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Vodafone: Dear customers. We're sorry we killed your Demon

It's part of our £2bn customer service systems overhaul
87 Comments
16 Aug 09:09

NBN delivers boring, solid result for 2015/2016

Where's the money coming from after the gummint's last billions? Don't know yet
16 Aug 02:59

EFF vows to take up muni broadband cause after FCC denied

Digital crusaders warm up efforts to build city-owned networks
15 Aug 19:46

Labor's new comms spokesperson Michelle Rowland gets off to a bad start

Netflix speeds are not a good indicator of the NBN's progress
10 Comments
14 Aug 23:08

Cisco gives cable industry tech for 10Gbps uploads on DOCSIS 3.1

Full Duplex project gets reference silicon for free to make broadband symmetrical
11 Aug 01:02

Judges put FCC back in its box: No, you can't override state laws, not even for city broadband

Funnily enough, US regulator can't just do whatever it wants
44 Comments
10 Aug 20:02

UK local govt body blasts misleading broadband speed ads

Won't someone please think of the farmers
40 Comments
10 Aug 11:33

ISP roundup: Google mulls fiber-less Fiber, America goes Wow, Comcast still terrible

Wire cuts, ad complaints, and big promises around the States
09 Aug 23:37

Vodafone bins line rental charges as it moves onto TalkTalk's turf

The ASA will soon require operators to advertise services in one monthly fee
30 Comments
09 Aug 11:28

Again with the cheap internet access in India, Facebook?

This time with Wi-Fi, a state-owned telco on board and maybe the return of Free Basics
08 Aug 06:41

Virgin signs up record ultrafast broadband subs

Revenue up in Blighty, but still playing catch up with BT on triple play
37 Comments
05 Aug 11:33

UK telco market worth £37.5bn, Ofcom reports

Breaking Bad was the most-streamed series of 2015
04 Aug 08:01
Pop art-style illustration: Woman holds head in despair. Illustration via Shutetrstock

Sky fibre down at breakfast-time across the nation

Soz, engineers are looking into it...
21 Comments
02 Aug 09:08
Grand Ole Opry in Nashville

And now we go live to Nashville for the latest on Google Fiber v AT&T and, yup, it's a mess

Web ads giant not helping its case by cutting gas lines
02 Aug 00:20

US state sues Comcast for $100m in row over 'worthless' repair plans

Unlimited free troubleshooting and repairs is a minefield of caveats, says Washington AG
29 Comments
01 Aug 23:09

Opinion

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nbn™ talks up HFC upgrades to gigabit speed

Research points out that HFC is widely-used and fast, but we knew that already and fibre fanatics don't care

Keep up the pressure on the telcos, Canada

Sysadmin Blog Connecting Canada is a slow and political process
33 Comments
12 Jul 09:28
Ultrasound

Telstra's 'future of medical diagnosis' needs just 5Mbps

If the future happens at 5Mbps, we need fibre to the what exactly why?
19 Jun 23:56
Screenshot from the movie Airplane!

In-flight movies via BYOD? Just what I always wan... argh no we’re all going to die!

Something for the Weekend, Sir? Hoping that the Wi-Fi is better than the app
90 Comments
27 May 09:06

News

nbn™ switches on first Telstra HFC-powered broadband services

100/40Mbps services available to 2,300 Perth homes
10 Comments
28 Jul 20:01

How to upgrade cities to 40Gbps broadband without replacing today's fiber network

Verizon to test gear to boost speeds to homes, businesses
15 Comments
27 Jul 23:59

Oz regulator eyes broadband marketing

ISPs fudging performance claims in ads? Say it isn't so!
26 Jul 23:09

Ofcom: Legal separation will force Openreach to eat more fibre

Plans for 2 million FTTP connections in next four years 'not enough'
33 Comments
26 Jul 14:38

Zen loses its chill: UK biz ISP falls offline for four hours and counting

Updated TITSUP: Total Inability To Support Upset Punters
25 Comments
25 Jul 19:46

Not-BT-Openreach' biz CityFibre sextuples pipeline

Seems to be doing a roaring trade
25 Jul 11:19

Ofcom should push for fibre – Ex BT CTO

'Aiming for mediocre speeds is such a British attitude'
53 Comments
25 Jul 08:37

nbn™ talks up HFC upgrades to gigabit speed

Research points out that HFC is widely-used and fast, but we knew that already and fibre fanatics don't care
14 Comments
22 Jul 01:51

BT customers hit by broadband outage ... again

Another power problem, this time at Telehouse North
101 Comments
21 Jul 09:03

MPs tell BT: Lay more fibre or face split with Openreach

'Compelling evidence' BT Group 'exploiting... vertical integration'
62 Comments
19 Jul 08:41

Openreach boss Clive Selley wants Ofcom to wrap it up already

Interview I need certainty to get on with upgrades, says BT man
15 Comments
14 Jul 10:23

nbnTM names six shops to re-build Telstra's HFC network

And TITSUP Telstra gets to manage them all
13 Jul 23:25

Keep up the pressure on the telcos, Canada

Sysadmin Blog Connecting Canada is a slow and political process
33 Comments
12 Jul 09:28
shutterstock_170724905-Fibre

CityFibre takes on Ofcom over pledge to open BT ducts and poles

Regulator now says dark fibre sufficient
13 Comments
06 Jul 15:39
stripped copper for recycling

Oz competition regulator seeks input on ending wholesale ADSL declaration

NBN is likely to make the service obsolete. If the clown-show gets it built
05 Jul 01:56
Telstra copper in broken pit

Telstra restarting long-stalled ADSL investment

Wait, what?
29 Jun 23:30
A freight train travels through the Bow Valley - Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Photo by Brian Lasenby via Shutterstock

The problem with Canada? The price of broadband is too damn high

Opinion And other telco oligopoly moans... Our resident maple leafer talks to digi rights group
40 Comments
29 Jun 16:05
Sun shines on the clouds. Photo by Shutterstock

Brexit, schmexit: BT and Oracle join hands for a cloudy tryst

But partnerships not the same as winning new biz – analyst
29 Jun 11:42
SABREnet network detail

Can gigabit fibre services revive Adelaide?

South Oz government to open up academic network to commercial customers
Gilligan's Island

Maine town plans to become 'Gigabit Island'

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale...
22 Jun 00:06
Ross Bridge in Chattanooga TN

Chattanooga mayor credits muni broadband with aiding city's revival

Unemployment is down because of our 10Gb pipeline … and also the new auto factory
16 Comments
20 Jun 20:59
Ultrasound

Telstra's 'future of medical diagnosis' needs just 5Mbps

If the future happens at 5Mbps, we need fibre to the what exactly why?
19 Jun 23:56
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