Broadband News
The UK ranks 14th in broadband speeds
UK broadband lags behind its European neighbours, when it comes to fibre broadband uptake and speeds, the recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) report for June 2010 has revealed.
When it comes to headline connection speeds, i.e., advertised ISP broadband speeds, the UK averages around 19Mbps and ranks 14th among 33 countries surveyed by OECD. more »
Mobile internet and Smartphones boost broadband uptake
Broadband uptake in the UK has managed to reach 71% figure in 2010, boosted by the demand for mobile broadband, UK Communications regulator, Ofcom’s latest International Communications Report shows.
With fixed broadband passing through sluggish growth period, the 3% year on year growth in subscriptions mainly came from 3G based mobile broadband services, according to the findings. more »
EC: Broadband access speeds are improving
Many users in Europe could access fast broadband in 2010 while mobile broadband subscriptions in EU have nearly doubled in one year, the recent report from European Commission (EC) has revealed.
One in three broadband customers in EU nations (29%) received download speed of 10Mbps in July 2010, the study shows. However, only 15% of users could access these speeds during July 2009. more »
Jersey and Guernsey to get 20Mbps fibre optic broadband
A major fibre-optic broadband upgrade will enable a quarter of residents in Jersey Island to access faster connection speeds of up to 20Mbps from next month.
In the next five years, Jersey Telecom Group (JTG) will invest £11m on its extensive fibre broadband rollouts to connect all homes in Jersey and Guernsey islands by 2016, it has been reported. more »
Short broadband contract deals attract many UK consumers
Shorter (1 month or less) broadband contracts attract many UK consumers, the survey from ISPreview.co.uk has revealed. more »
New DSL broadband prototype promises 700Mbps speeds
A new DSL technology promises broadband speeds of up to 700Mbps by connecting four landlines together.
Huawei, a leading firm of broadband technologies, has demonstrated a prototype of this latest technology that uses line bonding and SuperMIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) technologies to increase the current maximum, achievable speeds of 100Mbps to 175Mbps on a single line. The firm has successfully demonstrated the top speeds of 700Mbps over 400 meters by bonding four lines. more »
