The most recent Broadband & ISPs articles from Personal Computer World

Superfast broadband in the UK: the realistic picture

Nigel Whitfield — 2008-05-20T10:06:00.000Z

Nigel Whitfield, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 20 May 2008 at 10:06:00

2008 is supposed to be the year broadband takes its next step in the UK. Nigel Whitfield looks at the harsh reality

We’ve been waiting a long time for it, but is the next generation of internet access finally upon us? With BT trialling fibre-optic connections to the home, cable offering up...

Top BT man proposes web congestion charge

Clive Akass — 2008-05-14T14:18:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 14 May 2008 at 14:18:00

It would end download caps and speed browsing but would need two protocol tweaks, says internet architect

A couple of protocol tweaks could lead to lightning-fast browsing and end download caps – but they would need to be allied to a form of congestion charging, according to...

BT offers £11-a-month mobile access

Clive Akass — 2008-05-07T17:32:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 7 May 2008 at 17:32:00

It's GPRS, capped at 10Mbyte, but you get unlimited use of Openzone Wifi and a 'free' phone

BT is offering its broadband subscribers GPRS access on the move for an initial minimum £5 a month, rising to £11 after three months....

DSL links could hit 50Mbits/sec, says Ofcom

Clive Akass — 2008-05-07T12:13:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 7 May 2008 at 12:13:00

Speeds could be slower in practice but nearly all homes would benefit if modems were moved to street cabinets

Speeds on copper lines used for DSL broadband links could reach 50Mbits/sec if operators' modems were shifted from exchanges to street cabinets, says a new report from regulator Ofcom....

First step towards a quantum Internet

Clive Akass — 2008-04-15T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 15 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Gate using qubit made of entangled photon pairs could lead to 'automatically secure' networks

A US scientist has made a building block that could lead to a totally secure 'quantum Internet', according to a report in MIT Technology Review (TR)....

Virgin Media denies purge on pirates

Clive Akass — 2008-04-04T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Friday 4 April 2008 at 00:00:00

So, ruefully, does the British music industry

Virgin Media has denied that it is team up with music trade organisation the British Phographic Industry (BPI) in a trial crackdown on illegal downloaders....

30GB online storage for free

Clive Akass — 2008-03-20T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Thursday 20 March 2008 at 00:00:00

Store you files in former Bank of England vault and access them from any machine

A new online- service is offering 30GBytes of free storage accessible via a web browser from anywhere in the world....

Broadband speeds don't live up to hype

Clive Akass — 2008-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 12 March 2008 at 00:00:00

Surprise. Surprise. You are lucky if you get 2Mbits/sec, according to new survey

Only one in 25 people subscribing to broadband services claiming data rates of 'up to' 16Mbits/sec get the full rated speed, according to a new survey....

Lords turn security screw on Government

Clive Akass — 2008-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 20 February 2008 at 00:00:00

New inquiry will highlight failure to act on recommendations aimed at protecting data

The House of Lord committee that produced a report on internet security last August is to hold a follow-up inquiry because it is “disappointed” in the government’s response....

Massive internet switchover begins

Clive Akass — 2008-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Monday 4 February 2008 at 00:00:00

Move to IPv6 provides billions more addresses - but it's not happening fast enough to avoid crisis

The internet passes a major milestone today in a transition designed to stop it running out of addresses. Hoever, one service provider warned that the industry needs to do more...

Lapsed domain names 'bought in seconds'

Clive Akass — 2007-11-22T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Thursday 22 November 2007 at 00:00:00

Don't forget your £5 renewal, warns domain registrar

Website owners have been warned to keep their registration up to date because lapsed domain names are being snapped up within 10 seconds of becoming available....

Second company boards Wimax bandwagon

Clive Akass — 2007-11-22T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Thursday 22 November 2007 at 00:00:00

UK Broadband gets go ahead to rival Freedom4 as Intel prepares to support fast neighbourhood link in notebooks

A second company is poised to offer Wimax wireless access in Britain after getting approval from regulator Ofcom. UK Broadband owns spectrum at 3.5GHz using frequencies lightly lower than Freedom4...

Manchester leads Wimax rollout

Clive Akass — 2007-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Friday 5 October 2007 at 00:00:00

First of 50 cities to get potential competitor for both fixed access and 3g - but London will have to wait

Pipex Wireless is to launch its first commercial rollout of Wimax wireless data services in Manchester under a new company name, Freedom4....

Microsoft gets $6b foothold in online ads

Martin Lynch — 2007-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

Martin Lynch, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 14 August 2007 at 00:00:00

aQuantive acquisition brings it into $40bn market

Microsoft has completed its $6bn acquisition of aQuantive in order to secure itself a slice of the online and digital advertising market....

Internet 'heading for gridlock'

Clive Akass — 2007-08-09T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Thursday 9 August 2007 at 00:00:00

Massive investment needed to boost capacity and switching, warns report

The internet needs massive investment to boost its capacity and intelligence if it is to avoid gridlock, says a new report issued today....