UK top broadband spots: London, Westminster, Kensington and ChelseaUK top broadband spots: London, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea by ZDNet's IT Facts -- Point Topic prepared a map of UK broadband penetration.City of London is at the top of the rankings with 210 total broadband lines for every 100 people ...more
European broadband catching up A new report on European broadband finds that the Continent is finally catching the broadband bug. Broadband households in Western Europe increased by nearly 65% last year, a rate twice as fast as the US. The highest growth was in France, until recently an Internet laggard. Why are the French jumping on board the broadband bandwagon now? The surest driver of all: price. Worldwide, only Japan has cheaper bandwidth ...more
NTL investigates 18Mbps next-generation broadband technology
NTL has been quietly testing next-generation broadband technology that will raise the maximum speed available in the UK to 18Mbps. ADSL2+ trials were carried out last month and have now been extended to test the viability of on-demand HDTV (high-definition TV) streaming...more
NTL has been quietly testing next-generation broadband technology that will raise the maximum speed available in the UK to 18Mbps. ADSL2+ trials were carried out last month and have now been extended to test the viability of on-demand HDTV (high-definition TV) streaming...more
Channel 4 to launch broadband documentary channel FourDocs
Channel 4 is introducing a dedicated broadband documentary channel, FourDocs, to celebrate all aspects of the genre and promote documentary film making in the UK ...more
Channel 4 is introducing a dedicated broadband documentary channel, FourDocs, to celebrate all aspects of the genre and promote documentary film making in the UK ...more
Community broadband spreads across the UK
While BT has been trumpeting 96 per cent coverage of broadband across the UK, a whole raft of community broadband networks are spreading across rural areas. Community broadband is said to be breathing new life into areas that previously feared that they would end up on the wrong side of the digital divide ...more
While BT has been trumpeting 96 per cent coverage of broadband across the UK, a whole raft of community broadband networks are spreading across rural areas. Community broadband is said to be breathing new life into areas that previously feared that they would end up on the wrong side of the digital divide ...more
Orange outlines broadband plansOrange, the mobile phone operator, has outlined plans to launch the UK's first broadband service that will work on both the mobile phone network and the fixed-line internet, depending on where customers are located when they connect. If customers access broadband at home, they will be connected to internet services through Wanadaoo, the internet service provider also owned by Orange's parent France Telecom ...more
REDTV ANNOUNCES: GET LOVED-UP ACROSS THE UK!
To mark Valentine’s Day, the fresh, free, non-subscription channel, RedTV will be broadcasting LIVE from 12pm – 5pm on February 14th 2005. Viewers have already been sending in their Valentines messages which will be played out during our live broadcast, along with competitions, romantic songs, live phone-in’s and more. RedTV can be accessed free of charge at www.redtv.co.uk. Users will require a broadband internet connection capable of receiving a stream of 230kps, Windows Media Player and Macromedia Flash Player...more
To mark Valentine’s Day, the fresh, free, non-subscription channel, RedTV will be broadcasting LIVE from 12pm – 5pm on February 14th 2005. Viewers have already been sending in their Valentines messages which will be played out during our live broadcast, along with competitions, romantic songs, live phone-in’s and more. RedTV can be accessed free of charge at www.redtv.co.uk. Users will require a broadband internet connection capable of receiving a stream of 230kps, Windows Media Player and Macromedia Flash Player...more