Mobile Spectrum Auction Could Allow 4 Mbps Broadband across the UK
When the Digital Britain review put forth by the British communications and technology minister, Lord Carter promises the countrymen the implementation of a minimum broadband speed of 2Mbps across the country, with every household enjoying a connection by 2012, his broadband advisor argues that a steady investment in the next generation mobile broadband networks instead, [...]
Will Vodafone And O2 Concede Spectrum to Digital Britain?
Vodafone and O2 Broadband have been asked by the UK telco regulator, Ofcom, to surrender the portion of the 900 MHz mobile spectrum, allotted to them. These portions would be auctioned out to a third operator, for providing wireless broadband access to rural areas.
UK Communications Minister, Stephen Carter, had planned to offer broadband access to [...]
“Your Business and the Internet Guide” released by UK Online.
UK online together with IoD (Institute of Directors) has published an online guide entitled “Your Business and the Internet”. The objective of the guide is to provide useful information that smaller businesses require about taking advantage of the available resources. By doing so they may be able to operate in a multitude of ways and [...]
PIPEX RENEWS ITS BROADBAND OFFER, DROPS “UNLIMITED” POLICY
After reworking on its packages, Pipex has eliminated the “unlimited” from Pipex Max. The old broadband packages (Mini, Midi and Max) exist, however a new one called Pipex Pro has been introduced. Most importantly, usage allowance has been incorporated thereby enabling users to pay for the required usage allowance. If any user needs to go [...]
BBC unveils its iplayer service
After two-months of public consultation over Private Value Test (PVT) regarding its on-demand proposals, BBC Trust published its final conclusions by the end of last month. Prior to it, BBC Trust received more than ten thousand submissions most of which were from industry stakeholders that include broadcasters, independent producers, organisations representing consumers, the BBC audience [...]
