BT to trial 1Gbps broadband in 2011

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/images/bt-hq-200-200.jpg"><br /><P>BT has announced that it will trial 1Gbps broadband in Kesgrave, Suffolk – as well as rolling superfast broadband to 40 'rural market towns'. </P><br /><P>Although it has lagged behind Virgin Media in its fibre optic offering, BT is pumping money into its Infinity offering and will now look to trial broadband speeds that have previously been available only in countries like Korea. </P><br /><P>The trial will take place in Suffolk commencing in 2011, but don't expect to have 1Gbps broadband to your home for a considerable time, with BT still desperately trying to enhance the coverage of its fledgling fibre infrastructure. </P><br /><P><STRONG>40 towns</STRONG></P><br /><P>The promise of rolling superfast speeds to 40 rural towns is also a major positive, although details will not be announced until the next year. </P><br /><P>"BT will…be including up to 40 rural market towns in the next phase of exchanges for fibre broadband, said BT.</P><br /><P>"These areas will be able to enjoy the benefits of the technology from late 2011/early 2012. BT plans to announce the next list of exchanges in January 2011."</P><br /><P><STRONG>Push the limits</STRONG></P><br /><P>Olivia Garfield, BT's director of strategy, said: "We intend to continually push the limits of our super-fast broadband programme in terms of the technology and the geography. </P><br /><P>"While everyday consumers don't require Gigabit speeds today, it's important that we test the maximum speed capabilities of our fibre broadband product to ensure that it is fully future proofed. </P><br /><P>"Furthermore, by evolving our deployment model for fibre we have been able to push the geographical boundaries of super-fast broadband. </P><br /><P>"It allows us to build a commercial case for rolling out fibre to selected towns in rural areas to satisfy the growing appetite for faster broadband speeds. </P><br /><P>"Both of these developments will further advance BT's super-fast broadband vision and will assist the Government in achieving its aim of creating the best super-fast broadband network in Europe."</P>

BT to trial 1Gbps broadband in 2011

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BT to trial 1Gbps broadband in 2011

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/images/bt-hq-200-200.jpg"><br /><P>BT has announced that it will trial 1Gbps broadband in Kesgrave, Suffolk – as well as rolling superfast broadband to 40 'rural market towns'. </P><br /><P>Although it has lagged behind Virgin Media in its fibre optic offering, BT is pumping money into its Infinity offering and will now look to trial broadband speeds that have previously been available only in countries like Korea. </P><br /><P>The trial will take place in Suffolk commencing in 2011, but don't expect to have 1Gbps broadband to your home for a considerable time, with BT still desperately trying to enhance the coverage of its fledgling fibre infrastructure. </P><br /><P><STRONG>40 towns</STRONG></P><br /><P>The promise of rolling superfast speeds to 40 rural towns is also a major positive, although details will not be announced until the next year. </P><br /><P>"BT will…be including up to 40 rural market towns in the next phase of exchanges for fibre broadband, said BT.</P><br /><P>"These areas will be able to enjoy the benefits of the technology from late 2011/early 2012. BT plans to announce the next list of exchanges in January 2011."</P><br /><P><STRONG>Push the limits</STRONG></P><br /><P>Olivia Garfield, BT's director of strategy, said: "We intend to continually push the limits of our super-fast broadband programme in terms of the technology and the geography. </P><br /><P>"While everyday consumers don't require Gigabit speeds today, it's important that we test the maximum speed capabilities of our fibre broadband product to ensure that it is fully future proofed. </P><br /><P>"Furthermore, by evolving our deployment model for fibre we have been able to push the geographical boundaries of super-fast broadband. </P><br /><P>"It allows us to build a commercial case for rolling out fibre to selected towns in rural areas to satisfy the growing appetite for faster broadband speeds. </P><br /><P>"Both of these developments will further advance BT's super-fast broadband vision and will assist the Government in achieving its aim of creating the best super-fast broadband network in Europe."</P>

BT to trial 1Gbps broadband in 2011

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Twitter Joke Trial auction smashes £10,000 barrier

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com////classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/images/twitter-fail-whale-200-200.jpg"><br /><P>An auction set up to raise money for Paul Chambers, the man charged with sending a threatening message over Twitter, has hit £10,000 – the minimum amount needed for Chambers to make an appeal to the High Court.</P><br /><P>Chambers was fined for his 'offensive' tweet, where he threatened to blow up Robin Hood airport in Doncaster unless it opened up.</P><br /><P>The ridiculousness of the charge spurred the Twitter community to set up a <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23twitterjoketrial">Twitter Joke Trial</A> hashtag that's been supported by a <a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/twitter-joke-trial-sparks-i-am-spartacus-uprising-907709">number of celebrities</A>, including Graham Linehan and Stephen Fry.</P><br /><P>Chambers was <a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/twitter-joke-trial-appeal-comes-back-with-guilty-verdict-907516">found guilty</A> earlier in the month and was given a criminal conviction but he is now going to the High Court to appeal.</P><br /><P><STRONG>Joke's aside</STRONG></P><br /><P>An appeal like this costs thousands, so the Twitter Joke Trial Fund was setup that used auctions to raise money for the Chambers' appeal.</P><br /><P>This auction has now passed the landmark £10,000 barrier.</P><br /><P>The <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/TwJokeTrialFund/status/7896000593133568">Twitter feed</A> says about hitting £10,000: "We're not finished, this was the minimum needed to ensure Paul could even mount an appeal, BUT, we've only gone and bloody done it!!"</P><br /><P>Chambers, who is not party to the auction but has verified the account, <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/pauljchambers/status/7895988115083264">said</A>: "Absolutely unbelievable. "A massive, massive thank you to everyone who donated and involved. I'm off for a cry."</P>

Twitter Joke Trial auction smashes £10,000 barrier

An auction set up to raise money for Paul Chambers, the man charged with sending a threatening message over Twitter, has hit £10,000 – the m...

