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Telenet Supports European Test to Chart Quality and Speed of Broadband Connections

15 Dec 2011 | 10.22 Europe/London
The European Union is looking for 3000 volunteers in Belgium to test the quality and speed of residential broadband connections.

“How fast is your broadband? Volunteers wanted across Europe.” - Neelie Kroes

11 Nov 2011 | 10.11 Europe/London
Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission and responsible for the Digital Agenda for Europe, asks European  volunteers to get involved.

Commission launches EU-wide broadband performance study

13 Oct 2011 | 10.58 Europe/London
The European Commission has launched a project to map broadband performance across the EU in a bid to help improve internet services across the continent.

European Commission and SamKnows launch first pan-European broadband performance study

30 Sep 2011 | 15.13 Europe/London
10,000 volunteers needed across 30 countries for largest study of its kind. Visit

SamKnows update: Superfast broadband enterprize zones, better French satellite, 4G boost for the USA and UK

25 Mar 2011 | 18.22 Europe/London
Superfast broadband for Enterprise Zones

Although gadget fans will probably remember this week for the launch of iPad 2 with its sleeker design and twin cameras, in the long term the announcement of 21 business-friendly zones with superfast broadband may be the more important outcome.

Ofcom paves the way for 4G mobile broadband in UK with new spectrum release

22 Mar 2011 | 09.28 Europe/London
After years of wrangling between the mobile phone operators, Ofcom has published a consultation paper on releasing new spectrum that will boost mobile broadband in both urban and rural areas as operators ready their 4G services for future launch.

SamKnows round up: Fast fibre making UK gains, faster two-way satellite broadband launches, throttling transparency and data caps in America

18 Mar 2011 | 11.58 Europe/London
It’s been a good week for those in need of a little extra speed in the UK at either end of the spectrum.

Better satellite broadband primed for European installations next week

17 Mar 2011 | 09.41 Europe/London
Europeans with poor fixed line broadband services will be able to look to the skies for the promise of up to 10Mb broadband from next week onwards.

SamKnows update: Android pole position, SamKnows helps in govt report, Native American broadband boost and time to bid for next gen access

11 Mar 2011 | 16.26 Europe/London
In the world of mobile broadband, it’s been a good week for Google and, particularly, Samsung.

Just as many industry observers, including SamKnows.

SamKnows update: BT Infinity boost from Ofcom/SamKnows figures, cable gains in USA, Virgin Media throttling peak P2P and better mobile broadband for Ireland and Detroit

04 Mar 2011 | 11.26 Europe/London
It has been a week of better than expected and worse than expected outcomes for BT and Apple.

While Steve Jobs probably expected unfettered adoration for the iPad 2, the reports were largely non-committal.

Ofcom report on SamKnows figures shows broadband speeds up but 'up to' speeds need average speed refinement

02 Mar 2011 | 10.49 Europe/London
Broadband speeds have increased by 5% to an average of 6.2Mb during the latter half of 2010 but British consumers are still receiving less than half of the ‘up to’ speeds headlined in service offerings.

Consumers to get extra protection on broadband claims – ASA mulls banning 'up to' speed claims as it takes on web site watchdog duty

28 Feb 2011 | 16.01 Europe/London
Encouraging the public to sign up, or switch, to an ISP is about to be more strictly regulated as the Advertising Standards Authority considers advice on ‘up to’ speeds at the same time as it prepares for a new role ensuring marketing claims made on web sites are accurate.

SamKnows update: Google hits out at spam, British homes picked for speed as NI gets good fibre news and 4G plans for France published

25 Feb 2011 | 18.13 Europe/London
It’s been a good week for people searching the internet in the United States and doubtless the potentially good news will spread to Europe too.

SamKnows round up: Apple and Google spat on cuts, broadband gaps in USA, Virgin Media gains, Londoners need better wireless and TalkTalk crowns Enid Blyton

18 Feb 2011 | 11.40 Europe/London
Apple and Google square up

It’s rare that you feel a broadband gadget announcement should be heralded with the music from Rocky and a gruff announcing over enunciating who is in the blue and red corner, but this week’s big internet story is such an exception.

Olympics broadband performance test. Forget the 100m final, football will still be the biggest challenge.

15 Feb 2011 | 15.21 Europe/London
For the public today’s publication of the Olympic schedule is a great opportunity to see when their sporting heroes will be competing but, rest assured, ISPs will be looking at the list nervously to see where there are likely to be any peaks in viewing demand online.

SamKnows update: Obama pledges billions, Welsh holiday town gets fibre, French scientists offer rural broadband and Nokia has a bad week

11 Feb 2011 | 11.57 Europe/London
Welcome to the weekly update from SamKnows.

It’s been a bad week for Nokia whose head has admitted in a leaked memo that Apple is trouncing the company which has nothing like an iPhone or iPad to fight back with and doesn’t look like having one in the short term.

SamKnows are recruiting!

07 Feb 2011 | 17.04 Europe/London
SamKnows are expanding, and looking to recruit talented programmers, developers and support staff in our London office.

Broadband performance upgrades spurred by video performance, Limelight Networks' George Fraser insists

28 Jan 2011 | 14.39 Europe/London
With internet traffic doubling every year on the global private network run by Limelight Networks, which many media companies use to avoid data going over a congested world wide web, its VP of International Business, George Fraser, believes the result could actually be as much of a benefit as a hindrance for ISPs.

Typical broadband performance could replace ‘up to’ promises in ISP adverts

27 Jan 2011 | 10.48 Europe/London
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has opened a public consultation on whether the ‘up to’ speeds allowed in today’s adverts should be replaced or supplemented with performance figures which reflect real life obtainable speeds.

Broadband performance in South Korea and Japan outshines UK, Europe and United States

26 Jan 2011 | 17.25 Europe/London
Although the UK is sixth largest global market for downloading data, its broadband performance does not merit a top 10 country listing in the latest figures from Akamai and not a single British town or city makes it on to a list of the top 100 best connected cities.

Virgin Media expands 'next generation' 100Mb service to 350,000 homes

25 Jan 2011 | 11.27 Europe/London
Virgin Media has rolled out its 100Mb service to an additional 150,000 households raising the number of homes it passes to 350,000.

Fibre broadband priority for UK City of Culture and BT Infinity winners

10 Jan 2011 | 10.42 Europe/London
Londonderry (Derry) in Northern Ireland is to join the six BT ‘Race to Infinity’ winners in receiving fibre, BT has announced.

BT denies video prioritisation contravenes net neutrality

06 Jan 2011 | 10.15 Europe/London
BT is issuing denials that its latest product to boost video content delivery for paying content owners is a breach of net neutrality.

Broadband fibre subscribers to hit 600,000 this year in the UK

04 Jan 2011 | 15.17 Europe/London
Telecoms analysts Point Topic is predicting that this year will see unprecedented growth in ‘superfast’ broadband connections in the UK.

Satellite broadband improvements ahead as Eutelsat follows Avanti launch

04 Jan 2011 | 11.18 Europe/London
Satellite broadband users will find themselves with two improved services by the summer, following the successful launch of Eutelsat’s KA-Sat satellite at the end of last year.

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