Tag: broadband
Improved rural connectivity could unlock £8.8bn for British manufacturers
Ahead of the CBI Industrial Trends survey and today’s Autumn Statement where Jeremy Hunt is likely to reference £4.5 billion investment into British manufacturing, new research from Cebr for Virgin […]
Ofcom fines Shell Energy £1.4 million for broadband breaches
Ofcom has today fined Shell Energy £1,400,000 for not properly prompting more than 70,000 phone and broadband customers to review their contract, or letting them know what they could save by signing […]
How to get Glastonbury 2024 tickets and not get scammed
The stage is set. After a two-week delay, Brits will finally have the chance to bag their tickets for Glastonbury tomorrow (Sunday, November 19th) at 9am. However, with the battle […]
2 in 3 Brits feel broadband providers use baffling jargon like FTTP
More than half (54%) of Brits believe that broadband providers are intentionally keeping them in the dark, hiding behind confusing jargon to squeeze more money out of customers. The research […]
EE launches new digital platform bundling broadband, gaming and TV offers
EE has announced an ambitious new digital platform for UK consumers based around an ‘EE ID’. It will offer new products, including 1.6GBps broadband connectivity (with work and gaming options) […]
Full-fibre broadband could reach 91% of all UK properties by 2026, claims Ofcom
If all network deployments are realised as planned, the number of UK properties with full-fibre broadband will increase from 15.4 million in May this year to 27 million […]
Canterbury is worst UK city for broadband speeds, claims report
Historic Canterbury has won the wooden spoon for the city with the most sluggish internet in the first annual Broadband Genie Speed Index Analysis of more than 250,000 speed tests […]
Latest home broadband speed increases to 69 Mb/s, claims Ofcom report
Telecoms regulator Ofcom has published its latest research into the performance of home broadband services in the UK. Its findings are obtained by measuring the performance delivered to customers’ routers, […]
UK ranks 15th globally in ‘digital quality of life’ index, says report
Surfshark’s 5th annual Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL) ranks the United Kingdom 15th in the world, dropping by six places from last year. Out of the Index’s 5 pillars, […]
Octopus to buy Shell Energy including broadband service
Octopus has announced it will buy Shell’s household energy business in the UK and Germany. Octopus Energy said that it will take over providing energy for 1.4 million homes as […]
