Tagged in: United Kingdom
UK broadband prices fall but speed increases
Broadband prices in the UK remained stable during the recession, but have fallen in the past six months. The average price paid for a fixed broadband service bundle has declined by about €5 between the fourth quarter of 2009 and … Continue reading
UK adopting fibre as the new century’s technology
The UK’s broadband infrastructure largely relies on comprehensive DSL availability complemented by cable networks which reach about half of all households. This copper network has provided adequate services in the major urban centres but has always been insufficient in rural … Continue reading
UK retains tax disadvantages for fibre
There remain serious financial and regulatory issues which should concern all those hoping to see the UK’s fibre network reach its full and proper potential, and see the country truly among the frontrunners in Europe for infrastructure. First, some background. … Continue reading
UK retains tax disadvantages for fibre
There remain serious financial and regulatory issues which should concern all those hoping to see the UK’s fibre network reach its full and proper potential, and see the country truly among the frontrunners in Europe for infrastructure. First, some background. … Continue reading
Virgin Media thinking outside the broadband delivery box
A key characteristic of the UK’s broadband market since 2005 has been the increasing take-up of higher speed broadband without increasing prices. This has been made possible by ruthless competition, which for the shrinking number of major ISPs (the market … Continue reading
The UK government finally pushes for 2.6GHz spectrum auction
The new government minister responsible for Digital Britain, Ed Vaizey, has prodded Ofcom to get on with the long-awaited and much delayed auction for spectrum in the 2.6GHz and 800MHz bands. This is to be applauded, but it does not … Continue reading
International telcos looking at Telstra deal
In countries as far apart as the UK and Singapore a great deal of interest has been shown in the Heads-of-Agreement between Telstra and the Australian Government. United Kingdom For instance, in the United Kingdom some people argue that BT … Continue reading
UK’s new government ICT spending a spur to broadband
The lingering economic crisis in Europe has morphed from one characterised by the collapse of faith in the banking system and the consequent restrictions on liquidity which slowed economic, output to one in which the long-term health of national economies … Continue reading
WiMAX is dead? Long live LTE?
For many, the demise of WiMAX has long been coming. The early enthusiasm for the technology’s potential to deliver broadband services to entire cities has been tempered by the rapid and recent developments in mobile technologies, specifically LTE. LTE is … Continue reading
BT Redcare to provide smart meters
BT Redcare a division of BT Group has been granted a three-year contract with IMServ to provide connectivity for smart meters. The contract covers a minimum of 10,000 smart energy meters. The smart meters will save money for both public … Continue reading