News Archive - March 2012

Wednesday, March 7th 2012

Super-fast broadband access can have a galvanising effect on business in Cornwall, an entrepreneur has claimed. A surf business in Newquay, Cornwall, has claimed that the provision of super-fast broadband to the ...

Wednesday, March 7th 2012

Nottingham has applied for government funding to build super-fast broadband cabling alongside its new tram network. Broadband could be offered on Nottingham's new tram service if its bid for government funding is...

Tuesday, March 6th 2012

Internet service providers BT and TalkTalk have lost their High Court appeal against legislation aimed at cutting out online piracy. TalkTalk and BT have lost a High Court appeal against the UK's Digital Economy Act, a measure in...

Tuesday, March 6th 2012

Edinburgh City Council has revealed its plans to introduce free Wi-Fi on to the streets of the Scottish capital. A bid for part of the Urban Broadband Fund being made available by the UK government is expected to ...

Monday, March 5th 2012

The east Lindsey district of Lincolnshire has earmarked £1 million to help improve broadband in the area. The East Lindsey District Council (ELDC) has earmarked £1 million of capital money as potentia...

Monday, March 5th 2012

A new model of internet provision has been launched to deal with the demand for broadband in the hospitality industry. Customers in hotels and restaurants increasingly consider access to a broadband network an important...

Friday, March 2nd 2012

Internet provider 3 Mobile is planning to offer customers an upgrade to its 3G broadband technology. UK internet provider 3 Mobile has announced plans to launch a new 3G broadband network as an upgrade...

Friday, March 2nd 2012

Broadband infrastructure provider CityFibre has signed a finance deal with investor Citigroup. In what could be a crucial development in its efforts to produce fibre optic broadband infrastructur...

Thursday, March 1st 2012

Residents of Southwark, London, may be able to benefit from the option of utilising UK Broadband's new 4G system, the first of its kind in Britain. UK Broadband (UKB) has launched Britain's first ever commercial 4G network in Southwark, London,...

Thursday, March 1st 2012

Broadband specialist Plusnet has claimed that smart internet could become ubiquitous in people's lives by 2027. Broadband provider Plusnet has claimed that broadband could become a ubiquitous part of daily life f...