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ISP News Archives for 2012

ISP O2 UK Suffers Another Sharp Broadband Subscriber Decline to 579500

7th Nov 2012 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator and ISP O2 UK (BE Broadband) has released its latest financial results to the end of September (Q3-2012), which revealed yet another fall in their fixed line broadband ISP subscriber base to 579,500 (down by -22,500 in the quarter). This is even worse than the -15,800 lost during Q2-2012.

UK Fixed Line Broadband ISP Connections Top 21.07 Million in Q2 2012

6th Nov 2012 (0 Comments)

Ofcom’s latest quarterly Telecoms Market Data Tables Q2 2012 report has revealed that the UK is now home to a total of 21.067 million fixed line home and small business broadband ISP connections (up from 20.91m in Q1-2012), which includes 601,000 superfast fibre optic based services (e.g. FTTC/P).

An Independent Scotland Could Result in Higher Broadband Prices

6th Nov 2012 (9 Comments)

The debate over whether or not Scotland should become independent from the United Kingdom is generally marred by political division, which often overlooks some of the more technical and economic questions; such as what happens to the cost and speed of broadband in Scotland, England, N.Ireland and Wales if the former separates?

UK Scientists Claim to Develop 2000 Times Faster Broadband via Fibre Optic

6th Nov 2012 (6 Comments)

A team of scientists working out of Bangor University in Wales has developed a commercially affordable method of using Optical Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OOFDM) over fibre optic lines, which could deliver broadband ISP speeds that are 2,000 times faster than current services.

European ITRE Committee Wants 100Mbps Broadband for All by 2020

6th Nov 2012 (20 Comments)

The European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) has supported calls for a “radical” boost to Europe’s Digital Agenda strategy, which could see “ultrafast” broadband ISP speeds of 100Mbps (Megabits per second) being made available to 100% of UK and EU households by 2020; with 50% able to get speeds of 1000Mbps (1Gbps).

Radio Spectrum Worth £52bn to the UK But Mobile Broadband to Get Cheaper

6th Nov 2012 (0 Comments)

A new Government commissioned report from Analysys Mason has revealed that the total radio spectrum (e.g. wifi, digital tv, 3G etc.) market was worth £52 billion a year to the UK economy in 2011 (up 25% in real terms since 2006) and rising. But Mobile Broadband is going to get cheaper.

Microsoft and Google Plan UK White Space Wireless Broadband Network

6th Nov 2012 (3 Comments)

Software and Internet giants Microsoft and Google are understood to have expressed “extreme interest” in the UK development of a potentially national wifi style wireless broadband network using the unused White Space (IEEE 802.22) radio spectrum that exists between Digital TV (DTV) channels.

Tory MP Wants UK Social Housing Tenants to Have FREE Broadband

5th Nov 2012 (26 Comments)

The Conservative MP for Rossendale and Darwen (South East Lancashire), Jake Berry, has called for all social housing tenants (e.g. people in poverty or those with low incomes) to be given either a low cost or even free broadband internet access service.

Europe to Open the 2GHz Band for Superfast 4G LTE Mobile Broadband

5th Nov 2012 (0 Comments)

The European Commission (EC) has called upon all EU member states, including the United Kingdom, to open up the 2GHz radio spectrum band (1920-1980MHz paired with 2110-2170MHz) for use by 4G (LTE) superfast mobile broadband services by 30th June 2014 “at the latest“.

ISP Virgin Media UK Takes on Skype with Own WiFi Phone Calling Service

5th Nov 2012 (2 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media has announced customer trials of its new SmartCall service, which allows UK Smartphone users with a Virgin Phone Line to use the unlimited calls from their home phone talk plan on their mobile. But you’ll need to have a wireless internet (wifi) connection to make it work.

FREE WiFI Wireless Internet Comes to Lake District Information Centres

5th Nov 2012 (0 Comments)

National park information centres in the Lake District (North West England, UK) are now able to offer free wireless internet access after a new service was installed at the Bowness Bay, Windermere; Moot Hall in Keswick; and Glenridding on Ullswater visitor centres.

Rural and Countryside Groups Oppose Planning Changes to Boost Broadband

5th Nov 2012 (2 Comments)

The English National Park Authorities Association (ENPAA), Open Spaces Society (OSS) and Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) have warned that the government’s plan to relax planning rules, which could boost the deployment of UK superfast broadband and 4G mobile services, risks damaging the countryside and other green spaces.

Telecoms Regulator to Reveal Improved Broadband ISP Switching Process

5th Nov 2012 (0 Comments)

Ofcom has told ISPreview.co.uk that they hope to finally outline their chosen method to improve the migration process for UK phone and broadband providers before the end of this year, which is a “key priority” for the regulator and should make it faster, safer and easier for consumers to swap ISP.

UK Power Networks Refutes BT Claim that it’s a Monopoly in the Fibre Space

3rd Nov 2012 (6 Comments)

UK Power Networks, which delivers electricity to 8 million homes and businesses across London, the South East and East of England, has angrily refuted claims by the CEO of BTOpenreach, Liv Garfield, that it’s acting as a “monopoly” by making some of BT’s street cabinets too commercially unviable to upgrade with superfast broadband (FTTC).

UPD Openreach Criticise UK Power Networks for Costly FTTC Cabinet Installs

2nd Nov 2012 (7 Comments)

The boss of BTOpenreach has described UK Power Networks, which maintains the electricity network for London, the East and South East of England, as a “monopoly” because of the huge disparity of costs for supplying power to BT’s superfast broadband (FTTC) street cabinets.

ISP PlusNet UK Offer 76Mbps FTTC Superfast Broadband and Calls from GBP5

2nd Nov 2012 (1 Comment)

Budget ISP PlusNet appears to have quietly begun offering its new 76Mbps capable superfast broadband (FTTC) and free calls (‘Extra Fibre Broadband‘) bundle from a price of just £5 per month for the first 3 months. Free installation (saves £50) is also included.

Top 8 UK Fastest Broadband ISPs by Download Speed for October 2012

2nd Nov 2012 (4 Comments)

The latest summary of anecdotal consumer broadband ISP speed testing data, which covers the previous month of October 2012, reveals that the average download speed has risen from 17Mbps (Megabits per second) to 18.038Mbps. Average upload speeds have similarly jumped from 1.976Mbps to 2.174Mbps over the same period.