News Archive - April 2013

Tuesday, April 16th 2013

West Dorset MP Oliver Letwin has been given an insight into BT's fibre optic broadband rollout. BT has given West Dorset MP Oliver Letwin a first-hand look at the inner workings of its fibre optic...

Monday, April 15th 2013

Former Swindon council leader Rod Bluh has been given a wireless router as a comical leaving present. Outgoing Swindon Borough Council leader Rod Bluh has been presented with a wireless broadband router...

Friday, April 12th 2013

BT has explained why its rollout of superfast broadband in Cambridge is going slower than planned. BT has defended the slow rate of progress on efforts to roll out superfast broadband in Cambridgeshi...

Thursday, April 11th 2013

Government surveys have highlighted the poor-quality internet speeds experienced by many farmers. Two-thirds of farmers are stuck with slow broadband, according to a series of studies by the Departm...

Wednesday, April 10th 2013

EE has laid down the gauntlet with its plans to double 4G speeds and capacity, Ovum has said. EE's decision to double the speeds and capacity of its 4G super-fast mobile broadband network ma...

Tuesday, April 9th 2013

Improving broadband provision should be part of the UN's post-2015 development agenda, according to the Broadband Commission for Digital Development. The UN has been urged to ensure that broadband is made a central focus of any plans for a post-2015 ...

Friday, April 5th 2013

Quickline is providing wireless broadband connectivity to a leading social enterprise. Social enterprise the Goodwin Development Trust (GDT) has signed up for Quickline's wireless bro...

Thursday, April 4th 2013

The Fairfield Partnership is planning to build new homes and a fast broadband network in Uttlesford. Uttlesford District Council is considering plans to build hundreds of new homes and a high-speed bro...

Wednesday, April 3rd 2013

Karin Ahl has praised plans to boost super-fast broadband access in Wales. Welsh next-generation broadband plans have been backed by communications impresario Karin Ahl, marke...

Tuesday, April 2nd 2013

Securing the most efficient use of spectrum is one of Ofcom's top priorities for the coming year. Ofcom has pledged to secure the optimal use of spectrum to support high-speed mobile broadband servi...