The number of firms around the world taking advantage of business broadband opportunities increased during the opening three months of the year, new research has shown.
Figures released by the Broadband Forum have indicated that there are now 484 million global broadband subscriber lines.
This represents growth of 3.12 per cent from the previous quarter, with the [...] CONTINUE
Staff wanting to benefit from the fastest speeds when it comes to their business broadband have been told that they may wish to head online in the early hours of the morning.
Tests conducted by Top10.com have discovered that broadband speeds can vary dramatically over the course of a day, with average speeds particularly slow at [...] CONTINUE
Small businesses may want to ensure that they do not exceed their broadband download limits in order to avoid seeing their services suspended or terminated in the future.
A new survey by uSwitch has found that 48 per cent of broadband users do not know their exact download limit.
Meanwhile, 38 per cent feel that they pay [...] CONTINUE
Microsoft has claimed that the latest version of its Windows operating system (OS) is proving to be the most popular yet.Speaking recently at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch US Technology Conference, Tami Reller, corporate vice president and chief financial officer of Windows and Windows Live at Microsoft, revealed that 100 million Windows 7 licenses [...] CONTINUE
A new survey has revealed that the majority of broadband users have experienced downtime in their broadband service, although an expert has said that it should not be a worry.
Conducted by ISPreview UK, the survey found that 64.7 per cent have experienced this at least once during the past 12 months, while 10.7 per cent [...] CONTINUE
A broadband expert has given advice on making sure that businesses do not exceed their download limits.
Richard Patterson from broadband-expert.co.uk offered some tips on staying within download limits and speeding up page loading times.
“Make sure you are on the latest version of your chosen browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari etc), which may download [...] CONTINUE
Cloud computing could help small and medium-sized businesses become more flexible and responsive, it has been claimed.Google has recently been pushing its cloud services, including email storage, integrated instant messaging and video chat, focusing on how they can help firms make savings.Max Hammond, a consultant at Curtis+Cartwright, which help organisations take advantage of the latest [...] CONTINUE
A new study has shown that more than 50 per cent of broadband users have switched their supplier at some point.
Research by Orchid Consulting found that connectivity was the main reason for leaving a provider, although price was the priority when choosing a new one.
However, the study also established that 81 per cent of people [...] CONTINUE
A strike by staff at BT could affect the running and maintenance of business broadband services, one expert has warned.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has confirmed that 60,000 staff at the telecommunications company voted unanimously to hold a strike ballot as a dispute over pay continues.
Edd Dawson, editor of broadband.co.uk, explained how the strike by [...] CONTINUE
The UK sits in 33rd place in a new index of broadband download speeds from around the world.
According to Net Index, statistics compiled by broadband tests Ookla showed that the consumer download speed in the UK is 7.71Mbps, well down on the number one country in the world, South Korea, which has speeds of 34.35Mbps.
Other [...] CONTINUE
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