News Archive - June 2010

Friday, June 25th 2010

Home broadband provider Virgin is looking to prepare equipment for 400 Mbps speeds. Broadband firm Virgin Media has said it wants to prepare for the future by getting its equipment rea...

Friday, June 25th 2010

Home broadband firm BE is to launch its own landline service. Broadband bundles from BE Broadband will become a reality from September when the company plans to l...

Thursday, June 24th 2010

Broadband traffic rose steeply during England's victory over Slovenia. UK broadband networks were busier than usual yesterday (June 23rd) as people watched England scrape ...

Thursday, June 24th 2010

Broadband use could be harming patients, it has been claimed. The link between wireless broadband and hospitals is being investigated in the US after doctors warn...

Thursday, June 24th 2010

A trial of a new wireless broadband authentication system is aiming to ease network congestion for Wi-Fi users. Industry experts are hopeful that the six-month trial of an alternative approach to Wi-Fi network us...

Wednesday, June 23rd 2010

Plans to fund the broadband roll-out with a landline tax have been ditched in yesterday's budget. The roll-out of fibre-optic broadband in the UK is to be funded by the TV licence fee after the chan...

Wednesday, June 23rd 2010

Broadband company MurphX has been bought out by Daisy Group. A leading UK broadband ISP supplier has been acquired by telecoms company Daisy Group in a multi-mil...

Tuesday, June 22nd 2010

Improved broadband access for people living in rural communities could be the result of a new mobile router. Mobile broadband could be the saviour of rural not-spots after a UK start-up business has launched a...

Tuesday, June 22nd 2010

The government is calling for ideas to build the UK broadband network. Broadband will be the main topic of an open day that will be held by the government to generate idea...

Tuesday, June 22nd 2010

Internet entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox is to help people get onto broadband by continuing her government role. The government is to encourage people to use broadband internet services with the appointment of Mar...