The European Union is to investigate whether internet service providers (ISPs) are providing fair access to online services. It may lead to new rules banning ISPs from restricting access to data-heavy services during peak periods. ISPs argue that traffic management is key to maintaining a quality service. However, the EU’s annnouncement falls short of the demands … Continue reading
BT plans to upgrade huge swathes of its copper broadband infrastructure by the end of 2011. The upgrade will provide access to 20Mbit/s services to 20 million premises. Currently, only 2.3 million premises are connected to BT’s ASDL2+ copper broadband service, Wholesale Broadband Connect (WBC). The latest announcement extends that significantly. It will also enable … Continue reading
Delays in transition to IPv6 system mean some households and businesses will face connection problems in coming months The internet is full. Or, to be more precise, it has run out of new internet addresses – having used up almost 4 billion since being set up 40-odd years ago. The Internet Address and Naming Agency (IANA), … Continue reading
The proponents of net neutrality believe that all individuals and companies should have equal access to the Internet, and that service providers should not be allowed to block their customers from using services offered by rival companies. Not surprisingly, some wireless service providers, including Verizon, have a different opinion. The Federal Communications Commission recently weighed … Continue reading
Chinese telecommunications solutions firm, Huawei, has used SuperMIMO technology and “four twisted pairs” (i.e. technically four phone lines bonded together; 175Mbps each) to boost the maximum broadband download speed of DSL technology to a staggering700Mbps (Megabits per second) over 400 meters! That’s quite a jump above BT’s current UK best of 40Mbps via FTTC, which … Continue reading
BT Total broadband customers who take a broadband & calls package or broadband, calls & TV bundle will get free upgrade to the ISP’s fibre based, 40Mbps Infinity broadband plan, when the superfast service reaches their area, the ISP has announced. This means BT bundle customers need not pay any extra monthly cost to access faster … Continue reading
