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Digital Region Picks New Operator to Run its South Yorkshire UK Network

7th Feb 2013 (4 Comments)

The troubled Digital Region (DRL) broadband network, which currently reaches 80% of homes and businesses in South Yorkshire (England), has this afternoon selected Bouygues Energies and Services (ETDE SA) as its “preferred bidder” to take over the running of their business.

Private Equity Firms Target UK 4G Mobile Operator EE with GBP10bn Bid

7th Feb 2013 (0 Comments)

A group of several familiar private equity firms, including KKR, Apax Partners, Blackstone and CVC Capital Partners, are once again reported to be preparing another colossal £10bn takeover bid for the 4G offering UK mobile network operator EE (Everything Everywhere).

BPI Claims 7 Million UK People Use Illegal Internet Piracy Services

7th Feb 2013 (3 Comments)

The British Phonographic Industry, which represents the United Kingdom’s music industry and recently reported “strong growth” from digital music sales in 2012, has claimed that 345m tracks were downloaded “illegally” over P2P (BitTorrent) during H1-2012 (compared with 239m legal tracks) and around 7m individuals use at least one service “where content is hosted illegally” every month.

SSE Pledges to Pay UK Subscribers 20 Quid if their Customer Service Sucks

7th Feb 2013 (1 Comment)

Utility provider SSE (Scottish & Southern Energy), which offers a range of broadband, phone, gas and electricity services to customers in the United Kingdom, has launched a new £20 Customer Service Guarantee that will see the operator cough up money if their support quality fails to satisfy a new customer charter.

Fibre Optic Helps Global Broadband Revenues Reach GBP120bn in 2012

7th Feb 2013 (0 Comments)

ABI Research estimates that the global fixed broadband ISP market (i.e. DSL, cable and fibre optic services) managed to grow by 7% last year to generate a total service revenue of around £120 billion ($188bn), which was helped by a strong growth in ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) connectivity.

Artist Creates Physical Visualisation of a WiFi Wireless Network Signal

7th Feb 2013 (0 Comments)

Austrian artist Peter Jellitsch has created a somewhat unique piece of art that delivers a physical interpretation of what the signal from a home wifi wireless network (WLAN) might look like if you could see it with your naked eye.

Cost Concerns Set to Delay Internet Piracy Warning Letters from UK ISPs

7th Feb 2013 (0 Comments)

The United Kingdom’s economics and finance ministry, HM Treasury, has quietly withdrawn vital secondary legislation that sets out how the costs of its controversial measures to tackle internet piracy by customers of broadband ISPs would be shared. The move could result in further delays for the Digital Economy Act (DEAct).

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