Broadband News: Telecoms & Technology

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’.

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

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?

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.

Does every new home now have gigabit broadband access?

Housebuilders will soon be legally obligated to ensure new homes receive gigabit broadband access, preparing residents for a connected future

Did anything exist before the World Wide Web?

It’s increasingly hard to remember life before the World Wide Web, but contrary to popular opinion, the internet wasn’t born in 1991

How did we end up with the QWERTY keyboard layout?

A brief history of search engine optimisation

Will we ever have a universal file storage platform?

The biggest malware threats of 2020…so far

It’s been a year few of us will forget in a hurry, and we're only halfway through.

How a docking station can transform your laptop

How old is the internet?

Alternative computer operating systems to Windows

BT launches second line service

BT launches second broadband home line service for the new crop of home workers.