Category: Broadband

PlusNet has published details of its investigation into the recent webmail problems.

Connected Communities, a wireless broadband network connecting schools, businesses and residents in the Outer Hebrides has been given a best exhibit award at the Bridging the Broadband Gap two-day conference in Brussels.

WiMAX in Warwick, a trial service provided by Pipex Wireless, goes live on the weekend of the 19th-20th May where the service is available for everyone to test.

Free broadband for 6 months when signing up to Pipex on their pipexmini + anytime package - an equivalent saving of £6.50 for the first 6 months.

O2 has delayed its launch of a broadband service in the UK by a few months until September 2007.

Norway by many is seen as a broadband heaven, but not for around 80,000 people in rural areas they have no broadband currently.

In what at first glance looks to be a reduction in support levels, the Pipex group is to close Bulldog customer support centres while also reducing the number of Pipex support staff.

NetServices (www.netservicesplc.com) has this morning announced it has sold its consumer broadband wholesale business to 186k Ltd. for approximately £1 million.

Epitiro (www.epitiro.com) have released the results of its performance testing for the first quarter of 2007. TalkTalk, a consumer broadband brand of Carphone Warehouse has entered the top five list joining BT, Demon, AOL and Pipex. AOL has dropped from the top-five group six months ago.

Last week, a firm of mortgage advisers took BT to court for breach of contract relating to an accidental line cut by BT engineers. The company started experiencing problems about ten days earlier when the Internet connection of its London-based office was cut, causing a loss of thousands of pounds which they claim left home owners across London unable to complete their mortgage arrangements.