Coventry to become latest city with superfast connectivity

Coventry-based businesses and charities are going to be given vouchers of up to £3,000 in a new scheme to help improve their broadband connection.

IT spending within service sector to rise

Service sector firms plan to increase their capital spending over the coming year, particularly in IT, according to new research by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).

1.5m rural properties to receive fast broadband within a year, Govt pledges

The Government has claimed that 1.5 million more rural properties will be linked up to superfast broadband within the coming year.

Big data worth £30bn by 2018, report reveals

A new report has predicted that the value of the big data product market will soar by 26 per cent each year until 2018, taking its total worth to an astonishing £29.74 billion by that point.

Big data driving financial services sector

The financial services sector has been one of the biggest users of big data, and that only looks set to continue, according to a new study by the University of Oxford and IBM’s Institute of BusinessValue.

Canary Wharf to become technology enterprise hub

A new development opening in Canary Wharf is set to make the area one of London’s key financial enterprise hubs.

Half of all EU citizens have access to superfast internet

New EU statistics showing that half of all EU citizens have access to superfast broadband has upped the pressure on the UK government to improve access to fast connections for British users.

uSwitch exposes difference in internet speeds

A recent report from uSwitch shows that UK internet speeds still vary enormously depending on the regions.

The very fastest internet speeds were recorded in a particular street in Telford, where residents enjoyed download speeds of 70Mbps. This is compared with the slowest, of just 0.13Mbps recorded in a street in Stamford.

Digital Derbyshire releases fast internet information pack

An information pack has this week been released for the residents of Derbyshire to explain about a new £15 million fast broadband service, backed by the Digital Derbyshire programme.

BT and Virgin appeal Birmingham Council's broadband plans

BT and Virgin are launching legal challenges against Birmingham City Council’s plans to create its own superfast broadband service.