Broadband news, Apr - Jun 2006

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Ofcom proposals offer new possibilities for wireless broadband

24 May 2006

New opportunities for fixed wireless broadband services have emerged, after new licensing proposals from the broadband industry regulator.

Dundee goes wireless

22 May 2006

Dundee is leading the way in Scotland when it comes to the development of Wi-Fi broadband, as the city's university is to go wireless.

DreamWorks signs BT Vision deal

19 May 2006

BT has agreed a film on-demand deal with one of the world's best known film studios.

BT creates wireless broadband cities

18 May 2006

Six of the UK's largest cities are to be handed wireless internet technology, allowing residents to log on to receive a range of information services.

Skype credit hits supermarket shelves

17 May 2006

The world's most popular internet telephony company Skype has announced that it is linking up with a UK supermarket.

20% of broadband users opt for Wi-Fi

15 May 2006

As many as one in five broadband subscribers in Europe and the US are now using wireless technology to share their connection between different computers and devices.

Tiscali reaches 1m subscribers

12 May 2006

The internet service provider (ISP) Tiscali has announced that it has now crossed the one million subscribers mark in the UK.

Microsoft launches VoIP service

11 May 2006

Microsoft has entered the internet telephony market with the launch of its Microsoft Live Messanger product.

Silver surfers profiting online

08 May 2006

New evidence has emerged that suggests over-50s are increasingly surfing the internet in order to add to their income.

Plusnet tops customer satisfaction survey

05 May 2006

The internet service provider (ISP) Plusnet has come top of a customer satisfaction chart, with 92% of its customers happy with the service.

Teenage girls more media-literate than boys claims Ofcom

03 May 2006

Teenage girls are more media-literate than their male peers, new Ofcom research claims

Broadband industry warned of digital divide

02 May 2006

Price comparison website uSwitch.com has warned the broadband industry to be wary of the opening digital divide, after a report from the industry regulator found that rural areas were being excluded from high level connections.

Glasgow tops broadband speed chart

25 April 2006

Glasgow has topped a list of UK cities in terms of broadband speed, according to analysis by a European company.

Dial-up customers waste enough time to watch World Cup

24 April 2006

Dial-up connection users could watch the entire World Cup in the time they waste in using a slow connection, according to uSwitch.com.

Biscit deal hails start of broadband price war

20 April 2006

Independent broadband provider Biscit has become the first company to launch a cut price deal in reaction to a free broadband offer introduced by the Carphone Warehouse recently.

Broadband subscriptions to more than double by 2010

19 April 2006

The number of broadband subscribers around the world will more than double by the end of 2010, according to a market research firm.

Increased broadband speeds from Telewest

18 April 2006

Internet service provider Telewest has announced that it has completed its promised broadband speed increases.

Broadband provision left to private companies

13 April 2006

The European Commission (EC) has said that there is no need to extend its universal service safety net to cover broadband services.

Pipex and Intel link up to develop long distance wireless broadband

12 April 2006

UK internet service provider Pipex has joined forces with Intel to roll out a wireless Wi-Max network across cities in the UK.

VoIP to attract 2m more users in 2006

11 April 2006

Internet telephony is proving increasingly popular, although sound quality remains a main concern for consumers, according to a new survey.



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