Category: Broadband
US introduce 100Mbps to 85% of homes by 2020 target
The UK while having come a long way politically at least with respect to broadband services, has not set any target as clear or forward looking as that of the FCC in the United States. 100Mbps, while almost state of the art in 2010, will be what people desire in 2020, in the same way as people are finding dial-up is almost unworkable, ten years after the introduction of broadband.
Vtesse lose court appeal over unfair fibre tax
Vtesse have lost their court appeal over unfair fibre taxes that are charged differently to smaller providers and BT
Google launch a 1Gbps fibre broadband ‘experiment’
Google have launched a 1Gbps fibre broadband experiment which may reach up to 500,000 people and they hope will breed new technology and innovation in fibre deployments.
Next Gen Services – where are the results?
Almost everyday there is some news somewhere about about another super fast broadband product, but where are all the users of these services?
Digital Economy Bill could breach Human Rights
A government committee has raised concerns that the Digital Economy Bill currently tabled could breach human rights laws.
Who will be the most tech savvy? Developers or content industry?
We have seen various P2P protocols appear and disappear over the years, and today encryption is commonly used. How does this affect the Digital Economy Bill currently being debated in the House of Lords.
TalkTalk present pitfalls of Digital Economy Bill to government
TalkTalk have spoken to MPs and Peers about the Digital Economy Bill and how its plans are unlikely to have great affect at stopping copyright theft.
Fibre network to connect Manchester homes and businesses
A fibre network is to be deployed in the Oxford Road area of Manchester to connect 1,500 homes and businesses to an open-access network allowing service providers to provide Internet access and novel new content.
New report proposes dropping the 50p broadband tax
Former BBC head of strategy proposes dropping the 50p broadband tax and introducing community hubs where people can get next-generation broadband.
Government rehash ‘Broadband for all’ announcement
Yesterday the government renewed their intention to provide free broadband and computers to underprivileged families, but TalkTalk aren't impressed.