Broadband

What's really up with data disconnects in the deep blue sea?

Opinion There's always a catch if you blame it on trawlers

Networks27 Feb 2023 | 39

Europe to consult on making Big Tech pay for the networks it floods

Continental bloc also greases the skids to usher in the gigabit age in two or three years

Networks24 Feb 2023 | 32

Starlink performance sees a bump, and so do prices

Still not quite as fast as it was in the halcyon days of 2021

Networks23 Feb 2023 | 12

BT keeps the faith in 'like fury' fiber broadband buildout as revenues dip

Almost 10 million premises hooked up but cost-cutting campaign continues

Networks02 Feb 2023 | 44

Openreach offers more wholesale fiber discounts, rivals call foul

CityFibre seethes that move comes straight out of 'dominant operator ... playbook'

Networks19 Dec 2022 | 45

With pay strikes ending, BT merges divisions to save £100m in annual costs

A day after Openreach engineers overwhelmingly accept new compensation, telco says it will merge Enterprise and Global businesses

Networks16 Dec 2022 | 18

This is the best pay offer you'll get without more strikes, union tells BT workers

Tens of thousands of engineers and call center staff can vote on negotiated pay settlement on 15 December

Networks07 Dec 2022 | 29

UK to test Starlink satellite broadband for those hard to reach areas

But why Elon Musk's satellite broadband biz and not govt-funded OneWeb?

Networks01 Dec 2022 | 26

BT performs U-turn, agrees to up wages for 85% of UK staff

Cost of Living Pay Rise due in January, if unionised workers vote for it in consultative ballot

Networks29 Nov 2022 | 20

Waiting for speedy broadband? UK's Openreach prioritizing existing work over fiber expansion

Broadband plumber's BT Group parent is determined to cut costs

Networks23 Nov 2022 | 51

Network operator Vorboss offers 100 gigabit connectivity – but only in central London

Guarantees fixed monthly price – but staffers will have to leg it to the City

Networks18 Nov 2022 | 5

BT preparing to offer financial support to inflation struck staff

CEO says UK government cap on energy has given it wiggle room, hopes payment will end further strikes

Networks11 Nov 2022 | 2

EU set to sign internet satellite deal, as UK frees up spectrum

Hasn't escaped Europe's notice that US, China, Russia are launching sat after sat

Networks10 Nov 2022 | 26

BT re-enters pay talks to prevent further strikes, says union

What forced the change in attitude? The impact on 40,000 broadband connections possibly

Networks04 Nov 2022 | 6

FCC taps 13 providers to manage 6GHz band access for new Wi-Fi standards

Public will be able to test each system as part of development process

Networks03 Nov 2022 | 2

BT CEO ups cost-cutting plan amid rising inflation and soaring energy costs

National telecom giant admits strike action is impacting customer broadband connections

Networks03 Nov 2022 | 30

Union meeting BT shareholders today to discuss strikes, pay rises

Exclusive CWU also planning to re-ballot entire workforce, claims stoppages are delaying fiber and network builds

Networks24 Oct 2022 | 9

SpaceX's in-flight Wi-Fi, Starlink Aviation, takes to the skies

Oh c'mon! Was it too much to expect Skynet?

Networks19 Oct 2022 | 10

Viasat and Inmarsat $7.3b tie-up delayed over competition concerns

The multibillion dollar question: Will it make in-flight Wi-Fi on planes more expensive?

Networks07 Oct 2022 | 6

Australian Federal Police arrest man suspected of exploiting Optus cyberattack

Customers were allegedly sent texts demanding $1,300 or face having ID used in financial crime

Security06 Oct 2022 | 1

BT will back down in face of non-stop protests, says union

CWU: Just like UK government did a reverse-ferret on tax, so will national telecom titan on staff pay

Networks06 Oct 2022 | 8

Google challenges US ISPs with 100Gbps fiber broadband

An internet advertiser as your service provider – what could go wrong?

Networks29 Sep 2022 | 18

Consolidation looms for UK broadband providers

Too many small fish in the pond mean the bigger ones are about to enjoy a feeding frenzy

Networks27 Sep 2022 | 58

Starlink broadband speeds slow as subscriber numbers grow

But a median of 60Mbps is not to be sniffed at when you're out in the sticks

Networks23 Sep 2022 | 24

BT's emergency call handlers will join pay strikes

Four fresh dates organized for industrial action as union puts the squeeze on biz

Networks23 Sep 2022 | 38

Charter won't pay out $7b after cable installer murdered woman. Just $1b instead

Well, assuming the US ISP doesn't win its appeal

Networks21 Sep 2022 | 10

FCC Commissioner demands review of Starlink rural broadband subsidies

Withdrawal of SpaceX's $885.5m award a 'drastic action' – but Musk wouldn't want subsidy anyway, right?

