Wi-Fi & Broadband

BT has stepped up its super-fast internet arms race with Virgin Media by promising speeds of up to 300Mbps for some customers by the spring of next year.

Pugnacious as ever

Broadband speeds in the UK are falling at peak times according to a new report, with 7PM to 9PM seeing the biggest drops.

Chancellor George Osborne outlined the government's economic plans in his autumn statement this week and revealed a number of commitments to technological progress in the UK.

In Depth In a few places dotted around the country, communities have banded together, decided they couldn't wait for other ISPs to come to them, and instead have installed equipment and set up their own ISP.

More than four million Virgin Media broadband subscribers will have their current headline speed doubled, with those on the flagship 100Mbps service given a 20MB boost as well.

The price of broadband and phone rentals could drop in the UK and it's all down to Ofcom's insistence that BT lowers how much it can charge internet providers for use of its lines.

TalkTalk has announced that it is to begin offering 80Mbps super-fast fibre optic broadband to its customers for an extra £15 a month.

The UK government has announced that it is to find extra funding to bolster the broadband infrastructure in the UK and is aiming to get ultra-fast broadband to at least 1.7 million homes by 2015.