According to the new reports, the government would not be automatically providing high speed broadband in the remote and rural areas of the UK that aren’t already connected. There has obviously been…
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Interference may be slowing down your home Wi-Fi broadband, Ofcom says
Ofcom has suggested that it is not always that internet service provider or your broadband provider who has to be blamed for the slow broadband issues that you might be facing. It…
Vodafone offers up to 76Mbps internet connectivity across the UK
Vodafone has announced the roll out of its broadband and phone services across the UK with connectivity options of up to 76Mbps in nearly 22 million premises across the UK. With this…
Inmarsat completes its Global Xpress constellation with launch of Inmarsat-5 F3
Inmarsat has finally realised its goal of being the first and only company to provide a global mobile satellite communications services that uses its own satellites – a goal which was set…
BT ups prices of phone calls, internet
In a recent announcement, BT revealed that it is increasing the prices of voice calls as well as internet with prices of broadband going up by up to 7 per cent. The…
TalkTalk’s Ultra Fibre Optic service will be offered at no extra cost
TalkTalk has opened up registrations for its new ultrafast broadband service dubbed Ultra Fibre Optic (UFO) in York and has also revealed that homes and businesses will be able to opt for…
Broadband switching is now a lot easier
Starting June 20, Ofcom proposed changes to broadband switching have come into force making it easier for millions of broadband users in the country to switch to a better landline or broadband…
Ditch your broadband provider mid-contract if they aren’t playing by rules: Ofcom
Ofcom has outlined three measures that will not only enable better delivery of services to customers, but will also protect their rights in case service providers don’t play by the rules. The…
Ofcom’s proposal to BT: open up dark fibre network for rivals
UK telecoms watchdog Ofcom has called upon BT to open up its dark fibre network dubbed ‘Dark fibre’ for use by rivals in a bid to promote healthy competition in the £2…
UK advertising watchdog bans TalkTalk’s ‘99.9% reliable’ broadband advert
UK’s advertising watchdog has banned a TalkTalk advert which claimed its broadband connection was a whopping 99.9% reliable. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) investigated the alleged TalkTalk TV advert, which offered free…
Hyperoptic rolls out gigabit broadband in Liverpool
UK Fibre provider Hyperoptic has rolled out gigabit broadband in parts of Liverpool including Hamilton House, Waterloo Warehouse, The Reach and X Building, while Wapping Quay, Kings Dock Mill, Princes Dock and…
City Fibre’s FTTP joint venture project completes phase one
City Fibre’s Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) joint venture project with partners Sky and TalkTalk has successfully completed its first phase. This first phase saw the Joint Venture partners testing out network…
Small broadband providers better satisfy customers than their heavyweight rivals
Brits are more satisfied with services provided by smaller broadband providers as compared to bigger ones, an annual customer satisfaction survey has found. BT, Sky and TalkTalk received customer satisfaction score of…
uSwitch names best and worst broadband streets in the UK
New research shows Brits in some parts of the UK are struggling with 135 times slower broadband speeds than others. According to uSwitch, Williamson Road, in Romney Marsh, Kent, has the slowest…
Welsh government announces ‘Superfast Infill Project’ to boost broadband roll out
The Welsh government has initiated a new project dubbed ‘the Superfast Infill Project’ which aims to extend superfast broadband reach in parts of the country which remained uncovered under the existing rollout….