Category Archives: Broadband

BT is to launch a fibre optic service that will deliver speeds of up to 300Mbps (megabits per second) to some UK homes by spring next year.

BT is upgrading a further 114 exchanges – the majority of which will receive fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) technology. The telco said this morning that the latest rollout would serve one million homes and businesses in the UK. The … Continue reading →

  e few areas rated 1 for fastest, while most of Wales, the South West of England and huge areas of Scotland languishing in the 4s and 5s, restating the need for investment in rural areas. Northern Ireland has almost … Continue reading →

 BT spokesman said that, while it was “encouraging to see Virgin say they will upgrade their network by 2012″ and “good for UK plc that there will be another high speed network”, it couldn’t resist banging on about all the … Continue reading →

  Virgin Media's 100Mbps internet service is expected to arrive this week with Prime Minister David Cameron teasing the arrival of the next generation super-fast service from the cable giant. With Virgin Media continuing to hint that its 100Mbps service … Continue reading →

    A recent study says that 20 percent of all downstream internet traffic during peak times in the US is Netflix streaming. No wonder Netflix is considering disc-less, streaming-only subscriptions. More » 

The argument over whether the UK's old communications network can cope with the rise and rise of broadband has become a fierce one, with the likes of Virgin Media telling TechRadar back in June that a broadband crisis was looming, and … Continue reading →