Yearly Archives: 2008

As with most things technological, it’s sad to say it, but the UK lags the best in the world. Recent research by the BBC shows that the average broadband speed in the UK is just 3.5 Mb/s. Some commentators have decreed this to be more than adequate and… Read the rest...

Point Topic the international research company, released their latest worldwide broadband statistics in December 2008 and they make for interesting reading. The UK rankings are respectable rather than stellar. Broadband growth Overall by Q3 2008 there were approximately 400 million broadband subscribers worldwide, up by approximately 16 million subscriptions on… Read the rest...

Simplifydigital’s latest research of 2,000 households in November 2008, shows that many households are not switching digital TV, broadband or home phone services, despite recognizing that it is in their interests to do so in order to make… Read the rest...

It has been widely reported this week that Sky has backed out of exclusive sales negotiations for Tiscali’s UK broadband business. This follows Carphone Warehouse’s apparent exit from the auction process a few weeks back on the basis of price… Read the rest...

Sky TV says 3D television could be just around the corner for British viewers. The satellite broadcaster has said that it has successfully tested the delivery to a normal household television via their high definition set-top box. Over the past few months Read the rest...