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UK capital receives mobile broadband upgrade
Central London is soon to experience a significant boost in mobile broadband connectivity.
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Netomnia launches 50 Gbps full fibre network
Alternative internet service provider (ISP) Netomnia recently became the first network operator in the UK to activate a commercial roll-out of a 50 gigabytes per second (Gbps) fibre to the premises (FTTP) solution for business and home users.
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BT to deliver full fibre broadband to remote Wales
The UK’s top telecoms operator, BT, recently signed a contract worth £10 million to supply gigabit-capable broadband to the Swansea Bay City Region in Wales.
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Wales ranks worst in region for slow internet
New research revealed by Broadband Genie assessed internet speeds cross-referenced against region. After analysing over 348,000 consumer speed tests, the comparison expert assessed that Wales was suffering from the slowest serving in the whole of the UK.
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UK farmers inhibited by inferior internet
A recent survey of farmers has unearthed that insufficient internet connectivity is holding back progress, productivity and growth for agricultural business in Britain.
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Location data to power UK hyperconnectivity
British telecommunications companies are currently playing a critical role in innovation and modernisation across the nation, driving future connectivity and digital transformation.
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Mobile network offers budget broadband amidst service price war
O2-owned discount mobile network, Giffgaff, aims to rollout low-priced full fibre broadband connections to undercut its competitors.
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Latest data drives Welsh broadband rollout
Enterprises based in Mid Wales areas like Powys and Ceredigion are now being urged to use fresh data to help introduce faster broadband services to the area they operate in.
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Nokia reveals automated fibre rollout platform
Finnish multinational telecoms leader Nokia recently announced a new digital platform, with services, called Broadband Easy.
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Broadband boost for Northumberland village
Residents and businesses in Bellingham, Northumberland are set to enjoy improved internet in the coming months. The local council recently announced it is allocating £20,000 to help make broadband in the village faster and more reliable.
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Telecom companies release broadband battery backup solution
Seamless internet services are critical requirements for any successful business. Now, technology giant Vodafone, in conjunction with telecom operators Zen Internet, KCOM, and BT, have launched a compact, lightweight device delivering broadband battery backup. The solution can keep customers connected to Wi-Fi for between four and seven hours (depending on device type), if an emergency […]
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Survey shows rural Derbyshire is seeking faster broadband
A recent report released by Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, has offered insights into broadband use in the East Midlands County of Derbyshire.
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UK broadband alt-nets to combine forces
Alternative networks (alt-net) FullFibre Limited and Zzoomm recently confirmed their companies have merged. The two UK broadband operators have made a name for themselves rolling out gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks throughout the country.
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UK comparison site flags worst and best cities for broadband
Britain’s independent comparison service, Broadband Genie, recently published a list of the best and worst cities in the UK for reliable broadband.
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Full fibre reaches 75 per cent of UK premises
Internet services comparison expert thinkbroadband recently provided an update on how many homes and businesses in Britain can access full fibre.
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Prominent UK broadband provider to use Kraken platform
British internet service supplier TalkTalk recently became the first leading broadband company in the UK to sign up to employ Kraken, a tech platform based in the cloud.
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Amazon founder to launch UK satellite broadband
While the UK Government’s Project Gigabit continues its battle to get rural Britain connected, many hard-to-reach areas remain underserved when it comes to fast and dependable broadband.
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Broadband speeds make West Midlands best for business
A recent business research project has ranked the West Midlands as the region where new enterprises are most likely to succeed. A key factor that came into play was the strength of its internet services.
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UK lags for 5G mobile availability
A recent study by Ookla and its internet connection measuring service Speedtest.net has revealed where the UK stands in Europe regarding availability for 5G mobile broadband.
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Project Gigabit roll out set to accelerate
In answer to a whirlwind of activity by Britain’s leading internet service provider (ISP), the nation’s two biggest independent broadband companies have unveiled plans to ramp up the pace of full-fibre network connectivity delivery.
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High-speed internet access to finally arrive in rural areas
Recent announcements indicate that remote communities across the UK are on the verge of a substantial increase in connectivity, with ministers poised to announce new contracts close to £300 million in value.
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Fastest 5G mobile broadband provider retains its title
A recent British mobile broadband study focused on 5G services has found that Three UK is still the fastest. The research conducted by network testing expert Ookla collects consumer data from the company’s Speedtest.net service for the period of Q3 to Q4 in 2024.
