Internet TV becomes more popular
October 19, 2007
The latest statistics has revealed that the number of Brits who watch TV downloaded through the internet has doubled when compared to the previous year. The first internet TV was broadcasted in the year 1994 and since then its popularity has augmented tremendously.
A recent study conducted by Continental Research states that more than 2.9 million people have watched internet TV through broadband streaming or they have downloaded shows to this point during the year 2007. The interesting fact is that this figure equates to 10% of all the UK surfers. The study also brought into notice that almost 10% of surfers probably will try out the BBC’s new iPlayer system to look at their much-loved programmes.
ISPreview.co.uk reports that Channel 4’s 4OD service is the most accepted run by a TV network in the UK. A note from Continental Research stated that "Helping to explain the growth of internet TV, satisfaction amongst those viewing TV online is generally positive, with only 12 per cent not satisfied with the service overall. The areas with the greatest dissatisfaction relate to the size of the picture and the quality of the sound and picture."
Demon enhances its webspace services
October 18, 2007
One of the popular broadband providers in the UK, Demon has announced that they have enhanced its customers’ webspace services. ISP review reports that Demon has promoted its customers’ Homepages service to include QuickTime and MP3 streaming capabilities and all this is done so as to cope up with the bigger broadband providers in the UK.
The Homepages service now also enables broadband users to add content on their websites, as part of Demon’s efforts to concentrate on the small business end of the market. Demon broadband has also announced that they will maximise the bandwidth through the Homepages service.
According to the company, these improved services form the company will surely do well to Demon Homepages users by endowing them with scalability, superior height of protection and highly developed streaming capabilities.
Demon Internet was established in 1992 and was bought by Scottish Telecom in the year 1999.
O2 launches broadband services
October 18, 2007
The UK has got its new broadband provider. O2 has launched their broadband service in the UK on 15th of this month. They have started off their new service by offering an impressive package of 100 days money back guarantee for those customers who are not satisfied with their service.
This package will be active for all the customers who signs up O2 broadband till the end of January 2008. O2 Broadband has put forward three separate tariffs for different download speeds. The rates start from £7.50 per month. The company will charge £25 per month for a 20 MB line, with a £10 discount for O2 mobile phone customers. Now, that was a good new for O2 mobile phone customers. Additionally O2 Broadband includes free McAfee security and parental controls software.
Matthew Key, chief executive of O2 UK stated that O2 Broadband plans to shudder up the market by offering a scientifically advanced service which will surely meet the customer’s demands. Latest news is that O2 has hit a deal with search engine Yahoo! to carry its services on O2’s mobile broadband service.
O2 Broadband will make use of the sophisticated and good quality broadband networks in the UK and use the latest ADSL2+ broadband technology as well. O2 Broadband will cover 50% of the population initially with their main focus on major urban areas and depending on the demands of the customers; their network will be spread further.
New mobile broadband tariff by T-Mobile
October 16, 2007
T-Mobile, one of the UK’s major mobile phone operators has launched a new mobile broadband tariff to augment the recognition of technology. The low tariff has made it popular too.
They have offered unlimited wireless broadband access in a number of cities in the UK and T-Mobile will charge only £4 for the use. They are also encouraging the use of broadband services by offering a new USB modem for laptops. Interestingly, the company has also lowered the prices it charges for its wireless broadband contracts.
The head of T-Mobile’s mobile broadband division, Richard Warmsley stated that they are aware that the customers give importance to the suppleness of mobile broadband, accessing the internet for all the reasons they love, whenever they want and wherever they are. He mentioned that wireless broadband is now available for them at just £4.
Earlier this month, T-Mobile instigated an IT seller’s programme that enables IT resellers to retail its commodities for the first time.
BT rewards for the “innovative use of Wi-Fi connectivity”
October 8, 2007
BT, one of the leading broadband service providers in the UK has opened up a competition named as “Developer Challenge Competition” to find out the best mobile phone application that uses a Wi-Fi connection. They are putting their effort to find out what such connections are for.
This competition is open to all who can put together a Symbian application. The reward for the winner is £1K. The evaluating norms of the contest embrace “innovative use of Wi-Fi connectivity”. BT broadband is trying to find innovative things for the people to do over their BT Openzone Wi-Fi hotspots.
The latest models of mobile phones support Wi-Fi connectivity but do not have VoIP. 802.11g is to some extent too much for remote-controlling the stereo, and it’s not often that one finds oneself with a Wi-Fi connection, a call for to surf, and no notebook close at hand.
As long as your entry can set up on a S60 or UIQ device, version 3 or above, then it can be entered into the contest - assuming it uses Wi-Fi.
