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Fujitsu Challenges BT with its 1 Gbps Project

Just recently, there was a report underlining the wide variation in the internet speed throughout the UK. However, this might change if Fujitsu has its way. The company, in collaboration with TalkTalk, Cisco and Virgin Media, is planning to introduce fibre optic cable internet across the country. It is also likely to cover rural areas, [...]

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BT Planning Their Own Music Service ?

BT is looking into launching a non-for-profit music download service in a bid to beat online piracy and file sharing networks a leaked paper has suggested. In what has been a difficult week for the music industry where statistics have shown that the music sales fell by 15% from last year. BT are looking to [...]

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BT Announces Winners of “The Race to Infinity” Competition

BT has announced results of its “The Race to Infinity” competition and instead of five, BT has chosen six winners. Under thecompetition, the communities had to appeal for the installation of superfast broadband in their neighborhood. The competition saw more than 360,000 votes being cast and now the following locations will have the privilege of [...]

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Virgin Media 100Mb Broadband Now Available in Selected Areas

As the competition heats up between BT and Virgin Media in the war against the super broadband, it would appear that Virgin Media are that one step ahead as they have now named their first areas which will be getting the new super fast connection. The areas include Heckmondwike, Farnborough, Colchester, Barry, S Wales. With [...]

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BT May Launch 1Gbps Broadband

Recently Virgin had launched 100Mbps broadband, however the service is likely to be soon eclipsed by BT’s latest venture of 1Gbps broadband. BT’s new trial is expected to supplement the government’s plan to set up Europe’s best broadband plan in the UK. The trial will cover 40 market towns and its first launch is likely to [...]

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London Underground Wi-Fi Trial Tests Begin 1st November

BT has installed their first underground WiFi spot for trial testing for the people of the London Underground, showing new bounds for where we can desperately get access to the internet. The WiFi spots have been originally placed through Charing Cross, where people will be able to get Wi-Fi signal from Bakerloo to the Northern [...]

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BT Attacks Price of Virgin Media’s 100Mb Broadband

Yesterday, Virgin Media launched 100Mb cable broadband for the UK which is expected to be available to over 50% of the country by mid 2012, and it seems one of their rivals, the biggest UK ISP BT are quick to criticise the new service when it comes to their prices saying they are “surprised by [...]

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Ofcom: BT Must Open Their Fibre Lines for Fair Broadband Competition

It seems Ofcom have plans our heavily BT dominant broadband land, after announcing that we are a long way off having great broadband in the UK. It seems Ofcom are going to be picking on BT to achieve this by attempting to get them to do the two following things: First, Ofcom want BT to [...]

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