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ISP News Archives for 2012

FTTH Council Europe Calls on EU to Maintain Proposed Broadband Funding

8th Oct 2012 (1 Comment)

The FTTH Council Europe, which campaigns for a future enabled by 100Mbps+ capable Fibre to the Home (FTTH) based fibre optic internet connections, has called on the EU not to shrink its proposed €9.2bn (£7.44bn) commitment to boosting broadband connectivity via the pan-European Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).

ISP TFL Brings 10Mbps Wireless Broadband to St David’s Cathedral in Wales

8th Oct 2012 (0 Comments)

Pembrokeshire-based wireless ISP TFL-Group has expanded the coverage of its local WiFi network in the Welsh community of St David’s to serve the local Cathedral, as well as its staff, residents, offices and outbuildings.

GBP40m Derwenthorpe Housing Project to Offer Ultrafast Fibre Optic Broadband

8th Oct 2012 (2 Comments)

Calix, a supplier of communications equipment, has today announced that its E7-2 Ethernet Service Access Platform (ESAP) will be used by a new £40m housing project in Derwenthorpe (Yorkshire, UK) to help supply over 540 homes with fibre optic (FTTP) broadband ISP speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second (1Gbps).

Software Federation Want UK ISP Anti-Piracy Rules Extended to 4G and WiFi

8th Oct 2012 (2 Comments)

The not-for-profit Federation Against Software Theft (FAST), which campaigns for the legitimate use of software, has called on the UK government to extend its controversial anti-piracy Digital Economy Act (DEAct) to tackle customers using the next generation of 4G connectivity and public wi-fi.

EU Requests Minor Changes for Broadband Delivery UK State Aid Clearance

8th Oct 2012 (1 Comment)

The European Commission’s (EC) competition boss, Joaquín Almunia, has confirmed that the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) office, which is responsible for managing the country’s national superfast broadband strategy, will shortly be given permission to distribute State Aid funding to related projects around the country.

Point Topic Publishes New UK Map of Broadband Infrastructure Quality

5th Oct 2012 (6 Comments)

Telecoms analyst firm Point Topic has today published a new UK map of broadband infrastructure, which uses data collected during June 2012 to measure the quality of each local authority area by the kind of ISPs, networks and technologies that are available.

4G Fixed Superfast Wireless Service Goes Live in Southwark and Reading UK

5th Oct 2012 (5 Comments)

Now Broadband, which is owned by the UK branch of Hong Kong based telecoms firm PCCW (UK Broadband), has this week made its “fibre through the air” 4G (LTE) based fixed wireless broadband service commercially available to homes and businesses in Southwark (London) and Reading.

Pinnacle Technology Group Preps 100Mbps WiFi for Cheltenham City UK

5th Oct 2012 (2 Comments)

The Pinnacle Technology Group (PTG) has announced plans to launch a new super-fast wifi based wireless broadband service from early 2013. The network, which will focus on delivering coverage within the city of Cheltenham (England) and some outlying areas, could potentially reach thousands of local homes and businesses.

Local ISP Expands 64Mb Wireless Broadband to Ufford and Little Waldingfield

5th Oct 2012 (0 Comments)

Wireless ISP County Broadband has once again extended the reach of its Next Generation Community Access (NGA) network, which can deliver residential broadband speeds of up to 64Mbps (Megabits per second), to two rural villages – Ufford and Little Waldingfield – in Suffolk (England, UK).

UK Foreign Secretary Demands Open Internet But Promotes Censorship

5th Oct 2012 (3 Comments)

The UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague (MP), yesterday told the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace that he wanted an “open” and “transparent” internet that respected “individual rights of privacy“. But back at home the government’s effort to increase its monitoring and censorship of the online world continues to expand.

New ISP Gigler Brings 1Gbps FTTH Broadband Speeds to Bournemouth UK

4th Oct 2012 (5 Comments)

CityFibre, which owns the contract for deploying a 1Gigabit per second (500Mbps uploads) capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) fibre optic broadband network in the south coast city of Bournemouth (England), has today announced the launch of a new ISP called Gigler to help deliver the service to consumers.

ISP Sky Broadband UK to Launch New Sky Hub SR101 Smart Signal WiFi Router

4th Oct 2012 (15 Comments)

Sky Broadband (BSkyB) customers will soon be able to get their hands on the new Sky Hub (SR101) wireless router, which will feature a number of new features like Smart Signal Wireless technology and a uniquely branded design. Sadly existing members will have to pay extra for it. Details follow.

BT Openreach Tackle UK Delays via Faster Service Provision for Business Users

4th Oct 2012 (10 Comments)

BTOpenreach has announced a new short term process change for ISP customers, which is designed to help cope with the on-going engineer delays (caused by bad weather). The new initiative aims to give certain business customers a faster provision of service (phone and broadband) but only if it’s absolutely necessary.

New Rule Stops UK ISPs Separating Line Rental Cost from Broadband Prices

4th Oct 2012 (12 Comments)

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will from today officially begin enforcing a new rule that requires ISPs to ensure that the cost of any compulsory phone line rental service is “stated sufficiently prominently” alongside adverts for related broadband bundles.

EE Set Go Live Date for New UK 4G Mobile and Fixed Fibre Broadband Service

3rd Oct 2012 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (4GEE) has today announced that their new 4G (1800MHz) based mobile and separate fixed line superfast fibre broadband (FTTC) service will officially go live on 30th October 2012, which follows yesterday’s industry agreement to shift Ofcom’s related spectrum auction forward to spring 2013.

Wales UK Given GBP20 Million Broadband Funding Boost

3rd Oct 2012 (0 Comments)

The Welsh Government has today announced a further £20m to help the existing investment of £425m deliver faster broadband ISP services, which will initially see 96% of homes and businesses in Wales being given access to download speeds of up to 80Mbps (FTTC) by the end of 2015.

UPD UK ISPs Slam Ofcom for Underestimating Cost of Internet Piracy Letters

3rd Oct 2012 (3 Comments)

Several of the UK’s largest broadband providers have warned that the communications regulator, Ofcom, has “understated” the cost of enforcing its new online copyright infringement code of practice, which is designed to tackle internet piracy among ISP customers.