Obsolete phone line exchanges could become EV charging points
Landline phone exchanges are becoming relics, just as a new cabling issue arises on our streets.


Landline phone exchanges are becoming relics, just as a new cabling issue arises on our streets.
Full fibre broadband coverage has improved in recent years, but we’re a long way from universal coverage.
Read: How much of the UK has full fibre broadband now?Compromised passwords are a popular target for hackers and scammers – and many of us are in the firing line.
Read: Revealed: how hackers use compromised passwordsAir fibre broadband masts offer an alternative internet delivery system that could be coming to a street near you.
Read: ‘Air Fibre’ broadband offers connectivity where others failCybercrime will be more endemic than ever in 2024, so it’s vital to mitigate against it.
Read: The cybercrime threat is evolvingOne touch switching has been delayed more than once, but it promises to hugely simplify changing ISPs.
A new wave of payment fraud is sweeping the country. We explain how to keep your financial data safe.
Read: Payment fraud on the rise: how can you stay safe?The question ‘which games console should I buy’ has never been harder to answer, with three outstanding market entrants
Read: Which games console should I buy this Christmas?What is net neutrality? Should we be worried when it comes under threat?
Read: Net neutrality is under threat. What does it mean for you?The latest Ofcom broadband complaints table has been released – and it’s bad news for some.
Read: Ofcom’s most complained about broadband providers revealedThe Eutelsat/OneWeb merger could bring satellite broadband to the masses – but it’s not without risks.
A new survey reveals Scottish broadband speeds vary hugely, but the reasons why are surprisingly complex.
Read: Scottish broadband speeds are the best – and worst – in the UKThe new Freely streaming service promises to simplify the task of watching live British television online.
Read: Freely is the latest evolution in live online streamingIs social media over? Some platforms are clearly in their death throes, but the need to communicate will stay with us.
Read: Is social media finished?Streaming media industry changes are coming, and the market we know today could be radically different in a few years.
Read: Where is the streaming media industry headed?Upgrading to fibre broadband might seem an obvious step, yet statistics suggest many consumers are wary of making the move.
Read: Are people scared of upgrading to fibre broadband?The Bluesky social media platform continues its slow rollout, but will it succeed in replacing the outlet formerly known as Twitter?
Read: Does Bluesky have a bright future?Getting online is becoming simpler for residents in blocks of flats thanks to centralised broadband.
Read: Plug and play broadband is transforming internet access in flatsViral marketing is one of the internet age’s most successful – yet also most challenging – promotional methods.
Read: How does viral marketing work?Data harvesting funds free services by allowing shadowy agents to persuade and predict our behaviour, at the cost of our personal privacy.
Read: Data harvesting – the price you pay for free online servicesThe question of will AI replace writers has been asked many times – but the answer doesn’t change.
Read: Will AI replace writers?Obsolete internet technologies show how far the online world has come, and offer pointers to where it’s heading..
Read: Looking back on obsolete online tech we used to use every dayBroadband from lampposts might sound implausible, but it’s already being trialled in Scotland.
Read: Lampposts might be the future of home broadbandHow accurate is broadband advertising? Reassuringly, the answer is far more than it used to be.
Read: Broadband advertising more accurate than ever, but still needs improvementInternet access overseas isn’t always as fast, dependable or trustworthy as the UK’s online infrastructure.
Read: How the online experience varies around the worldFake online reviews are a scourge of the internet, but retailers are staging a patchy fightback against them
Read: What’s being done to tackle fake reviews?The threat of AI is filling column inches at present, but should we really be concerned about the rise of the machines?
Read: How big a threat is artificial intelligence?