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Intel still hoping for local loop unbundling

News Intel still believes local loop unbundling (LLU) is essential for consumer broadband, despite a recognition among most of the industry that it can never be made to pay. We think local loop unbundling is essential for ensuring a competitive European...

28 May 2002, 17:30

Futuristic remote control to arrive in 2007

News Early next year, at least one undisclosed consumer electronics company will release the Loop, a ring-shaped remote control that lets you navigate by pointing at icons on the TV screen, rather than scrolling and clicking through listings.

9 November 2006, 10:32

Vodafone moves into fixed-line broadband

News Under the plan Vodafone will be able to sell broadband access across the UK without having to invest in local loop unbundling, where companies install their own gear in BT's exchanges -- a strategy favoured by the likes of Orange Broadband...

12 September 2006, 10:25

24Mbps broadband comes to London

News The company is currently keeping its pricing strategy a secret but said the service, which works over local loop unbundling, will be "competitive". Londoners could soon see broadband speeds triple to 24Mbps, as a recently launched company has...

5 July 2005, 9:57

BT struggling to meet broadband demand

News A BT spokeswoman told CNET.co.uk's sister site silicon.com: "Order volumes are driven by the LLU [local loop unbundling] operators so it's difficult for Openreach to anticipate future broadband figures.

9 November 2006, 9:44

Vodafone to offer broadband in new year

News Under the scheme, the mobile operator can sell broadband access across the UK without having to invest in local loop unbundling, where companies fit their own gear in BT's exchanges -- the tactic favoured by Orange Broadband, née Wanadoo, and...

13 November 2006, 8:55

HD downloads could be pricey for users

News Even if the ISP has the money to invest in local loop unbundling -- whereby it installs its own equipment in a BT exchange rather than buying its connection through BT Wholesale -- that movie could still cost the ISP £2.10, says the report.

Tags: charge, broadband, exchange, hd

11 July 2006, 10:52

Vonage tops study of Net phone service

News Test calls between San Francisco and New York were placed from VoIP to standard telephone lines and vice versa, and between local loop VoIP to public switched telephone networks. The overall quality of Internet phone service still lags behind...

13 July 2005, 11:00

Be extends 24Mps broadband network

News Be is aiming to install its equipment in a further 300 exchanges -- via a process known as local-loop unbundling -- by the end of this summer. Be, the next-generation broadband network operator purchased by O2 last June, has extended its network to...

16 February 2007, 9:50

22Mbps broadband available nationwide

News Zen and Wanadoo, among others, have opted for local loop unbundling to deliver speeds of up to 8Mbps. UK Online has become the first ISP in the UK to roll out its ADSL2+ network nationally, promising speeds of up to 22Mbps.

10 November 2005, 10:01

TalkTalk's 'free' broadband trouble

News The connection delays are thought to involve problems with local loop unbundling and IP-streaming, not to mention a rapid take-up rate of around 2,500 customers a day. Carphone Warehouse's much-hyped offer of free broadband for its TalkTalk...

6 June 2006, 11:01

Broadband migration no longer a drag?

News MAC codes apply only to DSL providers who have not installed their own broadband equipment in BT's local exchanges -- a process known as local loop unbundling. As of today, broadband users will find it easier to switch to a new ISP.

14 February 2007, 9:58

Microsoft pulls back from Vista SP1 update

News Another user, S Marusic, wrote: "New Dell Inspiron PC stuck on the update loop as well. Microsoft has stopped automatically distributing a prerequisite piece of software for Vista Service Pack 1, following customer complaints that it had caused...

Tags: fix, customers, hard drive, post

21 February 2008, 8:57

James Bond at the mercy of pirates

News A second copy however, posted online on Saturday offered a better quality version, said Price, who suspects the improved sound is a result of the pirate responsible for recording the film capturing sound direct from the T-loop system in cinemas...

23 November 2006, 11:32

Google focuses on speed for Web 2.0 apps

News The popularity of user-created and user-edited online encyclopedia Wikipedia, for example, illustrates that people like to have an "immediate feedback loop", Mayer said. YouTube succeeded where Google Video didn't because users were able to see...

10 November 2006, 10:17