Tag: broadband
Sky buys O2 and BE Broadband, now UK's second biggest ISP
Big broadband news coming out of the Sky stable today. They've just bought both O2 and BE Broadband for the actually-quite-reasonable sum of £200 million, boosting their subscriber base up to 4.7 million homes. That make's them the second-biggest ISP…
What do I need to know about wireless broadband from Virgin Media?
Sponsored postThe best and most modern broadband is that which is wireless. In an age where not just your computer, but your phone, tablet and laptop are all connected to the internet, getting the right wireless broadband is essential. Yet…
BT Infinity now truly unlimited – no broadband fair-use restrictions or traffic management going forward
Crack open the bubbly – the BT Infinity fibre-optic broadband service is set to go truly unlimited, with the telecoms giant announcing that it will be cutting frustrating fair use policies and traffic management restrictions. BT, like most other internet…
Speed boost lands for Virgin Media broadband customers
They promised to do so, and they've delivered; Virgin Media have given a speed boost to their broadband customers on 100MB connections, upping their speeds to 120MB, free of charge. It's part of Virgin Media's "Double Your Speeds" programme, which…
EE launches UK 4G with a little help from Boris Johnson – hints at iPhone 5
EE revealed which devices their new super-fast 4G network will come to this morning, but what everyone, everywhere (or just me?) want to know is: Will EE be available on Apple's much anticipated iPhone 5 anytime soon? EE CEO…
Picky Chelsea Council snub "ugly" BT fibre cabinets
Residents of Chelsea hoping to get fibre optic internet access from BT have had their hopes dashed, as Chelsea Council have vetoed plans for BT to roll out superfast fibre-to-the-cabinet broadband, stating that new larger cabinets needed to deliver the…
TalkTalk turn on X-rated web content blocker
Internet service provider TalkTalk has today switched on their new porn-filtering system, meaning that all new customers to their service will have to specifically request access to X-rated, adult content. By default, TalkTalk's HomeSafe filter will automatically block access to…
White spaces broadband trials in rural UK proves successful
A 10-month trail to see the viability of using white spaces to carry broadband connectivity to rural parts of Britain has been deemed a success by the TV White Spaces Consortium, which includes companies like the BBC, Microsoft, BT…
John Lewis launch own-brand Broadband service
John Lewis have entered the broadband services market, offering a branded broadband service either instore, online or over the phone. Three separate packages are being offered; Standard, Unlimited and Fibre. Speeds range from (up to) 16MB to (up to)…
UK Budget 2012: £100 million investment in broadband across 10 cities
Chancellor George Osborne, as part of the UK's 2012 Budget announcements, has revealed that 10 cities will benefit from £100 million worht of investment in super-fast broadband. Christened as "super-connected cities", Belfast, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Manchester…
