Tag: broadband
O2 and Virgin Media merge to challenge BT dominance
O2 and Virgin Media are set to merge, creating one of the UK’s largest entertainment and telecoms firms and a major rival to BT’s broadband dominance. Liberty Global, which owns […]
Broadband use up from 32 to 41 hours per week during lockdown
Home broadband use has shot up to 41 hours a week as workers and schoolchildren stay home – a rise of almost a third (29%) since lockdown, according to new research […]
Switzerland has fastest internet speeds in the world
Switzerland has been revealed as the country with the fastest internet speeds in the world, with a fixed broadband speed of 146.81Mbps. The UK ranks in 26th place with […]
Virgin Media adds 17 more FREE channels
Virgin Media is to give TV customers access to a range of documentary and entertainment channels Includes Alibi, Animal Planet, Eden, History, National Geographic and many others Shows like Shakespeare […]
Which are best places in UK to WFH?
Wandsworth, Southwark and Kingston upon Hull are amongst some of the best locations across the UK to keep calm and WFH with lockdown now extended for a further three weeks. […]
European countries catching up for high-speed fibre
Nine OECD countries – up from six a year ago – now have high-speed fibre making up 50% or more of their fixed Internet connections, according to an update to […]
Virgin brings gigabit broadband to 1 million homes
Over a million homes across the West Midlands are set to benefit from the region’s fastest gigabit home broadband service with speeds up to 20 times quicker than the current […]
Broadband Genie names Hyperoptic fastest UK broadband provider
Hyperoptic has been named the fastest broadband provider in the UK in the annual Broadband Genie home broadband awards. Broadband Genie analysis of 91,000 speed tests carried out in 2019 […]
Universal gigabit broadband ‘will boost UK economy’
New research released today by the Internet Association highlights the huge benefits on offer to the economy and society if every home receives universal gigabit broadband by 2025. Following the […]
Millions face over paying for broadband as end-of-contract rules introduced
New Which? research has found two-thirds of current broadband deals see customers hit with substantial price hikes when their contract ends, as new rules requiring operators to tell people when […]
