Broadband news, Jul - Sep 2007

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Ofcom looks to future broadband

28 September 2007

Ofcom has warned that the current broadband network in the UK must be upgraded in order to meet the nation's growing communications needs and provide a better deal for customers.

Orange launches advice service

27 September 2007

Broadband provider and mobile network operator Orange has today launched a service aimed at opening up the sometimes confusing world of information technology to households.

Pipex looks to sell remaining assets

26 September 2007

Former internet service provider (ISP) Pipex is looking to sell off its remaining assets following losses of over £8 million earlier this year.

London leads world in WiFi growth

25 September 2007

London has topped a poll of cities in the use and adoption of WiFi worldwide.

Broadband download speeds examined

24 September 2007

Nearly two thirds of broadband users in the UK are failing to receive the fast internet speeds they originally signed up for, a Computeractive study has revealed.

Government calls for route into super fast broadband

19 September 2007

The UK government is looking into the way super fast broadband is being rolled out.

BT to study why some of us won't go online

18 September 2007

BT is to carry out research into the reasons why some people shun using the internet.

Unbundled LLU lines near three million mark

12 September 2007

The number of Local Loop Unbundled (LLU) lines in the UK has reached 2.997 million, the Office of the Telecommunications Adjudicator (OTA) has revealed, however more needs to be done to ensure further repairs and upgrades are carried out.

uSwitch examines broadband deals

11 September 2007

uSwitch has explored the latest series of broadband deals to hit the market in recent months, highlighting value for money, customer service and connection speed.

ISPs need to act now on faster broadband connections

10 September 2007

Internet service providers (ISPs) need to work out how to deliver faster broadband connections to the UK in the next two years or risk being left behind, the government's key advisory group on promoting the roll-out and take-up of broadband services has claimed.

Carphone Warehouse in laptop giveaway

06 September 2007

The Carphone Warehouse is giving away 200 free laptops as part of a new promotional deal with AOL.

BSkyB considers standalone broadband

05 September 2007

Internet customers could soon sign up to a high speed broadband service from BSkyB, without having to subscribe to a satellite TV package.

Britons slow in VoIP uptake

04 September 2007

Consumers in the UK have been slow to embrace phone services offering free calls over the internet, Ofcom has found.

BT hits 4 million mark

03 September 2007

BT has become the first broadband provider in the UK to hit landmark customer levels, with four million broadband customers now signed up to its services.

Tiscali 'jumps' at new global TV deal

29 August 2007

Tiscali customers will soon be able to watch TV shows from around the world via the internet, thanks to a new deal with JumpTV.

Internet up-take growing day by day

29 August 2007

More than 15 million UK households are now connected to the internet, the latest findings by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals.

Sony and BT tie up for new generation PlayStation

23 August 2007

PlayStation users may soon be able to use their console to make telephone and video calls as well as to send text messages, thanks to a new deal between Sony and BT.

Internet catches up with TV and radio

23 August 2007

Surfing the internet and chatting on a mobile phone is catching up with listening to the radio and watching the television as one of Britons' favourite ways to spend their leisure time.

Online sales surge as rain pours down

21 August 2007

Rainy weather prompted a surge in online shopping in July as more people kept dry indoors, latest figures show.

Skype outage rectified

20 August 2007

Millions of users of the free internet telephone service Skype were left frustrated at the start of the weekend when a problem with software meant the service was disrupted.



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