Category: Broadband

It seems LoveFilm Instant has moved across the Atlantic to the USA, and is to be known as Amazon instant video.

Today Ofcom released a consultation to begin tackling the problem of call cost confusion for consumers. The new proposals could see 0800 numbers become free from all phones, including mobiles, which at the moment can cost up to 21p per minute.

While May 2015 seems a long way away, Suffolk County Council seems confident that its BDUK project can meet the deadline, as it is delaying things to gather more signatures for its demand registration scheme.

In line with Ofcom rules the price of contracted bandwidth for IPStream Connect services is set to reduce from 1st July 2012.

BT Wholesale is reporting a serious incident affecting all BT Wholesale based provides in Scotland, resulting in a loss of service.

littlebigone.com is indicating that an 80 Mbps service will be coming to its Digital Region FTTC products later in April 2012.

We knew that Lancashire and BT were partnering to bring superfast broadband to large areas of the county than was feasible using a pure commercial approach, and confirmation arrives in the form of BT press release.

Shetland Telecom which has been setup to provide better broadband has connected up to the SHEFA-2 submarine cable that links the islands to the mainland landing around Banff.

Now the cold weather is over and the funds have been raised B4rn is able to get on and starting laying the ducting that will subsequently carry the fibre for the network. The ground breaking ceremony will start at 1pm, with tea and cakes from 3pm.

The roll-out of VDSL2 across South Yorkshire has given the area a lead with regards to super-fast broadband, but a change in direction has been confirmed. The project is to seek a commercial partner to reduce risk to the public sector.