SamKnows - Broadband News, Analysis and Profiles

Kangaroo referred to monopolies commission

30 Jun 2008 | 17.25 Europe/London

Kangaroo, the television catch-up and video on demand service being jointly developed by the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 has been referred to the Competition Commission by the Office of Fair Trading.

Does YouTube's extended video trial explain Google's net neutrality stance?

28 Jun 2008 | 13.47 Europe/London

YouTube is synonymous with amateur shaky footage of high school pranks and skateboarding dogs but that might be about to change, at least partially; and that could cause a headache for ISPs.

Scotland addresses broadband notspots

27 Jun 2008 | 12.15 Europe/London

The Scottish Government has awarded a £3.

Illegal music download deal looking increasingly unlikely

27 Jun 2008 | 10.01 Europe/London

Despite hopes being raised at the recent London Calling event where ISPs met representatives from the music industry, the two sides would seem as diametrically opposed as ever on how to deal with unauthorised file sharing, particularly on who should pay to combat the problem.

Entanet retailers walk the advertising tightrope - Updated

26 Jun 2008 | 20.38 Europe/London

Entanet's retailers have become popular ISPs with broadband enthusiasts in part due to their well defined monthly download allowances and lack of complex traffic profiling systems.

We're hiring!

22 Jun 2008 | 21.56 Europe/London

Yes that's right, in order to support our ever increasing developments we're hiring a new full-time programmer.

H2O: "Six to ten" towns and cities due to follow Dundee and Bournemouth with sewer fibre

20 Jun 2008 | 20.28 Europe/London

The Victorians probably did not realise that the sewers they built would one day provide a potential means for rolling out fibre across the country.

Google to develop tools to reveal ISP traffic throttling

17 Jun 2008 | 23.34 Europe/London

Google's Senior Policy Director, Richard Whitt, has revealed that the web giant is working on tools that will reveal to broadband users whether their service is being 'throttled' to allow some online services to be prioritised over others.

OFCOM revises the "tag on the line" resolution procedure

14 Jun 2008 | 12.38 Europe/London

OFCOM have tweaked the process for handling the situation where a customer finds they cannot order broadband due to a "tag on the line".

Fibre trial in Ebbsfleet - More Fogg than analysis

14 Jun 2008 | 12.30 Europe/London

The BBC News website reports criticism by analyst Ian Fogg that BT Openreach's forthcoming fibre trial at Ebbsfleet will be "too slow".

Carphone Warehouse attributes broadband downturn to housing slump

13 Jun 2008 | 17.25 Europe/London

Carphone Warehouse believes a slowdown in broadband connections is down to the housing slump rather than an indication we have moved to a predominantly 'switcher' market.

BT's Home IT Support launch 'Broadband Accelerator' service

13 Jun 2008 | 14.28 Europe/London

BT's Home IT support service has added a new service to improve broadband speeds - the Broadband Accelerator.

Broadband think-tank warns new business models needed before next generation broadband roll out

12 Jun 2008 | 20.59 Europe/London

The government's leading advisory group has warned that before 'next generation' services are launched the business model behind broadband will need to change.

Summer sports set to put broadband capacity to the test

10 Jun 2008 | 19.46 Europe/London

This summer is going to see a lot of records smashed and not just on the Olympic race track. Like most sports in the digital age, the Beijing games will be simulcast on television and broadband, leading most experts to predict audience figures will shoot through the proverbial roof and test broadband networks to the limit.