Category: Broadband

The fighting between Virgin Media and BSkyB looks set to continue with Ofcom now being ordered to investigate the stake BSkyB purchased in ITV last year.

With most of the major players moving into IPTV, Orange are the latest to let slip a little more on their plans.

The European Commission has cleared an initiative in North Yorkshire that will create a large fibre network.

BT is to invest £260 million on building its 21CN network in Northern Ireland.

Viacom has signed a deal with Joost that will see content from from MTV and Paramount Pictures.

The Office of National Statistics has published figures for the quarter ending December 2006 which show the percentage of broadband connections in the UK rose by 3.4% reflecting the increasing demise of dial-up connections.

We have published the peak time average download speed for 31 broadband providers.

The DTi and Ofcom have published a guide that sets out best practice guidelines for bodies seeking to use public funding to provide or extend broadband coverage to an area.

With broadband accelerating the move to key information services operating via the Internet, and myriads of discounts for ordering online, those not embracing broadband and the Internet risk putting themselves and their families at a disadvantage.

While many think that the not-spots in broadband coverage are half way up remote mountains, this image is very far from the truth.