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As UK braces for new internet traffic record, here are some tips to help your broadband at Xmas | Science & Tech News
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The UK’s largest broadband provider is expecting demand to hit a new high on Boxing Day. BT is primed for peak internet traffic to exceed that seen on 6 December, when six Premier League games and an update for the new Call Of Duty saw customers guzzle 31 terabits of data a second. There are…
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UK’s worst areas for broadband outages revealed – and what to do if yours goes down | Science & Tech News
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More than 21 million people have suffered broadband outages of three hours or more over the last year, according to new research. The number has almost doubled compared to what was reported in Uswitch’s previous annual study into Britain’s internet services, with people said to be becoming increasingly aggrieved by disconnections. With more employees relying…
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Vodafone broadband outages reported across the UK | UK News
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Thousands of UK Vodafone customers have complained after suffering from a broadband connection outage. Downdetector, a website where people can log outages, reported a peak of 2,820 people experiencing problems on Monday morning. Vodafone said in a post on Twitter: “We’re aware of and investigating an issue impacting some of our home broadband customers since…
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UK’s ‘worst’ broadband provider uncovered in Which? survey – is yours on the list? | UK News
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The biggest broadband firms are providing a service that is “mediocre at best” according to a new survey. The study by consumer watchdog Which? found that most of the biggest firms offer little more than unreliable connections, poor customer service and issues with technical support – despite announcing large monthly bill increases from next month.…
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Starlink: Elon Musk’s satellites to beam high-speed broadband to remote areas of UK in government trial | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites will be used in a UK government trial aimed at helping remote areas of the country get high-speed internet connections. Three locations will have the equipment installed to begin with, allowing them to link up to the satellites and access broadband 10 times faster than previously available. The technology allows broadband…
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Musk’s Starlink broadband company will seek exemption to sanctions so it can cover Iran | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has said his company Starlink will ask for an exemption to sanctions so it can provide satellite broadband to Iran. The founder of Tesla and SpaceX posted on Twitter that Starlink is “now active on all continents, including Antarctica”. When a fan asked if it would be possible to supply Starlink to people…
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Gigabit broadband for all target pledged by Boris Johnson scaled down | Politics News
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The government’s target to bring gigabit broadband to “every home and business across the UK” by 2025 seems to have been scaled back to reach 85% of the country instead. Boris Johnson made the initial pledge as part of his 2019 manifesto, with £5bn of funding behind the scheme. However, in a press release published…
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Fibre broadband player Gigaclear digs deep in hunt for new funding | Business News
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Gigaclear, the fibre broadband network provider, is plotting to raise hundreds of millions of pounds of further funding amid an industry-wide race to modernise Britain’s communications infrastructure. Sky News has learnt that Gigaclear is working with bankers at Rothschild to raise between £200m and £300m of additional capital for its rollout. The capital-raise, which could…