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BT promises 300Mbps broadband for 10 million homes by 2020
BT's chief executive Gavin Patterson has emerged today with a laundry list of promises designed to improve broadband speeds, coverage and public confidence in the UK. First up is a commitment to a new, minimum broadband speed of 5-10Mbps, which the company claims will be enough for people to "enjoy popular internet services like high definition video." The idea to push for a minimum standard was actually introduced by the UK government earlier this year. BT's involvement is a crucial statement of support, although at the moment there's no timeframe as to when it'll be introduced or even feasible. There's also the matter of the speeds themselves -- 5Mbps, most would argue, isn't enough to support a family or a group of flatmates that regularly use the internet simultaneously.
Mobile Miscellany: week of February 4th, 2013
If you didn't get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we've opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought the arrival of Cricket's first waterproof smartphone and Three introduced an updated Galaxy S III known as the Ultrafast. Not to stop there, we'll take a trip to India to highlight the latest value-oriented smartphone. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the "best of the rest" for this week of February 4th, 2013.
