News Archive - April 2010

Monday, April 19th 2010

A new report has suggested that a €2.5 billion investment will be required in Ireland for a world class telecoms and broadband network. Investment of around €2.5 billion (£2.2 billion) will be required in order to create a nex...

Friday, April 16th 2010

Computer users are apparently willing to buy a new PC instead of fixing relatively straightforward IT problems. Many home broadband users are willing to buy a new computer instead of attempting to deal with their...

Friday, April 16th 2010

Orange has extended its fixed-line broadband coverage by striking a deal with BT. Orange has struck a deal with BT which enables it to offer broadband services via BT's extensive fix...

Thursday, April 15th 2010

Piracy controls outlined in the Digital Economy Act have been welcomed by Sky, the first internet service provider to officially come out in support of the proposals. The home broadband piracy laws outlined in the government's Digital Economy Act have been welcomed b...

Thursday, April 15th 2010

The Liberal Democrats intend to make improving rural broadband access a priority if they are elected into government. The rollout of rural home and business broadband will be a key priority for the Liberal Democrats, i...

Thursday, April 15th 2010

The government has been urged to focus efforts on updating urban broadband networks before concentrating on rural access. Securing superfast broadband in London, Manchester, Leeds and other major cities will be more import...

Wednesday, April 14th 2010

The Conservative Party 2010 election manifesto has placed heavy emphasis on making technology central to the UK economy, through the introduction of superfast broadband. Faster business and home broadband will be a key part of Conservative Party plans to make technology...

Wednesday, April 14th 2010

The telecoms regulator has created a series of template letters for broadband users. People using home broadband and telephone services have been given some help in raising problems wit...

Wednesday, April 14th 2010

Lyddington residents will launch their community-funded fibre optic broadband network officially later today. Lyddington in Leicestershire now boasts average download speeds of 0.5Mbps to 25Mbps, making it the ...

Tuesday, April 13th 2010

The government's plans to send letters to people that download content online illegally threatening to cut them off are not the best solutions, according to O2. The action being threatened against home broadband subscribers in the Digital Economy Act to protect...