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ISP News Archives for August 2012

UK ISP PlusNet Launches 76Mbps FTTC Superfast Broadband Package

14th Aug 2012 (11 Comments)

Budget internet and phone provider PlusNet has today launched two new superfast broadband (FTTC) packages, which offer internet download speeds of up to 76Mbps alongside a bigger usage allowance of 250GB (GigaBytes), free installation and UK calls. Prices start at just £19.99 a month.

Fixed Line UK Broadband ISP Connections Top 20.9 Million in Q1 2012

14th Aug 2012 (1 Comment)

The communications regulator, Ofcom, has confirmed in its latest quarterly Telecoms Market Data Tables Q1 2012 report that the UK is now home to a total of 20.89 million fixed line home and small business broadband ISP connections (up from 20.43m in Q4-2011), which includes 552k superfast fibre optic based services (e.g. FTTC).

UK ISP Virgin Media Finally Blocks the Newzbin Internet Piracy Website

14th Aug 2012 (3 Comments)

National UK cable operator Virgin Media has this week become one of the last big fixed line broadband ISPs to block customers from being able to access the Newzbin (Newzbin2) website, which is deemed by the High Court to be a site that facilitates internet piracy (copyright infringement).

Doubts Cast Over Plan to Extend UK Mobile Broadband Coverage to 98%

14th Aug 2012 (0 Comments)

Serious doubt has been cast over the viability of the government’s £150m Mobile Infrastructure Project (MIP), which aims to make Mobile Broadband and voice services available to “at least 98%” of the United Kingdom by the end of 2017 (currently 95%), after Three UK chose not to sign-up.. yet.

O2 Wholesale Claims UK Businesses at Risk from Capped Data Allowances

14th Aug 2012 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP supplier O2 Wholesale UK (BE Wholesale) has warned that an “average business” of 50 employees can eat 61GB (GigaBytes) of internet data a month (i.e. email 26GB, browsing 22GB, video 1.7GB and video conferencing 7.9GB), which is allegedly more expensive for rival providers to cater for than their own “unlimited” option.

New UK Map of Broadband ISP Speed Finds 13 Percent Get Below 2Mbps

14th Aug 2012 (16 Comments)

Telecoms analyst Point Topic has today published a new UK map of broadband speed availability, which claims that 13% of UK homes and businesses (nearly 4 million premises) still can’t receive internet download speeds of above 2Mbps (Megabits per second) and most are in rural areas.

Tesco UK Technically Offers FREE Unlimited Broadband with Phone Rental

13th Aug 2012 (3 Comments)

Customers of supermarket giant Tesco can now technically receive a free broadband service for a year after they added a £30 Giftcard to their internet and phone bundle, which was already discounted down to just £2.50 a month for 12 months. So what’s the catch?

Three Rural Essex UK Parishes Get Superfast Wireless Broadband

13th Aug 2012 (3 Comments)

Wireless ISP County Broadband has expanded the reach of its Next Generation Community Access (NGA) network in Essex (England, UK) to include faster internet access for homes and businesses in three further rural parishes – Tendring, Great Bromley and Thorrington.

BSkyB UK Rivals Could Raise Broadband ISP Bundle Prices After Pay TV Ruling

13th Aug 2012 (3 Comments)

The price UK consumers pay for bundling broadband, TV and or phone services when premium movie or sports content is included from BSkyB could soon rise after several recent competition rulings left Ofcom’s effort to break the media giants alleged hold over the pay-tv market in tatters.

BBC Hands Over GBP300m to Help Rollout UK Superfast Broadband

10th Aug 2012 (28 Comments)

As widely expected the BBC has officially confirmed that it will take an additional £300m from its TV Licence Fee (formerly the 3.5% Digital Switchover Budget) to help the UK government roll-out superfast broadband (25Mbps+) ISP services around the country.

UPD Ofcom Let Fibrewave Deploy 100Mb Fibre Broadband in Cambridgeshire UK

10th Aug 2012 (9 Comments)

Telecoms regulator Ofcom UK has today proposed to grant Fibrewave Networks the power to “carry out street works” as part of its plan to roll-out a new rural fibre optic based superfast broadband ISP network in Cambridgeshire, which will initially cover the villages of Earith, Bluntisham and Colne.

T-Mobile UK Scrap Mobile Broadband Tethering from Unlimited Data Package

10th Aug 2012 (4 Comments)

Mobile operator T-Mobile UK (Everything Everywhere) has scrapped tethering support for Mobile Broadband connections on its £36 per month Full Monty Plan, which originally claimed to offer unlimited calls, texts and data usage with “no fair use restrictions“.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk Launches UK 2012 Digital Heroes Awards

10th Aug 2012 (0 Comments)

Budget ISP TalkTalk UK has announced the launch of its latest annual 2012 Digital Heroes Award, which offers grants worth up to £5,000 to those who do outstanding work by using digital technology to improve the lives of people in their communities.

BTOpenreach UK Toughens Broadband ISP Migration Process to Tackle Abuse

10th Aug 2012 (0 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which manages access to BT’s national UK telecoms network, has set a date for the introduction of its new Cancel Other Expedite (COE) process. This is designed to help consumers switch phone and or broadband providers when their old ISP “misuses” the current Cancel Other process to prevent a migration.

ISP KC Claims to Have Eradicated Broadband NotSpots in Hull UK

9th Aug 2012 (0 Comments)

Hull’s incumbent telecoms operator, KC, claims to have “completely eradicated” broadband “not spots” in its corner of Yorkshire (England). The development, which comes a full three years ahead of the UK government’s 2015 target, means that 100% should now be able to access download speeds of at least 2Mbps (Megabits per second).

Global Average Broadband ISP Speeds Top 2.6Mbps as UK Hits 5.6Mbps

9th Aug 2012 (12 Comments)

The latest State of the Internet Q1 2012 report from content delivery firm Akamai has revealed that the average global internet download speed increased from 2.3Mbps in Q4-2011 to 2.6Mbps (Megabits\sec) at the end of the first quarter, while the average UK speed jumped from 4.9Mbps to 5.6Mbps (22nd fastest country) over the same period.

Scotland Launches GBP5 Million Rural Community Broadband Scheme

9th Aug 2012 (1 Comment)

The Scottish Government has today announced the launch of a new £5 million Community Broadband Scotland (CBS) initiative, which will apparently act as a “one-stop-shop” to provide rural community groups with “information” and “practical support” to help them find better internet access solutions.