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Two Puffins are First to Test Shetland Telecoms Fibre Optic Broadband Service

14th May 2012 (3 Comments)

Shetland Telecom, which was established by the Shetland Islands Council (SIC) to help deliver superfast broadband services across 90% of the remote Shetland Islands (North of Scotland, UK) by March 2016, has successfully connected its first “test customers” to the link in the form of two cute Puffins (Tammie and Norie).

UPD2 Report Lists Top 10 Legitimate Sites Blocked by UK Adult Content Filters

14th May 2012 (5 Comments)

The Open Rights Group (ORG) and the LSE Media Policy Project have today published a new report that examines the impact of internet censorship on mobile networks and list some of the legitimate websites that often get unfairly blocked by adult content filters (aka – over-blocking). The study is important because similar measures could soon be forced upon fixed line broadband ISP subscribers.

UK ISP Timico Offer 80Mbps FTTC Broadband Packages with Free Setup

14th May 2012 (0 Comments)

Business ISP Timico has launched a new range of up to 80Mbps download speed (20Mbps uploads) capable superfast “Fibre Broadband” packages, which are based off the latest Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) technology and come with a FREE Connection (normally £99 +vat).

New Video Shows 1Gbps B4RN Broadband Network in Lancashire Being Built

14th May 2012 (26 Comments)

The B4RN (Broadband 4 Rural North) project, which recently began work on a new service that aims to connect thousands of rural homes in northern Lancashire UK via a unique 1Gbps (Gigabits per second) capable FTTH broadband ISP network (here), has posted a lovely new video of their fibre optic infrastructure being built.

The Changing Role of the ISP – Guest Editorial by Piers Daniell MD of Fluidata

14th May 2012 (0 Comments)

I recently had a discussion with a prospect about the role and the value of the ISP in today’s telecoms industry. We discussed whether the opinion amongst some that see ISPs as “resellers; pointless middlemen; and a barely necessary layer between source and supply” had any validity and whether it’s, perhaps, more a case that the lines have blurred and ISPs have evolved to become more than simple service providers?

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