Networks13 Sep 2022 | 32

FCC floats 'five-year rule' for hoovering up space junk

Gets some pushback from those wanting permission to keep it hanging around for decades

Science09 Sep 2022 | 20

G7 countries beat UK in worldwide broadband speed test again

All except Italy, that is

Networks06 Sep 2022 | 64

FCC awards $800m for rural broadband development

Illinois, Arizona and Iowa are the big winners in connection plan

Networks01 Sep 2022 | 7

After suffering $1b subsidy snub, Starlink lands $2m US Air Force deal

Always look on the bright (oh God, they are so bright) side of life

Networks16 Aug 2022 | 7

FCC decides against giving Starlink $1b in rural broadband subsidies

Even those within the agency puzzled by the SpaceX decision when 'we have the technology to improve lives now'

Networks11 Aug 2022 | 23

BT union wants pay dispute talks with telco's largest shareholders

The game of corporate poker continues but CWU may find investors more interested in dividends

Networks10 Aug 2022 | 45

Strike days should serve as 'wake-up call' to BT's top brass, says union

We kept network running 'safely and effectively' on those days, nothing to see here, says Brit telco

Networks04 Aug 2022 | 115

BT accused of 'misinformation' campaign ahead of strikes

Union tells members to hold nerve on eve of first nationwide sit down in 35 years

Networks28 Jul 2022 | 55

Charter told to pay $7.3b in damages after cable installer murders grandmother

Broadband giant says it will appeal jury verdict in negligence case

Cyber-crime27 Jul 2022 | 83

CityFibre loses appeal against Openreach discounts for ISPs

Tribunal says broadband company failed to show it had been treated unfairly by regulator's decision

Legal22 Jul 2022 | 29

FCC chair wishes for 100Mbps down, 20Mbps up broadband minimum in US

Quite a leap from national baseline of 25Mbps down, 3Mbps up

Personal Tech18 Jul 2022 | 22

BT strike action is coming: Comms union to serve notice to company

It's good to talk, national telco used to say in ad campaigns.... clearly that didn't include unions and pay disputes

Networks14 Jul 2022 | 26

Union tells BT: Commit to pay rise talks next week or else

Exclusive First nationwide strikes since 1987 edging closer, warns CWU

Networks08 Jul 2022 | 61

Biden deal with ISPs: Low to no cost internet for 40% of US

$30 plans from ISPs and 'up to' $30 monthly credit means free internet for some

Personal Tech09 May 2022 | 29

FTC says Frontier lied about its internet speeds amid $8.5m settlement

Telco 'ripped off customers by charging high-speed prices for slow service', says watchdog

Networks07 May 2022 | 17

Starlink's Portability mode lets you take your sat broadband dish anywhere*

* Terms and so many conditions apply

Networks06 May 2022 | 71

Cable giants, ISPs, telcos end legal fight against California's net neutrality law

If you can't beat the Golden State, try again at the federal level

Networks05 May 2022 | 5

Timetable for industrial action ballot against BT imminent

CWU deputy secretary demands better pay for staff amid cost-of-living crisis

Networks25 Apr 2022 | 6

South Yorkshire to test fiber broadband through water pipes

No actual users harmed yet as dept tests safety of pushing water, telecoms services in single pipeline

Networks07 Apr 2022 | 90

US, UK, Western Europe fail to hit top 50 cheapest broadband list

Syria, Sudan, Belarus, Ukraine came top. Are you starting to see a pattern?

Networks05 Apr 2022 | 35

The right to repairable broadband befits a supposedly critical utility

Column A bolt of lightning has caused me days of misery, because the fix requires too much proprietary tech

Networks16 Mar 2022 | 85

Telecoms growth forecast for 2022 may be optimistic

Analyst view: 4Q21 drop plus strains from war mean component shortages drag on

Networks15 Mar 2022 |

China launches test satellites for orbiting broadband service

GalaxySpace plans 144 birds for small-footprint high-surveillance service

Networks08 Mar 2022 | 13

Fibre broadband uptake in UK lags behind OECD countries

Not very 'world-beating'

Networks11 Feb 2022 | 124

Comcast fixes broadband cables 'peppered' with holes after Oakland drive-by shooting

Bullet-proof hosting? Can't help you there. Will you settle for rapid repairs?

Networks01 Feb 2022 | 52

California's net neutrality law dodges Big Telecom bullet

Federal appeals court upholds decision not to block connection protection rules

Networks28 Jan 2022 | 16

China signs up 400 million new 5G subscribers in a year, more than doubling user population

730 million 5G services active in Middle Kingdom, while another 100 million 4G services came online too

Networks21 Jan 2022 | 6

Indian government tells Starlink to refund pre-orders placed before licences approved

Elon Musk's satellite internet company 'remains excited to serve' the country

Networks05 Jan 2022 | 26

Infosec bods: After more than a year, Sky gets round to squashing hijacking bug in 6m home broadband routers

In brief Plus: DNS cache poisoning again, cops probe property conveyancing group's IT outage, Azure hole addressed, and more

Security23 Nov 2021 | 15