Tag: broadband
‘Project Gigabit’ to focus high speed broadband on remote areas
More than one million hard to reach homes and businesses will have next-generation gigabit broadband built to them in the first phase of a £5 billion government infrastructure project. Up to 510,000 homes and businesses in Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Cumbria, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Tees Valley will be the first to benefit as…
Virgin Media hits download record on Call of Duty: Warzone release day
Virgin Media recorded its biggest data download day ever last week – the same day as the latest Call of Duty: Warzone update was released. Download traffic on Virgin Media’s network reached new record levels on Thursday 25 February as gamers nationwide rushed to download the latest update of Call of Duty: Warzone. Over the course of…
BT’s EE upgrades more than 500 rural areas to 4G
More than 500 areas across the countryside will be upgraded to 4G, providing relief to those living in rural communities who have suffered from poor mobile phone and data coverage. EE's expanded coverage will include Great Britain’s 15 national parks, where the demand for bandwidth surges in the summer due to the high number of…
Slow broadband could knock nearly £50,000 off property, claims survey
Fast internet is one of the top priorities for prospective house buyers. Would-be purchasers would consider slower speeds but only if the property price is reduced by a whopping 19%. With the average house price in the UK now £245,443 (as of October 2020), this means a slow internet connection could wipe £46,634 off the…
Broadband users overpaying by ‘up to £27 a month’, claims research
Compare Fibre has found that millions of households are overpaying for broadband paying as much as £44.99/month for equivalent services on offer at £17.99/month - costing them £648 over a 24-month deal. There are huge variances in speeds too. Virgin offers superfast 350Mbps broadband for £39.99, the same price as Sky charge for a 60Mbps…
1 million Sky customers will see prices rise in April
Millions of Sky broadband and TV customers will be hit with price rises of up to £72 a year from April, as price hike season comes into force. TV and broadband customers will see their monthly costs rise from April 1, while landline customers will see charges increase from May 1. On average, customers will…
Virgin Media boosts free TV offer for half term
Virgin Media is boosting its free TV offer in time for half term – giving all TV customers free access to 22 entertainment, lifestyle and learning-based channels as well as thousands of on-demand episodes. In addition, Virgin Media has partnered with Tastemade to bring a selection of its premium food and travel shows to its TV platform.…
York sees biggest improvement in broadband speeds, claims survey
New research from comparethemarket.com reveals that York has seen the biggest improvement in broadband speeds over the last twelve months. The research analysed the average broadband speed for locations around the UK from 2020, including all London boroughs, to discover where internet connectivity has improved the most in the last year. As well as revealing…
Ofcom proposes ‘one touch’ broadband switching
Residential broadband and home phone customers would benefit from quicker, simpler and more reliable switching, under Ofcom's plans to introduce a new ‘one touch’ process. Following an Ofcom rule change in 2015, customers switching between providers such as BT, Sky and TalkTalk on Openreach’s copper network can already follow a process where their new provider…
Interlaken, Switzerland best ‘secluded place to work’
A new study by Small Business Prices has found the ultimate secluded places to work remotely around the world. Interlaken, Switzerland ranks as the best location overall for all WiFi metrics, offering the highest number of WiFi spots in the study, with 2,596 in total. The metrics used in this research include the average monthly…