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Fri, 09 May 2008 22:26:39 GMT

Mio Group Plans Launch of Mobile Voice and Wireless Broadband ...
Earthtimes (press release), UK - 37 minutes ago
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 9 -- Mio, the fastest growing provider of broadband mobile communication services in the Caribbean Islands, today announced that ...

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:07:49 GMT

Bournemouth set for super-fast broadband via sewer network
Telappliant VoIP News, UK - 3 hours ago
A new fibre broadband network that can offer download speeds of up to 100Mbs will be rolled out across Bournemouth's sewer system. ...

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:57:14 GMT

Carphone to focus on broadband after Best Buy deal
Reuters UK, UK - 5 hours ago
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - The move by Carphone Warehouse to fold its retail unit into a new company with US firm Best Buy will allow it to focus on ...

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:29:32 GMT

3 slams Voda broadband ad
Mobile News, UK - 9 hours ago
3 has lodged a complaint against Vodafone with the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in regards to its description of mobile broadband speeds. ...

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:47 GMT

Freesat to link TV and broadband
www.BroadbandChoices.co.uk, UK - 11 hours ago
The BBC outlined ambitious plans for Freesat, its digital TV venture with ITV, such as offering access to broadband TV services such as the iPlayer and ...

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:01:43 GMT

Open Mobile Broadband Expected In The USA In 2010
AccuraCast, UK - 12 hours ago
Some well known and forward-looking Internet companies have decided to jointly invest $3.2 billion to buy Clearwire and form a new wireless data network in ...

Fri, 09 May 2008 10:17:58 GMT

Carphone Warehouse plans broadband boost
Silicon.com, UK - 12 hours ago
By Natasha Lomas Mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse is to sell 50 per cent of its retail business to US retail giant Best Buy for £1.1bn - and plans ...

Fri, 09 May 2008 09:29:23 GMT

BT offers smart phones with broadband deal
Crave, UK - 13 hours ago
BT is talking convergence again -- the telco has added a smart phone option to its consumer broadband package. The new service -- BT Total Broadband ...

Fri, 09 May 2008 08:47:59 GMT

Northampton set for revolutionary broadband expansion
Northampton Chronicle & Echo, UK - 14 hours ago
By Ed O'Mara Northampton has missed out on the chance to become the first town in the UK to be given complete access to the next generation of super-fast ...

Fri, 09 May 2008 07:35:36 GMT

Big Broadband Bournemouth
Information World Review, UK - 15 hours ago
The lucky citizens of Bournemouth are soon to get 'up to 100Mbps' internet access from their homes and businesses. If the project goes according to plan, ...

Fri, 09 May 2008 06:46:05 GMT

Telecom Argentina Q1 net profit doubles as cellular, broadband ...
Hemscott, UK - 16 hours ago
BUENOS AIRES Thomson Financial - Telecom Argentina SA. on Friday reported doubled first quarter net income of P$272 million, up from P$135 million a year ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 21:02:09 GMT

Cablevision plans wireless broadband net
Life Style Extra, UK - 8 May 2008
NEW YORK (AP) - Cable TV provider Cablevision Systems Corp. disclosed plans Thursday to offer high-speed wireless Internet service across its coverage area ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 18:32:13 GMT

CMT says Telefonica will have to share fibre optic broadband network
Hemscott, UK - 8 May 2008
MADRID (Thomson Financial) - Spain's telecommunications watchdog CMT said Telefonica SA. will have open its fibre optic broadband network to competitors in ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 18:46:39 GMT

Broadband goes down the drain
Techwatch, UK - 8 May 2008
by David Allen For some time this method of providing super fast broadband, by feeding the cables through the sewers and drains, have been bounced around, ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 18:17:16 GMT

It’s Britain’s fastest ever broadband
Dorset Echo, UK - 8 May 2008
By Tim Saunders BOURNEMOUTH will get the fastest internet connections in Britain, thanks to a £30 million state-of-the-art cable network - in the town's ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:14:00 GMT

Broadband subscribers 'will transfer to WiMAX'
ihotdesk - IT News, UK - 8 May 2008
As many as 12 per cent of all broadband users could transfer to fixed WiMAX connections within five years, according to new research. ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:38:38 GMT

Cablevision to launch wireless broadband network
Reuters UK, UK - 8 May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cablevision Systems Corp (CVC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it plans to spend $350 million to build a wireless ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:00:47 GMT

Cablevision to launch wireless broadband network
Earthtimes (press release), UK - 8 May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cablevision Systems Corp said on Thursday it plans to spend $350 million to build a wireless broadband network to serve its subscribers ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:22:00 GMT

Bournemouth gets sewer broadband
Broadband Finder, UK - 8 May 2008
Broadband users in Bournemouth will soon be able to get super-fast broadband through a fibre network which will be run through the sewer system, ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:08:16 GMT

Bournemouth wins fibre broadband sewer network
IT PRO, UK - 8 May 2008
Bournemouth is chosen by H2O Networks as the first city to implement a sewer broadband network system throughout its homes and businesses. ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:06:06 GMT

