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ISP News Archives for 2012

ACTA Copyright Treaty Investigator Recommends EU Parliament Rejection

17th Apr 2012 (1 Comment)

The MEP responsible for investigating (Rapporteur) the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), David Martin, has officially recommended that the European Parliament (EP) reject the treaty when it comes up for a final vote in June 2012. Martin warned that ACTA could not “guarantee adequate protection for citizens’ rights in the future“.

Superfast Broadband Reaches 95000 Homes and Businesses in Cornwall UK

17th Apr 2012 (0 Comments)

The Superfast Cornwall project has announced that superfast broadband ISP services are now available to 95,000 Cornish homes and businesses, although just 6,000+ premises have actually subscribed to the service. Thankfully new orders are being created at an average rate of 250 per week, which is up from 200 per week and 4,000 connected in February 2012.

BT Bid for all Broadband Contracts as UK Gov Shun Universal Service Obligation

17th Apr 2012 (11 Comments)

The UK government’s Communications Minister, Ed Vaizey, has confirmed that BT are officially bidding on all 8 of the currently active superfast broadband procurement contracts (more will follow). Separately Vaizey said that “the time is not right” to introduce a legal Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband.

eXwavia Aim to Make Montgomeryshire the Fastest UK Rural Broadband Region

17th Apr 2012 (10 Comments)

Wales focused ISP Exwavia, which uses wireless networking (wifi) to deploy faster broadband into isolated rural areas, has announced that it plans to turn Montgomeryshire into the “fastest rural broadband region in the UK“. At the same time their related service coverage in the Cefn Coch and Adfa areas (near Welshpool, Powys) has also been extended to connect 80 properties.

UK TSB Grants Genesis GBP250k to Develop 400Mb DSL Rings Broadband Tech

16th Apr 2012 (9 Comments)

The Technology Strategy Board (TSB), which advises the UK government on how best to remove barriers to innovation and accelerate the exploitation of new technologies, has awarded a new SMART grant worth £250,000 to Canadian firm Genesis Technical Systems (GTS) in order to help with the development of its potentially 400Mbps (Megabits/sec) capable DSLRings broadband technology.

BT Claims UK First by Running Fibre Optic Broadband to Multiple Office Units

16th Apr 2012 (2 Comments)

BT Business Broadband has today completed what it describes as being “the UK’s first” deployment of 100Mbps (Megabits/sec) capable superfast fibre optic (FTTP) internet access services into “multiple office units” at Acorn House in central Milton Keynes.

Europe Investigates Joint Venture Between the Big Three UK Mobile Operators

16th Apr 2012 (0 Comments)

The European Commission (EC) claims to have opened an “in-depth investigation” into the proposed creation of a new and potentially anti-competitive Mobile Commerce Joint Venture between three of the largest mobile broadband operators in the UK, including Vodafone, O2 (Telefonica) and Everything Everywhere (Orange UK and T-Mobile).

Support for Governments GBP150 Million Urban Broadband Fund Divides UK

16th Apr 2012 (4 Comments)

The results from 872 respondents to our latest monthly reader survey has revealed how more than half (51.7%) support the government’s plan to spend £100 Million (Urban Broadband Fund) on improving superfast broadband services in some of the country’s largest cities, yet only 10% felt that £100m would be enough to do the job properly. A further £50m has since been added, but this will only help “smaller cities“.

ISP PlusNet Offers 6 Months FREE UK Home Broadband and Calls Service

14th Apr 2012 (4 Comments)

Budget UK home internet and phone provider PlusNet have begun offering 6 Months FREE broadband and calls across both the standard / cheaper up to 16Mbps Value (10GB usage – unlimited offpeak) and more flexible Extra (60GB usage – unlimited offpeak) packages for new customers, which also includes FREE activation (normally worth £25).

Digital Region ISP Origin Broadband Launches up to 100Mbps Service

13th Apr 2012 (4 Comments)

Origin Broadband, a South Yorkshire (UK) focused ISP that makes use of the financially challenged and often controversial Digital Region (DR) network (here), has today officially announced the 1st May 2012 start of its new Origin Max package that claims to deliver internet download speeds of up to 100Mbps (Megabits per second).

UPD4 Broadband Operator NextGenUs UK and Fibrestream Go into Administration

13th Apr 2012 (0 Comments)

NextGenUs UK CIC (NGU), the financially and seemingly also managerially troubled group that once aimed to become a community focused broadband developer for isolated rural areas, look set to go into formal joint administration by the end of today; subject to confirmation by the Leeds High Court.

BT Openreach Boosts Engineers for UK Superfast Broadband Rollout

13th Apr 2012 (3 Comments)

BTOpenreach claims to have boosted the total number of permanent full-time engineers involved with deploying its superfast broadband (FTTC / FTTP) ISP services in the UK to over 3,000 after it added an additional 150 recruits.

ISP PlusNet UK Swaps to New RoundCube Webmail Platform

13th Apr 2012 (0 Comments)

Internet provider PlusNet has officially taken the beta tag off its new RoundCube based webmail (email that you access via your website browser) platform this week as they begin to phase out the older SquirrelMail service.

Broadband Satellite Operator Avanti Wins Extra UK Government Funding

12th Apr 2012 (0 Comments)

The UK Space Agency, an executive agency for the governments Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), has awarded £1.1 Million from its new grant funding of £6 Million to broadband satellite operator Avanti Communications.

UPD UK Comparison of Broadband Movie Download and Web Streaming Services

12th Apr 2012 (6 Comments)

Over the past few years the UK has witnessed an influx of new internet based video streaming services, many of which offer a wide selection of both online TV and Movie (Film) content. This boom, which has in no small part been fuelled by the growing prevalence of ever faster and more flexible broadband ISP connectivity, has now established its own unique position in the market. But which service is best?

UPD2 Sky Launches New UK Superfast Unlimited Fibre Broadband Service

12th Apr 2012 (9 Comments)

Sky Broadband (BSkyB) will tomorrow launch its new superfast Unlimited Fibre broadband package, which uses BT’s Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) technology to deliver internet download speeds of up to 40Mbps around the UK. The service costs £20 per month alongside a £50 one-off setup fee that includes the needed connection hardware and an engineer installation.

UK ISP BT Offers up to 76Mbps Superfast Broadband Boost for Free

11th Apr 2012 (21 Comments)

As expected BT’s retail ISP division has today announced the April 12th launch of its own ‘up to’ 76Mbps (Megabits per second) capable superfast broadband (BTInfinity) packages, which are based off the recent 80Mbps FTTC profile upgrade (here).