Broadband News: September 2008

Virgin Media has made an agreement with broadband outlet Carphone Warehouse, giving the provider extra in-store coverage. Continue reading…

Orange will offer customers signing up to an 18-month mobile phone contract free 8Mb home broadband. Continue reading…

Advertising technology company Phorm is to start a behavioural targeting trial in conjunction with BT today (Tuesday, September 30th). Continue reading…

Residents of Hull are turning to mobile broadband in their numbers after becoming disillusioned with available fixed-line offerings, according to reports. Continue reading…

PC manufacturers, chipset providers and mobile operators have united in a major step forward for mobile broadband. Continue reading…

Eclipse has announced it will be offering customers 24MB broadband after making upgrades to its network. Continue reading…

Gamers subscribing to Be Broadband have been handed another exciting new feature designed to enhance their online experience. Continue reading…

The newly-released results of a poll suggest that the UK has not yet got to grips with wireless. Continue reading…

O2 has denied claims that it is in talks with Apple over the possible bundling of Mac computers with broadband deals. Continue reading…

A BT chief has discussed plans for a next-generation network with the first minister of Northern Ireland. Continue reading…

Broadband connections in east London were hit when thieves broke into BT’s Commercial Road telephone exchange. Continue reading…

The Carphone Warehouse has put pen to paper in an agreement with D-Link to supply routers to its broadband customers. Continue reading…

The North West Development Agency (NWDA) has hailed a project aimed at providing broadband to businesses in Cumbria as a success. Continue reading…

EC commissioner for competition Neelie Kroes is devoting herself to ensuring that any next generation broadband networks are not ruled by monopolies, reports the Register. Continue reading…

Mobile broadband has now become the UK’s favourite internet access technology while on the move, according to new research. Continue reading…

Mayor of London Boris Johnson is pushing for city-wide wireless access to be rolled out across the metropolis. Continue reading…

A new raft of measures backed by politicians in the European Parliament could see wireless networks which span across the continent, according to new reports. Continue reading…

Digital agency Conchango has been hired by Setanta Sports to redesign its broadband TV channel, Setanta by Broadband. Continue reading…

Virgin will be free to enter the competitive mobile broadband market by the end of the year, after an agreement with T-Mobile. Continue reading…

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has taken a television advertisement off air after receiving several complaints. Continue reading…

The setting up of a UK-wide £29 billion fibre-to-the-home broadband network in the UK could negate the need for a telephone system, one expert says. Continue reading…

Carphone Warehouse is reported to have put in a bid to buy broadband provider Tiscali. Continue reading…

Communications regulator Ofcom has released details of its action plan for super-fast broadband. Continue reading…

Sky’s new Max offer will place it in direct competition with Virgin Media, which is expected to launch a 50Mb package this month. Continue reading…

The results of a newly-released survey show that over half of UK broadband users are spending longer online during 2008. Continue reading…

The prime minister is today (Tuesday, September 23rd) expected to announce the availability of £300 million for families which lack a broadband connection. Continue reading…

Former fixed-line monopolies branching out into fibre-optic broadband should be permitted to receive "appropriate returns" on their investment. Continue reading…

PC Pro has revealed the winner of its Best Broadband ISP award, with Zen Internet coming out at the top of the pile. Continue reading…

Ongoing talks could see Cardiff named as the first city in the UK to enjoy 100Mb fibre-optic high-speed broadband thanks to BT’s planned network. Continue reading…

BT Vision has scored a hit for its HD on-demand movie service, striking a deal with NBC Universal. Continue reading…

The massive data load from laptop dongles are eating up network capacity at a far greater rate than phone-based services, one expert says. Continue reading…

UK broadband customers are satisfied that they are receiving a fair deal, according to new research. Continue reading…

Working from home would be encouraged by UK-wide high-speed network, says industry head. Continue reading…

Broadband Choices’ latest survey has found Sky Broadband to be the UK’s top broadband provider. Continue reading…

A high-speed fibre-optic broadband network implemented with government backing would be the fairest way to connect the UK, according to one industry figure. Continue reading…

Mobile broadband provider Orange has launched a new deal which includes a laptop, aimed at business customers. Continue reading…

Sky Broadband’s Max package will now offer truly ‘unlimited’ broadband after the provider scrapped its fair usage policy on the deal. Continue reading…

The report produced following a government-commissioned review into the UK broadband market has been called "blinkered" by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA). Continue reading…

Mobile broadband providers are battling it out to win over the student market, as freshers’ week approaches. Continue reading…

A growing number of laptops being targeted at the UK market are produced with built-in mobile broadband support, one expert has highlighted. Continue reading…

New legislation expected to be approved by the EU could set a limit on the number of months a mobile broadband contract can run for. Continue reading…

The Post Office has revealed that its expected move into the mobile phone market was inspired by the success of its broadband offerings. Continue reading…

Sky has announced the launch of its new broadband service, Picnic, will be delayed until further notice. Continue reading…

Broadband companies are among the utility providers increasingly willing to haggle with customers over contract fees. Continue reading…

There are many plus points to buying broadband as part of a triple-play bundle, a representative of one independent financial advisor has said. Continue reading…

There are still some remote areas of Scotland which may not see improved broadband services without government help, according to BT. Continue reading…

