More UK homes are set to benefit from ultrafast Internet speeds, after a draft decision by comms regulator Ofcom that it says will will halve the upfront cost of building ‘full-fibre’ broadband networks. Full-fibre broadband is many times faster – and around five times more reliable – than today’s superfast internet services. But it is […]
Church spires across the UK will be used to boost digital connectivity in rural areas following an agreement between the Government and the Church of England. The accord, signed by the National Church Institutions (NCIs) of the Church of England, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Department for the Environment, […]
Virgin Media has revealed it will boost the speed of its fastest networks to 350Mbps from spring 2018. “Our top speed has increased 15x over the past decade – up from what now seems a ludicrously slow 20Mpbs in 2007, to a blindingly fast 300Mpbs today – and soon things are going to get even […]
Netflix has published January data from its ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience. South Korea’s D LIVE had the largest speed gain in January, gaining by 0.59 Megabits per second (Mbps). This increased its average monthly speed to 2.84 Mbps, up […]
In what are potentially significant changes for financially troubled London-based Avanti Communications, the company announced a useful new contract and says it has appointed a new CEO. Kyle Whitehill is the new CEO, and he will join on April 3rd 2018. He joins Avanti from Liquid Telecom Group, where he has been CEO of Liquid […]
Openreach, the infrastructure subsidiary of BT, has launched a ‘fibre first programme’ – which it says starts a potentially huge upgrade of critical UK infrastructure. ‘Potentially’ as it seems to be making its commitment conditional on ‘a supportive public policy and regulatory environment that encourages infrastructure investment.’ It also called for the support of broadband […]
Vodafone Spain increased its subscribers in the third fiscal quarter (October 1st – December 31st 2017) but its total revenues remained almost flat. The company’s revenues grew by 0.3 per cent to €1.2 million. The number of subscribers significantly grew –mainly for its convergent package Vodafone One with a gain of 45,000 subscribers against the […]
Telefónica, Vodafone and Orange are hiking the prices of their convergent packages in an attempt to get higher revenues. The combination of low cost promotions and the high bill they’re paying for football TV rights is driving them down a dead end in terms of profitability. To mitigate this, they increasing prices by up to […]
The UK Government has delivered on its manifesto commitment to extend superfast broadband to 95 per cent of the UK by the end of 2017, DCMS Secretary of State Matt Hancock has revealed. Figures published by www.thinkbroadband.com have confirmed that more than 19 out of 20 UK homes and businesses now have the opportunity to […]
Sky’s UK Streaming service NOW TV is set to launch the NOW TV Smart Stick, which it says is the UK’s cheapest streaming stick and a brand new way for users to access the best pay-TV shows, the latest and greatest movies and exclusive live sports on their TV set. On sale from February 2018 […]