Should internet access be considered a utility?

As the House of Lords begin their debate on whether internet access should be considered a utility, the US Federal Communications Commission has approved a...

The phone line is dead. Should someone tell BT?

One interesting ‘in the small print’ pieces about BT’s fibre to the premises (FTTP) technology is that if you don’t also have a BT copper...

Our demands will only get greater

With Netflix announcing tests of streaming ultra-high definition video (aka 4K) next year, you have to wonder who is going to see the benefit. It...

BT works hard to maintain their bullyboy reputation

For the past few weeks the news has been full of reports with regards to rural broadband and the Broadband Delivery group (BDUK) which was...

BT delivers some innovation at long last

With all the talk of BT’s Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) service, and the incorrect advertising of providing homes and businesses with ‘fibre internet’, their...

True fibre to the home

I have already banged the drum about the likes of BT and Virgin selling their broadband products as ‘fibre to the home’, when the cable...

Publicity stunt or new network?

There are some interesting developments in the world of Rural Broadband with Fujitsu this week announcing its new consortium with Virgin, TalkTalk and Cisco to...