ISP Orange UK (aka - Everything Everywhere) has completely refreshed its range of Home Broadband and Phone packages. The current raft of four options has been replaced by three and form part of Orange's effort to improve their network image and customer service perception.

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A network optimisation specialist, Blue Coat Systems, has warned that the latest BBC iPlayer V3 update, which launched earlier this week and added lots of new social networking style features to the UK internet TV streaming service, could make office networks "unworkable".

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Ofcom has approved a request by all five of the UK's primary mobile operators ( Vodafone , O2 , Orange , T-Mobile and Three (3) ) to increase the maximum in-band power limit for 3G mobile spectrum licences from 62dBm per carrier to 65dBm. The move could improve voice capacity, Mobile Broadband internet data throughput and in-building signal availability.

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A new study from Point Topic UK, which looks at the Digital Switchover and availability of Digital Television (DTV) services, has also resulted in an interesting new broadband internet video / TV streaming map of the United Kingdom. The map indicates which parts of the UK are currently capable of streaming HD TV video (GREEN coloured areas) and standard TV video (ORANGE). Areas shown as RED find streaming difficult or even impossible (poor broadband).

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Internet Service Providers (ISP) in the UK can rest a little easier today after the latest Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) draft, which hopes to establish international standards on intellectual property rights enforcement, removed aspects that would have effectively turned broadband providers into copyright police (e.g. forced monitoring of customers and being made responsible for third party content).

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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has criticised broadband ISP TalkTalk UK for failing to inform both itself and subscribers that it was conducting a controversial new security trial on them. The service, which the ICO also likened to Phorm (WebWise), follows customers around the internet and makes an anonymous record of the website addresses (URLs) they visit.

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Cable giant Virgin Media is making its home broadband internet access and phone packages available on a 9 month contract, although the offer is only open to student customers. In addition Virgin are also giving NUS Extra student cardholders 15% off whatever they spend on Virgin Mobile and Mobile Broadband every month.

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New and existing customers of Sky can now benefit from two new bundles that include a FREE Sky+ HD box and a FREE £50 M&S voucher to spend in related shops.

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