Category: Broadband
AOL to webcast Live 8 concerts
AOL is show the Live 8 concerts for free online, and have highlights packages available online for six weeks after the concert.
How much faster are the faster broadband services?
The BSG report for the DTI contained much useful data, one interesting chart was a plot of measured downstream speed versus quoted speed.
Report on ‘Sophisticated broadband services’ published
The Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) has issued a report for the Department of Trade and Industry that makes for good reading if you are interested in how the UK is fairing compared to other countries.
Is the race on for the first all IP UK telecoms infrastructure network?
ZDNet is suggesting that a rival teleco to BT may beat it in the race to roll out a next generation totally IP based telecommunications infrastructure.
ASA raps ntl’s knuckles over ‘five times faster’ claim
The ASA has reprimanded ntl over advertising on its own teleshopping channel Broadband UK.
‘Technology Mile’ goes live in Islington
London has many attractions, the latest would appear to be the free wireless mile offered by Islington Council in Upper Street.
OTA releases May 2005 LLU progress update
The Office of the Telecommunications Adjudicator has released the May 2005 update. The update gives several metrics that measure the growth and performance of BT with regard to meeting LLU orders.
VDSL2 standard set by ITU-T
The UK has yet to see ADSL2+ in widespread commercial deployment, but other countries and the International standards bodies are forging ahead with approval for VDSL2. VDSL2 promises up to 100Mbps symmetric speeds.
Telabria to run 90 day WiMAX pilot in Canterbury
Telabria has announced a collaboration with the University of Kent, that will see WiMAX wireless broadband tested starting in June 2005.
BBC looking for users to trial programme downloads
The BBC is looking for 5000 people to try out its interactive media player (iMP).