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ISP News Archives for May 2012

UK Government Complicates Superfast Broadband Definition with 30Mbps Target

8th May 2012 (11 Comments)

The UK governments Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) office has quietly complicated its existing definition of “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) by bringing it more into line with Europe’s Digital Agenda target of 30Mbps by 2020 (minimum download speed / Megabits per second), but the subtle change could prove tricky to apply.

BT Openreach Trial Brings Self Install Superfast Broadband a Step Closer

8th May 2012 (41 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which is responsible for managing access to BT’s national UK telecoms and internet access network, has moved the prospect of a self install superfast broadband service (i.e. no engineer required) one set closer today by announcing a technical trial of Microfilters for its 40-80Mbps Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) lines.

Tiny Suffolk UK Hamlet of Shingle Street Gets Superfast Wireless Broadband

8th May 2012 (0 Comments)

The small coastal hamlet of Shingle Street in Suffolk (England), which is home to a total of just 25 houses, has been delivered into the modern digital age after a local campaign (Wilford Bridge Broadband Project) succeeded in getting Buzcom to deploy its superfast wireless (wifi) broadband service (FibreWiFi) across the area.

Web Filtering Firm Smoothwall Warns UK Not to Force Net Censorship on ISPs

8th May 2012 (3 Comments)

Smoothwall, the UK’s largest supplier of school based website filtering (blocking) solutions, has warned the government not to force broadband ISPs into imposing default internet censorship of adult websites upon their customers. The firm claims that such systems are a “very blunt instrument” and don’t stop young people who “actively seek” such content.

Irish Fibre Optic Broadband ISP Magnet Networks to Launch UK 100Mb Service

8th May 2012 (1 Comment)

Dublin-based ISP Magnet Networks, which operates a superfast broadband service in Ireland using Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) technology, has entered the UK market by acquiring a 90% stake in internet provider Velocity 1 and signing a new TV distribution deal with Sky. The first rollout will begin in Wembley City and Greenwich Penninsula (London).

UK ISPs Lag Behind Europe in IPv6 Internet Address Standard Adoption

5th May 2012 (6 Comments)

The Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC), which handles the distribution and registering of numeric internet addresses for most of Europe’s broadband ISPs, has released a new table that shows the UK lagging behind the top 20 nations in terms of IPv6 adoption (just 17.3% of the country’s networks have been upgraded).

O2 WiFi Brings FREE Wireless Internet to 1300 UK Costa Coffee Shops

5th May 2012 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator and ISP O2 UK (Telefonica) has signed a new deal with Costa, the UK’s largest coffee shop chain, that will see its free wireless internet (wifi) services being rolled out for use by the groups 14 million monthly customers.

27 UK Cities Shortlisted for Tiny GBP50m Pot of Ultrafast Broadband Funds

4th May 2012 (6 Comments)

The UK governments Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has today published a shortlist of 27 smaller cities that will be able to bid for a slice of £50 million in public funding, which was set aside in the recent 2012 Budget to help roll-out “ultrafast” fibre optic based 80-100Mbps+ (Megabits per second) broadband services.

Half of UK People Want Tougher Laws to Prevent Unlawful Internet Downloads

4th May 2012 (7 Comments)

Media law group Wiggin has released its latest annual 2012 Digital Entertainment Survey, which conducted an online survey of 2,500 UK respondents (“representative of the national demographic“) and discovered how 53% agreed that the internet “requires more regulation” to prevent broadband ISP customers from “downloading unauthorised content“. But only a minority were found to engage in internet piracy.

INTUG Challenges EU Claim that the UK Has Full Coverage of Basic Broadband

4th May 2012 (6 Comments)

The International Telecoms User Group (INTUG), an association of business users of telecommunications services, has heavily criticised the European Commission (EC) after a new report claimed that the UK had “already achieved full coverage for basic broadband services” in time for their 2013 target (EU Digital Agenda).

UPD2 PM David Cameron to Push for Mandatory ISP Adult Internet Content Filters

4th May 2012 (3 Comments)

The UK governments Prime Minister (PM), David Cameron, looks set to put his support behind the controversial Parliamentary Inquiry into Online Child Protection by forcing broadband ISPs to offer automatic blocks on pornographic internet sites (adult content).

Virgin Media UK Offers up to GBP60 Credit with 6 Months Half Price Broadband

4th May 2012 (1 Comment)

Cable giant Virgin Media UK has combined its existing free installation (only on some packages) and six months half price promotions on their various superfast broadband, phone and or TV service bundles (aka – collections) with the addition of a new account credit worth up to £60 off your first bill.

LSE Identifies GBP1.1bn Shortfall in UK Governments Broadband Funding

3rd May 2012 (6 Comments)

A new study from the London School of Economics (LSE) has estimated that the UK governments plan to make superfast broadband (24Mbps+) ISP services available to 90% of “people in each local authority area” by 2015 is now at risk due to a significant shortfall of £1.1 billion.

Everything Everywhere Begins New 4G Mobile Broadband Trial in Cumbria

3rd May 2012 (1 Comment)

Mobile group Everything Everywhere (Orange UK and T-Mobile) has this week begun a short trial of superfast “4G” Long Term Evolution (LTE) Mobile Broadband technology in rural Cumbria (Northern England), which centres on the area of Threlkeld near one of the Lake District’s most visited peaks.

The Cloud Deploy FREE Public Wireless Internet Service at Broadgate in London

3rd May 2012 (0 Comments)

Public UK WiFi Hotspot operator The Cloud, a BSkyB company, has installed a new “high-speed” public wireless internet service at the Broadgate office block in London’s Square Mile. The service is expected to benefit thousands of people who visit and work in the area, although only the first 60 minutes per day will be free.

BT Issues Weather Warning for its UK Phone and Broadband Network

3rd May 2012 (0 Comments)

BTOpenreach has officially declared a status of Matters Beyond Our Reasonable Control (MBORC) in the areas worst affected by recent bad weather and flooding, which has resulted in serious delays to related telecoms repair and upgrade work across the United Kingdom.

TalkTalk UK ISP Trial Reveals New Router for Forthcoming YouView TV Service

3rd May 2012 (0 Comments)

Broadband provider TalkTalk UK appears to have revealed the first picture of its next generation ‘Plus‘ package router (Huawei HG533), which is specifically said to include support for their forthcoming YouView (IPTV) based TalkTalkTV service (due to launch sometime during “summer 2012“).