News Archive - May 2011

Monday, May 9th 2011

The community network firm is inviting communities to register their interest in receiving fibre optic broadband. Community broadband specialist NextGenUs has announced a £10 million investment that will see ...

Monday, May 9th 2011

Arise Virtual Solutions is looking to take on a number of home workers living in Cornwall. The quality of broadband connections in Cornwall has convinced an international business services fi...

Friday, May 6th 2011

The culture secretary has been quizzed over the government's plans for high-speed broadband. Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted the government does not have an exact figure in mind for ...

Friday, May 6th 2011

Scottish Widows found just 15 per cent of consumers are prepared to cut back on their broadband. Home broadband access is more important to Brits than life insurance, according to a new survey from...

Thursday, May 5th 2011

The new model of the Focus will carry Ford's Sync Wi-Fi system. Ford has revealed its new Focus car will offer passengers the opportunity to browse the web while th...

Thursday, May 5th 2011

Fibrestream has accused BT of replacing stolen copper cables with lower quality lines. BT has hit out at claims that it has been replacing copper lines stolen from its broadband network w...

Wednesday, May 4th 2011

Some 16 million people will be subscribed to LTE services by the end of the year. A surge in the number of Long-Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband users will be seen across the wo...

Wednesday, May 4th 2011

The body's chief executive is anticipating having to step in to regulate BT's infrastructure access prices. Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has said he expects the body to have to regulate the amount BT cha...

Tuesday, May 3rd 2011

The technology will help companies in Wales to stay competitive, according to Rhodri Williams. High-speed mobile broadband services are needed in Wales if businesses in the country are to remain ...

Tuesday, May 3rd 2011

Broadband Delivery UK could get in contact with shortlisted local authorities in the coming days. Norfolk County Council (NCC) could find out before the end of this week if its application for gover...