Broadband
Tesco announces Cable & Wireless as broadband partner
Michael Phillips, product director, Broadbandchoices.co.uk, said: "This is an exciting development in Tesco's plans to become a leading consumer broadband supplier, allowing them for the first time to offer bundled packages of broadband and home phone services.
Telstra unveils Australia's fastest cable broadband
Melbourne will become home to Australia's fastest cable broadband network after Telstra announced the completion of an upgrade of the hybrid fibre coaxial broadband network offering an ultra fast, multi-user experience.
YouTube brings full length Shows to the UK
YouTube have announced a new "Shows" section of its site for UK users, bringing together in one place full length programming and clips from its professional content partners.
Broadband internet continues to grow in the EU
With more than 11 million new fixed lines laid in a year, the take up of broadband internet continues to grow in Europe.
Smaller broadband providers up speed war ante
Michael Phillips, product director, Broadbandchoices.co.uk said: "Today's announcement by Plusnet of its new ‘up to' 20Mb speed broadband service follows hot on the heels of Orange and Zen Internet.
Ofcom grants Freedom4 licence variation for mobility
Freedom4, the joint investment between Daisy Group plc and Intel Capital, has been granted a licence variation by Ofcom that enables it to offer mobile wireless broadband services to its customers using its nationwide 3.6GHz spectrum.
Orange introduces up to 20MB broadband as standard
Orange has announced that it will be making up to 20 Meg download speeds a standard across all its home broadband packages within the Orange broadband network area as part of a price plan refresh taking place with immediate effect.
UK to see explosion in 3G and mobile broadband services
The UK's digital infrastructure is set to be boosted by the roll-out of next generation wireless broadband services and enhanced 3G coverage to as much as 90% of the country.
Broadband customers fork out calling for help
2009 has been another flourishing year for the broadband industry, with consumers spending a whopping £2.6 billion on their service. And yet a survey of over 12,000 customers reveals that all is not well in broadband-land when it comes to getting help when things go wrong.
Sky launch music download and streaming service
Commenting on the launch of Sky Songs, a music download and streaming service from Sky, James Parker, manager of broadband at moneysupermarket.com said, "This is an interesting move from Sky and a similar one to those we have seen recently from Orange with their latest tariff ‘Monkey'
Thousands of Hotmail accounts hacked
Following the news that thousands of Hotmail accounts have been targeted in a phishing scam and details posted on pastebin.com, life assistance company CPP, warns consumers to change their passwords immediately, ensuring they are difficult to guess.
Virgin Media to offer short term mobile broadband contracts
Commenting on the recommendation by the Communications Consumer Panel, which advises Ofcom, for a "try before you buy" period in mobile contracts; and the decision by Virgin to Media to offer short term broadband contracts, James Parker, broadband manager at moneysupermarket.com said:
World Cup qualifier to be shown exclusively online
Michael Phillips, product director of Broadbandchoices.co.uk, comments: "Whilst armchair fans may be disappointed that no TV broadcaster has stepped in to acquire the broadcast rights to this match,
Broadband gripes going unresolved
British broadband customers are still facing difficulties when it comes to resolving disputes with their ISP, according to research from Broadbandchoices.co.uk.
Britain's broadband bugbears revealed
A new survey of some 4,000 broadband customers, conducted by Broadbandchoices.co.uk, has revealed what is most important to broadband users and also what aspects cause the most dissatisfaction and drive them to lodge a complaint.