Latest Broadband Articles

• 22 February 2012

• News: Ericsson increases uplink capacity for HSPA

  Ericsson can increase upload capacity by a factor of three in HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access) networks, thanks to the use of more antennas and proprietary interference suppression technology, the company said on Wednesday.

• News: Stephen Fry calls NZ broadband a 'digital embarrassment'

  British actor Stephen Fry has sparked criticism of New Zealand's broadband this morning, after he called it a "digital embarrassment" on Twitter.

• 20 February 2012

• News: Nokia Siemens and Qualcomm to demo bandwidth boosting multiflow feature

  Nokia Siemens Networks and Qualcomm are planning to demo a feature that will allow users to receive data from two base stations at the same time at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Nokia Siemens said on Monday.

• Test Centre: Group test: what's the best wireless router?

  PC Advisor reviews the best five wireless routers you can buy in the UK right now.

• 17 February 2012

• News: Congress passes bill that opens up TV spectrum

  The U.S. Congress has passed legislation that will allow the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to set aside a piece of unlicensed spectrum before new mobile spectrum auctions, despite opposition from some lawmakers who wanted all the available spectrum to be auctioned.

• Features: PC Advisor's most commented stories of the week – 17th February 2012

  There's been plenty of tech storiesmaking the news this week, from the House of Lords revealing they plan to investigate whether the government's proposals that will help provide superfast broadband to the UK by 2015 are relevant to SOCA shutting down a music-website

• Features: Best broadband deals for 2012

  We all want better broadband, but knowing whether we're paying the right amount to the right provider isn't easy to ascertain. Armed with the results of our annual Home Broadband Survey we report on the best broadband deals in the UK today.

• News: Quigley defends NBN satellite build

  NBN Co chief executive, Mike Quigley, has defended the decision to build two Ka-band satellites for the National Broadband Network (NBN), arguing the move was the "right answer".

• 16 February 2012

• News: House of Lords to investigate government's superfast broadband plans

  The House of Lords has announced plans to investigate the government's plans to have "the best superfast broadband network in Europe by 2015".

• Features: PC Advisor's top five tweets of the week - 16th February 2012

  It's been a busy week for Twitter users when it comes to tech stories.

• 15 February 2012

• News: FCC May Kill LightSquared's Plans for Wireless Revolution

  LightSquared's plans to revolutionize the wireless industry with a broadband network may have been dealt a death blow by the Federal Communications Commission.

• News: SEC denies carrier attempts to block shareholder net neutrality votes

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected attempts by three telecom companies to block shareholder votes on whether they should commit to net neutrality principles.

• News: Over 15% of UK adults have never used internet

  Over 8 million adults in the UK have never used the Internet, representing 16.3 percent of the adult population.

• 14 February 2012

• News: Skyrocket? Maybe the word for mobile data growth is exa-rocket

  Mobile data globally is expected to grow 18-fold by 2016, Cisco said in the update to its Visual Networking Index.

• News: Valentine's Day tedious links

  It's Valentine's Day today, just in case you've forgotten (and it does happen, just ask some of staff at PCA Towers).

• News: Tesco offers broadband for £2.50 per month

  Tesco has unveiled a broadband service that costs just £2.50 per month.

• 10 February 2012

• News: FCC map: Large areas not covered by mobile broadband

  Large portions of the western half of the U.S. do not have access to 3G or faster mobile broadband service, according to a new map released by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

• 09 February 2012

• News: Video will drive UFB uptake, but NZ lacks content choices: ComCom

  Video content is likely to be a major driver in consumer uptake of the Ultra Fast Broadband network, but New Zealand is behind overseas markets in developing over the top (OTT) content, says a Commerce Commission study.

• News: LTE boosts mobile gear by 17% in 2012

  Thanks to 4G LTE technology, the global market for mobile communications gear will grow 17% in 2012, according to IHS, formerly iSuppli.

• News: 76% of Brits unhappy with their broadband

  More than three quarters (76 percent) of Brits are unhappy with their broadband, says MyVoucherCodes.co.uk.

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