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+Orange brings back free broadband - 26/08/2008

Orange relaunches its free broadband offer – but will it halt the slide?


+Mobile broadband subscriptions top 50 million - 25/08/2008

Latest figures show mobile broadband uptake continues to rise


+Brainier people use broadband more - 25/08/2008

New report details different ways the UK uses broadband


+Broadband TV goes handheld - 19/08/2008

Sony PSP users set to have Premiership football at their fingertips


+Mobile broadband users may desert fixed ISPs - 19/08/2008

A study has shown how mobile broadband could pose a threat to its wired predecessor


+Broadband users targeted in piracy hoax - 19/08/2008

Report advises broadband users to be wary of suspicious ‘file-sharing’ email


+Free laptop with Orange mobile broadband - 18/08/2008

Orange follows cellular rivals in offering free laptop to mobile broadband customers


+Broadband users paying over the odds - 18/08/2008

New research shows that broadband users are paying more than they need to


+Worst broadband providers for spam emails revealed - 17/08/2008

New report shows that broadband providers are ‘fighting a losing battle’ against spam


+Calls for classification of mobile broadband content - 17/08/2008

Report urges that content viewed over mobile broadband becomes more tightly regulated


+Mobile broadband continues to perform well - 17/08/2008

Regulator’s report predicts rosy future for mobile broadband


+02 launches first combined home and mobile broadband package - 15/08/2008

O2 offers free home broadband when you buy mobile broadband for £20 a month.


+Mobile broadband speeds set to increase - 14/08/2008

Mobile broadband provider 3 reveals plans to beef up surfing speeds


+Fibre Optic Plans for New Zealand Spark Mobile Broadband Debate - 14/08/2008

Plans in New Zealand to lay a fibre optic cable network have created a debate over whether mobile broadband might be a realistic alternative.


+Broadband TV not harmful to viewing figures - 14/08/2008

New research shows that the boom in ‘TV-over-broadband’ services has not affected traditional viewing habits.


+T-Mobile offers free laptop with mobile broadband - 14/08/2008

Mobile network T-Mobile becomes the latest provider to offer free laptops to customers signing up to its mobile broadband package.


+Broadband bundles now cheaper than broadband alone - 14/08/2008

As ISPs battle for your custom, a new report shows how you could benefit from broadband bundle price cuts


+UK using broadband more and paying less - 14/08/2008

New report shows that Brits are getting more from broadband while enjoying lower prices


+Sky to enter the online music business - 13/08/2008

BSkyB are set to launch an online music facility for broadband users in what they claim is a ‘world first’.


+Broadband Connection Finally Gets To Island Monks - 13/08/2008

A community of monks on a small Welsh island have finally got a broadband connection, after years of living with dial-up.


+Comedian Solves BT’s Broadband Problems with a Dongle - 12/08/2008

British comedian Dave Gorman has come up with a solution to the problems he’s been having with his BT broadband connection - a dongle.


+Broadband Connection More Popular than Booze and Fags - 12/08/2008

A recent survey reveals most people would rather give up drinking, smoking and magazine subscriptions than lose their broadband.


+BT Claim 35% of Broadband Market - 11/08/2008

Figures released by BT show that their overall share of the broadband market now stands at 35%


+Orange rewards new customers throughout August - 06/08/2008

The race is on for new mobile broadband customers as Orange launches sizzling offer


+Coming soon: broadband in your car - 05/08/2008

Chrysler cars in the UK will allow you to surf the net by the end of 2009


+BT Receives Luke-Warm Response to Fibre Optic Plans - 04/08/2008

BT’s plans to invest £1.5 billion in a fibre-optic broadband network have been met by claims this would still only make UK broadband ‘second rate’.


+Channel 5 Launches Broadband TV Service - 31/07/2008

At last, they launch their own broadband tv service.


+BT Attempt to Muscle in on Tiscali Broadband Customers - 30/07/2008

Broadband provider Tiscali are reportedly considering legal action after BT directly targeted their customers.


+Pubs to offer wireless and mobile broadband access - 29/07/2008

New T Mobile survey reveals customers want to be able to access the internet everywhere, even pubs.


+59 of UK Broadband Users Go Wireless - 28/07/2008

A recently published survey shows that 59% of UK home broadband users have wireless networks.


+Laptops to include Vodafone mobile broadband - 28/07/2008

New ThinkPad range of laptops will feature built in mobile broadband modems


+Surf Broadband on your back - 27/07/2008

A new design of deck chair – the tech chair – could see laid-back geeks surfing broadband on the beach


+Broadband Users now Seeking Price over Quality - 26/07/2008

A UK company claims that consumers looking to switch broadband provider are now more interested in price over reliability.


