We discovered over breakfast on Wednesday that the first item of the morning was to turn on the turbines and do a little high speed testing. Sounded great to me, the speed of the LCS was one aspect I was interested to see first hand. It didn't take long, after completing breakfast I made my way to the bridge to monitor the crew prepare. There would be several different evaluations conducted d...

The telecoms industry is not convinced that the EU has found the right solution to spur investment in next generation networks like fibre cables, as draft documents seen by EurActiv unveil the European Commission's plan for high-speed Internet.

Connecting the 30% of the EU's rural population that has no high speed internet access should be a priority for achieving 'broadband for all' by 2010, the European Commission said yesterday. Improved internet connectivity is a powerful tool to stimulate swift economic recovery.

Neelie Kroes, the European Union's Digital Agenda commissioner, proposed a number of measures yesterday (20 September) aimed at boosting high-speed Internet across Europe. But her plan faces opposition from some member states and key industry groups.

In the consultation, the Commission will be asking whether Internet access should be a public right and how the EU's current rules, dating from 2002, can be tweaked to include the bloc's goal of providing 'broadband for all'. This ties in with the Spanish EU Presidency's goal of making high-speed Internet compulsory across the bloc, aimed at improving Web access in rural areas ...

The European Commission yesterday (19 May) launched a public consultation on draft guidelines that will determine when governments can grant public funds for rolling out high-speed broadband networks.

A 50p broadband tax planned by the Government will fail to deliver high speed internet in every home according to the Conservatives.

The Commission yesterday (18 September) put forward a set of proposals aimed at accelerating the transition towards a new generation of high-speed, high-definition Internet services streamed through optical fibre networks. But its plans to stimulate competition in the sector immediately came under fire.

Wall Street saw heavy falls in cable and telecommunications stocks in spite of a vow from the FCC that it would show restraint under a new plan to regulate high-speed internet providers

The EU's strategy for connecting more people to the Internet is "a little detached from reality," argues Aarti Holla from the European Satellite Operators Association. In an interview with EurActiv, the ESOA secretary-general said countries will lose money by focusing on Internet speeds.