Fibre optic broadband is apparently not only a speedy and more reliable way to browse the web, but the coming of the services will apparently create an additional 26,000 new jobs, a recent report has predicted.
In fact, according to the Social Study 2012 – The Economic Impact of BT in London, over the next 15 years, fibre optic broadband would bring the UK economy an additional £20bn, as it could boost different sectors including home-based online businesses.
The report looked at how fibre optic broadband can “positively contribute” to and…
Geoff Slaughter - 30 March 2012 | comments. Read more
More good news comes to Hull as MS3 Communications, an indie telecoms network, has agreed a £5.5m deal with Welch Civils Ltd to put together their first fibre optic infrastructure. According to the reports, the process will be kicked off with the first network reaching 50km.
The project is independent from KC, which is the dominant ISP for Hull, and is going to concentrate on solutions for businesses. The whole network is expected to reach 116km and should take roughly 6-7 months to deploy.
The good news is that the works…
Edita Lozovska - 29 March 2012 | comments. Read more
The days of being tracked by online advertising agencies may soon be at an end... for some people.
AVG will be adding “Do Not Track” technology to both its free and paid for services so consumers will be able to control more of their online privacy. This will make AVG the first anti-virus protector to include such an option.
Where this technology has previously been voluntary for web content providers, AVG’s version allows users to prevent tracking from their computer instead of relying on the websites they are viewing.
The technology was…
Anna Sheldrick - 28 March 2012 | comments. Read more
More good news comes from wireless broadband operator, the Cloud, as after deploying Wi-Fi in an array of popular and luxury shops it wasted no time and signed a contract with London Overground Rail Operations Limited (LOROL) to roll out internet throughout the network starting as soon as this summer.
The plan is to finish the deployment by the end of the year and give busy commuters access to 60 minutes of free wireless broadband a day– no cost to the tax payer either.
This can prove…
Edita Lozovska - 27 March 2012 | comments. Read more
Do you find cable cuts annoying? Well, good old RABIT will help you. The Rapid Assessment B.T Incident Tracker, that is. Not the bunnies unfortunately.
The system has been trialled by BT as a part of the company’s attempt to install burglar alarm technology throughout its network. It has been reported that quite a few thieves left empty-handed
As a quick reminder, BT has been losing out handsome amounts of money due to metal or copper theft. The company has been busy cooking up ways as to how it could prevent…
Geoff Slaughter - 26 March 2012 | comments. Read more
TalkTalk received more customer complaints than any other broadband or landline provider in the final quarter of last year.
This announcement comes from Ofcom, whose latest data showed that TalkTalk is still the most complained about provider.
This is the fifth quarter that the company has been on top of this particular chart. Think of it as the Razzies of the broadband industry.
During the last quarter TalkTalk received 0.61 complaints for every 1000 customers for its broadband service, while its landline service heard 0.78 moans.
The ISP also saw an increase of…
Anna Sheldrick - 23 March 2012 | comments. Read more
Good news comes from the Rutland County Council (RCC) as it has been given the green light to go ahead with its Digital Rutland plan which aims to deliver superfast broadband (24Mbps or preferably more) to 90 per cent of the county and basic broadband to the remainder. The predicted deadline of the deployment? 2013.
As a quick reminder, basic internet connection is interpreted as 2Mbps and above.
A part of the cash will be provided by the BDUK office, accompanied by the RCC’s borrowed £2.3m and BT’s match-funding, as a…
Geoff Slaughter - 23 March 2012 | comments. Read more
Broadbandwatcher was given the opportunity to speak to one of the father’s of the Internet, Vint Cerf. In fact, Broadbandwatcher has now become a part of online history. Let me elaborate.
With Virgin Media’s helping hand, the National Media Museum is to open a new interactive exhibition on the 30th of March, showing the world how our life has changed ever since the dawn of the almighty Internet.
Who better to explain about the ups and downs of the World Wide Web than the person who…
Edita Lozovska - 22 March 2012 | comments. Read more
According to the Broadband Forum 2011, last year saw the fastest global broadband growth in five years.
In 2011 internet services increased by 12.3 per cent globally, with Russia leading the way along with other Eastern European countries. According to the Broadband Forum, an extra 65.4m lines were added, bringing the worldwide total to nearly 600m broadband lines.
Russia saw some of the biggest growth in broadband and IPTV with the latter gobbling up roughly 1.1 million subscribers, compared to 495k subscribers the year before. Asia also a saw a huge…
Anna Sheldrick - 21 March 2012 | comments. Read more
Whilst we’re all waiting for the budget speech (tomorrow’s the day), David Cameron has revealed fragments of what we can expect during the chancellor’s announcement.
During a speech, which took place during the conference at the Institute of Civil Engineering, Mr Cameron confirmed that the chancellor will talk through the money to be spent on enhancing the broadband situation in the UK in more detail, among other financial topics.
Broadbandwatcher is keen to know if any additional funds that were never mentioned before may be revealed. We’re optimistic here.
He will also…
Edita Lozovska - 20 March 2012 | comments. Read more
