Posted by Steve Kennedy on 29 May 2009 | Tagged as: Broadband, Distribution, Infrastructure, Internet, Networking
If you’re looking for a way to get Internet around your house using ethernet, this can provide a very workable solution. The Netgear XAVB101 Powerline kit comes with two powerline adapters and two Ethernet cables. The units look a bit like a phone or camera power supply except they have a few flashing lights and [...]
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 9 September 2008 | Tagged as: Broadband, Business, Fibre, Infrastructure
Super fast optic network will cost Brits a pretty penny or two.
Posted by Simon Perry on 25 July 2008 | Tagged as: Broadband, Fibre, Infrastructure, Networking, Ofcom (UK super-regulator), UK
H2O Networks, of Merseyside UK, have got an interesting idea for providing high speed Internet access to homes and businesses – by running fibre optic cables through the sewer. This apparently initially grubby idea isn’t new – we first wrote about the concept back in December 2001, when a company called CityNet was talking about [...]
Posted by Simon Perry on 22 May 2008 | Tagged as: Broadband, Distribution, Infrastructure, Ofcom (UK super-regulator), UK
It’s been announced that, for the first time, rural broadband installations across the UK have overtaken those in Urban areas, according to Ofcom. The whole of the UK breaks down to 59 per cent of households in rural areas now have broadband compared to 57 per cent of urban areas.
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 26 November 2007 | Tagged as: Broadband, BT, Infrastructure, UK
Brit broadbanders could be left behind as rival countries deliver faster speeds.
Posted by Simon Perry on 5 September 2007 | Tagged as: Industry Trends, Infrastructure, Mobile, Services
The ITU claims there were nearly four billion phone subscribers worldwide by the end of 2006. In their “Trends in Telecomm- unication Reforms” report, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) said this figure was made up of fixed and mobile connections, with the largest growth in mobile.
Posted by Simon Perry on 10 August 2007 | Tagged as: Broadband, Distribution, Infrastructure, Networking, UK
Solwise are celebrating their recent PlugFest certification by dropping the price of their HomePlug AV.
Posted by Simon Perry on 13 June 2007 | Tagged as: Business, China, Infrastructure, Investments
There’s gold in them tha caches, bets Western investment funds, as they invest in a Chinese CDN.
Posted by Simon Perry on 17 May 2007 | Tagged as: Broadband, BT, Distribution, Infrastructure, News In Brief, UK
BT take top dog position in UK Broadband retailing.
Posted by Simon Perry on 30 April 2007 | Tagged as: Business, Infrastructure, Networking, Regulation
Feel like you want to help ICANN steer part of the path of the Internet? Vint wants to hear from you.