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Undependable WI-FI frustrates rural business owners
A recent report by the BBC highlighted the issue of poor internet connectivity for firms operating in the UK countryside.
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Welsh city roads highlighted for slow broadband
Recent research by internet services comparison expert Broadband Genie has studied available speeds in Wales. As part of its analysis, it has named two roads based in the city of Newport among the slowest in the nation.
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Starlink to ramp up roll out broadband in Britain
Recent statistics have revealed that Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet solution, has increased deployment of broadband services in the UK.
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Ofcom report shows broadband connectivity expanding in the UK
A recent report from telecoms regulator Ofcom has uncovered that 69 per cent of UK properties can now access full-fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband – connecting over 20 million addresses.
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Scottish city to get mobile broadband boost
Leading telecoms company Virgin Media O2 recently finished enhancement on its Aberdeen mobile network.
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British space agency calls for funding to help internet connectivity
As fixed and mobile broadband initiatives toil to reach remote areas of the nation with faster connectivity, the government is looking skywards, with a new programme helmed by
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UK regulator highlights most complained about ISPs
Ofcom, the nation’s telecoms regulator, recently put British broadband providers under the spotlight. It examined the UK’s main internet service providers (ISPs) to calculate the number of complaints they received in the year.
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Rural Wales receives reliable mobile service
Hard-to-reach towns and villages in the Welsh countryside can now benefit from more dependable and faster mobile coverage, as seven network upgrades have been activated.
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UK ISP publishes growth reaching 1.48 million broadband users
Internet service provider (ISP) and mobile operator Vodafone UK recently posted its second quarter results for the 2025 financial year.
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UK island uses innovative solution to access fibre broadband
In a UK first, businesses and residences on Papa Westray in the Orkney islands are now getting their internet services via the water network.
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MPs urge government to confirm rural internet funding
Ahead of the 2024 Autumn Budget, more than 50 MPs based in rural areas are appealing to the government to adhere to its plans to fund gigabit-capable internet in remote parts of the UK.
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Oxfordshire ISP enjoys service uptake in Yorkshire town
Zzoomm, the Oxfordshire-based alternative network delivering full fibre to businesses and homes in the UK, recently announced success in northern England’s Yorkshire.
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UK telecoms regulator enforces new broadband rules
Ofcom, the UK’s regulator for media and telecoms, has now started to enforce its new rules.
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BT plans to launch ultrafast symmetric FTTP broadband
British Telecom (BT) and its owned operator Openreach will launch a new symmetric broadband product in spring next year.
Read more »Scottish ISP receives significant investment
Scottish internet service provider (ISP) Highland Broadband (also known as Lothian Broadband) recently received a substantial £10 million boost.
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Yorkshire ISP renames following faster fibre service
UK Fibre Networks, a successful internet service provider (ISP) in York, recently unveiled a new name for its business.
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Enhanced router to launch in UK
Telecoms leader EE is expected to soon launch a new router offering improved connectivity and faster speeds.
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Award-winning ISP takes the lead
Internet service provider (ISP) Zen Internet is currently leading in its field delivering best-in-class customer services and rapid speeds.
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Virgin Media constructs UK’s tallest mobile mast
The village of Glencoe in Scotland is renowned for its mountainous ski resorts, but now it has a new claim to fame.
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UK constituencies rated by their broadband speed
A brand-new study has collated data collected from 62 million internet-based UK speed tests.
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UK university breaks records for internet speed
A scientific team based at Birmingham’s Aston University recently reached a ground-breaking milestone for data transmission, in the
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Leading independent provider awarded multiple Project Gigabit contracts
Britain’s frontrunner for providing independent full-fibre networks, CityFibre, recently won an additional stake in the government’s £5 billion programme known as Project Gigabit.
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How To Add Windows 7 Start Button On Windows 8
A video tutorial of how to get a Windows 7 style start button for Windows 8.
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Windows 8 Review
Windows 8 is the latest operating system from Microsoft. It has received mixed reviews so 127 solutions have decided to do some testing to see how it compares with Windows 7, which has firmly established itself as the main business operating system. The first obvious change is the lack of a start button. This has […]
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How To Set Up Hotmail In Outlook 2007
This video is an online tutorial on how to set up a hotmail account in Outlook 2007. This will save you having to log in and out of hotmail all of the time and it will allow you to use the outlook interface with your hotmail account. All of the changes are synced back to […]
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