Broadband news archive

B4B News archive from September 2006
Broadband benefits ShetlandBenefit of broadband for all to see

Local businesses and organisations in Shetland who are interested in internet marketing are being invited to attend a seminar to see for themselves the benefit of broadband.
27 September 2006


Inverness lined up by BT for 21st Century tech

Inverness is among the first string of Scottish locations scheduled by BT to pioneer the new generation of Internet-call routing local exchanges.
25 September 2006


VoIP boom continues

UK regulator, Ofcom is predicting a significant increase soon in the take-up of Voice over IP (VoIP) services.
14 September 2006


BT temporarily eclipsed by cable

The recent merger of NTL:Telewest has made the cable company the UK’s biggest broadband provider. For the moment, at least.
14 September 2006


Sans wires

More and more broadband users are opting to go wireless, with more than a third already connecting to the internet this way, according to a new survey by AOL.
08 September 2006


Foula weather finally defeated by broadband

The island of Foula in Shetland – one of the remotest communities in the Highlands and Islands – is celebrating after becoming the final exchange in Scotland to be broadband-enabled by BT.
04 September 2006