UK Broadband News

The latest report 'Broadband Performance Index' from the European Union (EU) shows that UK has been placed in fourth position in terms of broadband speed, performance, reasonable broadband price ranges and network coverage etc.

The report which compares 27 member nations of EU has placed .......
30-09-2008 - More..

PC Pro, the popular internet magazine has named Zen Internet provider as the best ISP of this year. According to PCPro, 97 percent of Zen customers would recommend their provider to friends while the average figure stands at 68 percent. The broadband ISP has won this award for its excellent custo.......
20-09-2008 - More..

The number of broadband users who visit P2P (peer-to-peer) sites has declined during the last one year, according to the report from PlusNet broadband provider. The research carried out by the ISP shows that its broadband customers have accessed P2P related sites at the rate of 12.2TB a day in 20.......
05-09-2008 - More..

Ofcom, the UK telecom regulator has released its latest report on the speed capabilities of the existing copper network of BT that carries broadband to the end users. Although the traditional broadband technologies like ADSL and ADSL 2+ provide broadband access with speeds up to 8Mbps and 24Mbps .......
19-08-2008 - More..

The UK broadband Research firm, Point Topic has reported that the broadband bundles have become the cheaper option for the broadband customers who are looking for cost-effective broadband package with added value services. While the stand-alone broadband deals usually cost much higher than broadb.......
14-08-2008 - More..

Ed Richards, CEO of Ofcom has pointed out that the regulator is in favour of creating the right kind of regulatory environment for the next generation of networks and encouraging the broadband providers to make risky investments for the benefit of consumers.

He further assured that if the.......
03-07-2008 - More..

Ofcom, the UK telecom regulator sets out the first of its consultations that will look into prices of the wholesale access telecoms services offered by BT Openreach to other telecom operators. The review of prices will include Home and business WLR and LLU  (SMPF/MPF) services.

It sh.......
31-05-2008 - More..

The latest report on the trend of broadband subscriptions from Ofcom reveals that the rural areas in the UK have marginally better access to broadband than cities. While the overall broadband uptake in the UK has reached 57 % of UK households as against 45 % during the same period a year ago, the.......
27-05-2008 - More..

Newnet, one of the best broadband providers in the UK, has completed trials of its super-fast broadband service that can offer up to 40 Mbps. It should be noted that Newnet launched its ADSL 2+ broadband service last August. The ISP has also hinted that it has been on the process of offering of h.......
23-05-2008 - More..

The third largest broadband provider in the UK, the Carphone Warehouse suffered a set back when its take over bid of £550 was rejected by Tiscali and also could not make it in the shortlist of next round bidders for Tiscali thus sealing all its chances to acquire the Italian based ISP.