Tag: broadband
Virgin Media switches on Wales’ fast home broadband
Thousands of homes in Cardiff and across South Wales can now benefit from Wales’ fastest home broadband offering average speeds of 1,140Mbps - 18 times faster than the average connection speed in Cardiff Locations across South Wales including Barry, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Port Talbot, and Rhondda Cynon Taf can now access Virgin Media’s Gig1 service More…
Slowest broadband streets in UK revealed
Queens Road in Weybridge, Surrey, is crowned the UK’s slowest street for broadband — with average download speeds of 0.12Mbps This is 5,330 times slower than Dale Lane in Appleton, Cheshire, which boasts average speeds of 639.67Mbps Last year, the fastest street was only 830 times quicker than the slowest, suggesting the rise of ultrafast…
1 in 3 homes experience download speeds less than 2Mbps
Mobile network benchmarking firm Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) has released the results of its latest major study into home internet connections, revealing vastly differing download speeds across the UK. As more people come to rely on video for working and communicating with family, friends and colleagues, nearly a third (30%) are suffering from inadequate…
Gigabit broadband could be worth £11bn a year, claims report
To coincide with switching on 3 million homes in London and Northern Ireland with gigabit broadband, new analysis from Virgin Media has revealed that the high-speed cable could unlock an opportunity worth more than £11bn a year in saved working hours to the national economy. The Gigabit Opportunity Report looks at how advances in connectivity…
Social media analysis reveals Britain’s broadband stress levels
Brits are not shy of taking to social media to vent their frustrations, and it would appear that angry broadband customers are no exception. Examining the 305,568 tweets aimed at the UK's major broadband providers, comparison site Broadband Genie used TensiStrength tool to assign a stress score from 1 (not stressed) to 5 (very high stress).…
Harrogate ranked best place in UK to Work From Home
Image: Euan's Guide As millions of us dream of leaving the UK’s cities due to changing working patterns, Harrogate in Yorkshire has emerged as the best place to work from home. With its superfast 60Mbps broadband, huge amounts of green space in the area, low crime rates and good schools, the…
Nearly 5m UK homes suffered broadband outage last year
Close to 5 million consumers suffered a broadband outage lasting more than 3 hours in the past year, with the average affected home offline for more than a day in total More than a quarter of people (28%) experienced a network outage during working hours, costing the UK 5 million working days - a hit…
Virgin Media users get Marvel’s Avengers skins, beta access
All Virgin Media customers will be able to get timed exclusive Marvel’s Avengers skins They’re applicable to all six Marvel’s Avengers main characters and exclusive to Virgin Media in the UK Virgin Media customers will also be given early beta access this weekend (Friday 14 to Sunday 16) To apply for a beta code, visit Virgin Media’s website for…
Zoopla names Birmingham as best UK location for remote working
Birmingham (pictured) named as the UK's best place for remote working Birmingham is revealed as the UK’s best location for remote working, scoring 69.8 out of 100 in Zoopla’s analysis Hull, Yorkshire and the Humber, takes second spot scoring 65.2 out of 100 Bradford, West Yorkshire, is third with almost 20,000…
Broadband customers to save £270 million following Ofcom review
Broadband customers who are out of contract are set to benefit from a package of pricing changes and commitments from their providers, following a review by telecoms regulator Ofcom. The broadband market offers customers a wide range of choice, with different deals on offer to suit different needs. But Ofcom is concerned that many customers…