A review on investment into a new high-speed broadband network will advise that there is no need for the government to make a huge cash injection. Continue reading…

Dongles are plummeting in price after starting life as expensive items, one expert has highlighted. Continue reading…

Broadband in the UK is still below the standard needed for the smooth running of many net-based applications, according to new research. Continue reading…

Jesse Norman, a Conservative Party candidate who hopes to be elected as Hereford’s MP has recognised the area’s poor broadband access. Continue reading…

While mobile broadband has its advantages for users on the move and those without fixed-line access, students are not best suited to the service. Continue reading…

Three major mobile broadband providers have agreed to drop the word ‘free’ from advertising for packages which include laptops. Continue reading…

Value added services - in particular Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) – have a big part to play in the future of broadband, according to one expert. Continue reading…

A whole new range of possibilities have opened up for Nintendo users with the announcement that the Wii has gone wireless. Continue reading…

A commercial for T-Mobile’s Web n Walk mobile broadband price plan has been cleared by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA). Continue reading…

It does exactly what it says on the tin - that is the verdict of one reviewer trying out BT’s iPlate device. Continue reading…

Commuters in Glasgow could be checking emails on their way to the office with the news that O2 will be taking mobile broadband underground. Continue reading…

Vodafone has been told off for rushing through terms and conditions at the end of a mobile broadband advertisement. Continue reading…

The latest figures suggest more Brits are switching their broadband providers in a cost-saving exercise. Continue reading…

Broadband providers in the UK should begin to upgrade their networks to fibre-optic as quickly as possible, according to one internet news provider. Continue reading…

Satellite and wireless broadband could be alternative to pricey fibre-to-the-home plans, one expert says. Continue reading…

A new platform developed by Orange will allow users to switch easily between the provider’s 3G mobile broadband network and their home Wi-Fi network. Continue reading…

Triple-play provider 3PlayPlus’s ‘HomeVision’ IPTV service will benefit from a new digital security system. Continue reading…

Customers shopping around for the best mobile broadband deal should avoid being seduced by the offer of a free laptop, one expert says. Continue reading…

A 69-year-old widow becomes the latest to be conned into ‘free’ broadband in Yorkshire town. Continue reading…

Fibre-optic broadband is ideal for businesses that wish to send and receive data as efficiently as possible, says BT. Continue reading…

The first 50Mb service on offer to the general public in the UK has been launched by Yorkshire-based Ask4. Continue reading…

Mobile broadband provider 3 is set to offer unlimited email as part of a new mobile phone package, new reports indicate. Continue reading…

UK employees are no longer tied to working from their desks as the freedom allowed by wireless and mobile broadband comes to fruition. Continue reading…

Depending on how it is set up, delivering a fibre-optic broadband network to every home in the UK could carry significant costs, according to new research. Continue reading…

Customers looking around the UK broadband market for a better deal have been warned that price alone is not what deals should be judged on. Continue reading…

PlusNet is winning over customers with its flexible payment plans, according to one broadband provider reviewer. Continue reading…

Vodafone will negate the need for dongles later this month, with the release of laptops featuring in-built mobile broadband. Continue reading…

The government is expected to be advised to not intervene in the UK broadband market in a review soon to be published. Continue reading…

ITN has reached an agreement with Harmonic to transcode and package its news for a number of platforms, including broadband. Continue reading…

Broadband provider Tiscali has egg on its face after an old customer was sent letters threatening him with disconnection. Continue reading…

The use of peer-to-peer (P2P) technology by broadband users is on the wane, according to figures highlighted by one provider. Continue reading…

According to Ofcom’s Consumer Panel, the areas which receive BT’s 100Mb fibre-to-the-home network first should be those that have been ‘bypassed for broadband’. Continue reading…

With the new university semester nearly upon us, Orange has decided to market a mouth-watering mobile broadband deal. Continue reading…

O2 has launched a new deal offering minimum-fuss home broadband. Continue reading…

National governments are becoming more aware of the importance of fast broadband speeds, with 100Mb now the benchmark, one expert says. Continue reading…

BT has confirmed that it limits peer-to-peer (P2P) file transfers for the collective benefit of its customers. Continue reading…

Over a million Brits are still clinging onto their dial-up connections, despite the wide-availability of broadband services. Continue reading…

Brits are becoming ‘addicted’ to the internet in large numbers and this is down to the speed of access allowed by broadband technology, according to one expert. Continue reading…

Broadband providers Virgin Media and O2 have come up trumps in the latest round of speed tests. Continue reading…

The quicker access to online educational resources offered by broadband connections is leading to better exam results in schools, a recent report suggested. Continue reading…

A Yorkshire-based company has been handed the reigns to an important EU broadband project. Continue reading…

TalkTalk has announced it will handing out free wireless routers with every single broadband package sold. Continue reading…

Timico has become the latest broadband provider to report an upsurge in the use of broadband during the recent Olympic Games in China. Continue reading…

Broadband users should take advantage of the drop in charges experienced over the past year, one expert has advised. Continue reading…

BT dominance of the UK home broadband market has been underlined, with newly-released figures estimating the firm welcomes a new customer every 40 seconds. Continue reading…

The Karoo Lite broadband package has received a poor review after a study by one broadband comparison publication. Continue reading…

The development of mobile broadband has come at the right time for mobile phone operators, according to one expert. Continue reading…