UK media regulator Ofcom has announced it will crack down on broadband providers who rip off loyal customers by only providing their best deals to new subscribers.

Local businesses in Staffordshire are being encouraged to take advantage of a government scheme that can help them pay for superfast broadband, which can boost their business. Mark Winnington, Staffordshire Council’s economic growth leader, says the scheme can help small and medium sized businesses in the county to boost efficiency and productivity.

Superfast mobile broadband technology could be just around the corner for the UK’s phone-owners as plans accelerate to launch the next-generation 5G network in 2019 - according to BT’s CEO. Gavin Patterson, the CEO of the BT Group, said that their mobile-operating group EE is planning to launch a “commercial product” in the next 18 months.

A group of some 56 MPs have written to the Digital Secretary asking for more to be done to improve both broadband speeds and mobile connectivity in rural areas.

As the green data centre movement gathers pace, multinational tech giant Apple has claimed that 100 per cent of the energy that is used at its enormous Waukee, Iowa facility is renewable.

A report into the work-life balance that IT managers enjoy has suggested that unspoken concerns about busy schedules and hectic workplaces can lead towards employees leaving and heightened workplace stress.

Sky TV customers will no doubt be welcoming the news that the firm is planning to provide its service through broadband networks.

An agreement between the Church of England and various government departments means that rural homes in England could be getting better broadband connections with the help of community churches.

Julie James, Welsh minister for digital infrastructure, has revealed that research has been commissioned on the most effective measures to guarantee that new homes and businesses in rural communities in Wales are connected to broadband.

A new study has found that a quarter of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK do not believe that employees with good digital skills are necessary for their businesses to grow.