Broadband News Archive - April 2007

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Broadband news achive for April 2007.

Yahoo completes $680 million ad buyout

Yahoo has completed its purchase of online ad exchange giant Right Media for $680 million (£340 million).
The search engine giant took a 20 per cent stake in the firm last October but decided to complete the buyout after Google's purchase of advertising provider DoubleClick last week for $3.1 billion (£1.6 billion).
Right Media's specialty is in providing targeted ads to smaller websites with less traffic than traditional advertising networks.
Monday, 30th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Court rap for BT over broadband blunder

A landmark court ruling in London has criticised BT for severing a mortgage company's broadband internet connection and then not mending it quick enough, according to reports.
Engineers mistakenly cut mortgage brokers Capital Fortune's broadband link and staff at the firm were left so angry that BT did not respond to its concerns quick enough that they launched legal action.
The company claims its bill for the loss of the connection came to four figures and many of its customers were unable to complete their mortgage deals.
Monday, 30th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Broadband reaches 1 in 3 Europeans

Almost a third of Europeans are now wired up to a high speed broadband connection, according to a new report by the European Commission (EC).
The survey of 27,000 households across the continent found that while broadband was on the rise, fixed phone landlines are becoming less popular as people are moving over to internet telephony.
Due to the increase in bundling packages available to customers nowadays, nearly a fifth of Europeans buy two or more telecom products from a single company, with the combination of fixed phone lines and internet access being the most common bundled products.
Monday, 30th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Joost signs 32 major advertisers

In anticipation of its impending launch, video streaming website Joost announced yesterday it has secured 32 advertising launch partners.
Friday, 27th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Virgin accuses Sky of unfair price hike

The media war between Virgin and Sky intensified yesterday as Virgin Media submitted papers to the High Court accusing the Rupert Murdoch-owned broadcaster of trying to sabotage its attempts to break into the paid-for television market.
Friday, 27th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

ISPs urged closer contact with authorities

All UK internet service providers (ISPs) should employ a 24-hour point of contact to cooperate with the law enforcement agencies when the authorities are concerned about a user's web use, the country's leading internet trade association has recommended.
Friday, 27th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Eclipse presents ecommerce show

As international consumers get wired up to the internet, ecommerce is fast becoming a vital industry for any business looking to sell products online.
Thursday, 26th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Half of Brits favour e-voting

Poor voter turnout has been a growing problem in local elections in the last decade but a new survey suggests that e-voting could encourage more Brits to perform their democratic duty.
Thursday, 26th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Broadband Britain: 20 per cent now subscribe

Over one in five Britons now have access to a broadband internet connection, a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reveals.
Thursday, 26th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Broadband provision prompts BT changes

BT has begun a major restructuring of its internal management structure in order to adapt to the demands of 21st century broadband provision.
Wednesday, 25th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Heathrow train connects to Wi-Fi

The Heathrow Express has become the latest wireless internet hotspot in the UK.
Wednesday, 25th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Web download speed record broken

Researchers from Tokyo University have broken internet downloading speed records twice in the space of just two days.
Wednesday, 25th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Carphone confident of broadband sales

Carphone Warehouse predicts that sales of its broadband connections will grow by 45 per cent in the next year.
Tuesday, 24th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Three affected by Bulldog privacy breach

Bulldog revealed today that only three customers have been contacted by third parties after 100,000 people's personal details were stolen two years ago.
Tuesday, 24th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

London welcomes new wireless zone

City workers switched on their laptops, PDAs and smart phones to a free wireless broadband connection this morning.
Tuesday, 24th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Wi-Fi expansion reaches popular coach route

The expansion of wireless internet across public areas in the UK appears to be unrelenting, as Stagecoach confirms it will be continuing its Wi-Fi service on the Oxford Tube.
Monday, 23rd April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Tiscali gamers cut off during peak times

Some Tiscali customers are being disconnected from the Playstation gaming network during peak periods, according to latest reports.
Monday, 23rd April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

French lead Brits in internet telephone uptake

Despite the rise of making cheap phone calls over the internet in the UK, we still lag behind our Gallic neighbours, according to latest reports.
Monday, 23rd April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

BBC to put its whole archive online

The BBC has made a landmark move to put its huge archive of television and radio material on its website for consumers to download freely.
Friday, 20th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

100,000 broadband customer details stolen

Around 100,000 broadband customers of internet service provider Bulldog, have had details of their personal information stolen, according to latest reports.
Friday, 20th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Consumers to turn to wireless broadband

Wireless broadband will be the major telecommunication growth market over the next few years as uptake of cable broadband reaches saturation point, according to a new report.
Friday, 20th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

BT reaches 2 million unbundling target

With the impending announcement it has unbundled two million telephone lines, BT has significantly begun to speed up its Openreach project, according to latest reports.
Thursday, 19th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Small businesses favour broadband

More than eight in ten small business owners say they have a better work-life balance thanks to their broadband internet connection, according to new research.
Thursday, 19th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

First UK broadband thieves receive cautions

Two Worcestershire residents have become among the first in the country to be arrested for tapping into wireless broadband without expressed permission, according to local reports.
Wednesday, 18th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Software giants square up over Web 2.0

