Broadband Access Reaches 70% in Northern Ireland

The Belfast Telegraph reports that over 70% of homes in Northern Ireland have access to broadband – an increase of 6% on this time last year. The way many people actually use the Internet is changing as a result of such widespread broadband access – over 44% of people use Social Networks or wat

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Broadband in Belfast

Consumers seeking broadband in Belfast have access to the widest range of broadband providers and packages. As some areas of Belfast are cable broadband ready, consumers in these areas can avail of high speed broadband at speeds of up to 50Mbps. Virgin Media Broadband offer speeds of up to 50Mbps

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Mobile Data Networks Facing Overload

Mobile Data Networks Facing Overload

Mobile network analysts Informa believe that mobile networks in Britain and the USA are struggling with the sheer volume of data being delivered – particularly those in and around major cities. Dimitris Mavrakis, an analyst with Informa, says the firm is currently seeing major bottlenecks in the

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Orange Standard Speed Now 20Mbps

Orange Standard Speed Now 20Mbps

Broadband Provider Orange has raised the speed of all its broadband packages from “Up to” 8Mbps to “Up to” 20Mbps in a bid to grab a larger slice of the consumer market. The packages will also be cheaper than current offerings due to an aggressive pricing restructure. The move comes after

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Finland Passes Broadband Access Law

Finland Passes Broadband Access Law

Reports by Uttiset suggest that Finland has created another law further guaranteeing broadband access to its citizens by passing a law that makes broadband access a legal right for all Finnish citizens. As of July 2010 every person in Finland will have a legal right to a 1Mbps broadband connection.

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Virgin Trial 50Mbps Over Copper

Virgin Trial 50Mbps Over Copper

Digital TV & Broadband Provider Virgin Media has announced that it is testing the viability of delivering its services via copper lines at speeds of up to 50Mbps. The trial, in partnership with Vtesse Networks, is running in Cornwall in England and involves delivery of both digital TV and broa

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Rise in Mobile Broadband Subscriptions

Rise in Mobile Broadband Subscriptions

Mobile Broadband penetration is set to surpass standard fixed line broadband by the end of 2009 a new study has reported. The study, carried out by the International telecommunications Union, indicates that mobile broadband connections across the world is on course to top 600 million by the end of

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Virgin Media Fastest Provider

Virgin Media Fastest Provider

Broadband Provider Virgin Media has come out on top in a Broadband speed test over the month of September. Virgin Media broadband customers receive average download speeds of 7.238 Mbps – ahead of second place O2 Broadband at 5.535 Mbps. The average speed of all broadband providers was 4.361 Mbp

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Broadband Reliability Most Important Factor

Broadband Reliability Most Important Factor

According to a report on the TimesOnline website, broadband reliability is the number one concern of broadband consumers. A poll carried out by a comparison site found that 34% of internet users felt that reliability was the most important factor – ahead of both value for money (23%) and, more su

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BT Expanding Broadband Reach

BT Expanding Broadband Reach

BT has announced that it plans to double the reach of its superfast broadband network by 2011. The move will see BT broadband available to homes in areas that are currently too far from the nearest exchange to receive broadband. A more interesting effect is that consumers who already have broadban

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