BT launches Broadband Anywhere
Computeractive, UK - 8 May 2008
BT is giving its broadband customers the opportunity to access high-speed internet wherever they are. Broadband Anywhere lets people access wireless ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:08:12 GMT

BT's new package to offer 'anywhere' broadband service
Computer Business Review, UK - 8 May 2008
By Bhavana Navuluri The Total Broadband Anywhere service provides mobile calling and SMS facilities along with internet access to subscribers at home and on ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:30:49 GMT

BT launches new Broadband Anywhere package
www.BroadbandChoices.co.uk, UK - 8 May 2008
A new broadband package incorporating an internet phone that connects wirelessly to the internet for cheaper calls has been launched by BT (07-05-08). ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:05:06 GMT

Bournemouth gets 100Mbps 'sewer broadband'
PC Advisor, UK - 8 May 2008
Bournemouth has been revealed at the first location in the UK that will receive 100Mbps broadband through the existing sewer system. ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:22:54 GMT

Hughes Affirms Market Leadership Surpassing 400000 Consumer and ...
Earthtimes (press release), UK - 8 May 2008
"The continued growth in our subscriber base is evidence of the need for broadband access everywhere in the US," said Mike Cook, senior vice president of ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:11:12 GMT

Vonage and Covad Communications Announce Strategic Relationship to ...
Earthtimes (press release), UK - 8 May 2008
HOLMDEL, NJ and SAN JOSE, Calif., May 8 -- Vonage, a leading provider of digital phone services, and Covad Communications Company, a leading national ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 11:31:14 GMT

BT unveils Total Broadband Anywhere
What PC?, UK - 8 May 2008
BT has taken the wraps off its all-inclusive Total Broadband Anywhere package which includes a free smartphone as part of the deal. ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 11:17:33 GMT

2008 Asia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in China Report Out Now
Earthtimes (press release), UK - 8 May 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland - (Business Wire) Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91163) has announced the addition of “2008 Asia ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 11:34:33 GMT

Town gets broadband via sewers
Channel 4 News, UK - 8 May 2008
Bournemouth is to become the first UK town to get super-fast broadband using an underground network of fibre via the sewers. More than 88000 homes and ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 10:37:19 GMT

BT pitches broadband anywhere smartphone deal
Telecoms.com (subscription), UK - 8 May 2008
Just in case anyone forgot that UK incumbent BT was still in the mobile game, the operator has released its first 'mobile broadband' offering, ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 10:36:02 GMT

BT's mobile broadband service
BBC News, UK - 8 May 2008
Rory Cellan-Jones talks to BT Retail Chief Executive Gavin Patterson about the launch of a new mobile broadband service. The BBC is not responsible for the ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 10:15:58 GMT

Virgin Media adds 88400 cable broadband customers in last quarter
thinkbroadband.com, UK - 8 May 2008
Virgin Media, while not expanding the coverage of its cable network, is still managing to sign-up customers with 88400 additions to its cable broadband ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 10:51:35 GMT

Bournemouth broadband goes down the drain
VNUNet.com, UK - 8 May 2008
Bournemouth will become the first town in the UK to get 100Mbps broadband under a new scheme which uses the local sewers to connect customers with their ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 09:57:45 GMT

20Mb/sec broadband a winner for Virgin
PC Pro, UK - 8 May 2008
Virgin Media added 4900 new broadband customers during its first quarter, bolstered by customer uptake of its 20Mb/sec service. The company claims customer ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 10:32:28 GMT

Super-fast fibre broadband arrives in the UK's first Fibrecity
TechRadar.com, UK - 8 May 2008
Fibre is the future of broadband in the UK. While 50Mbps cable trials have already taken place over Virgin Media’s network, the rest of us need to find a ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 09:53:43 GMT

Bournemouth to get fibre broadband via sewers
ComputerWeekly.com, UK - 8 May 2008
Bournemouth will begin the deployment of a fibre network within the next six months, bringing next-generation broadband and connectivity to all homes and ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 09:03:44 GMT

Virgin Media adds 88000 broadband customers
www.BroadbandChoices.co.uk, UK - 8 May 2008
The UK’s cable operator added 88400 broadband customers in the first quarter of 2008 to top 3.781 million subscribers (08-05-08). ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:59:48 GMT

Wireless Broadband Technology From BelAir Deployed In Riverside ...
Wi-Fi Technology (press release), UK - 8 May 2008
Riverside, CA -/Wi-Fi Technology News/- BelAir Networks announced that their industry-leading mobile broadband mesh technology is being deployed to provide ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 09:31:35 GMT

Bournemouth to get broadband by sewer
Computing, UK - 8 May 2008
Bournemouth will become the first UK "fibrecity" after a plan to deliver broadband to residents and businesses through the sewers was given the green light. ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:50:32 GMT

Bournemouth gets Sewer-based Fibre-optic Broadband connectivity
ITProPortal, UK - 8 May 2008
Sunny city Bournemouth will become UK's first city to experience fibre optic-based broadband, beating competing bids from Northampton and Dundee (arguably ...

   
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