Category: Broadband
EU refuses aid for a municipal fibre network
EU aid has to the aid of some parts of the UK to get a basic level of broadband access, but this may be harder to obtain in the future.
Just 10 providers cover 88% of UK broadband market
Point Topic has published the breakdown for the ten largest broadband providers in the UK.
BSkyB to reveal broadband plans in July
July 18th looks to be a key date in what is usually a quieter month as people start their summer holidays.
Shock news – Internet habits vary around Europe
Motorola has published research showing how the broadband market varies across Europe. The UK people surveyed often appeared to have lower awareness of how the broadband market is changing.
Which are you? Linus? Bill? or Alien?
Venture capital to the tune of $22m is being sunk into a firm that is aiming to create easy access to peoples broadband connections via Wi-Fi.
Forget video on demand – try live TV from Channel 4
The race to make the computer a central hub to home entertainment continues, with the news that Channel 4 is to broadcast its channel output over the Internet.
Love broadband? Japan is the place to be.
Japan and Korea often end up at the top of broadband surveys, and in an article on VNUnet you can see why, with 5.35 million homes and businesses using fibre based connections.
Next step up broadband ladder for Somerset
Somerset County Council is keen to not be left behind as the major urban centres of the UK march onward in the broadband landscape.
Local TV content over broadband for Western Isles
The Western Isles are possibly one area of the UK where broadband access can make a very big difference to people, and the work in the area represents possibly the best of UK broadband.
Is there a bubble ready to burst?
ZDNet has reported on some analysis that warns that we may be in the middle of telecoms mini-bubble.