Carphone Warehouse warned that its entry into the broadband market would continue to weigh on its profits over the coming year as it earmarked an additional investment of up to £15m yesterday to improve its customer service capability.

Over half of the adult population of the UK have access to broadband at home, according to statistics from Ofcom.

Wi-Next, an open-source Wi-Fi company, is to provide broadband access to the Italian region of Alta Langa for the first time as part of Europe’s largest ever wide-area Wi-Fi mesh project.