SamKnows is here to take the guesswork out of broadband and give a detailed picture of the UK's Broadband Availability & Performance, Provider by Provider.

Year of opportunity for O2 and Sky ?

At the end of Q1 2008 OFCOM reported 16.2 million residential and SME broadband connections, a figure that probably exceeds 17 million today. This is about half the total number of fixed line telephone connections. Sky Read more

Job creation via broadband ?

Gordon Brown appears to be contemplating throwing money at the impending unemployment crisis by "creating" 100,000 jobs through investment in a range of infrastructure projects. In a Guardian... Read more

OFCOM addresses "small print" issue

OFCOM has issued guidance to communications providers on how it thinks the law applies to the extra charges consumers may have to pay on top of their usual bill. A Youtube video aimed at consumers is also provided on... Read more

BBC iPlayer (beta) for Mac and Linux

The BBC is bringing the download version of the iPlayer (as opposed to the streaming video version) to Mac and Linux users by using Adobe's AIR cross platform technology. AIR allows flash type content delivery in a standalone executable outside the web browser and... Read more

Phorm UK head leaves ‘by mutual consent’ as new board is put in place

The boardroom comings and goings at Phorm continue as the UK Chief Executive, Hugo Drayton, left today ‘by mutual consent’.

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