Broadband news, Jan - Mar 2007

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Symantec warns of drive-by hacking

19 February 2007

Internet security company Symantec has warned broadband users to change the default password on their routers to protect themselves from the latest identity-theft craze hitting webusers – dubbed 'pharming'.

Be Broadband increases coverage by 33%

15 February 2007

Be Broadband, the O2-owned broadband provider, has announced that it has unbundled its 500th exchange, increasing its coverage to 33% of UK households.

Switching broadband providers made easier by Ofcom ruling

14 February 2007

Telecommunications regulator Ofcom will today begin enforcing new and improved regulations on the duty of broadband providers to issue customers with migration access codes (Macs) when they want to change supplier in an effort to make it easier for consumers to choose the best package for them.

BT customers "voting with their wallets and their feet"

09 February 2007

Ian Livingston, the chief executive of BT Retail, has stated that BT still offers the best solution for providing home telecommunication packages

Top five broadband providers announced by Epitiro

07 February 2007

An independent authority on internet performance and service has announced its top five broadband providers.

Don't be fooled by 8Mbps promises, says IT expert

05 February 2007

Consumers will never truly receive an 8Mbps broadband speed according to one internet and IT specialist and while broadband suppliers cannot technically be accused of mis-selling their product, consumers should be aware that providers are still "catching up" on their marketing promises.

BBC's internet TV raises price concerns

02 February 2007

The BBC's forthcoming on-demand internet TV has been predicted to become popular by broadband experts and TV analysts alike, but some critics have raised the concern that it may push the cost of broadband up.

BSkyB joins the big boys in broadband

01 February 2007

Following the news that BSkyB has acquired 259,000 subscribers for its high-speed internet service over the last six months, Murdoch's brand can now claim to be the UK's seventh-largest internet service provider.

uSwitch: Broadband users spend 33 days a year online

30 January 2007

Over five weeks of the average broadband user's year is spent online thanks to the improved accessibility and easy-to-use technology of high-speed internet.

Increased downloads for BT Option 3 customers

29 January 2007

BT has announced that it is to increase the bandwidth for its Total Broadband Option 3 broadband customers with the plan now being marketed as an unlimited usage one.

Mobiboo gatecrashes the VoIP market

24 January 2007

Offering home-users an 'all-you-can-eat' style voice over internet protocol (VoIP) service for just £39.95 a year, Mobiboo believes that its Dashboard technology could mark the end of expensive landline tariffs.

Wi-Fi health concerns rubbished

23 January 2007

Wireless broadband connections via Wi-Fi have come under fire this week after questions were raised as to the technology's safety.

30,000 choose to switch rather than stay with Pipex

22 January 2007

Internet service provider Pipex, who bought troubled broadband company Bulldog, has revealed that it has signed up 30,000 fewer customers than it had expected.

Consumers warned to stay clear of 070 internet scam

19 January 2007

British internet users are being warned not to fall for an email scam which encourages consumers to call a 070 telephone number to win an email lottery.

Skype creators name their broadband TV service Joost

17 January 2007


Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, the pairing that brought the world Skype and Kazaa, have announced that the name of their forthcoming broadband TV service will be Joost.

Consumers left frustrated by broadband customer services

15 January 2007

Broadband suppliers are still not doing enough to improve their customer services, leaving consumers frustrated, angry and often out of pocket, according to a recent survey in the Observer.

Carphone Warehouse announces 540,000th broadband customer

12 January 2007

Mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse has announced that it now has 540,000 broadband customers, 132,000 of whom were on local loop unbundled lines.

Openreach LLU turns one, but what's changed?

11 January 2007

Today marks the first anniversary of Openreach and its unbundling programme, a year which saw faster broadband speeds at lower prices for consumers across the country. Despite this, some major issues still haunt the broadband market.

Vodafone joins broadband market with promise of 8MB

09 January 2007

Vodafone launched its At Home service yesterday, which provides high speed broadband and landline services and includes calls to UK landlines and mobile phones for 25% less than BT for its mobile phone customers at just £25 a month.

NETGEAR launches dual-use, cordless Skype handset

08 January 2007

Internet technology expert NETGEAR has launched the SPH200D, a dual-mode Skype phone which, unlike many competitors' models, is entirely cordless.



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