10 years of broadband – A review of the last decade of broadband evolution.

Welcome to '10 years of Broadband' the results!

Thank you to all of those that took part in our survey over the last few months, the results of which can be seen below.

Broadband Community demands action on UK web infrastructure

59% disagree with new broadband tax
72% are concerned or very concerned that the UK is reaching the limit of its broadband network
Biggest challenge for broadband networks over the next 10 years will be increased data traffic (38%), demand for higher speeds (19%) and security (16%)
92% said that security is important or essential when connecting to a broadband network

10 years of broadband is an online community hub, launched by iBAHN, offering a review of the past decade of broadband evolution, and a look to the future of our connectivity needs. You will find a timeline of highlights, expert opinion, with comment pieces from the hospitality industry’s leading connectivity thinkers, and a chance to get involved via our Twitter account (http://twitter.com/10yearsofbb), and live Twitter feed, offering a gateway into the ongoing broadband debate.

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Ten Years of Broadband Timeline

UK's first consumer broadband service launched

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) specification 802.11b standardises 2.4 GHz wireless networks (known as "WiFi")

Evan Williams and Meg Hourihan launch blogger.com
Ofcom's predecessor, Oftel, begins investigation into Local Loop Unbundling in UK

ADSL, cable broadband launched

BT Openworld launches and offers 512k broadband for £39.99/month initially to businesses and then consumers
The UK is 11th out of 13 in deployment of broadband in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

A survey from the CMA said that 71% of those questioned believed their businesses were being hampered by a lack of broadband access

LinkedIn (business-oriented social networking site) founded in Mountain View, California
BT launches Broadband with a £23 million campaign

Only 9 per cent of U.K. households have a high-speed connection, compared to 39 per cent in Germany and 33 per cent in Sweden

Friendster (social network) founded by Jonathan Abrams in Mountain View, California
The number of UK households and small businesses connecting to the Internet via a broadband connection passes the 3 million mark

MySpace (social network) founded, headed by Chris DeWolfe

Apple launches iTunes in the US
There are now 5 million broadband connections in the UK

Facebook founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Mark Zuckerberg

Broadband services now available to 90 percent of the population
2Mb broadband launched by BT

MySpace acquired by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation for $580 million

YouTube founded by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim
Regulator Ofcom forces BT to open up its exchanges to rivals to give the UK a more competitive broadband market, handing over 1.5 million lines, as part of the local loop unbundling process, which began in 2000

YouTube acquired by Google Inc. for $1.65 billion

Twitter created by Jack Dorsey
70 per cent of the population has used the internet and over half of homes have broadband

42% of households in the EU now have a broadband connection, representing a 12 per cent rise on the figure for 2006

UK web video consumption increases 91 per cent in a year to 1.2 billion minutes - Nielsen Online
Virgin launch 50Mb product

Europe passes US in WiFi use

Bebo acquired by AOL for $850 m
UK broadband penetration is 14th highest worldwide

50 per cent of UK households now connected to broadband

One in seven 18-24 year-olds now watch no live TV at all, choosing to watch video via the web

Download the PDF version of the timeline to find out even more

Other PDFs to download

Content is King, David Garrison, iBAHN

Broadband and the hospitality industry - Douglas Rice, Hotel Technology Next Generation

The evolution of high speed Internet Access - Bryan Steele, Jireh-Tek

Bookmarks:

The Future of Broadband

This is your chance to get involved with 10 years of broadband. We're not just interested in looking at how broadband has developed over the last decade, we also want to understand how you are utilising your connectivity today, and what you hope to do in the future.