FTTC is of course very useful – it makes speeds of up to 80Mbps possible and generally makes the broadband experience much more pleasant. However, it can cause trouble as well.
There has been a complaint from a certain Midhurst resident who stated that the placement of a BT FTTC cabinet was troublesome seeing as it restricted pavement access for people with physical disabilities, for instance wheelchair users.
This is because rather unwittingly, the cabinet is located just outside of the complainant’s window. So much for spectacular views – BT’s FTTC…
Geoff Slaughter - 24 August 2012 | comments. Read more
While consumers may be excited about 4G services coming to the UK (Ofcom gave Everything Everywhere the go-ahead to make use of its 1,800MHz spectrum to rollout the next-gen mobile broadband), this happiness might be short-lived.
In order to make use of the 4G portable broadband, customers need to have compatible devices – tablets or smartphones – to be able to enjoy speedy internet.
Informa’s Telecoms and Media head analyst, Thomas Wehmeier, was quoted by PCPro.co.uk as stating:
“There are various frequencies being used around the world and a phone that works…
Edita Lozovska - 23 August 2012 | comments. Read more
It seems that it’s not only Everything Everywhere that will launch 4G services in the UK – mobile operator, Three (3) might just join the fourth generation pack.
According to recent reports, the parent firm of Orange and T-Mobile agreed to sell off a chunk of its 4G approved spectrum to Three (3). This will potentially enable the mobile operator to offer much faster mobile broadband than the currently available 3G services.
Of course this is not a good deed moment from EE. The European Commisison has put forward a regulation…
Edita Lozovska - 22 August 2012 | comments. Read more
Good news comes to households and businesses in South Yorkshire as reportedly thanks to business ISP Fluidata and Digital Region residents will be able to choose their perfect ISP from a total of 50.
Fluidata hopes that with the help of Digital Region (80 per cent coverage of South Yorkshire) it will be able to offer a fibre optic platform for competing broadband providers.
The business ISP operates its own network which gives local ISPs an alternative solution to making ends meet and investing in their own “last mile” technologies which…
Edita Lozovska - 21 August 2012 | comments. Read more
Virgin Media hopes to reach new heights by teaming up with Olympic champion Mo Farah in order to promote its superfast speeds. You might remember that the cable giant also had Usain Bolt appear in a similar campaign.
The gold champion will be seen in both digital and printed advertising as a part of Virgin Media’s huge campaign.
The cable giant’s marketing executive director, Jeff Dodds, was quoted as saying in an accompanying statement that the firm was “delighted” to have an opportunity to work with Farrah. He said:
“Virgin Media is…
Edita Lozovska - 20 August 2012 | comments. Read more
We have some good news, we have some bad news. Let’s start with good news.
Everyone who is interested in Sky’s recent rather fetching promotion which includes half a year of free unlimited broadband and inclusive evening and weekend calls along with a £25 M&S (Marks and Spencer) voucher has an extra month to grab the deal (voucher promo ends this month, the free broadband part runs until September 27th).
Broadbandwatcher would like to underline that the promotion includes only Sky’s standard ADSL+ broadband deal, not its newest fibre offering.
Also, newbies…
Edita Lozovska - 17 August 2012 | comments. Read more
Have you ever dreamed of having free wireless broadband on buses? Imagine that blissful experience – scrolling through websites, looking up bus schedules, tweeting and whatever else comes to mind… Well, if you live in South Hampshire, your dreams are coming true as you are reading this.
Hampshire County Council‘s (HCC) has secured funds of £4.5m along with additional money from Black Velvet Travel, Stagecoach and Go South Coast and First to rollout Wi-Fi across 565 local buses. Start date? This month!
Councillor Mel Kendal, Chairman of Transport for South Hampshire,…
Geoff Slaughter - 16 August 2012 | comments. Read more
Good news comes from the UK broadband sector as the country’s average speeds now reach 9Mbps, according to Ofcom’s latest study.
The current speeds are two and a half times faster than those which we had almost four years ago (3.6Mbps). See the timeline of speeds below:
Date Average actual UK fixed-line residential broadband speed
Nov 2008 3.6Mbit/s
May 2009 4.1Mbit/s
May 2010 5.2Mbit/s
Nov/Dec 2010 6.2Mbit/s
May 2011 6.8Mbit/s
Nov 2011 7.6Mbit/s
May 2012 9.0Mbit/s
(Figures: Ofcom)
One of the main reasons why the average figure increased was the quickly expanding trend of fibre optic broadband and enhancements ADSL…
Edita Lozovska - 15 August 2012 | comments. Read more
If you were trying to come up with a list of places where wireless broadband should be deployed, you probably would not be the first one.
Wi-Fi operator, The Cloud, is definitely ahead of the game as it has just penned papers with popular tyre company, ATS Euromaster. This means that a whole array of garages will no longer be “notspots”.
The deployment will start as soon as next month (September 2012) and the access is going to be free of charge.
This is great news for those who hate flicking through…
Edita Lozovska - 14 August 2012 | comments. Read more
Good news comes to Tendring, Great Bromley and Thorrington based in Essex seeing as significantly faster wireless broadband is going to land in the three parishes thanks to County Broadband.
It has been reported that the wireless broadband provider will be been able to provide speeds of up to 32Mbps. This is significant progress for the rural locations seeing as they previously saw only meagre speeds which were below even what basic broadband can offer.
County Broadband posted an update, saying that every of the three parishes will soon be able…
Edita Lozovska - 13 August 2012 | comments. Read more
