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ISP News Archives for February 29, 2012

UK Broadband First to Launch Commercial 4G Mobile Internet Service via 3.5GHz

29th Feb 2012 (1 Comment)

UK Broadband (UKB), a sibling of Hong Kong based telecoms firm PCCW, has today switched on the world’s first deployment of TD-LTE (Huawei’s Time Division – Long Term Evolution) Mobile Broadband technology using the 3.5GHz spectrum band in London. UKB claims that this also represents the “first commercial deployment” of a 4G service in the UK.

3 Mobile Upgrades UK Network with 42Mbps Capable Evolved HSPA Tech

29th Feb 2012 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK (3UK) has engaged in a spot of potentially very misleading marketing today by announcing the rollout of a “4G” HSPA+ ( Evolved HSPA ) technology upgrade that will increase the services maximum Mobile Broadband download speeds from up to 21Mbps (current) to 42Mbps. Except that’s not 4G, not even close.

Dixons UK Launch Broadband Internet Film Rental and Download Service

29th Feb 2012 (0 Comments)

Dixons (Currys, PC World etc.), a popular UK and European focused electrical retailer and services company, has just become the latest to enter a growing market of internet video streaming based broadband film and TV distribution services with the launch of KNOWHOW Movies (available from 1st March 2012).

Kingsway Village Residents Petition Virgin Media to Rollout Superfast Broadband

29th Feb 2012 (0 Comments)

Residents of Kingsway Village in Gloucestershire (England, UK), which is home to a population of over 3,000 people, have started a new petition (Kingsway Villagers) that calls for Virgin Media to deploy their cable based superfast broadband, TV and phone services in the area.

Win Tickets to the 2012 ISPA UK Internet Industry Awards by Rating your ISP

29th Feb 2012 (0 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association ( ISPA ) have put two free tickets to the black-tie 2012 ISPA-Awards event in July up for grabs. To be in with a chance of winning one all you have to do is participate in the new Customer Choice category by rating your ISP for reliability, customer service and value for money.

A Quarter of All Premises in Cornwall UK Reached by Superfast Broadband

29th Feb 2012 (0 Comments)

The £132 Million “Big Build” Superfast Cornwall project, which aims to make BT’s superfast broadband ISP services available to at least 80% (ideally 90%) of homes and businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly by the end of 2014, has expanded its availability to a quarter of all premises (66,000 Cornish premises) in the region.

Government Releases UK Town and City Map of Superfast Broadband Availability

29th Feb 2012 (0 Comments)

The governments Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has just released a new map of UK superfast broadband availability that covers 36 large towns and cities (i.e. those where the number of dwellings exceeds 100,000) across the country.

UK ISP Direct Save Telecom Pledges NO Broadband Price Hikes

29th Feb 2012 (0 Comments)

Home phone and internet provider Direct Save Telecom UK has pledged not to increase their broadband prices, which is despite the country’s “ever-increasing data needs” continuing to only go in one direction – upwards.

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