News Archive - June 2011

Wednesday, June 8th 2011

It is the first time in several years that the number of unbundled connections has dropped month on month. The number of unbundled broadband lines in the UK dropped between April and May, according to the Of...

Wednesday, June 8th 2011

The county is set to hold a meeting with Broadband Delivery UK to discuss its future plans for infrastructure improvements. Suffolk County Council (SCC) is the latest local authority to insist it is not backing down on its p...

Tuesday, June 7th 2011

A worldwide test of IPv6 internet addresses will be carried out tomorrow. Some of the world's biggest websites and content delivery networks will join forces for a global...

Tuesday, June 7th 2011

The prime minister said it should be easier for adult material to be blocked. The government has backed calls for broadband providers to make it easier for parents to prevent the...

Monday, June 6th 2011

Northumberland County Council chose not to apply for a chunk of £50 million of government money to improve broadband services. Council bosses in Northumberland have been told their decision to delay a bid for super-fast broadba...

Monday, June 6th 2011

The county council's plans to improve broadband services are a "continuing priority". Council chiefs in Kent have said they will not give up in their attempt to secure £43 million ...

Friday, June 3rd 2011

The county missed out in Broadband Delivery UK's latest round of funding. Hampshire County Council (HCC) has refused to be downbeat after missing out on funding during Broadb...

Friday, June 3rd 2011

Only a fifth of IT decision-makers are in favour of tiered traffic. Businesses are overwhelmingly in favour of net neutrality, according to a new study from Powernet.Th...

Thursday, June 2nd 2011

The local authority is keen to improve the county's internet access. Rutland council chiefs have said they are still committed to improving broadband services in the cou...

Thursday, June 2nd 2011

Cisco claimed consumers will use 966 exabytes of data by 2015. The volume of internet data consumed by users across the world is set to quadruple over the next fou...