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ISP News Archives for June 2012

UPDATE UK YouView Broadband IPTV Service Opens Trial Registrations

7th Jun 2012 (4 Comments)

Internet users in the UK who fancy joining the first “exclusive” customer trials of YouView’s (Project Canvas) broadband ISP based and subscription free video-on-demand and catch-up TV (IPTV) service can now register on their website to take part.

UK ISP TalkTalk Returns to Offering Unlimited Download Allowances

7th Jun 2012 (12 Comments)

Budget internet and phone provider TalkTalk has reintroduced “unlimited” downloads to their basic entry-level ‘Essentials‘ package, which had previously been capped at 40GB (GigaBytes). On top of that the ISP are also throwing in 12 months half price broadband with calls, free connection and 500 landline to mobile minutes free for 3 months (£5 a month thereafter).

ISP BE Broadband and O2 UK Begin Blocking The Pirate Bay Website

7th Jun 2012 (7 Comments)

As widely expected BE Broadband, which is the sibling fixed line network operator of O2 UK (Telefonica), has today confirmed the implementation of a “network-wide block” that aims to prevent its internet access customers from being able to view the The Pirate Bay (BitTorrent P2P / File Sharing) website.

UPDATE2 New UK ISP Internet Piracy Tackling Measures Face Further Delays

6th Jun 2012 (0 Comments)

The UK governments Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) looks set to delay full publication of its controversial new Communications Bill green paper, which aims to update and expand Ofcom’s ability to regulate the broadband, telecoms and media sectors, until after the London 2012 Olympic Games and Parliament’s summer recess.

Ericsson Predicts 5 Billion World Mobile Broadband Subscribers in 2017

6th Jun 2012 (3 Comments)

Global telecoms giant Ericsson has released its second Traffic and Market Report, which reveals that global Mobile Broadband subscriptions will grow from 1 Billion in 2011 to 5 Billion in 2017 when 85% of the world’s population will have internet coverage via 3G services and 50% via superfast “4G” (Long Term Evolution) technology.

Bees Attack the Sheffield Office of Broadband ISP PlusNet UK

6th Jun 2012 (7 Comments)

The Sheffield based offices of UK internet provider PlusNet came under attack last week after a “swarm of killer bees!” decided that they didn’t need to live inside of a Bee Hive after all and could instead quite happily turn the ISPs front entrance into their new residence.

UPD UK ISPs Respond to Readiness Fears on World IPv6 Launch Day

6th Jun 2012 (9 Comments)

Several of the United Kingdom’s largest consumer broadband ISPs have spoken to ISPreview.co.uk about the increasingly urgent issue of Internet Protocol v6 (IPv6) adoption and their current state of readiness for today’s World IPv6 Launch Day. So far none of the big home broadband ISPs have officially signed up to the initiative.

Technicolor Broadband ISP Router Manufacturer and IPv6 Interview

5th Jun 2012 (7 Comments)

Tomorrow is World IPv6 Launch Day and in anticipation of that event ISPreview.co.uk has managed to secure a short interview with Pascal Portelli, a Senior Vice President of global media and technology firm Technicolor, which is perhaps best known for building one of the world’s first truly consumer affordable and IPv6 capable broadband ISP routers (TG582n).

Europe Switches Focus from Basic to Ultrafast Broadband Funding

2nd Jun 2012 (48 Comments)

The European Commission (EC) has launched a new consultation on EU state aid rules for the public funding of broadband networks, which appears to mark a shift in focus away from the “good progress” of connecting all citizens to basic broadband and more towards facilitating the roll-out of “ultra-fast” networks (100Mbps+) “under certain conditions“.

Top 9 UK Fastest Broadband ISPs by Speed for May 2012

2nd Jun 2012 (15 Comments)

According to the latest monthly anecdotal consumer broadband ISP speed testing data from Broadband.co.uk, which covers the month of April 2012, the average internet download speed in the UK has continued to climb from 14.12Mbps (Megabits per second) in April 2012 to 15,286Mbps now.

Hull ISP KC Launch 350Mbps Lightstream Fibre Optic Broadband Service

1st Jun 2012 (11 Comments)

Hull and East Riding’s (Yorkshire, UK) incumbent internet and phone provider, KC, has today expanded their existing superfast KCLightstream fibre optic (FTTP) broadband services by launching the “fastest fully fibre broadband service available in the UK” (KCLightstream 350) with “guaranteed” speeds of up to 350Mbps (Megabits per second).

Virgin Media UK Lists 82 London Tube Stations for its FREE WiFi Service

1st Jun 2012 (0 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media has today revealed a list of 82 London Underground Tube Stations that will receive an upgrade to its free public wireless internet access (WiFi) service before the end of July. A further 38 (total 120), including “deep-level” stations, will be added by the end of 2012

UK High Court Clears Golden Eyes Internet Piracy Letters for O2 UK Users

1st Jun 2012 (2 Comments)

London’s High Court yesterday helped Golden Eye International, a firm that holds numerous film copyrights and is linked to the UK’s Ben Dover porn brand, to finalise the format of its controversial P2P internet piracy settlement letters. Thousands of O2’s broadband ISP customers (those accused of copyright infringement) can now expect to receive the letters, albeit not without some crucial limitations.

ISP TalkTalk UK Offers 6 Months Half Price Broadband and Calls

1st Jun 2012 (2 Comments)

Budget internet provider TalkTalk appears to have scaled back their current promotions and are now offering a 6 months half price broadband with calls bundle (£3.25 a month) on the ‘Essentials‘ (40GB usage) and ‘Plus‘ (unlimited usage) packages, which also comes with a FREE Connection and £25 Tescos Gift Card voucher.