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ISP News Archives for April 2012

UK ISP BE Broadband and O2 Delay Launch of Superfast Broadband to 2013

10th Apr 2012 (17 Comments)

Internet provider BE Broadband has this morning informed their customers that they’re “not making very good progress on fibre” and will once again have to delay their plans to launch a full superfast broadband (FTTC) service until 2013. The move is also likely to affect parent ISP O2 UK (Telefonica).

Home WiFi Networks Found in 73 Percent of UK Households

10th Apr 2012 (0 Comments)

New Strategy Analytics research has revealed that the UK and South Korea dominate the world for home wi-fi network penetration. Some 80.3% of households in SK have wifi networks, which falls to 73.3% for the UK. Overall 25% (439 Million) of households worldwide now have a home wifi network and adoption continues to climb.

How to Keep Your Data Private and Browse the Internet Anonymously

10th Apr 2012 (9 Comments)

It’s because you have something to hide. Internet anonymity is a bitterly conflicted subject that, on the one hand, safely masks our private lives from view or abuse, while on the other it can be manipulated by unscrupulous individuals for often criminal purposes. But just how do you go about keeping your private life.. private?

BT Makes its 80Mbps Superfast FTTC Broadband Upgrade Available to ISPs

10th Apr 2012 (5 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which is responsible for providing UK internet providers with equal access to BT’s telecoms infrastructure, is this week expected to make its ‘up to’ 80Mbps (download speed) upgrade available to all ISPs offering services via their superfast broadband Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) platform (the 80Mbps trial ends today). FTTC’s maximum upload speed will also rise up to 20Mbps.

Virgin Media Business Warns of Bottomless Pit for Mobile Data Use

7th Apr 2012 (5 Comments)

Virgin Media Business has warned that UK Mobile Broadband operators are facing a “bottomless pit” as they attempt to adapt to rising levels of data usage, which has increased by 250% over the past two years alone, especially with superfast “4G” services being just around the corner.

Happy Easter 2012 from the ISPreview UK Team

6th Apr 2012 (0 Comments)

ISPreview UK would just like to wish all of our readers, whatever your religious beliefs, a very Happy Easter and a joyous extra-long weekend; at least to all those who have been lucky enough to get a few extra days off work. Fingers crossed for good weather.

comScore Reveals Mobile Broadband and WiFi Internet Use on UK Smartphones

5th Apr 2012 (0 Comments)

Analyst firm comScore has revealed that 13% of iOS (Apple iPhone) and 43% of Android based Smartphone owners in the UK use only Mobile Broadband connectivity to go online, which rises to 87% and 57% respectively when both mobile and WiFi connectivity are used. Interestingly Three UK is the most popular network for mobile-only (3G) internet access, while Vodafone comes top when mobile and WiFi use is combined.

Global Fixed Line Broadband Revenues Reach GBP30 Billion in Q1 2012

5th Apr 2012 (0 Comments)

ABI Research has estimated that the worldwide fixed line broadband market, driven by demand for superfast fibre optic based connections, managed to generate service revenue of £30 Billion ($47.7bn) in Q1-2012 and reached a total of 586.7 Million subscribers. That’s despite an apparent “surge” in Mobile Broadband adoption.

Top 9 UK Fastest Broadband ISPs by Speed for March 2012

5th Apr 2012 (5 Comments)

The latest anecdotal monthly consumer broadband ISP speed testing results from Broadband.co.uk, which covers the month of March 2012, reveals that the average UK internet download speed has shot up from 8.210Mbps (Megabits per second) during January 2012 to 10.731Mbps now.

Ofcom UK Proposes to Make Calls to 0800 Numbers Free from all Phones

4th Apr 2012 (11 Comments)

Ofcom, the communications and media regulator, has today moved to simplify UK call charges by proposing to make all calls, from both fixed lines and mobile phones, to 0800 and 116 telephone numbers completely free. At present calls to 0800 numbers can, somewhat confusingly, still attract charges of up to 21p a minute from mobiles.

UPD Sky Broadband UK Launch Free WiFi Wireless Internet Service

4th Apr 2012 (6 Comments)

Sky Broadband (BSkyB) has today confirmed the much anticipated mid-April 2012 launch of its free wireless internet (wifi) service, which will be available to the ISPs existing SkyBroadband Unlimited, Sky Fibre Unlimited (due to launch next week) and Sky Connect customers from over 10,000 Hotspots across the UK.

ITU Claims Broadband Can Reduce Greenhouse Gasses and Save the Planet

4th Apr 2012 (0 Comments)

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), which is part of the United Nations, has released an interesting new report that highlights a number of different ways in which broadband internet access can help to reduce greenhouse gasses (GHGs), mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change and promote resource efficiency, while at the same time “building more prosperous and inclusive societies“.

BT Wholesale Cuts Broadband ISP Bandwidth Charges for UK Rural Areas

4th Apr 2012 (13 Comments)

BTWholesale, the wholesale division of national UK telecoms operator BT, has this week informed internet providers about a number of new broadband price changes. The biggest of which is a 13% reduction in the price of its IPstream Connect (i.e. up to 8Mbps ADSL technology) contracted bandwidth for Market 1 (rural) areas.

South Yorkshire Digital Region ISP Reveals TV and 80Mbps Broadband Services

3rd Apr 2012 (6 Comments)

The almost endlessly troubled Digital Region project in South Yorkshire (UK) has gained a slight boost today after one of its newest consumer broadband ISPs, LittleBigOne, announced the launch of their first “independent network TV” (IPTV – Internet Protocol TV) service.

UPD Serious Incident Knocks Some BT Broadband Services Offline in Scotland

3rd Apr 2012 (1 Comment)

Several ISPs are reporting that a “Serious Incident” on BT’s network in Scotland (UK) appears to be affecting broadband services for “all providers“. As a result an unspecified number of customers are said to be experiencing a loss of service.

Business ISP Supplier Entanet UK Reveals 80Mbps Broadband Prices

3rd Apr 2012 (2 Comments)

Communications provider Entanet, which supplies broadband internet access solutions to ISPs in the UK, has revealed how much its channel partners will have to pay if they want to offer the forthcoming 80Mbps (Megabits per second) capable Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) based superfast broadband upgrade to their customers.

O2 WiFi Delivers FREE Wireless Internet to 1200 UK McDonalds Restaurants

3rd Apr 2012 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 UK (Telefonica) has today signed a new 5 year deal to deliver free wireless internet (wifi hotspot) services to McDonald’s 1,200 strong chain of fast food restaurants in the UK by summer 2012 (i.e. the London Olympic Games).