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ISP News Archives for March 15, 2012

Ofcom UK Publishes More Detailed Broadband Availability Data for England

15th Mar 2012 (5 Comments)

Following a request from the UK governments Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Ofcom, the communications regulator, has today published some of its “early” 2011 Infrastructure Report broadband data at a “more detailed geographical level“.

Business ISP C4L Expands Wireless Broadband to Isle of Wight Rural Areas

15th Mar 2012 (2 Comments)

Business ISP C4L, which is based around Poole and Bournemouth on the south coast of England UK, has announced that its existing superfast wireless broadband service is being extended to rural homes and businesses on the Isle of Wight.

PlusNet Study Finds Majority of UK Mums Get Parental Advice Online

15th Mar 2012 (4 Comments)

A new study from budget broadband ISP PlusNet, which surveyed 3,360 UK mums between mid February and March 2012, has discovered that the vast majority (82%) rely on the internet for parental advice, 41% do their weekly shop online to save time and for some reason more than half (51%) even researched their children’s homework online.

UK CLA Calls for 2Mbps Broadband to be a Universal Service Obligation

15th Mar 2012 (4 Comments)

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA), a lobby group for land owners across England and Wales, has told the UK governments House of Lords Select Committee on Communications, which recently launched an inquiry into the country’s superfast broadband strategy (here), that it must provide a Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband of at least 2Mbps (Megabits per second) in rural areas.

Lack of Good Rural Broadband in Wales Could Cost Homes GBP3769 Per Year

15th Mar 2012 (6 Comments)

Wispa Limited, an outspoken group of consultants who believe homes and businesses in Wales (UK) deserve better broadband, claims to have estimated the “true cost of a lack of rural broadband” to the Welsh economy and population. Apparently a poorly served household in Wales could be paying £3769.20 extra per year due to a lack of adequate internet connectivity.

IDC Predicts Global Broadband Internet Traffic to Grow 50% Each Year

15th Mar 2012 (0 Comments)

The International Data Corporation (IDC), a global telecoms analyst firm, has predicted that “power users” who consume a “disproportionate amount of bandwidth” will drive internet generated broadband traffic to grow by approximately 50% year over year on fixed line ISP networks and double on mobile platforms.

Virgin Media Deploy FREE Wireless WiFi Internet to London UK Tube Stations

15th Mar 2012 (0 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media has won the contract to provide free public wireless internet access (WiFi) at up to 120 tube station platforms in London for “zero cost to the fare or taxpayer“. The “unlimited” service will also deliver live TfL travel information.

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