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Digital Britain report faces new criticism
The interim Digital Britain report was released earlier in the year and has faced continued levels of criticism since. The full report is due to be released in the summer and is expected to face even further opposition. The latest criticism comes around businesses that use VoIP and other voice and ...
Orange awards network management to Nokia Siemens
The UK mobile operator Orange has placed the management of its network operations to Nokia Siemens. This is a five year agreement where the outsourcer will manage and maintain the network. The purpose of this agreement is to add cost savings for the operator as well as improve service levels. The ...
Manchester Set For 100Mbps Broadband
Manchester is set to be the latest city to benefit from super fast UK broadband. The plans were put forward in 2008 which covered implementing a fibre optic network and they are due to be implemented at the end of March. The network will be implemented in the centre of the ...
Company laptop is main computer for many employees
Many UK employees are now provided a laptop to help with their jobs. This may be to assist with working from home or because their job requires a level of mobility. Whatever the reason, it has been found that more than half of all people use their company laptop for ...
Use for Broadband has widen dramatically
A recent survey has uncovered some information about people’s UK broadband habits. It was discovered that many Internet users will spend a huge amount of their spare time using the web. The exact amount of time that is being spent online equates to nearly 20 hours a week. It was found ...
Virgin Media Criticises Speed Assessments
Virgin Media has criticised the websites that offer the ability to test your broadband speed. They believe that the results are not completely true. The company has slammed results that have been released by many leading websites claiming that they are inconsistent adn inaccurate. Virgin have spent a lot upgrading their ...
Credit Crunch Mobile Broadband Deals Grow In Popularity
The operators are reacting to the credit crunch by releasing more affordable deals as well as lower commitment terms for their deals. A growing offer is rolling one month mobile broadband deals. It has been stated that the growth area for new customers of the service will be those who ...
Government Faces Further Criticism Over Broadband
It has been covered heavily in the media recently that the government has plans to upgrade the UK's broadband networks to ensure that all UK residents have access to speeds of at least 2Mbps. These plans have been criticised for not being bold enough. An industry spokesman has stated that it ...
Ofcom Suggest Level Of Challenge for Digital Britain
The Digital Britain report is due to be released in its entirety this summer. The main aim of the report is to provide plans for the UK to have a minimum level of access to broadband speeds of 2Mbps. Currently over one and a half million UK households are not ...
Measures To Reduce Downloaders Internet Service Are Proposed
Illegal downloading is still a huge problem for the copyright owners. Because of this, it has been proposed that people that continue to download illegally have their services limited. It has been previously ruled out that people should have their services completely cut. However, it has been suggested that they have ...
