News Archive - February 2012

Tuesday, February 14th 2012

Some £25 million will be spent on improving mobile broadband networks in Northern Ireland. A major upgrade to Northern Ireland's mobile broadband infrastructure has been welcomed by the c...

Tuesday, February 14th 2012

Fixed-line broadband revenues are set to reach 7 billion by 2016, according to ABI Research. Annual global fixed-line broadband revenues are set to increase by more than billion (£16 ...

Monday, February 13th 2012

The Infrastructure Action Plan has been welcomed by delivery firm Parcel2Go. Small businesses will receive a major boost from the Scottish government's plan to dramatically ...

Monday, February 13th 2012

More than £1 million of legal contracts have been awarded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Legal costs of more than £1 million will be spent by the government on its super-fast broadban...

Friday, February 10th 2012

A project to roll out faster broadband to business parks has been welcomed by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman. Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has cited a North Yorkshire business park as an example of ho...

Friday, February 10th 2012

Tim Kinnaird, a former MasterChef finalist, believes faster broadband is needed in Norfolk. The campaign for faster broadband access in Norfolk has won the backing of MasterChef finalist Tim K...

Thursday, February 9th 2012

Former RiPWiRE broadband customers are set to be moved to the Ask4 network. Independent internet service provider (ISP) Ask4 has stepped in to acquire all the broadband contrac...

Thursday, February 9th 2012

The IXLeeds internet exchange point will be officially launched on February 16th. A neutral, non-profit internet exchange point (IXP) is set to launch in Leeds next week, giving inte...

Wednesday, February 8th 2012

A survey created by Wokingham Chamber of Commerce is designed to highlight communities struggling with low-quality broadband. Hopes are high that a survey launched by Wokingham Chamber of Commerce (WCC) will help to identify c...

Wednesday, February 8th 2012

A questionnaire has been launched by a group of south-west councils to assess demand for faster broadband in the region. Residents and businesses in the south-west are being urged to register their interest in receiving f...