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Twitter Joke Trial sparks 'I Am Spartacus' uprising

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com///classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/images/twitter-fail-whale-200-200.jpg"><br /><P>The Twitter community has responded to Paul Chambers' guilty verdict at the Twitter Joke Trial by tweeting his original 'terrorist' message, with the hashtag #IAmSpartacus.</P><br /><P>This week the retrial of Paul Chambers, who was accused of sending a menacing electronic communication on Twitter, culminated in the trainee accountant <a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/twitter-joke-trial-appeal-comes-back-with-guilty-verdict-907516">being found guilty</A> and fined £1,000. </P><br /><P>This sparked outrage on Twitter and even prompted <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/stephenfry/status/2759551652728833">Stephen Fry</A> to say he would pay the fine. </P><br /><P><STRONG>Siege mentality</STRONG></P><br /><P>Now thousands of people are tweeting exactly the same message on Twitter that got Chambers a criminal record, which is technically putting them all at risk of being charged with the same 'sending a menacing electronic communication' offence.</P><br /><P>In fact, the hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23iamspartacus">#IAmSpartacus</A> - which was started by Twitter follower <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/christt">@Christt</A> - is now the biggest trending topic of the day, ironically just in front of <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23twitterjoketrial">#TwitterJokeTrial</A>.</P><br /><P>It will be interesting to see how the Crown Prosecution Service responds to the latest uprising on the micro-blog. Surely they can't all be put in the docks?</P>

Twitter Joke Trial sparks 'I Am Spartacus' uprising

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Exclusive: 'Highly unlikely' action will be taken against Twitter Joke Trial tweets

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com///classifications/people/struan_robertson-200-200.jpg"><br /><P>TechRadar has spoken to Struan Robertson, editor of Out-Law.com and Legal Director of Pinsent Masons LLP, about the <a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/twitter-joke-trial-appeal-comes-back-with-guilty-verdict-907516">Twitter Joke Trial</A> and he believes that it is unlikely those repeating Paul Chamber's original 'terrorist' tweet will face prosecution.</P><br /><P>At the time of writing this, the current top trending topic in the UK is <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23iamspartacus">#IAmSpartacus</A>, a hashtag that <a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/twitter-joke-trial-sparks-i-am-spartacus-uprising-907709">thousands of users</A> have applied to Paul Chamber's original tweet, which landed him with a criminal record this week.</P><br /><P>Robertson explained to TechRadar that "It's highly unlikely that action will be taken against those repeating what Chambers tweeted.</P><br /><P>"While lots of people saw Chambers's original tweet as a joke that, at worst, was in bad taste, the prosecutor and the judge clearly didn't. They saw it as criminally menacing. </P><br /><P><STRONG>Big payout</STRONG></P><br /><P>Robertson continued: "I can't see a prosecutor taking action over the retweeters, though. Aside from the profile of this protest, the retweeters arguably make clear their satirical intent by using the Spartacus hashtag."</P><br /><P>The <a href="http://www.out-law.com/page-11545">Out-Law.com</A> editor does warn, however, that those using the hashtag aren't completely safe from the law, saying: "It's worth noting that you don't avoid responsibility for a message just because you're repeating what somebody else said. </P><br /><P>"A person who retweets a libellous message could themselves be sued for libel – and if they have more followers than the original author, they could be facing the bigger payout."</P><br /><P>This may be food for thought for all the celebrities who have jumped on the Twitter Joke Trial bandwagon.</P>

Exclusive: 'Highly unlikely' action will be taken against Twitter Joke Trial tweets

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Twitter Joke Trial appeal comes back with guilty verdict

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com///classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/images/twitter-fail-whale-200-200.jpg"/><p>Paul Chambers, the man <a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/twitterer-fined-%C2%B1000-for-airport-bomb-joke-688371">who threatened</a> to blow up Robin Hood airport in Doncaster on Twitter as a joke, has been found guilty at his retrial.</p><p>The original trial was back in May, where the judge failed to see the funny side of the 'joke' tweet, which said: "Crap! Robin Hood Airport is closed. You've got a week... otherwise I'm blowing the airport sky high!"</p><p>Chambers was initially told he had to pay a £1,000 fine and that he had been given a criminal record for his actions.</p><p>An appeal was granted and this lead to the recent retrial, which subsequently came back with the same verdict of 'guilty'.</p><p><strong>Guilty as charged</strong></p><p>The verdict has sparked off the <a href="http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23twitterjoketrial">#twitterjoketrial</a> hashtag on Twitter once more, with celebrity backers of Chambers appalled at the results.</p><p>These include <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/DaveGorman/status/2755292899049472">Dave Gorman</a>, who said: "I can't tell you what I'd like to do to the judge at the #TwitterJokeTrial for fear of it leading to another #TwitterJokeTrial. Awful news."</p><p>Meanwhile <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/stephenfry/status/2759551652728833">Stephen Fry</a> told Paul Chambers over Twitter: "My offer still stands. Whatever they fine you, I'll pay x"</p><p>After the original conviction, Chambers lost his financial manager's job; after this one he seems to have found celebrity.</p><img border="0" height="1" src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/9809/s/f8e54d9/mf.gif" width="1"/><div class='mf-related'><p>

Twitter Joke Trial appeal comes back with guilty verdict

Paul Chambers, the man who threatened to blow up Robin Hood airport in Doncaster on Twitter as a joke, has been found guilty at his retria...

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