Archive for "Mobile Broadband News"
Samsung NC10 has a positive response
O2 mobile broadband was one of the last operators to start providing a free netbook or laptop option for its customers. But when it started offering its three options last month, it provided some great options. The netbook option, the Samsung NC10 is receiving a fantastic response. Many of ...
Digital Britain facing more problems
The Digital Britain report has faced huge amounts of press this year. It proposes that all UK citizens are able to access a minimum of 2Mbps broadband speeds. However, these plans may be suffering due to the mobile operators. The report that was released earlier in the year has suggested ...
Demand for high speed Internet access affected by the recession
A survey has discovered that the current recession that is affecting the UK is leaving many consumers unwilling to investigate upgrading their current Internet package. The recession is affecting people's ability to switch to more costly high speed packages. Many are also coneerned about increasing their outgoings due to an ...
Next generation broadband locations revealed
BT is heavily involved in plans to upgrade the UK's broadband networks and has recently revealed where the next places are that will benefit from high speed Internet. The announcement will tie in with the requirements of the Digital Britain report to provide high speed Internet for all UK citizens. ...
Mobile Broadband prices are responding to credit crunch
It has been discovered that the average cost to consumer of their high speed Internet connections are dropping across the European Union. The price of access to these services has been dropping over the recent years. The good news is that not only is the cost falling but the access ...
Lord Carter visits LTE centre
The UK government is pushing for Britain to gain a position as the leader of digital communications. One of the key methods to achieve this goal is to work on development and upgrade of existing mobile broadband technology. The best chance of this is Long Term Evolution (LTE). LTE is ...
Orange interested in purchasing broadband TV project
Project Kangaroo was the joint venture between the UK's terrestrial television networks to offer a broadband TV service. Millions of pounds were invested in the project and the UK mobile operator Orange is investigating the possibility of purchasing the technology that was created as a result of the project. The ...
EU asked to act against ISPS blocking VoIP
An industry body has made a request to the European Union (EU) to legislate against UK mobile broadband operators that deliberately block VoIP access for its customers. VoIP is a growing area with Skype having millions of users all around the world. Many of the UK mobile broadband operators block access ...
Data retention plans continue to be laid out
UK communications companies have been required to keep records of all data that is transmitted across their networks. Plans are currently being laid out as to how this will have to be conducted. But all manner of data will be retained from email and Internet access to calls made. It ...
LTE has demonstrated its effectiveness
Many tests have been undertaken recently to assess the viability of the next generation mobile broadband known as LTE. The most recent tests have been able to demonstrate speeds of 140Mbps which is a huge breakthrough for uk mobile broadband. The evaluation of the technology was undertaken in Spain by the ...
