Tag: Rural broadband
Alternative internet connectivity for homes and businesses in rural locations
Reliable internet connectivity is a necessity in our current time, but there are real geographic disparities between urban and rural areas. If you’re in a rural area, you may find that it’s tough to get the internet connectivity you need. A lack of infrastructure often means that internet speeds can be significantly slower than for…
Virgin Media increases broadband speeds 500x to rural homes
Virgin Media has connected thousands of rural homes in Test & Dun Valley, Hampshire, to broadband speeds over 500 times faster than their previous connection speed. Residents living in 12 villages in Test & Dun Valley, which stretches across Hampshire and Wiltshire, previously experienced some of the slowest broadband speeds in the UK. Rural residents…
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…
