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BT says 300Mbps FTTP a year away….The Fight is on
February 3rd, 2012 | 
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The super-fast broadband race continues, as BT and Virgin Media attempt to outdo each other hooking the nation – or at least the major population centres – up to very speedy pipes.
Virgin Media struck the latest blow, with the announcement of a broad doubling of the speed of its various packages at no extra charge to customers. And those on its leading edge 100Mbps package are to get a boost to 120Mbps, faster than BT’s current nippiest line (100Mbps).
But not for long, BT heralds with an announcement this morning. For its trials of FTTP (fibre-to-the-premises) on-demand technology in Cornwall have gone well.
Basically, FTTP-OD is an extension of services in FTTC enabled areas whereby the customer can pay to have an additional run of fibre directly to their home or business premise.
Previously a direct fibre line wasn’t available in FTTC areas, but BT has developed a new “fibre overlay” solution for hooking up the household with a final run of fibre.
This will offer speeds of up to 300Mbps, triple the existing top speed, in what BT has dubbed ultra-fast fibre.
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Norminet are introducing New Multi-Year Registations.
1st of May 2012 Nominet are introducing multi-year registration periods so that .uk domain names can be registered and renewed for between 1 and 10 years. Cracking news for Long Term Registrations and for those who specialise in Internet Marketing.
Virgin Media to push out nimble new broadband speeds
Telco to burn £110m on shoving 120Mbps through fibre
Virgin Media is planning to whip its broadband into a wild gallop in a £110m upgrade that will produce a top speed of 120Mbps.
The company won’t be charging its existing customers for the new speeds, and folks who have an old modem incapable of handling the super-fast internet – such as those on the 20Mbps package – will get a new one free.
Facebook blamed for a third of UK divorces
A third of UK divorces cited Facebook as one of the primary causes this year, up from just 20 per cent in 2009.
According to a study apparently conducted by the divorce guidance website Divorce-Online, which examined the records of 5,000 divorces, there were three main behaviours centred around the social network:
1. Inappropriate messages to the opposite sex.
2. Facebook friends reporting a spouses behaviour.
3. Separated couples making nasty comments about each other.
Saudi hackers plaster 14,000 credit card privates on web
A Saudi Arabian hacking group claims it has leaked information on up to 400,000 Israelis, including names, addresses and credit card details.
The data dump follows a reported attack on Israeli websites and has already led to fraudulent use of the sensitive info. Credit card biz Isracard said it had issued 6,600 of the 14,000 cards revealed.
Microsoft celebrates the death of IE6
Microsoft celebrates the death of IE6
Microsoft is celebrating the news that Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) use in the US has officially dropped below one per cent of internet visits.
In March, Microsoft assembled a team to push for the destruction of IE6, and have succeeded in reducing the market footprint of the browser. Currently 7.7 per cent of worldwide internet site visits use IE6, according to Microsoft, but the figure is now 0.9 per cent in the US.
IE slides, Chrome gains in browser wars
Once again, when it comes to the month of December in terms of web browsers, there was one clear winner and one clear loser.
According to Net Applications, Internet Explorer slid 0.8% last month down to a market share of 51.9%. It’ll likely only be a few months before it slips below the 50% mark.
Chrome on the other hand continued to chomp up market share, putting on 0.9% to reach 19.1% of the market.
