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Operators hit out at Ofcom over 4G

Adam Smith — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:24:28 +0000

There’s more trouble up at the 4G mill, yet again, as Ofcom has published the results of its consultation on Everything Everywhere’s early 4G roll out plan. And the thoughts of rival networks are prickly by nature, to say the … Continue reading →

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BT accused of super-fast broadband monopoly

Adam Smith — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:52:09 +0000

BT has come under fire this week, with accusations being levelled that it’s unfairly trying to monopolise the super-fast broadband market in the UK. Virgin Media has been making disapproving noises about how the government’s UK broadband pot of cash … Continue reading →

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BT has fibred-up 10m UK premises

Darren Allan — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:37:24 +0000

BT has announced that it has now extended its fibre network to cover 10 million premises across the UK. The firm notes that it had set the target of achieving that milestone by the end of the year, so it’s … Continue reading →

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UK broadband speed drops to 4.9Mbps

Adam Smith — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:07:48 +0000

According to the latest State of the Internet report from Akamai, UK broadband speeds actually fell in the fourth quarter of 2011. The UK dropped from an average of 5.1Mbps to 4.9Mbps, only a slight slippage, but something of an … Continue reading →

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BT Infinity doubles speed tomorrow

Adam Smith — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:35:56 +0000

Here’s some good news for those of you lucky enough to be hooked up to fibre of the BT variety. The company has announced that as of tomorrow, both BT Infinity 1 and 2 customers will benefit from increased speeds, … Continue reading →

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TalkTalk is most complained about ISP

Darren Allan — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:14:35 +0000

Once again, TalkTalk has topped the list of internet service providers when it comes to Ofcom’s measuring of complaint levels. The report for the final quarter of 2011 showed that TalkTalk was the most moaned about ISP, with a level … Continue reading →

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Virgin to offer free wi-fi on the Tube

Adam Smith — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:48:56 +0000

Virgin Media is to provide free wi-fi to the public on the London underground this summer, at least for an initial period while the Olympics is in town. Boris Johnson confirmed the scheme yesterday, noting that some 120 Tube stations … Continue reading →

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TalkTalk doubles up FTTC to 80Mbps

Adam Smith — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:11:18 +0000

TalkTalk has announced that it will follow BT’s lead in doubling the speed of its fibre-to-the-cabinet service (FTTC). FTTC currently offers speeds of 40Mbps, but last year BT announced that it was going to double that with an infrastructure upgrade … Continue reading →

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Virgin begins broadband speed doubling

Adam Smith — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 07:39:00 +0000

Virgin Media has announced that the company has begun its planned extensive program of broadband speed upgrades. This was first announced back in January, with many customers getting doubled up speeds thanks to a £110 million investment. The upgrade program … Continue reading →

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A third of UK has slow broadband

Darren Allan — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:52:53 +0000

With all the talk of progressing super-fast fibre roll outs from BT and Virgin, along with rising average broadband speeds, you’d be forgiven for thinking Britain’s broadband garden is looking rosier by the minute. Indeed Ofcom figures from the start … Continue reading →

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