SamKnows - Broadband News, Analysis and Profiles

Fibre broadband service coming from Bouygues Telecom

29 Sep 2010 | 09.17 Europe/London

Bouygues Telecom is believed to be planning the launch of a 100Mb fibre broadband service next month.

Wi-Fi 'on steroids' plan approved by FCC

24 Sep 2010 | 09.38 Europe/London

The FCC has voted unanimously to allow the ‘white space’ of radio spectrum that was originally used as a buffer for analogue television broadcasts to be reappropriated for Wi-Fi.

Be launches landline bundles after O2 reorganisation

21 Sep 2010 | 14.11 Europe/London

Be has extended its broadband service to include landline bundles in the same month as parent company, O2, reorganised the naming and pricing of its broadband packages.

Broadcast and broadband tv service Canvas rebrands as YouView

16 Sep 2010 | 15.30 Europe/London

The Project Canvas platform will be called YouView when it is launched in the UK during the first half of next year.

Fibre to the Home boost for France

15 Sep 2010 | 13.50 Europe/London

French broadband provider, the Iliad Group, has been granted a 150m Euros loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) which it plans to use to provide Fibre to the Home (FTTH) connections throughout France.

UK ISPs unhappy at sharing the bill for curbing illegal downloads

14 Sep 2010 | 15.34 Europe/London

The Internet Service Providers Assocation, which represents British ISPs, today announced its disappointment that its members will be expected to pay for a quarter of the cost of implementing the Digital Economy Act.

Broadband switching to become easier in UK

13 Sep 2010 | 09.27 Europe/London

Ofcom, the UK telecommunications regulator, has announced that it is to make it easier for households and businesses to switch broadband provider.

Mobile broadband power boost in the UK

08 Sep 2010 | 09.47 Europe/London

Ofcom has today announced it is allowing the UK’s mobile phone operators to turn up the power on their 3G base stations.

Massive digital divide highlighted by UN figures

07 Sep 2010 | 10.05 Europe/London

American broadband subscribers may not believe it when they receive each month’s bill but they are actually enjoying the fourth most affordable broadband services in the world.

Virgin Media uses SamKnows figures for real speed transparency

03 Sep 2010 | 09.22 Europe/London

Virgin Media has begun using figures from SamKnows’ performance benchmark to publish the average speeds customers are receiving on its broadband services.