Category: Broadband

Is this another example of how far behind the UK is in terms of broadband technology?

While the UK already has perhaps the highest availability of a basic broadband service in the world, there are still areas with no affordable service.

The Telegraph is reporting that Video Networks, the company that offers on-demand video through its HomeChoice brand in London and Stevenage, could see a buy out from Tiscali.

The Internet via broadband connections is clocking up something like 23 hours use per week for surfers.

The monthly update from the OTA shows a jump of over 200,000 lines from May 2006.

Point Topic has released figures that show the number of broadband sign-ups has dropped to 56,000 a week from an average of 75,000.

Point-Topic has published a map that shows the variation in household take-up of broadband around the UK.

Norwich now has a free Wi-Fi network covering much of the city, with a further 28 hot spots operating in the South of the country.

It would be nice to one day day announce that the copper local loop is due for switch off one day, but at present it is a case of watching fibre deployments in other countries, the UK is catching up now with at least some talk of fibre deployments.

Anyone who has ventured out this weekend will have noticed that broadband adverts are rampant.