Broadband News: November 2007

Surfers who are unable to access an ADSL broadband connection will be thrown a lifeline in the form of a new router from Orange. Continue reading…

A government project to deliver fast broadband to areas in the Scottish highlands has run into difficulties. Continue reading…

Broadband providers throughout Europe have stepped up their efforts to improve the levels of security of their email services, a communications expert has claimed. Continue reading…

Broadband speeds for residential customers are on the up across the globe, new research has revealed. Continue reading…

Pub chain JD Wetherspoon will offer free wireless broadband access as of next week, it has been announced. Continue reading…

Korean researchers have developed a new type of plastic optical fibre which could cut costs of installing ‘last mile’ broadband infrastructure. Continue reading…

Virgin Media will launch a 50Mbps broadband package next year, according to the firm’s acting chief executive officer. Continue reading…

Nearly one-third of UK broadband users are unhappy with the connection speed they receive, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

Improved broadband access will come to the Faroe Islands after a deal was agreed between BT and local telephony provider Faroe Telecom. Continue reading…

Nearly a quarter of Britain’s internet users hold their ISP or e-mail provider chiefly responsible for guarding against phishing, it has been revealed. Continue reading…

Dial-up internet connections will be a thing of the past within three years, it has been predicted. Continue reading…

Unforeseen levels of demand are hampering Carphone Warehouse/TalkTalk’s broadband service in the outer London area, it has been reported. Continue reading…

Rival ISPs Virgin Media and Sky have fired their first broadsides in the battle to capture a slice of the lucrative Christmas market. Continue reading…

AOL Broadband has targeted the gaming market, with a new offer of a free Playstation 3 (PS3) games console for customers signing up to its wireless broadband service. Continue reading…

The NHS is to use VoIP to improve the service offered by its 36 contact centres, it has been announced. Continue reading…

More funding is required to advance Britain’s adoption of super-fast broadband networks, the head of a technology firm has warned. Continue reading…

Ofcom has amended the terms of the radio spectrum licence held by ISP UK Broadband. Continue reading…

UK ISP Eclipse’s anti-spam software has proved a resounding success, blocking 513 million spam e-mails during October alone, the firm has announced. Continue reading…

The proportion of Britons opting for broadband connections over dial-up grew over the last quarter, new research reveals. Continue reading…

PlusNet subscribers are to receive an improved e-mail service, following the ISP’s new partnership deal with communications security firm Postini. Continue reading…

Growing levels of customer dissatisfaction have been detected in the UK broadband market. Continue reading…

The number of broadband users in the UK is still rising, but the rate of take-up is slowing, new figures have revealed. Continue reading…

Orange has signed a deal to allow its customers to use The Cloud’s wireless broadband hotspots. Continue reading…

Virgin Media has once again been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over misleading claims about its broadband services. Continue reading…

AOL Broadband has re-launched its specialist gaming site with a redesign and the addition of new games. Continue reading…

The UK telecommunications watchdog should monitor other aspect of ISPs service apart from delivery of connection speeds, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

Ofcom plans to deregulate more than 60 per cent of the UK broadband market but intends to maintain regulation in areas where BT and KCOM dominate, it has been reported. Continue reading…

UK ISPs have been summoned to Downing Street for a consultation on how best to tackle terrorist propaganda online. Continue reading…

Over half of computer users admit to illegally logging onto someone else’s wireless broadband connection, new research has revealed. Continue reading…

UK ISP Prodigy has been fined £30,000 for failing to provide information over its compliance with regulations governing migration between broadband providers. Continue reading…

Vodafone’s Ireland division has announced the acquisition of rival ISP and domestic fixed-line provider Perlico Communications. Continue reading…

Madasafish and PlusNet are to combine their networks and infrastructure in December, it has been announced. Continue reading…

Tiscali’s broadband subscriber base has passed the two million-mark during the third quarter, the firm has announced. Continue reading…

Businesses in North Wales are to receive a fillip in the form of a high-speed fibre-optic network, which promises to deliver a fast broadband connection at a reduced cost. Continue reading…

Levels of broadband connectivity in the Powys area of Wales have been slammed by a county councillor. Continue reading…

Be has added over 7,000 customers for its broadband service during the third quarter, newly released figures reveal. Continue reading…

Residents of a high-rise development in London are set to benefit from a pilot scheme trialling VoIP and IPTV services through wireless broadband connections. Continue reading…

Many of the UK’s wireless broadband users are leaving themselves open to cybercrime, it has been revealed. Continue reading…

Trials of a device which harnesses broadband connections to make houses more secure have been pronounced a success by BT and its partner Intamec. Continue reading…

BT has retained pole position in the UK broadband market, new figures from the company have confirmed. Continue reading…

Access to cheaper and faster broadband connections has led to a boom in online shopping, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

PlusNet has revamped its Home Phone Evenings and Weekends package, it has been reported. Continue reading…

Vodafone has confirmed that its super-fast mobile broadband services will be accessible from December. Continue reading…

Liverpool residents are being invited to try out wireless broadband services as part of a four-day event to launch BT’s Wireless City scheme. Continue reading…

Satellite broadcasting giant and broadband provider Sky has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) over an advertisement that was deemed to be "misleading" to the public. Continue reading…

Virgin Media has confirmed it has reduced customer churn in the third quarter, following mass migration from its service during the previous period. Continue reading…

Carphone Warehouse is set to enter the Irish broadband market, it has been confirmed. Continue reading…

New custom for UK broadband connections fell in the third quarter, according to estimates from a market research firm. Continue reading…

A price war in the broadband market is looking increasingly likely after Sky’s move into the market has already yielded one million customers. Continue reading…

Broadband connections could become much faster in the future, according to an Australian scientist. Continue reading…

Wireless broadband specialists FREEDOM4 (otherwise known as Pipex Wireless) have unveiled a new partnership with a Buckinghamshire local authority. Continue reading…

Communications giant O2 has announced that it has removed the proposed 200MB per month download restriction for users of Apple’s new broadband-enabled iPhone. Continue reading…

The head of Sky has slammed the standards of service and value for money offered by the firm’s rival broadband providers. Continue reading…

Virgin Media is expected to report a decline in the number of customers leaving its broadband service, it has been reported. Continue reading…

Broadband provider PlusNet has added a Playstation 3 (PS3) gaming server to its range of multiplayer services. Continue reading…

Wireless broadband networks would provide a solution to low levels of broadband connectivity in Africa, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

A leading North American ISP has been blocking access to file-sharing sites, amid growing controversy over the degree of responsibility broadband providers have for the internet usage of their customers. Continue reading…

Broadband providers and technology companies must speed up the roll-out of the next generation of IPv6 web addresses, according to one of the founders of the internet. Continue reading…

A new - and frankly bizarre - software application from Sony has harnessed Wi-Fi signals so that fans of noodles never need go hungry again. Continue reading…

UK Online has teamed up with the Institute of Directors to launch a pamphlet to help owners of small businesses understand the benefits of broadband. Continue reading…