Category: Broadband
Bournemouth Fibrecity to resume in early 2011
The pure fibre broadband service in Bournemouth via FibreCity which went into stasis in October is set to resume roll-out and connections in early 2011.
Virgin Media 100Mbps service goes live
The first areas to go live with a 100Meg service from Virgin Media have now gone live, and at £45 for just the broadband, this is some 200 times faster and the same price as broadband was back in 2000.
Race to infinity leaders announced as we enter the last month
BT announce current leaders in their 'race to infinity' contest to enable five broadband areas which are currently not in enablement plans.
OECD broadband statistics released
The OECD have released broadband statistics for the member countries showing broadband trends over the region.
BT seek government funds to deliver 90% super-fast broadband by 2017
BT will announce on Monday that it is offering to match a government subsidy to help deliver 90% coverage of super-fast broadband by 2017.
Virgin announce official launch of TiVo
Virgin's new TiVo service will be available mid-December for £3 a month with a £199 charge for the new TiVo box.
The end of IPv4 is nigh – addresses near exhaustion
IPv4 addresses have made a step closer to exhaustion this week following the allocation of 2 /8 IP blocks leaving just 7 or 3% remaining.
Avanti sign £1.2 million deal to provide BT with satellite broadband
A £1.2 million deal has been signed between Avanti and BT to provide satellite broadband in Cornwall and other areas.
Hong Kong offer cheapest consumer broadband
Hong Kong offer the cheapest consumer broadband according to stats from Point Topic that compare the cost per megabit of broadband providers across the world.
HYLAS satellite launch today to improve satellite broadband
HYLAS 1, a satellite being launched by Avanti will soon be offering 10meg broadband to customers across the UK.