http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/broadband-news All the latest on UK broadband internet Mon, 12 May 2008 10:19:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to a survey by ICM, later reported in the Times Online, despite an increase in broadband saturation of around 65 per cent, one in five adult Britons are still unable to open a word processor and just under 20 per cent still cannot send an email. Whilst it doesn’t feature ... http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/broadband-news/2008/05/12/one-in-five-britons-still-computer-illiterate/ Following the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, UK ISP PlusNet reported that the amount of gamers using the multiplayer online function the day after were the highest ever in the history of online gaming. Selling almost one million copies in its first week the Microsoft Xbox 360 console uses peer-to-peer ... http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/broadband-news/2008/05/12/plusnet-reports-gta-iv-broadband-traffic-surge/ The Carphone Warehouse has confirmed that it has put in an offer of £550 million in order to own the British broadband assets of the Italian broadband operator Tiscali. Founder of Carphone Warehouse, Charles Dunstone has also confirmed that a £1.1bn deal has been struck with American electronics giants, Best Buy ... http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/broadband-news/2008/05/09/carphone-warehouse-confirms-550m-offer-for-tiscali/ AOL has announced that they are to team up with the music service site, Last.fm and launch a new AOL Radio online station in Europe. The new Radio AOL online radio station will give users the opportunity to search for and stream music from a collection of hundreds of artists as ... http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/broadband-news/2008/05/09/aol-to-collaborate-with-lastfm/ Internet Service Provider, PlusNet launched a new service this week that will help customers keep track of their monthly broadband usage allowance. After a survey carried out by YouGov research revealed that almost 78 per cent of broadband users were unaware of how much of their monthly usage allowance they had ... http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/broadband-news/2008/05/08/plusnet-launches-new-uk-bandwidth-calculator/ The south coast town of Bournemouth has been revealed to be the first UK town to benefit from a new sewer-housed fibre network capable of speeds up to 100Mbit/s. Driven by H20 Networks the new project will provide the fastest broadband the UK has ever seen to more than 88,000 homes ... http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/broadband-news/2008/05/08/bournemouth-confirmed-as-first-sewer-broadband-town/ BT customers will be able to access broadband on the move thanks to a new mobile broadband service launched today. In conjunction with Taiwanese manufacturer HTC, BT are launching a new broadband mobile phone that will allow customers to use the internet both inside and outside of their home. With prices ... http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/broadband-news/2008/05/07/bt-launches-broadband-anywhere-mobile-service/ Panasonic has announced that it will introduce a new intercontinental, high-speed internet service – ExConnect to flights from early 2009. The last internet service available on aircraft closed down in 2006, when Boeing’s Connexion was pulled following financial difficulties. Following the 2001 terrorist attacks in the US, American air companies ... http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/broadband-news/2008/05/07/panasonic-to-launch-in-flight-broadband-service/ Under warning from UK communications regulator Ofcom, O2 has announced that it has met the 3G coverage obligation that was imposed eight years ago for providing mobile broadband. O2 3G coverage is now available to at least 80 per cent of the UK population. Previously they were the only 3G licensee ... http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/broadband-news/2008/05/06/o2-meets-3g-coverage-target/ Wireless broadband systems provider Novatel Wireless has announced that it is to distribute its USB mobile internet modem, the Ovation MC930D through O2. Small enough to fit into a pocket, the Ovation MC930D will be distributed to new mobile broadband customers in Europe. It will be capable of download speeds of ... http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/broadband-news/2008/05/06/novatel-wireless-to-distribute-modems-through-o2/