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ISP News Archives for 2012

Virgin Media UK Fails to Get Sky Totally Unlimited Broadband Claim Banned

18th Jul 2012 (9 Comments)

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rejected an attempt by Virgin Media to have rival Sky Broadband’s claim of offering a “totally unlimited broadband” package banned from its TV, press and website promotions. Meanwhile Sky succeeded in having several adverts for Virgin’s TiVo service banned.

ISP TalkTalk Spends GBP200k to Upgrade Broadband in West Norfolk UK

18th Jul 2012 (2 Comments)

Budget internet and phone operator TalkTalk (AOL) has reportedly spent £200,000 on an upgrade of their unbundled broadband (LLU) services at several telephone exchanges in West Norfolk, which includes Middleton, Terrington St Clement, Hunstanton and Heacham.

Six New ISPs Join the UK Internet Services Providers Association ISPA

18th Jul 2012 (0 Comments)

The UK Internet Services Providers Association (ISPA) has confirmed that six new internet and telecoms providers have joined its ranks since last month when nine others joined, which is perhaps partly a reflection of the seemingly anti-ISP stance that increasingly appears to emanate from the government.

Education Coalition Warns ISP Anti-Piracy Act Will Limit UK Internet Access

17th Jul 2012 (4 Comments)

A huge coalition of eight leading educational organisations, including UK libraries and school groups, has launched a scathing attack on the government’s controversial Digital Economy Act (DEAct) and warned that it “risks limiting internet access” for students and teachers right across the country.

North Yorkshire UK Awards GBP70m Superfast Broadband Contract to BT

17th Jul 2012 (49 Comments)

The North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) has announced that its £70m Connecting North Yorkshire (CNY) project, which aims to make superfast broadband ISP services available to “100% of businesses and citizens … by 2017” (90% by 2015), has unsurprisingly been awarded to BT.

Fujitsu Expands its UK Dark Fibre Optic Network Coverage and Capacity

17th Jul 2012 (1 Comment)

Fujitsu UK has announced the expansion of its 100G Dark Fibre network to cover an additional 2,500km of fibre optic cable, which supports “true” 100Gbps (Gigabits per second) data capacity across its carrier-grade Managed Wavelength Service (MWS) network.

O2 Wholesale Signs New Business Broadband Deal with UK ISP Timico

17th Jul 2012 (0 Comments)

Fixed broadband and mobile supplier O2 Wholesale (formerly BE Wholesale) has today signed two new partnership deals with UK telecoms firm QiComm and business ISP Timico, which will help to broaden the range of services from both operators.

Worcestershire UK Council Vents Anger at EU for Broadband Rollout Delay

17th Jul 2012 (2 Comments)

The Worcestershire County Council (WCC) in England warns that a “gross miscalculation” has been made over the time it would take to get final approval from Europe to proceed with its planned superfast broadband roll-out, which is delaying the project that was supposed to proceed in June 2012.

Tendring Council and BT Expand Superfast Broadband Cabinet Coverage

17th Jul 2012 (2 Comments)

The Tendring District Council (TDC) in Essex (UK) has reached an agreement with BT that will see the operator expand its existing coverage of superfast broadband (FTTC) services to include the rural villages of Kirby-le-Soken, Kirby Cross and Great Holland via three new and previously unplanned street cabinets.

Smoothwall Fears Web Connections Will Grind to a Halt During 2012 Olympics

17th Jul 2012 (0 Comments)

Smoothwall, a developer of internet filtering solutions for UK schools, has warned that serious connectivity problems could potentially start “occurring every day” during the London 2012 Olympic Games and in some cases web connections might even “grind to a halt” completely. Much as they did for O2 last week.

UPD Sky UK Switch On New Broadband Television and Film Service NOW TV

16th Jul 2012 (6 Comments)

BSkyB (Sky Broadband) will tomorrow switch-on its new web-based internet TV and Film (video streaming) service, NOW TV, which aims to challenge Netflix and LOVEFiLM by making the media giants huge library of content available via a “wide range of broadband-connected devices” (computers and smartphones etc.).

Olympic Video Streams to Gobble 30 to 60 Percent of Internet Bandwidth

16th Jul 2012 (0 Comments)

Californian-based technology firm Blue Coat Systems has predicted that 30-60% of internet traffic will be turned into “wasted bandwidth” as workers go online to watch the London 2012 Olympic Games via various video streaming services, which it fears could put ISP networks and productivity at risk.

Big UK ISP Claims the The Pirate Bay Block Had Little Impact on P2P Traffic

16th Jul 2012 (3 Comments)

One of the country’s largest broadband ISPs has revealed that the recent censorship of The Pirate Bay website has had only a short-lived impact upon overall P2P file sharing traffic, with data volumes dipping 11% immediately after the ban before returning “pretty much back to where they were before“.

ISP Primus Saver Offer Ultra Cheap UK Broadband and Calls for GBP1.20

16th Jul 2012 (0 Comments)

Competition to offer the cheapest broadband and calls package in the UK appears to have increased after budget internet provider Primus Saver launched a new bundle into the market that costs from just £1.20 per month. But what do you get for such a low price and is it the cheapest?

Shetland Telecom Claims Scottish Highlands Need More Money for Broadband

14th Jul 2012 (9 Comments)

The project manager for Shetland Telecom’s effort to roll-out a new fibre optic infrastructure around the remote Shetland Islands, Marvin Smith, has warned that the Scottish Government‘s (UK) recent allocation of £120m to improve broadband in the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) region will not be enough.

Welsh AM Russell George Launches Montgomeryshire Broadband Campaign

13th Jul 2012 (7 Comments)

Welsh Assembly Member, Russell George (Conservative), has launched a new campaign to help bring faster broadband to Montgomeryshire (Maldwyn) in north Wales (UK). As part of this effort he wants locals to help him identify broadband “Not Spots” by undertaking an area-wide speed test over 18-19th August.

TalkTalk UK Adds GBP25 Love2Shop Voucher to Half Price Broadband Bundle

13th Jul 2012 (2 Comments)

Budget ISP TalkTalk has started offering a £25 Love2Shop Voucher, which can be used at 20,000 high street stores (e.g. Boots, Debenhams, HMV, River Island, Comet etc.), alongside their existing half price broadband and calls with free connection promotion.