Broadband News: September 2007

Pipex is to sell off its remaining assets after recording a loss for the first half of 2007, it has been reported. Continue reading…

O2 has launched a new mobile broadband bolt-on which allows subscribers unlimited internet access for a set fee. Continue reading…

Broadband users looking to change provider are still being subjected to lengthy and inconvenient delays, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

Broadband service providers should offer computer security services to subscribers if they want to stand out from their rivals, a technology expert has said. Continue reading…

The UK’s broadband network would struggle to deal with demand for new online services, the communications watchdog has warned. Continue reading…

Mobile network operator and broadband provider Orange has announced the launch of a new service designed to provide people with advice and help when using the internet. Continue reading…

Communications regulator Ofcom has unveiled its consultation on the future of super-fast broadband in the UK. Continue reading…

The UK’s biggest ISP, BT, has moved a step closer to providing super-high speed networks, with the launch of a new product which could potentially provide speeds of 100Mbps. Continue reading…

Networking company Pipex has said it may sell off its wireless operations in the near future, following disappointing financial results. Continue reading…

BT Wholesale and Orange have announced a major agreement that will see the former providing landline services for the latter. Continue reading…

London residents have been found to lead the world in terms of users of Wi-Fi technology. Continue reading…

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Orange has launched a major offensive in the broadband market with a new advertising campaign. Continue reading…

BT has revealed that it is set to discuss the possibility of developing an ultra-fast broadband network with the government later this year. Continue reading…

In a further sign of the extremely competitive broadband market in the UK, small ISP Ace Internet has announced that it will cease trading. Continue reading…

Internet search giant Google could be planning to enter the UK broadband sector, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

Super-fast broadband provider, Be Broadband, is celebrating its second birthday by offering customers a free giveaway. Continue reading…

The future of the UK’s networks has been in the news this week, with minister for competitiveness Stephen Timms announcing that greater government investment in high-speed services was on its way. Continue reading…

Wireless broadband in the UK could be opened up if plans from regulator Ofcom are put into practice. Continue reading…

The regulator Ofcom has announced that it is to start wide-ranging consultations on high-speed internet access. Continue reading…

One of the UK’s largest ISPs is to test its new 50Mbps networks in three Kent towns. Continue reading…

Internet provider PlusNet has announced a new service that is customised for those who spend a lot of time playing online computer games. Continue reading…

The government has issued its strongest signal yet that Britain will not be allowed to fall behind other nations in the installation of super-fast fibre networks for broadband. Continue reading…

The government would consider limited public intervention to increase development of next generation broadband, the minister for competitiveness is expected announce today. Continue reading…

Orange has re-launched its broadband packages, amid industry criticism that it was not doing enough to compete with rival UK broadband providers. Continue reading…

Telecommunications giant O2 has won the exclusive rights to sell Apple’s iPhone in the UK. Continue reading…

The availability of faster broadband connections is revolutionising the way Britons consume movies and could spell the end of video stores, it has been predicted. Continue reading…

Consumers who shop around for bundled television, broadband and phone calls deals could be saving themselves up to £500 per year, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

BT is to study the minority of people who have resisted the lure of the internet. Continue reading…

A Welsh school could be the first to have a code of conduct governing use of wireless broadband (Wi-Fi) amid concerns over emissions of radiation, it has been reported. Continue reading…

Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) services are appealing to more and more UK businesses as they become aware of its advantages, a communications analyst has claimed. Continue reading…

Tiscali has boosted its number of broadband subscribers to 1.5 million in the first half of the year. Continue reading…

Mobile broadband is fast becoming mass market, according to the president of mobile phone giant Ericsson. Continue reading…

Broadband providers must start delivering faster speeds and updating their infrastructure or risk being left behind, a government advisory group has warned. Continue reading…

Orange is to stop offering its Anytime unmetered dial-up service, as more and more internet users opt for broadband connections. Continue reading…

As dissatisfied customers begin to leave TalkTalk’s broadband service, competition will hot up to claim their former customers, it has been predicted. Continue reading…

BT has extended its Wireless Cities programme, which provides Wi-Fi connectivity in outdoor locations in towns and cities around the UK. Continue reading…

The Hull telephone company at the centre of a broadband monopoly row has moved to defend itself from criticism that its monopoly is short-changing consumers. Continue reading…

The lack of competition among broadband providers in Hull has prompted an MEP to write to the EU competition commissioner to urge her take action. Continue reading…

A UK firm has launched the first ever broadband recovery service to help users encountering technical problems get assistance quicker than they do with call centres. Continue reading…

T-Mobile has launched an alternative to fixed line broadband with its new wireless datacard for laptops. Continue reading…

Tiscali has signed a deal to broadcast three of Setanta’s premium sports channels through its broadband-based television service, it has been reported. Continue reading…

AOL has today launched its £9.99 wireless broadband offer through the Carphone Warehouse retail network. Continue reading…

O2 is primed to launch a super-fast broadband service, it has been reported. Continue reading…

Vodafone is mulling a deal for the Italian and Spanish divisions of Swedish telecoms firm Tele2, it has been reported. Continue reading…

Thalys’ cross-border trains will allow passengers to access Wi-Fi broadband, it has been reported. Continue reading…

The market for consumer broadband value-added services (BVAS) has grown by 81 per cent last year, new research has revealed. Continue reading…

Orange is failing to keep pace with the increasingly competitive UK broadband market, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

Virgin Media’s broadband packages are to be sold in Carphone Warehouse stores, it has been announced. Continue reading…

Following Tiscali’s announcement that it is to roll out its TV service nationwide, the ISP has released further details of its new broadband bundles. Continue reading…

Take-up of broadband internet lines across Europe has increased by 16 per cent over the last six months to March, new figures have revealed. Continue reading…

Eagle-eyed shoppers in cities around the UK could grab themselves a free laptop thanks to a novel new scheme to promote Carphone Warehouse/AOL’s new broadband offers. Continue reading…

Be Unlimited has launched a new broadband deal giving subscribers up to 8MB broadband service for a monthly rate of £14.99, it has been reported. Continue reading…

BT is to headline an industry expo to discuss the future potential of fibre optic technology in broadband and communications applications. Continue reading…

The growth of affordable broadband has seen increasing numbers of UK workers opt to work from home - a development that it is claimed could in turn aid the UK economy and boost productivity. Continue reading…

AOL has replaced its existing broadband packages with a new bundles, it has been reported. Continue reading…

The division of BT’s networks and services departments should be copied in Europe to foster greater competition in the broadband market, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

Tiscali is to extend the coverage of its IPTV service in the UK, the firm has announced. Continue reading…

BT’s broadband customer base now stands at over four million, making it the first provider to pass the figure. Continue reading…