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ISP News Archives for May 2012

2 Million UK Households Could Lose Digital TV Due to 4G Mobile Broadband

17th May 2012 (13 Comments)

The governments Communications Minister, Ed Vaizey, has confirmed that around 2 million UK households could have problems viewing Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) services because of interference caused by a new generation of “4G” superfast Mobile Broadband services operating in the soon-to-be-auctioned 800MHz (790-862MHz) radio spectrum band.

UK ISP TalkTalk Broadband Subscriber Decline Slows to 4.066 Million

17th May 2012 (0 Comments)

Internet and phone provider TalkTalk (AOL UK) has today released its latest results to 31st March 2012 (Q4), which saw their broadband subscriber base decline by -13,000 in the quarter to reach a new total of 4,066,000. That’s a significant improvement on the -43,000 lost during the previous Q4-2011. The ISP also revealed growth in its new superfast broadband service.

UK ISP Entanet Calls Governments Revived Internet Snooping Law Pointless

17th May 2012 (2 Comments)

Communications and networking provider Entanet has described the UK governments move to resuscitate and expand controversial internet snooping laws (data retention), which threaten to log a much bigger slice of your online activity (e.g. Skype and Facebook access etc.), as “pointless” and warned that the “true criminals will simply circumnavigate such surveillance“.

BT Promises Speeds of up to 80Mbps for 90% of Rutland UK by Q4 2013

16th May 2012 (9 Comments)

BT has pledged to make superfast broadband (FTTC) ISP speeds of up to 80Mbps (Megabits per second) available to over 90% of Rutland’s (England, UK) 17,000 homes and businesses by the end of 2013. The plan was announced today during a contract signing event between BT and Rutland County Council (RCC), which was held at the historic Oakham Castle.

Japanese Scientists Deliver Faster WiFi Using the T-rays Radio Spectrum

16th May 2012 (1 Comment)

A group of Japanese scientists working out of the Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT) have managed to push wireless (wifi) data rates of between 2-3Gbps (Gigabits per second) over the unregulated T-rays band of the electromagnetic radio spectrum (300-3000GHz).

Government Statistics Find 8.12 Million UK Adults Have Never Used the Internet

16th May 2012 (0 Comments)

The governments Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released its latest Internet Access Quarterly Update (Q1-2012), which found that a total of 42.16 million UK adults have gone online (83.7% of the population, up from 83.5% in Q4-2011 and 82.9% in Q3-2011). As a result the number of adults who have never used the internet declined to 8.12 million (16.1%).

Orange UK Home Broadband ISP Subscribers Remain Static at 713000

16th May 2012 (1 Comment)

Orange UK (Everything Everywhere) recently reported its latest financial results to 31st March 2012 (Q1), which revealed that their total base of fixed line Home Broadband subscribers has remained static (no growth or decline), for a third consecutive quarter, at 713,000.

Ofcom to Publish UK ISP Internet Piracy Initial Obligations Code in June 2012

16th May 2012 (4 Comments)

The UK governments Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has confirmed that Ofcom is expected to publish its final Initial Obligations Code of Practice proposal for tackling internet copyright infringement (piracy) by customers of broadband providers in June 2012, which is a much delayed requirement of the controversial Digital Economy Act (DEAct).

UPD ASA Slap TalkTalk Broadband Speed Checker over Misleading Estimates

16th May 2012 (1 Comment)

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint by one of TalkTalk’s UK customers against a broadband speed checking facility on the ISPs website, which was found to deliver a “misleading” estimates of expected performance because it didn’t go far enough to make clear that the speed consumers received was “likely to be lower than the estimated” range.

ISP TalkTalk UK Offers GBP25 Tesco Voucher with Half Price Broadband

15th May 2012 (0 Comments)

Home phone and internet provider TalkTalk UK has today moved to make its current 12 months half price broadband and calls bundle promotion even more attractive by including a £25 Tescos Gift Card voucher into the deal for new subscribers to its ‘Essentials‘ and ‘Plus‘ packages.

Ofcom UK Calls on BT and TalkTalk to Improve Broadband Speed Information

15th May 2012 (6 Comments)

The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has today released the results from its latest mystery shopping research, which was designed to assess ISP compliance with the regulators Voluntary Code of Practice on Broadband Speeds. The study found that ISPs provided a speed estimate to consumers, without prompting, in 59% of all calls (rising to 93% after prompting, which is up from 85% in 2010).

ISP ICUK Launch Superfast 80Mbps FTTC and 100Mbps FTTP Broadband

15th May 2012 (6 Comments)

Internet provider ICUK has today become the latest ISP to launch a new range of up to 80Mbps (FTTC) superfast broadband packages for home and business users. On top of that the UK provider has also introduced a truly fibre optic 100Mbps service, which makes use of the latest Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology.

BT Detail 11th June UK Launch and Prices for 330Mbps Fibre Optic Broadband

15th May 2012 (61 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which manages access to BT’s national UK telecoms infrastructure, has confirmed its intention to begin offering the “fastest wholesale broadband speeds currently available” via a new “premium” 330Mbps (Megabits per second) capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) service from 11th June 2012. The first pricing and a new 220Mbps option have also been revealed.

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.