Broadband news archive

B4B News archive from April 2007
Broadband helping to promote remote working

National Work from Home Day on May 18 is poised to raise again the issue of remote working and the experience of the UK’s two million plus people who work from, or are based at, home.
27 April 2007


Podcasts explained

Unless you are of a certain age and go around with your ears permanently stuffed with earphones, podcasts may have largely passed you by except for the occasional mention in the media. But what are podcasts exactly?
27 April 2007


Broadband prices to hit £10 per month?

Broadband access charges will continue to drop, with most consumers paying around £10 per month by 2011, it has been predicted.
21 April 2007


Broadband benefits work-life balance of small business

Broadband has brought many benefits to business, but one that has remained largely out of the spotlight until now is improvements in work-life balance.
21 April 2007


Hebridean YouTube on launch pad

A new broadband TV site for the Outer Hebrides is scheduled to go live in June. The hebrides.tv project is designed to showcase the best in video content about, for and created by Hebrideans.
16 April 2007


Moby web price battle sparked

A price war is looming for mobile phone internet access. Mobile network operator 3 has fired the opening shot with a new flat rate £5 per month package.
16 April 2007


Inmarsat claim a first with simultaneous satellite voice and broadband

Inmarsat, a company better known in these parts as a provider of satellite navigation for shipping and fishing boats, has launched a broadband service for those places that high speed connectivity cannot reach.
06 April 2007


Broadband stats confirm reality

The onward march of broadband and the internet as fundamental components to today’s society continues apace as new figures reveal.
04 April 2007


THUS awarded £70 million broadband contract

Telecoms company, THUS Group Plc have signed a £70 million contract with Highland Council to provide broadband connectivity in schools, libraries and council buildings throughout the region.
04 April 2007