News Archive - December 2011

Tuesday, December 20th 2011

London branches of McDonald's generate the most wireless internet usage. McDonald's has published a list of its top ten restaurants for wireless broadband usage, with Lo...

Tuesday, December 20th 2011

LTE mobile broadband services are set to have significantly more subscribers by the end of 2016. The customer base of Long-Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband services is set to increase over the...

Monday, December 19th 2011

Rural locations could "die out and disappear" without 4G connectivity, Rory Stewart MP has said. Many rural communities could become a thing of the past without 4G mobile broadband access, accordin...

Monday, December 19th 2011

Volunteers are needed to help with Derbyshire's broadband plans. Derbyshire County Council (DCC) is calling on volunteers to help it spread the word about its super-...

Friday, December 16th 2011

Broadband may not be a funding priority for West Sussex County Council. A West Sussex County Council (WSCC) chief has questioned whether faster broadband is the best way to...

Friday, December 16th 2011

Gloucestershire residents are eager to receive faster broadband, according to GFirst. There is a "growing clamour" across Gloucestershire for an end to the digital divide in br...

Thursday, December 15th 2011

Eurostat has discovered 11 per cent of Brits aged 16 to 74 have never used the internet. More than one in ten Brits has never used the internet, according to a new study from the European C...

Thursday, December 15th 2011

The networks of Orange and T-Mobile are set to be enhanced with £1.5 billion of investment from Everything Everywhere. Everything Everywhere has confirmed plans to begin preparing for the rollout of 4G mobile broadband ...

Wednesday, December 14th 2011

Just four per cent of UK households are signed up to super-fast broadband. Super-fast broadband uptake in the UK is lagging well behind levels recorded in Japan and the US, a ...

Wednesday, December 14th 2011

Some 87 per cent of British businesses have fixed broadband and 52 per cent have a mobile connection. The use of mobile and fixed-line broadband connectivity by businesses across Europe has increased in...