden its client base. Continue reading…

People are spending more and more time online at the expense of traditional forms of entertainment, new research has revealed. Continue reading…

Italian amateur radio enthusiasts have teamed up with a Wi-Fi broadband equipment manufacturer to establish a new world record for 5GHz Wi-Fi broadband link. Continue reading…

UK police have denied that this week’s arrest of a man for stealing a neighbour’s Wi-Fi-enabled broadband connection they are to crack down on the crime. Continue reading…

Demand for dial-up connections is dying out as more and more internet users opt for broadband, according to new statistics. Continue reading…

Demand for bundled broadband deals has increased by over a third in the last year, it has been revealed. Continue reading…

BT and Sony are set to launch software to enable Playstation Portable owners with broadband connections to access telephone services, it has been reported. Continue reading…

A London man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a wireless broadband connection from neighbours. Continue reading…

The chief executive of Virgin Media has resigned with immediate effect, according to a statement from the company. Continue reading…

Telecommunications firm Three could be about to launch a mobile broadband package which will make the service more affordable than ever before, it has been reported. Continue reading…

A new report has suggested that the provision of broadband support services in the UK need to be improved. Continue reading…

Pipex-owned Freedom2Surf has announced the launch of its new platform aimed specifically for online gamers. Continue reading…

Broadband provider, Orange, has announced that it has ended its free laptop offer that it was providing in conjunction with PC World. Continue reading…

Orange has announced it is to invest a large amount into its customer service operations following criticism received by the firm. Continue reading…

Broadband provider Tiscali looks set to complete its purchase of UK firm Pipex following approval from the regulator. Continue reading…

New figures have revealed that broadband helped to increase the number of people using the internet for shopping last month. Continue reading…

The University of Aberdeen is to install a new broadband network using the sewer system beneath the college. Continue reading…

Broadband providers are profiting by tens of millions of pounds a year from customers’ calls to support help-lines, it has been revealed. Continue reading…

Carphone Warehouse moves to improve customer service for its TalkTalk and AOL broadband services have received a ringing endorsement from customers. Continue reading…

BT could begin trialling super-fast fibre-optic networks as early as next year, it has been revealed. Continue reading…

Changing broadband provider could be made easier and quicker if more responsibility was transferred to the providers, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

All commuters on the London to Scotland east coast main line are to be given complimentary Wi-Fi broadband internet access. Continue reading…

Businesses in rural parts of Wales claim they are missing out on trade due to lack of broadband connectivity. Continue reading…

BT has moved to distance itself from reports expressing disquiet over the effect the BBC’s iPlayer would have on broadband speeds. Continue reading…

Disabled and elderly broadband users will receive a free remote assistance service under a scheme launched by the British Computer Society. Continue reading…

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should take more responsibility for online security and the content on their networks, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

Several UK internet service providers (ISPs) have voiced concerns about the effect the BBC’s iPlayer will have on their servers. Continue reading…

Vodafone has announced it has joined the WiMax Forum - an industry symposium which debates issues surrounding new long-range wireless broadband technology and seeks to develop industry-wide standards. Continue reading…

Tiscali is to begin coverage of live Premier League football through its television service. Continue reading…

Ofcom has confirmed it will reform the law to permit ultra-wideband (UWB) technology to be used without a license. Continue reading…

Customer should be wary of signing to up unbundled providers, a broadband comparision site has warned. Continue reading…

Virgin Media has postponed the sale of the company, amid a credit crunch which has squeezed the private equity sector. Continue reading…

A rise in the price of line rentals would be enough to dissuade three-quarters of Ireland’s residents from investing in broadband, new research has revealed. Continue reading…

Former-PlusNet chief executive officer Lee Strafford has attacked the firm’s new owners in a candid e-mail. Continue reading…

Virgin Media’s customer base of broadband subscribers swelled by 51,000 during the second-quarter, it has been announced. Continue reading…

High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) will be the dominant mobile broadband network over the next five years, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

UK broadband comparison site Top 10 Broadband (www.top10-broadband.co.uk), today announced that it believes stand-alone broadband is no longer the attractive purchase it was a year ago as it notices a major consumer shift towards better-value ‘packaged up’ broadband as part of a digital TV, home phone or mobile package. Continue reading…

UK small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) have been given a fillip thanks to a new deal from broadband provider UK Online. Continue reading…

Broadband customers should not let the lure of free gifts determine which provider they opt for, according to a price comparison website. Continue reading…

Demon this week announced the addition of 3G mobile broadband to its current services it offers. This will enable people to access emails, surf the web and download documents all whilst on the move. Continue reading…

Internet Service provider AOL, owned by Carphone Warehouse, has agreed a deal with Australian betting firm FLUXX to offer sports betting on the internet in the UK. Continue reading…

O2 has opted to not make its residential broadband service available across the UK, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

The range of broadband enabled phones currently available in the UK is set to be boosted in September. Continue reading…

One in five young Britons using broadband connections spend over 34 hours online each week, with 80 per cent of those logging on daily, new research has revealed. Continue reading…

Neil Laycock has been appointed as chief executive officer (CEO) of broadband provider PlusNet. Continue reading…

The owners of the NOW broadband service are soliciting approaches from buyers, it has been reported. Continue reading…

Mobile broadband will remain the preserve of a niche market of male early adopters unless manufacturers can develop a way of marketing their products, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

More and more UK broadband subscribers are using their web connections for online gambling, new statistics have revealed. Continue reading…

BT internet is in preliminary talks about trialling broadband technology capable of delivering speeds of between 50 megabytes per second (Mbps) and 100Mbps, it has been reported. Continue reading…

American Airlines is to commence testing an in-flight broadband service early next year. Continue reading…

Carphone Warehouse subsidiary TalkTalk has launched a spoiler offer to BTinternet’s heavily promoted broadband Premiership football bundle. Continue reading…

Many broadband customers are not getting the service and connection speed they paid for, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints that two Virgin Media advertisements were "misleading" and has told the firm not to run them again. Continue reading…

A global study of broadband speeds and prices has revealed a significant disparity between speeds and prices. Continue reading…

More than half of all adults have now used their broadband connections to watch or download videos, it has been revealed. Continue reading…