Demon UK to offer priority service for gamers
August 24, 2010 Written by James Middleton
UK ISP Demon, run by Thus and owned by Cable & Wireless seems to be a first mover in embracing the concept of a tiered internet service.
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EU to investigate traffic throttling and blocking allegations against telcos
April 19, 2011 Written by Pamela Weaver
The European Commission on Tuesday launched an investigation into telecoms providers’ traffic management and competition practices. Responding to allegations that some service providers were effectively blocking over-the-top (OTT) VoIP services such as Skype, telecoms commissioner Neelie Kroes has asked members to probe fixed and wireless operators for evidence of anti-competitive behaviour.
UK warms to tiered internet
November 18, 2010 Written by James Middleton
UK minister for culture, communications and creative industries, Ed Vaizey, delivered a bit of a shocker at the FT World Telecoms conference in London on Wednesday, calling for a tiered internet, where paid for traffic is prioritised.
Google and Verizon try to decide future of internet
August 10, 2010 Written by James Middleton
Turns out Google and Verizon were up to something after all. Behind the scenes the two companies have been doing what the FCC failed to do – forge a compromise agreement on net neutrality. The only thing is that the wording of the agreement raises some of the same concerns that emerged last week when word of the deal was first heard.
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Concern grows over net neutrality compromise
August 6, 2010 Written by James Middleton
The internet was humming on Thursday night and Friday morning with rampant speculation over a supposed deal between web giant Google and US carrier Verizon that many industry watchers fear as the end of the internet as we know it.
FCC has teeth pulled in net neutrality debate
April 7, 2010 Written by James Middleton
The ongoing dispute over net neutrality was dealt a serious blow this week as a US federal court ruled that the FCC does not have the authority to force all service providers to treat internet traffic the same.
Virgin strings fibre overhead
March 12, 2010 Written by James Middleton
UK cable operator Virgin Media said Thursday it is trialling the delivery of 50Mbps broadband to rural areas by hanging fibre from telegraph poles.
Ofcom to investigate net neutrality
March 4, 2010 Written by James Middleton
The chief of UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has said the authority will investigate web traffic control measures later this year as the net neutrality debate rumbles on.
Vodafone and Telefonica are overplaying their hand with Google
February 24, 2010 Written by Paul Lambert
It’s unlikely that any senior Google executive will take very seriously Vodafone and Telefonica’s recent statements that they are thinking of charging search engines to use their networks.
Politics will drive many of 2010’s mobile developments
January 4, 2010 Written by Tammy Parker
Political posturing, macroeconomics and technological advances will, as always, have considerable impacts on the North American mobile industry in 2010. Because there are so many variables, there’s not much of a sure thing in the industry, but several trends bear watching.
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