+£1.5bn Super-Fast Broadband Investment Unveiled by BT - 25/07/2008

Telecoms giant BT has released plans to provide fibre-optic based super-fast broadband to up to 10m British homes by 2012.


+Everyone wants mobile broadband and they want it fast - 24/07/2008

The demand for mobile broadband means there is pressure on service providers to roll out a megafast 1000Mbps service.


+3UK bans mobile downloads while abroad - 22/07/2008

In a bid to curb rising bad publicity about huge mobile broadband bills run up abroad, 3Uk ban it altogether


+In-flight broadband is taking off - 22/07/2008

No more switching off your laptop on the plane – broadband is finally due to conquer the skies.


+Filesharers - we’ll cut you off say BT - 22/07/2008

The UK’s largest broadband provider name and shame a customer for network sharing a Girls Aloud song


+Here come the next-generation mobile networks - 18/07/2008

Thanks to Femtocells, the technology to enable next generation mobile broadband networks could be in everyone’s hands a lot earlier.


+Where do you stand on downloading music? - 17/07/2008

Some say it’s stealing, some say it’s the music business that does the stealing. It’s a hot topic.


+Going abroad? Don’t get stung for mobile broadband bills - 15/07/2008

If you’re about to go on holiday, make sure you read our top tips to keep your bills down while you’re away.


+Broadband users spend half their leisure time online - 14/07/2008

Broadband is now such a significant leisure activity, many Americans are online even while they’re watching the TV.


+49 million notebooks with mobile broadband by 2013 - 09/07/2008

Mobile broadband connectivity is growing at a staggering rate, with an expected 34% rise in notebooks that include integral mobile broadband by 2013.


+Students perfect target for bank’s mobile broadband carrot - 09/07/2008

NatWest is offering a juicy £50 off 3’s mobile broadband offering when students open a new bank account.


+How much broadband do you use? Ask PlusNet - 03/07/2008

PlusNet launches a broadband usage calculator in the UK, to help consumers work out what they need from their package


+Google to expose whether ISPs are keeping their speed promises - 02/07/2008

Google is setting up a new system to make the speed of broadband connection transparent to everyone.


+Free mobile broadband in your bundle from 2009? - 25/06/2008

Competition is so fierce in the mobile broadband market, free mobile broadband could be with us by 2009.


+Broadband scam uncovered by canny customer - 24/06/2008

A broadband customer is experiences a scam, but her wits saved her and other potential victims of fraud


+Mobile broadband rates slashed for European travellers - 24/06/2008

T Mobile could trigger a price war with an 80% reduction in European mobile broadband roaming rates


+Mobile Broadband and memory stick in one stylish device - 23/06/2008

Sony Ericssons stylish new dual-purpose USB mobile broadband modem.


+Mobile broadband speeds that are increasing, and coverage is too. - 02/06/2008

With the rising interest in mobile broadband the rush is on among mobile broadband providers to increase not only download speeds but mobile broadband coverage as well.


+Broadband Providers - 26/05/2008

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+Will mobile broadband become more popular than home services? - 26/05/2008

Mobile broadband is on the up and it's looking like it may not be long until it surpasses fixed-line broadband in the number of new people taking up a broadband service.


+Worries over how much traffic the mobile networks can handle - 26/05/2008

The ever increasing popularity of mobile broadband has raised concerns over whether the mobile networks can cope.


+Mobile internet users predicted to exceed one million by end of 2008 - 24/05/2008

It has been estimated that the increasing popularity of mobile broadband will soon see the number of users exceed one million.


+Virgin plans on rolling out 50Mbps broadband connections in 2008 - 23/05/2008

Virgin has announced plans to roll out 50Mbps broadband to meet broadband users' desire for more bandwidth.


+Carphone Warehouse merges with US giant - 22/05/2008

Carphone Warehouse has revealed it will sell 50% of its retail operations to US electronics giant Best Buy for £1.1bn in cash.


+Average mobile broadband download speed is revealed - 22/05/2008

Studies have produced results indicating that the average mobile internet download speed is 1.46Mbs.


+O2 launches UK mobile broadband service - 22/05/2008

Mobile broadband delivering mobile internet speeds of up to 1.8Mbps is now available from O2


+Eclipse launches customisable broadband - 21/05/2008

A new broadband service from Eclipse will allow users to tailor their broadband connection to best suit their requirements


+88,400 customers join Virgin Media in the last quarter - 21/05/2008

Virgin Media's cable broadband deals and packages are proving popular with 88,400 new customers signing up in the last quarter


+Home broadband delivers less than half advertised speeds - 21/05/2008

Research into home broadband has uncovered that broadband users receive less than 50% of the advertised ADSL broadband download speeds.