Rural broadband hopes dashed
HOPES that rural Suffolk would be one of the first parts of the country to be logged on to a new superfast broadband service have been dashed. Suffolk MPs who met culture minister Ed Vaizey last month left hoping that the county would be included in a pilot scheme to ensure rural areas had faster broadband speeds. But now it has emerged that the only areas of England to be included in t...full article >>
Would music albums for £1 reduce piracy problems?
Competition between supermarkets has seen some brand new CD albums appearing for under £10 in a bid to persuade modern consumers to buy music rather than pirate it. Amazon offer albums for as low as £3, well below historical music prices, however this has not yet seen any reduction in piracy levels. Rob Dickins, who ran the Warner Music label for some 15 years until 1998, is cal...full article >>
Government confirms £230m broadband investment
With the governments spending review due to be released on Wednesday, setting out the four year plan of how public spending will be focused (cut), it comes as good news that George Osborne has set out plans to help keep investment going to broadband. The government have decided not to cut back on the digital switch-over underspend which was promised to be used as investment into faster broa...full article >>
Stuck in the Sticks?
Stuck in the Sticks? is an inspirational film created by young people from Eye Arts Club in Suffolk. Stuck in the Sticks? explores challenges faced by young people living in the countryside. It looks at transport, mobile phone and broadband coverage - issues particularly important to 13 to 19 year olds in areas where many local activities are geared to children and young peo...full article >>
Ofcom announce new framework to support super-fast broadband
Ofcom is bringing some new acronyms into the UK broadband lexicon today, VULA - Virtual Unbundled Local Access and PIA - Physical Infrastructure Access. These terms arise from a review of the wholesale local access market and are an attempt to improve the level of competition in Next Generation Broadband, which generally means more options for consumers at lower prices, which will then drive ta...full article >>
BT announce superfast broadband upgrades in Suffolk
BT announce superfast broadband upgrades in Suffolk On 29th September 2010, BT have announced a further 159 exchanges today which will see faster broadband made available using Fibre-to-the-Cabinet technology. The new exchanges are part of Phase 6 of the roll out of fibre-based broadband which offers speeds of up to 40Mbps using technology installed in road-side cabinets. Only a handful of ...full article >>
BT - The Race to Affinity begin
Over the next five years BT is rolling out superfast fibre optic broadband across the UK. If you're not on the announced roll out plan The Race to Infinity gives you the opportunity to fast track your area to get BT Infinity next. The five areas with the largest percentage of votes by December 31st 2010 will win the chance to bring superfast broadband to their area. BT will also donate ...full article >>
BT competition seeks out UK's next generation broadband hotspots
Communities that are keen to obtain fibre-based broadband are being asked to publicly declare their desire for high-speed net access. BT will log responses to a website to get a better idea of the potential demand for fibre-based services. The telecoms firm said the results would influence its future plans on where it deploys the technology. BT said it would commit to wire...full article >>
