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News archive: June 2008

  • PC World launches 'Get Connected' campaign

    Posted 30th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    PC World is enticing more people to take advantage of the advances in broadband connectivity "between technologies" with the launch of its 'et Connected'campaign.

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  • Providers to help in spam fight

    Posted 30th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    New guidelines could encourage broadband providers to help customers fight spam sent to their email addresses, according to new reports.

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  • BBC's local news via broadband scheme

    Posted 30th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    The BBC is seeking the approval of industry watchdog Ofcom for a scheme which would provide broadband users with on-demand local news online.

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  • Carphone Warehouse promotion costing millions

    Posted 30th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    Carphone Warehouse's decision to offer free broadband to customers spending over a specified amount a month of telephone contracts has cost the firm millions.

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  • BT in illegal downloader threat

    Posted 30th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    BT has adopted a policy of threatening broadband customers who are found to illegally download music from the web with disconnection, according to reports.

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  • Underwater wireless broadband being developed

    Posted 27th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    Researchers have made progress in the development of wireless broadband underwater with the use of a technique known as acoustic time delivery, according to new reports.

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  • Broadband video is comedy's saviour

    Posted 27th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    A significant proportion of those watching popular comedy shows are doing so online through broadband video players such as the BBC's iPlayer, a new report has highlighted.

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  • O2 named 'fastest broadband provider'

    Posted 27th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    O2 has been named the fastest broadband provider in the UK, after recent research from one comparison site.

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  • Scotland seeks to complete broadband coverage

    Posted 26th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    The one per cent of people north of the border who cannot enjoy the benefits of a reliable broadband connection have been given a major boost.

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  • Free laptop offered with Orange mobile broadband

    Posted 26th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    Phones4U are giving customers the chance to get their hands on a shiny new laptop when signing up to Orange mobile broadband on a £30 a month deal.

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  • BT Accelerator comes under criticism

    Posted 26th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    BT Broadband's Accelerator - the service the broadband provider offers to maximise customers broadband speeds - has come under criticism from some quarters.

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  • Airline introduces Wi-Fi on flights

    Posted 26th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    American Airlines (AA) is to introduce Wi-Fi technology on 15 of its aircraft, giving broadband access to passengers.

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  • BT makes NI reassurances

    Posted 26th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    BT has reassured residents of Northern Ireland that the country has 100 per cent broadband coverage.

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  • Publishing head highlights broadband effect

    Posted 25th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    An outgoing publishing head who helped build up a £15 million per year online news operation has highlighted the impact broadband has had on the market over recent years.

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  • Ofcom thumbs up to T-Mobile reductions

    Posted 25th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority of the UK's communication industries, has voiced its approval following T-Mobile's cuts to text and data roaming charges in countries within the European Union (EU).

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  • Broadband is tool for UK's mothers

    Posted 25th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    Mums in the UK are now more likely to turn to the internet than their own family when seeking parenting advice, according to new research.

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  • PlusNet in BBYW price slash

    Posted 24th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    PlusNet has embarked on a summer price slashing exercise, offering 50 per cent off for three months on its Broadband Your Way (BBYW) subscriptions taken with home phone.

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  • Report predicts rise of mobile broadband

    Posted 24th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    The number of HSPA/LTE mobile broadband connectivity-enabled PC laptops in Europe is set to rise dramatically in coming years, according to a new report.

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  • Data roaming charges to be dropped

    Posted 24th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    A new European Union (EU) directive will see data roaming charges dropped for mobile broadband users in mainland Europe - welcome news for those travelling to do business on the continent who wish to stay online.

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  • Irish broadband gets moving

    Posted 24th June 2008 by Alex Buttle

    Ireland is aiming to bring its broadband coverage up to speed - its government plans to make the country one of the fastest in Europe by the year 2012.

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