Broadband News: Telecoms & Technology

How broadband became the UK’s most common argument

Bust-ups over the internet have intensified during a year of lockdowns and unprecedented restrictions on personal freedom.

What the cancellation of Google’s Project Loon means for broadband

Google's Project Loon was a brave – if ultimately doomed – attempt to show how broadband can be distributed from the skies

TalkTalk creates jobs for young people affected by pandemic.

Major ISP has pledged to create 50 jobs to help young people.

What’s gone wrong with the Scottish Government’s R100 broadband scheme?

Why EHF bands could revolutionise wireless data transfers

EHF bands are the secret weapon underpinning the future of wireless communications, as our homes become ever more reliant on connectivity

The future of homes is automation

Future smart homes are likely to adopt ever-increasing amounts of automation to simplify our lives – when the technology works, at least

The Broadband providers most likely to make you complain in 2021

ISP complaints in 2020 were more likely to be made about some companies than others. What does the available data tell us about likely trends in 2021?

How website design has evolved since the 1990s

Like any evolving technology, website design evolution has been bumpy and unpredictable, with today’s websites owing little to their 1990s forefathers

Why BT is turning its back on the landlines it used to champion

The end of landlines has been predicted many times before, but even BT is now turning its back on traditional telephone lines

What’s it like living without the internet?

How COVID-19 changed our relationship with the internet

The post-COVID internet will be a significantly different place, in both positive and negative ways

ISP’s brace for Christmas gaming surge

New survey shows PS5 and Xbox X use might cause Christmas Day internet traffic surges.

Google outage causes global standstill

Gmail, Google Drive and YouTube went down for an hour on Monday morning and it was terrifying or amazing.

Drones could be delivering tomorrow’s broadband

Connecting through flying robots might sound like sci-fi, but it’s closer to reality thanks to recent experiments

Is your Microsoft Account being sold by hackers?

A hacker is selling a batch of Microsoft passwords for hundreds of dollars.

Amazon Sidewalk means your Alexa could become a public network?

What’s going on with the UK broadband upgrade?

The media can’t decide if the UK broadband upgrade is going well or failing badly, so what’s the truth?

Revealed: the best and worst ISPs – calculated using Twitter

The broadband provider rankings takes a twist as university language algorithm scans over 300,000 tweets

Signs of decline for Post Office broadband.

One of the UKs most recognisable brands still offers broadband, but for how much longer?

What does it mean to be digitally excluded?

It's been said that if something's not on the internet, it doesn't exist, so tech companies are trying to improve the lives of people without the internet

It’s time to upgrade to Windows 10… probably

Windows upgrades are highly recommended for security, but is it worth upgrading from your trusted older version?

Is Google bringing back truly wireless home broadband?

With the latest WiFi6 protocols, the tech giant may be making moves on the broadband market

Young people are making money online in new ways during COVID

Gen Z are beginning to adapt to life under varying degrees of lockdown.

Sky to launch high street ‘hubs’.

Broadband and TV giant surprises everyone by returning to the high street.

How quickly is full fibre broadband really being rolled out across the UK?

Fewer than one in six UK households benefits from full-fibre broadband, even though it's a staple in most new homes.

Rural broadband scheme FAIL leads to £500,000 broadband quote.

The UK government pledged to get rural communities connected, but at what cost?

Are broadband outages on the increase?

We've all felt the frustration of connecting to wifi only to see the dreaded 'No Internet Connection'

Homeworking boosts Britain’s productivity.

A new survey finds that the working week is getting done in 4 days!

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband helps those hit by wildfires.

The nascent Space X connectivity service steps up for American fire victims.

Broadband so bad a customer worked from a neighbour’s shed

Poor performance of a Welsh ISP has left customers stealing broadband from neighbours.

Landlines may finally become a thing of the past

The end of landlines has been predicted for some time, but now their days may really be numbered

Piers Morgan ruins the internet for an entire village for months

A mysterious old TV interrupts broadband for a whole village!

Twitter investigates racial bias in photos

Social platform under fire after users discover algorithm favours images of white people.

Is UK broadband fit for a work from home world?

As more people work remotely post-lockdown, can the country's web infrastructure cope?

The UK regions with the slowest average broadband speeds revealed

The slowest average broadband speeds tend to be found in rural regions, and these connections impose tangible disadvantages in today’s online society

Is Call of Duty bad for the environment?

New survey says that online game playing could be harmful to the environment.

What SSL means – and why it’s about to change

With forthcoming changes to the way websites are secured, it’s important to know what SSL means and why it matters to consumers

Could sewage pipes improve UK broadband?

It might seem bizarre but proposals being considered by the government may see it happen!

33% of UK suffered poor connection during lockdown

A new survey says a third of us have suffered from unreliable internet during the pandemic.

Hyperoptic gift broadband to Birmingham children.

Fibre broadband firm provides free laptops to ‘disadvantaged children’ in Birmingham.

Amazon to launch satellites into space!

Amazon is investing billions in a space program to rival SpaceX.

Another Zoom security flaw means hackers may have spied on calls

A previously unknown weakness left users vulnerable to hackers.

Google staff to work from home until July 2021

Google have been praised for transparency...for once!

Amazon boss admits shady data use to the US congress

Jeff Bezos admits to more questionable business practices before congress subcommittee

Openreach’s rural fibre roll out at risk!

BT warns lack of government support is putting roll out at risk.

Why is the UK’s broadband infrastructure so patchy?

Britain's broadband is an amalgam of cabling and connections stretching back many decades

What the fourth industrial revolution means for you

Another technological revolution may sound like a far-flung concept, but it’s going to transform our lives in the near future...

What are the differences between Cat 5 and Cat 6 cables?

As the only physical bridge between your router and web-enabled devices, the differences between Cat 5 and Cat 6 cables are worth understanding

Video doorbells: do you need one?

Video doorbells have been touted as the latest advance in smart home security, but there are important factors to consider

Home broadband speeds are improving – but how quickly?

It’s comforting to know our internet is getting faster, but progress still lags behind Government targets.