Adobe and Microsoft are going head-to-head with competing Web 2.0 rich media applications.
Wednesday, 18th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Wireless customers demand practical services

In contrast to broadband internet users on personal computers, it is the practical usefulness of the web that will be the primary driving force behind demand for wireless on mobile phones, according to new research.
Wednesday, 18th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Pipex defiant as profits fall

Pipex, the UK's sixth largest internet service provider, announced a fall in profits yesterday but insisted that its strategic plans for the future were still on course.
Tuesday, 17th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

1.5 million to watch web TV by 2011

Broadband has not only changed the face of online communications but will also revolutionise the way we watch TV - and this could be within just four years, according to new research.
Tuesday, 17th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Britons choose web for financial product advice

Nearly three quarters of Britons believe the internet is the best place to search for the best deals on financial products, according to new research.
Tuesday, 17th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

UK business broadband 'lacks competitiveness'

Britain only has two years to roll out major investment in next generation high speed broadband before the economy's international competitiveness will suffer, claims a new report published today.
Monday, 16th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

£10 a month high speed broadband deals 'by 2011'

In four years time, broadband customers will only pay around £10 a month for high-speed broadband access by 2011 as competition between internet service providers (ISPs) will drive down prices, according to new research.
Monday, 16th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Google in record-breaking ad deal

Google has bought online ad giant DoubleClick in a $3.1 billion (£1.6 billion) deal that will give the search engine firm stranglehold on internet advertising.
Monday, 16th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Google launches Checkout program

Google launched a novel payment system in the UK today to rival current market leader PayPal.
Friday, 13th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Safety encrypted email Tiscali customers

In response to concerns over internet privacy, Tiscali is now offering its customers a safer emailing experience through the use of new data security technology.
Friday, 13th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Wireless broadband gadgets to hit 100 million by 2012

Mobile devices with wireless broadband connections will reach 100 million worldwide in the next five years, according to ABI Research.
Friday, 13th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Ofcom: new BT network no threat to broadband competition

Ofcom has denied that public funding would be needed to provide competition to BT's next generation network, currently being rolled out across the UK.
Thursday, 12th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

PlusNet launches new broadband products

PlusNet has launched an array of new broadband products, which allow customers unlimited downloads between midnight and 08:00.
Thursday, 12th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Pipex offers website owners free advertising

Broadband provider Pipex's web hosting arm has signed a new deal with Microsoft to give its customers £50 worth of free advertising credit with any Windows shared hosting account.
Thursday, 12th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

US retailers move to supply legal film downloads

Retailers have begun to offer movie downloads through their websites in a bit to pre-empt the damaging market changes caused by the migration of music sales onto the web.
Wednesday, 11th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Viacom shuns Google in search deal

Yahoo has been chosen as the search and advertising provider for 33 of entertainment giant Viacom's websites.
Wednesday, 11th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Tiscali offers alternative to wireless

Tiscali is offering customers the chance to create a broadband network in their home for an initial charge of £89.99.
Wednesday, 11th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Xbox links up with Window Messenger

Xbox 360 users will be able to talk to their friends across the internet using Windows Live Messenger from next month.
Tuesday, 10th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

BT price cut means cheaper broadband for all

BT is to slash rates for its UK broadband customers from the beginning of next month.
Tuesday, 10th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Pipex sale 'nears collapse'

Carphone Warehouse is the only company left in the £450 million auction for broadband firm Pipex as the proposed sale is nearing collapse, according to latest reports.
Tuesday, 10th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Pipex in Nokia wireless broadband deal

UK broadband provider Pipex has struck a deal with Nokia Siemens to expand the availability of WiMAX services in the UK.
Thursday, 5th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Google launches website optimiser tool

Google has launched a new program that aims to help website owners increase sales, sign-ups and downloads.
Thursday, 5th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Sky's 'free' broadband ad judged 'not misleading'

Sky's "free" broadband advertising campaign last year was legitimate despite users having to pay a £40 connection fee, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled today.
Thursday, 5th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Broadband is a laughing matter for Google

As their company is valued at over $140 billion, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin may be laughing all the way to bank but on April 1st they proved they were willing to laugh at their customers' expense as well.
Wednesday, 4th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Business communications firms in broadband merger

Business broadband supplier Timico has bought KeConnect, a small Ipswich-based internet service provider.
Wednesday, 4th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Carphone's TalkTalk trouble prompts share dive

Shares in the Carphone Warehouse took a dive this morning as the company suffered the loss of investor confidence following the news it would have to absorb up to £15 million in extra costs due to problems with its TalkTalk deal.
Wednesday, 4th April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Digital TV for non-cable Virgin broadband customers

Customers signing up to Virgin Media's 8Mb broadband and Talk Anytime bundle who do not live in a cabled area can still receive digital TV with the launch of a new set-top box.
Tuesday, 3rd April 2007 - full story - comments (0)

Glasto ticket success for broadband customers

Successful Glastonbury ticket hunters across the country were left thanking their broadband connections on Sunday morning after another year of panicked buying clogged up the festival's official site.
Tuesday, 3rd April 2007 - full story - comments (0)