The government’s new broadband minister has been warned that he faces a tough task rolling out superfast broadband services across the country.
Ed Vaizey was recently appointed minister for culture, communications and creative industries within the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, meaning he will be responsible for telecoms and broadband.
Chris Marling, editor of Broadband Genie, [...] CONTINUE
Slow internet connections are more frustrating to people in the UK than unemployment and waiting times in hospitals, according to new research.
A study commissioned by O2 found that 41 per cent of respondents were becoming frustrated by the speed of their broadband connections and this was their chief daily irritation.
This was in comparison to the [...] CONTINUE
The government has confirmed that it may use part of the TV licence fee to fund the rollout of superfast broadband services.
In a document setting out the aims of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government, titled “The Coalition: our programme for government”, it is stated that the “rapid” rollout of faster broadband is still [...] CONTINUE
The government may soon appoint a broadband minister in order to drive forward faster services, it has been reported.
According to the BBC, such a move may be announced by the end of the week, with speculation that culture minister Ed Vaizey will be given the role.
Tasks undertaken by the new broadband minister would include ensuring [...] CONTINUE
The importance of securing a business broadband connection has once again been stressed by experts.
It was recently revealed that Google had accidentally collected information that was being sent over unsecured networks while its StreetView cars were getting details about Wi-Fi locations around Germany.
Although the firm has said that it will now stop collecting any Wi-Fi [...] CONTINUE
A leading business strategist has claimed that broadband plans in the UK are not ambitious enough and that the country risks falling behind other nations.
Speaking at TechCrunch Europe, Raymond O’Hare, chairman of the Institute of Scotland and the former Scottish chief of Microsoft, described the Digital Britain report as “an outdated business model”, according to [...] CONTINUE
A broadband expert has suggested that faster services could be rolled out quicker if consumers and businesses show a willingness to pay a little extra.
Under a resolution adopted by the European Parliament recently, 50 per cent of European Union households should be connected to superfast broadband services by 2015, with a target of 100 per [...] CONTINUE
A regional business organisation has called for more action to tackle the ‘digital divide’.
Business Voice West Midlands (BVWM) has said that the lack of broadband services in rural areas is ultimately costing jobs and that more needs to be done at government and EU levels to help provide increased speeds.
The organisation has written to Ofcom, [...] CONTINUE
The majority of businesses and consumers would be willing to pay extra for superfast broadband – as long as they get a reliable service.
A survey by ISPreview.co.uk found that 51.5 per cent of people] would do so, while 24 per cent said they need speeds of 50Mbps or more.
Only 6.8 per cent said that a [...] CONTINUE
Broadband providers are still making it difficult for businesses and other customers to switch their provider, according to a new survey.
The research by Moneysupermarket has found that 34 per cent of people who have changed their broadband provider in the last year experienced delays in getting a MAC code.
This was despite Ofcom’s introduction of legislation [...] CONTINUE
