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ISP News Archives for 2012

ISP KC Claims to Have Eradicated Broadband NotSpots in Hull UK

9th Aug 2012 (0 Comments)

Hull’s incumbent telecoms operator, KC, claims to have “completely eradicated” broadband “not spots” in its corner of Yorkshire (England). The development, which comes a full three years ahead of the UK government’s 2015 target, means that 100% should now be able to access download speeds of at least 2Mbps (Megabits per second).

Global Average Broadband ISP Speeds Top 2.6Mbps as UK Hits 5.6Mbps

9th Aug 2012 (12 Comments)

The latest State of the Internet Q1 2012 report from content delivery firm Akamai has revealed that the average global internet download speed increased from 2.3Mbps in Q4-2011 to 2.6Mbps (Megabits\sec) at the end of the first quarter, while the average UK speed jumped from 4.9Mbps to 5.6Mbps (22nd fastest country) over the same period.

Scotland Launches GBP5 Million Rural Community Broadband Scheme

9th Aug 2012 (1 Comment)

The Scottish Government has today announced the launch of a new £5 million Community Broadband Scotland (CBS) initiative, which will apparently act as a “one-stop-shop” to provide rural community groups with “information” and “practical support” to help them find better internet access solutions.

BT and Virgin Media Push UK Superfast Broadband to Over 2 Million Subscribers

9th Aug 2012 (8 Comments)

Telecoms analyst Point Topic has today revealed that some 10% (2 million+) of the United Kingdom’s fixed line ISP subscribers were connected via a superfast broadband (25Mbps+) service at the start of July 2012, which leaves 16.3 million on standard broadband products with sub-25Mbps speeds (total 21.3 million). But problems remain.

Virgin Media UK Offers up to GBP50 Credit with 6 Months Cut Price Broadband

9th Aug 2012 (0 Comments)

National UK cable operator Virgin Media has cut the price of their superfast broadband bundles by adding a £25 credit to dual-play (broadband and phone) packages and £50 credit on triple-play “Collections” (broadband, phone and tv). This also combines with their various existing free installation and 6 months reduced price promotions.

Welsh Farming Unions Give Support to Montgomeryshire Broadband Campaign

8th Aug 2012 (0 Comments)

The Monty Broadband campaign, which aims to bring faster internet access services into Montgomeryshire (Maldwyn) in northern Wales (UK), has today won vital support from the Farmers Union of Wales (FUW) and National Farming Union Cymru (NFUC).

Three UK Launch “super-fast” 21Mb Capable E3231 Mobile Broadband Dongle

8th Aug 2012 (17 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK appears to have shunned new advertising rules by unveiling its new Huawei E3231 USB Dongle (Modem), which its press release questionably claims can offer “super-fast” Mobile Broadband download speeds of up to 21.1Mbps using its latest HSPA+ (3G) technology.

MS3 Claims its New Fibre Optic Network is “genuine threat” to Hull ISP KC

8th Aug 2012 (1 Comment)

The Managing Director of independent telecoms developer MS3 Communications, which is currently rolling out a new fibre optic based ultra-fast broadband network for businesses in Hull (Yorkshire, UK), has claimed that the local incumbent Telco, KC, now “see what we are doing as a genuine threat to them“.

ISP Entanet Calls for Open Access and Local Grants to Boost UK Broadband

8th Aug 2012 (8 Comments)

Entanet, a UK voice and data communications provider, has called for the government to improve the country’s broadband infrastructure by fostering more “open access” to BT’s national telecoms network and offering community grants that would allow rural villages to choose the best internet access solution for their area.

Government Says UK Libraries are Safe from ISP Internet Piracy Law.. Maybe

7th Aug 2012 (2 Comments)

The UK government’s communications minister, Ed Vaizey MP, has told the Open Rights Group (ORG) that “public intermediaries” (e.g. libraries and education networks) will “not be bound” by Ofcom’s Initial Obligations Code, which requires broadband ISPs to clamp down upon P2P internet copyright infringement (piracy).

BT Forces UK ISPs to Charge More for SFI2 Broadband Engineer Visits

7th Aug 2012 (19 Comments)

The base module price of having your ISP call out a BTOpenreach engineer to investigate and potentially fix a broadband fault (Special Faults Investigation 2) on your ADSL telephone line (i.e. IPstream Connect) will increase from £95 +vat to £125 +vat next month.

AAISP Warns UK Government to Fix Costly Broadband Capacity Before Speed

7th Aug 2012 (4 Comments)

The Director of UK ISP Andrews & Arnold (AAISP), Adrian Kennard, has warned that the recent focus upon improving the country’s broadband ISP speeds risk neglecting the need for more affordable back-haul capacity to support the new generation of superfast internet access services.

iPass Expands Network to 1 Million Premium Global Wi-Fi Hotspots

7th Aug 2012 (0 Comments)

Global connectivity provider iPass has today announced that its worldwide network of “premium” quality wireless internet hotspots (wifi) has reached the 1 million milestone, which is a massive rise from the 40,000 or so they had at the end of 2007.

Local Church Help BT Deploy Superfast Broadband in Cornish Fishing Village

6th Aug 2012 (2 Comments)

The coastal fishing village of Polperro in Cornwall (England, UK), which has so far been unable to benefit from the massive £132 Million “Big Build” scheme to roll-out BT’s superfast broadband services around the region (here), has finally found a solution after the local Methodist Church stepped in to help.

Broadband ISP Speed Guidelines Extended to UK Mobile Broadband Adverts

6th Aug 2012 (1 Comment)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP / BCAP) has today announced that UK Mobile Broadband operators will soon become subject to the same guidelines that were recently introduced to tackle misleading promotions of fixed line broadband ISP speeds.

UK Government Confirms 3 Month Delay for Local Broadband Projects

3rd Aug 2012 (30 Comments)

The UK government’s Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has confirmed that its national roll-out of superfast broadband (25Mbps+) services has been hit by “at least” a 3 month delay after the European Commission (EC) expressed competition concerns with the process.

Level 3 Wants Broadband ISP Subscribers to Pay More for Internet Access

3rd Aug 2012 (11 Comments)

Global Tier 1 network supplier Level 3 Communications has suggested that broadband subscribers in the UK should, if they want to help ISPs invest in and develop better superfast broadband infrastructure, be prepared to pay more for their internet usage. But ISPs must first be willing to make that change.