Broadband News: October 2007

Advertising for Pipex’s new broadband packages features clearly stated download limits in place of unlimited download claims. Continue reading…

A new mobile broadband-enabled handset enabling users to make calls over the internet using Skype is due for release this week. Continue reading…

Complaints over switching broadband provider have more than halved this year, it has been reported. Continue reading…

BT has launched a range of Wi-Fi vouchers, which travellers will be able to use all over the world. Continue reading…

BT has launched a new scheme to help the UK’s 4.5 million small to medium-sized businesses get the best out of their broadband packages. Continue reading…

Broadband providers have expressed concern over Consult21 - the next generation of the broadband networks from BT. Continue reading…

Sky’s broadband service has built up a customer base of over 1 million in just under 14 months, making it the UK’s fastest growing broadband provider. Continue reading…

A US wireless broadband provider has been ordered to compensate customers over misleading claims in its advertising. Continue reading…

A lack of comprehension means the overwhelming majority of broadband users do not fully assess the market before they buy a new product. Continue reading…

Voice and data communications provider Entanet is to improve its service in the West Midlands, it has been revealed. Continue reading…

Broadband provider Orange boosted its customer base in the last quarter, following a slowing of growth in the preceding period, it has been revealed. Continue reading…

An Australian student claims to have developed a new technology capable of delivering broadband speeds of up to 250Mbps over copper wire networks. Continue reading…

The UK’s broadband providers have been threatened with legislation to compel them to do more to prevent illegal file sharing. Continue reading…

Ofcom has released its Telecommunications Market report, showing the state of the UK broadband market. Continue reading…

The Post Office will allow customers to pay for its broadband service over the counter in the firm’s 14,000 stores, it has been announced. Continue reading…

Users of wireless broadband-enabled devices can improve their computer’s protection from hackers with a few simple measures, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

The Post Office will attempt to target the silver surfer market in a bid to hit ambitious growth targets for its broadband service. Continue reading…

Broadband provider Orange has appointed the former head of Virgin Mobile as its new chief executive officer. Continue reading…

Broadband provider BT has announced it is taking steps to improve the security of its Home Hub router, following reports of its vulnerability to hackers. Continue reading…

Further holes have been found in the Wi-Fi security system, suggesting that the technology is not as safe as previously thought. Continue reading…

Wi-Max technology has received a fillip in its bid to become the preferred system for the next generation of high-speed wireless broadband internet access. Continue reading…

Virgin Media will focus its marketing on improved broadband services following its spat with BSkyB over access to premium pay-TV channels, it has been reported. Continue reading…

More and more Britons are using broadband connection to watch TV downloaded via the internet, new statistics have shown. Continue reading…

Broadband provider Demon Internet, recently rebranded as Thus Group, has improved its webspace packages in a bid to compete with larger providers. Continue reading…

The Post Office has entered the broadband market with a range of competitively priced offers. Continue reading…

Broadband provider UK Online has re-launched three of its broadband deals. Continue reading…

National Express has expanded free wireless broadband access to new routes in the south of England. Continue reading…

WiMAX wireless broadband provider FREEDOM4, formerly Pipex Wireless, has joined forces with Wi-Fi roaming group BOZII to extend its network coverage across the UK and Europe. Continue reading…

A new study is to be launched into the possible damage to health caused by wireless broadband. Continue reading…

O2 entered the broadband market this week in a bid to secure a share of the increasingly competitive UK broadband sector. Continue reading…

The Cloud has inked a deal with the BBC to allow users of Wi-Fi broadband-enabled devices to access the broadcaster’s range of websites - even if they are not The Cloud subscribers. Continue reading…

The EU needs to focus on states where broadband access is lagging behind in order to boost economic growth, the commission’s leading telecommunications official has said. Continue reading…

A little-known ISP has stolen the broadband speed record from its much larger rivals, it has been reported. Continue reading…

T-Mobile has confirmed the release of a new daily mobile broadband (3G) tariff and has cut prices on selected existing bundles. Continue reading…

The mobile broadband market is set to expand exponentially in the next five years, it has been predicted. Continue reading…

BT has redesigned its wireless broadband router to make it the firm’s "most future-proofed hub yet". Continue reading…

The British broadband market was marked by increasing consolidation in the second quarter of 2007, as the leading ISPs tightened their grip on the market, new research has revealed. Continue reading…

Former Baywatch lifeguard David Hasselhoff was left feeling all at sea today, with the news that broadband provider Pipex has terminated its relationship with the stricken star. Continue reading…

The telecommunications watchdog has written to the largest six broadband providers in the UK to request that they are clearer about the speeds that subscribers should expect to receive from their broadband services. Continue reading…

Carphone Warehouse/TalkTalk has confirmed reports that uptake of its broadband service has slowed during the last quarter, but said that its network roll out is progressing well. Continue reading…

Be has cut prices on its existing stand-alone broadband offers, in the face of increasing competition in the broadband market. Continue reading…

A Scottish MP has called for moves to improve broadband access in the country to be extended. Continue reading…

BT is to launch a competition to find the most creative and innovative applications for Wi-Fi broadband-enabled devices. Continue reading…

The Scottish government has launched a scheme to extend broadband coverage to remote parts of the country. Continue reading…

BT Openreach is lagging behind on repair targets on unbundled broadband lines, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

A US clothing firm has developed a T-Shirt which is able to detect Wi-Fi broadband hotspots. Continue reading…

Customer take-up of Carphone Warehouse/TalkTalk’s free broadband service has slowed in the last month, according to newspaper reports. Continue reading…

Customers at 1,200 McDonald’s outlets throughout the UK will be able to get free wireless internet access by the end of the year. Continue reading…

Broadband provider Orange, which has inked an exclusive deal to distribute the iPhone in France, may not be able to launch the device in time for Christmas, it has been reported. Continue reading…

A specially designed Wi-Fi broadband network is enabling thousands of residents of remote villages in India to be treated by doctors remotely for eye problems. Continue reading…

Pipex Wireless has changed its name to FREEDOM4, ahead of its plans to launch its WiMAX wireless broadband service in Manchester. Continue reading…

BT has signed a deal with European Wi-Fi provider FON through which the telecommunications giant’s 3 million-plus broadband users will gain free use of hundreds of thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots. Continue reading…

Telecommunications giant O2 is aiming for a customer base for its soon-to-launched broadband service of 1 million fixed-line broadband subscribers by 2010. Continue reading…

More and more people are shunning music physical formats in favour of downloads, but few believe that the official top 40 singles chart any time soon, a survey has revealed. Continue reading…

Broadband provider Virgin Media is to extend trials of mid-range broadband services to three towns in Lancashire. Continue reading…

The launch of O2’s broadband service and bundles is imminent following a series of delays, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

BSkyB has revealed details of its new Picnic broadband bundles, which offer telephony, digital terrestrial TV and broadband access. Continue reading…

BT has acquired an IT company in a move intended to boost its presence in the business internet sector. Continue reading…

England lags behind much of the EU for when it comes to broadband connection speeds, a new survey has revealed. Continue reading…

Wireless broadband provider The Cloud has launched a low-cost tariff for iPod Touch owners. Continue reading…

A leading computer magazine has called for broadband providers to be more honest about the connection speeds of their services. Continue reading…