Broadband news, Jul - Sep 2008

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Industry gets together to push mobile broadband

30 September 2008

A number of players in the IT and telecommunications industry are joining forces to push take-up of mobile broadband among consumers.

Be Broadband to conduct 40mbps trial

24 September 2008

Be Broadband is to carry out a month long trial to provide customers within the Paddington exchange area with internet speeds of up to 40 megabits per second.

Broadband users 'spending more time online'

23 September 2008

UK broadband users are spending more time surfing the web, according to a new survey by the consumer information site ISPreview.

Carphone signals interest in Tiscali acquisition

22 September 2008

Carphone Warehouse has signalled its interest in acquiring the British operations of Tiscali in a bid to boost its broadband business.

Vodafone launches mobile broadband deal

19 September 2008

Vodafone has become the latest mobile network to offer a free laptop to customers signing up to its mobile broadband deal.

Sky scraps broadband usage restrictions

17 September 2008

Sky has scrapped the usage restrictions on its top broadband package, allowing customers to download as much content as they like each month.

Consumers switching broadband providers to save money

10 September 2008

As rising living costs put a strain on household budgets, increasing numbers of consumers are signing up to new broadband deals in a bid to save money, research shows.

Fibre broadband 'could cost almost £29 billion'

09 September 2008

It could cost almost £29 billion to install superfast fibre broadband in every home in the UK, according to a new report by the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG).

Marginalised communities 'should get super-fast broadband first'

04 September 2008

Customers living in areas that have missed out on first-generation broadband should be the first to benefit from super-fast services, it has been suggested.

Be Broadband launches speed tester

03 September 2008

Customers signing up to Be Broadband packages can check the speed of the internet connection they will receive using a newly launched online speed tester.

Broadband penetration increasing

27 August 2008

The number of households with broadband internet increased significantly over the second quarter of the year as families realised the benefits of faster connections.

Virgin wants Usain Bolt to advertise superfast broadband

26 August 2008

Virgin Media is hoping to feature Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt in its new advertisement for superfast broadband services.

Broadband customers using internet TV to 'catch up'

22 August 2008

The idea of using broadband internet to catch up on missed TV programmes is "here to stay", according to the Senior Broadband Media Analyst at Screen Digest.

EON announces gas and electricity price rise

21 August 2008

E.ON has become the third major energy supplier to put up its gas and electricity prices ahead of the winter, following similar moves by EDF Energy and British Gas.

Current network 'may be enough' for faster broadband

20 August 2008

The UK's current network of copper telephone cables could theoretically be able to deliver broadband speeds of up to 50 megabits per second (mb/s), a recent investigation by Ofcom has suggested.

Broadband records proposals criticised

15 August 2008

Opposition parties have criticised government plans to allow local authorities to monitor email and broadband traffic.

Broadband users 'paying less'

14 August 2008

British broadband users are paying less for their connections, despite spending more time online, new figures from Ofcom reveal.

UK broadband users 'receiving more spam'

13 August 2008

Broadband users in the UK have seen an increase in the amount of spam being delivered to their inboxes, according to new figures from ClearMyMail.

Orange loses broadband customers

08 August 2008

Telecommunications firm Orange has revealed that 44,000 of its broadband customers ended their contracts in the first half of this year.

Broadband users 'reluctant to give up connections'

05 August 2008

Nine in ten British broadband users want to keep their connection, despite economic difficulties and the squeeze on disposable incomes, a new survey suggests.



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