Virgin Media O2 is giving millions of its customers a broadband speed boost at no extra cost, offering them even more megabits for their money at a time households are increasingly reliant on broadband to stay connected and entertained. The boost, effective immediately, will see Virgin Media’s M100 service benefit from a 22 per cent […]
Bath-based Truespeed has announced a £22 million (€25.5m) investment across multiple South West locations including South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath as it continues to accelerate the rollout of its ultrafast full fibre broadband throughout the region. Truespeed has added 12 new areas to its full fibre rollout plan. For the first time, Truespeed is expanding its […]
As the availability of future-proof, full-fibre technology improves, and more people upgrade their connections, average home broadband speeds in the UK are increasing, according to the Home Broadband Performance report from comms regulator Ofcom, which reveals that the median average speed of a home broadband connection has reached 59.4 Mbit/s. That represents an 18 per […]
Surfshark has released an internet divide study, which is based on data from the annual digital wellbeing index (DQL 2022). The study reveals that people from lower-income countries have to work 3 times more than higher-income countries for 3 times slower internet. In many of these countries, the internet is so slow that not even […]
Parks Associates’ research forecasts that by the end of 2025, approximately 93 per cent of US households will have a broadband subscription, either fixed or mobile. “The home broadband market is entering a time of renewed competition and innovation, with the emergence of several new players and growing fibre deployments,” said Kristen Hanich, Director, Research, […]
Asia-Pacific satellite connectivity business Kacific says it is boosting investment to its more than 480 distributors and their clients. The new offering is Kacific’s GigStarter and Crossbow service. Kacific says it has been successful in the retail market with its packaged Gigstarter plans, which cater to families, communities, and small businesses in under-served areas, and […]
As UK family bills rocket as a result of the economic crisis, the opposition Labour Party is calling on the government and Ofcom to stop a broadband bombshell hitting families and firms with a three-point plan to rein in expected broadband price increases and ease the cost-of-living crisis. Ofcom reports that nearly a third of […]
BT is running limited time offers for new and existing broadband customers taking out BT’s TV Entertainment package, as well as across multiple broadband plans including Fibre Essential. BT TV’s Entertainment package is now available for £6 per month for 24 months (down £11 from the usual price of £17 per month) – meaning a saving of £264 in total. The offer, […]
A study has found that UK households use on average 456 GB of data every month. That’s the equivalent of 65 hours of UHD streaming on Netflix, or streaming more than 63 thousand 3 minute songs on Spotify. Using Ofcom data from May 2022, the analysis carried out by BroadbandUK took into account Gigabytes of […]
The roll-out of full-fibre broadband continues apace, as the number of UK homes with access to it jumps by more than 50 per cent in a year, according to research from regulator Ofcom. Ofcom’s Connected Nations autumn update reports that 37 per cent of households can now get full fibre, which is more reliable and […]