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Broadband Prices Could Fall After Openreach Told to Slash Prices
Apr 5, 2017Telecoms watchdog Ofcom has published proposals that will see BT Openreach cut how much it charges rivals to use its network, suggesting broadband prices for customers could fall. BT-owned Openreach runs the UK's entire broadband ...
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Check Broadband Speeds and Mobile Reception with Ofcom's New Interactive Map Tool
Apr 5, 2016If you're moving house, or going to stay somewhere and want to know if you can stay connected, then this new tool is for you. It's an interactive map that lets you check broadband speeds and mobile reception levels in an area. Just head ...
Tags: Ofcom, Interactive Map Tool, Broadband Speeds, Mobile Reception Levels
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Perth Food and Drink Park in Scotland Enter The Country's Food and Drink Sector
Feb 26, 2015Perth Food and Drink Park, a new business park has opened for business in Scotland to strengthen the country's food and drink sector. This new business park in the country is a result of a £5m investment by Perth and Kinross Council ...
Tags: Perth Food, Drink Park, drink sector
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The Department for Business Innovation and Skills Outlines Its Plans
Nov 4, 2013Better data sharing, an improved national data infrastructure and recognising and developing data science as a professional discipline are the main commitments the government is making in "seizing the data opportunity", according to a ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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The Average Speed of The UK's Broadband Was a Sluggish 3.6mbit/S
Mar 18, 2013Broadband speeds across the United Kingdom are on the up, according to the industry's watchdog. Back in November 2008 the average speed of the country's broadband was a sluggish 3.6Mbit/s, now five years on this has rocketed to 12Mbit/s. ...
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Dorset County Council Has Selected Enterprise Content Collaboration Platform Huddle
Mar 12, 2013Dorset County Council has selected enterprise content collaboration platform Huddle as a data sharing platform to help to manage its broadband delivery plans. Tech City’s Huddle secures third round of funding Huddle secures vast ...
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FTTH Is Holding Back The Video Games Industry
Feb 21, 2013A lack of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband in the UK and abroad is holding back the video games industry, according to the president and CEO of Eidos, Ian Livingstone. In an exclusive interview at the FTTH Council's Conference 2013, ...
Tags: fibre, Games Industry, video games industry
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Five Local Authorities Have Saved £31m by Moving to Shared Services Arrangements
Dec 28, 2012Five local authorities have saved£31m by moving to shared services arrangements,according to a report. The study,commissioned by public sector lobby group the Local Government Association,and produced by consultancy Drummond ...
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4G LTE Increases Mobile Productivity
Dec 27, 2012Innovation through 4G LTE 4G LTE increases mobile productivity Cutting costs with 4G LTE network communications Other findings from EE's 4G LTE survey A global survey of the business benefits of 4G LTE has revealed improvements to ...
Tags: 4G LTE, Business, Computer Products
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Harding Said 95% of The Fibre Broadband Market Is Dominated by BT and Virgin
Dec 27, 2012Dido Harding, the CEO of TalkTalk, has called for regulatory intervention into the superfast broadband market in order to encourage greater competition. Speaking at the Huawei Broadband Forum, Harding said 95% of the fibre broadband ...
Tags: TalkTalk, CEO, Broadband, Intervention
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Broadband Speeds in The UK Have More Than Doubled Over The Past Four Years
Dec 27, 2012Broadband speeds in the UK have more than doubled over the past four years as a result of the roll-out of superfast networks. A report published by Ofcom today (15 August 2012) claimed the average download speed reached 9Mbps in May 2012, ...
Tags: Broadband, superfast networks, Ofcom, UK
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The Line Runs From The Truro Exchange in The Centre of The County to Arcol's Factory
Dec 27, 2012BT is trialling a 10Gbps broadband connection to a business in Cornwall in an attempt to future proof its network. The line runs from the Truro exchange in the centre of the county to Arcol's factory in Threemilestone, where the firm ...
Tags: BT Group, 10Gbps broadband, content server, xGPON box
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Broadband Is No Toy for Early Adopters
Dec 27, 2012Broadband is no toy for early adopters.More citizens in the UK have access to the internet than ever before and those in the industry have had to move at a rate of knots to keep up with demand for better coverage,faster speeds and necessary ...
Tags: Broadband, UK, Virgin Media, BT, EU
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Remote Areas of Scotland Are Now Able to Access Superfast Broadband
Dec 26, 2012Remote areas of Scotland are now able to access superfast broadband, thanks to a research project by two of the country's universities. The University of Edinburgh and the University of the Highlands and Islands have been working together ...
Tags: Scottish Universities, Rural Broadband, Tegola project, academic network
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Fujitsu Has Pulled out of Tender to Roll out Superfast Broadband Across Rural Cumbria
Dec 26, 2012Fujitsu has pulled out of the £40m tender to roll out superfast broadband across rural Cumbria. However, Computer Weekly has learned the supplier didn't fully complete the bidding process. A council document, seen by a source, ...
Tags: Fujitsu, superfast broadband, bidding process, rural Cumbria