News Archive - January 2012

Tuesday, January 17th 2012

The British film industry would be given a boost if faster broadband was available, according to a new report from Lord Smith. Improved broadband speeds are needed to enhance the British market for viewing films online, Lord Sm...

Tuesday, January 17th 2012

The British economy is being hurt by the delay to the rollout of 4G mobile broadband technology, according to Helen Goodman MP. The government's failure to support Ofcom on the rollout of super-fast 4G mobile broadband is ef...

Monday, January 16th 2012

The owner of an award-winning restaurant in rural Scotland has said quality internet access is important to tourists. It is "essential" for tourism businesses to offer tourists a reliable broadband connection...

Monday, January 16th 2012

Everything Everywhere has said it is eager to begin rolling out 4G mobile broadband technology before the spectrum auction. Network operators should be allowed to start rolling out super-fast 4G mobile broadband before they ...

Friday, January 13th 2012

Caroline Lucas MP has argued Brighton and Hove should be given the chance to bid for state urban broadband funding. Brighton and Hove should be allowed to bid for government funding that will support the rollout of u...

Friday, January 13th 2012

An estimated 17.4 million new broadband connections were added during the third quarter of last year. More than 17 million new broadband connections were added across the world during the third quarter ...

Friday, January 13th 2012

The government has asked network operators to identify notspots and offer advice on how to wipe them out. Mobile broadband providers are being asked by the government to offer their views on how £150 ...

Thursday, January 12th 2012

Improvements to online shopping will require greater bandwidth, according to EC vice president Neelie Kroes. Vice president of the European Commission (EC) Neelie Kroes has said "serious broadband bandwid...

Thursday, January 12th 2012

An obligation for operators to deliver 4G services to at least 98 per cent of the UK has been proposed by Ofcom. Network operators could be obliged to roll out super-fast 4G mobile broadband services to at least 9...

Wednesday, January 11th 2012

Leader of the FibreNet broadband project AGS has announced £1.2 million of investment in a new data centre development. AIMES Grid Services (AGS), the Liverpool-based cloud computing specialist involved in the FibreNet s...