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
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
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
A broadband expert has explained why some businesses and consumers may be suffering from slow broadband speeds.
Research by O2 recently found that 41 per cent of British people cited a slow internet connection as the most annoying part of their day, while it is also true that broadband speeds in the UK are lower than [...] CONTINUE
Small businesses would be among the greatest beneficiaries of faster broadband services in rural areas, it has been claimed.
The coalition government recently highlighted the rollout of superfast broadband around the country as one of its priorities, adding that rural areas would be addressed at the same time as town and cities.
A spokesperson for the Communications [...] CONTINUE
Despite a quarter of the world now enjoying the benefits of the internet, more still needs to be done to enhance this figure, it has been stated.
A report released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has shown how approximately 26 per cent of the world’s population were utilising the internet at the end of 2009.
This [...] CONTINUE
