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ISP News Archives for December 2012

UPD4 Joint Government Committee Scalds Draft UK Internet Snooping Law

11th Dec 2012 (8 Comments)

The Joint Committee responsible for conducting pre-legislative scrutiny of the UK government’s Draft Communications Data Bill, which threatens to expand internet snooping laws by forcing ISPs into logging a bigger and more accessible slice of your online activity, has today described the proposed new laws as “overkill” and called for it to be “significantly amended“.

UPD Virgin Media UK Eye Future DOCSIS 3.1 Support and 10Gbps Broadband

10th Dec 2012 (22 Comments)

The United Kingdom’s national cable operator, Virgin Media, has confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that the still in-development DOCSIS 3.1 (DOCSISNG) standard, which could one day deliver cable-based broadband ISP speeds of up to 10Gbps (Gigabits per second), is something they’re testing for the future. But what does it mean?

6UK Scrapped After Failing to Encourage IPv6 Adoption Among UK ISPs

7th Dec 2012 (22 Comments)

The 6UK campaign, a not-for-profit membership organisation that was setup with support from Vinton Gray “Vint” Cerf (i.e. father of the internet) and others to help encourage UK ISP uptake of the IPv6 internet addressing standard, has announced that it is “powerless to encourage adoption” without more government support and will thus have to close.

Does the City of Derry Deserve its UK UltraFast Broadband Funding Boost

7th Dec 2012 (6 Comments)

This week the UK government awarded £50m to help twelve “smaller cities” expand the coverage of “ultra-fast” broadband (80-100Mbps+) and “high speed” public wifi services into neglected areas. But some of the cities, such as Derry in Northern Ireland and Portsmouth in England, already have near perfect availability of “superfast” connectivity.

Gigaclear Confirm 1Gbps Fibre Broadband for Fyfield and Tubney in 2013

6th Dec 2012 (7 Comments)

UK ISP Gigaclear has today confirmed that the two Oxfordshire villages of Fyfield and Tubney (England) can expect to receive ultra-fast broadband speeds of up to 1Gpbs (Gigabits per second) via a new fibre optic (FTTP) network from early 2013.

UK Music Industry Tells Big Broadband ISPs to Unblock The PromoBay Website

6th Dec 2012 (5 Comments)

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), which claims to be a representative voice of the UK music business, has officially called on the country’s biggest broadband providers to unblock the “newly reinvented” PromoBay.org website as it no longer appears to be engaging in internet piracy (copyright infringement).

ISP Seethelight Confirms Price Revamp for its UK FTTH Broadband Service

5th Dec 2012 (3 Comments)

ISP Seethelight, which offers a 200Mbps ultrafast fibre optic broadband service (FTTH) to several parts of the UK via the Independent Fibre Networks Limited (IFNL) platform, has revealed a series of new price hikes and some reductions that will take effect from 15th January 2013.

UPD2 Government Name 12 Smaller UK Cities for Ultrafast Broadband Boost

5th Dec 2012 (0 Comments)

The UK government’s Chancellor, George Osborne MP, has today announced his Autumn Statement and revealed the final list of 12 “smaller cities” that will benefit from around £50m (Urban Broadband Fund) to help expand the coverage of “ultra-fast” broadband (80-100Mbps+) and “high speed” public wifi services into neglected areas.

ASA UK Ban JT’s Misleading Unlimited Mobile Data and Text Plan Advert

5th Dec 2012 (1 Comment)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a “misleading” leaflet and website promotion for JT’s (Jersey / Guernsey Telecom) new MyMobile plans, which both falsely claimed to offer “unlimited” texts and Mobile Broadband data. Separately Virgin Media failed in its effort to get a TalkTalk advert banned.

UPDATE BT Cut the Price of Ultrafast Fibre Optic FTTP Broadband ISP Services

5th Dec 2012 (21 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which manages access to BT’s national UK telecoms network, has slashed the monthly price of its “ultra-fast” 330Mbps (Megabits per second) capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband service by a whopping 37%! Installation prices for the operators new On Demand (FTTPoD) solution have also been revealed.

Entanet Says UK ISPs Must Focus on Reliability Instead of Speed and Price

5th Dec 2012 (13 Comments)

Entanet, which supplies broadband services to a number of UK internet providers, has called on ISPs to put more effort into differentiating themselves by placing a “higher value” on the reliability of a connection instead of just price and service speed; especially for business services.

CityFibre Will Expand York UK Fibre Optic Network to Businesses and Homes

4th Dec 2012 (2 Comments)

CityFibre, which builds fibre optic infrastructure for cities in the United Kingdom, has announced that its “open access” and city-wide Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) style ultrafast broadband network in York will be extended to serve local businesses from early next year (Q1-2013). Residential homes to follow.

Point Topic Publishes UK Map of Superfast Broadband Uptake

4th Dec 2012 (0 Comments)

Telecoms analyst firm Point Topic has today published a new map of superfast broadband take-up in the United Kingdom, which predictably reveals that adoption of superfast services appears to be strongest in areas where it has been “available for some time” (e.g. Northern Ireland, which is said to have “encouraging” adoption rates).

Sky Broadband Tops Ofcom Study of UK ISP Customer Service Satisfaction

4th Dec 2012 (1 Comment)

The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has today published its latest study of customer service satisfaction among the biggest telecoms operators and revealed that Sky Broadband (BSkyB) comes top for both its fixed line broadband, TV and phone services, while O2 was rated the best for mobile providers.

GEO Networks Complete 100Gbps Fibre Optic Network Between UK and Ireland

4th Dec 2012 (1 Comment)

GEO Networks, a dedicated fibre optic solutions provider, has today announced the completion of a new 100Gbps (Gigabits per second) capable “optical fibre ring” (East-West Ring) between the United Kingdom and Ireland, which also makes use of the FibreSpeed network in North Wales.

UK Internet Service Providers Association Launch 2013 ISP Awards

4th Dec 2012 (5 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has officially launched the registration process for next year’s 2013 ISP Awards, which will also mark the groups 15th anniversary. This year’s event will include two new categories for Best Superfast Broadband and Best Fixed Wireless Broadband.

Virgin Media Responds to Confusion After UK ISPs Block the PromoBay Site

4th Dec 2012 (2 Comments)

Several of the country’s biggest broadband providers including BT, BE Broadband (O2), Virgin Media and others have been accused of blocking access to an allegedly legitimate website (PromoBay) as part of their wider court ordered crackdown on internet piracy site The Pirate Bay. But is it a case of mistaken identity or just a crafty TBP campaign.