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BT Superfast Broadband Rollout in London UK to Create 26000 New Jobs

29th Mar 2012 (3 Comments)

Apparently BT’s work to rollout superfast broadband internet access (FTTC etc.) services in London will, over the next 15 years, help to create 26,000 new jobs in the city and boost the capitals economy by £20bn (£7.3bn in improved business performance, £11bn from business creation and nearly £1bn via home-working).

Ofcom UK Moots Mobile Broadband in UHF Spectrum Bands IV and V

29th Mar 2012 (1 Comment)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has started a new consultation that will look at the long term development options (after 2018) for handling the valuable radio spectrum in Ultra High Frequency (UHF) bands IV and V. One option could be to repurpose them for use by Mobile Broadband services.

UPD BT Select Deddington UK for its First Fibre Only Broadband and Phone Trial

29th Mar 2012 (11 Comments)

BTOpenreach has today officially selected Deddington (Oxfordshire, UK) as the first rural village to take part in their unique Fibre-Only Exchange (FOX) trial, which will replace the areas existing “copper-based products” with ultrafast fibre optic broadband (e.g. 100Mbps+ FTTP) and phone (Fibre Voice Access) services.

UK White Space Broadband Wireless Trial Speeds Fail to Impress

29th Mar 2012 (5 Comments)

Early feedback from BT’s trial of ‘White Space‘ (IEEE 802.22) wireless broadband technology on the Isle of Bute suggests that the service, which delivers internet access by making use of the unused radio spectrum that exists between Digital TV channels, still has a lot of problems to overcome, not least in terms of its sporadic performance.

UK ISPs Claim a Perceived Lack of Choice is Hindering Broadband Adoption

29th Mar 2012 (4 Comments)

Business ISP Fluidata claims that 24 out of the 30 internet providers it interviewed felt that a “perceived lack of choice” and a “lack of awareness” of the broadband options open to businesses and consumers were creating a barrier to adoption, particularly in rural areas.

UPD MS3 Communications Expand Fibre Optic Broadband Network into Hull UK

29th Mar 2012 (1 Comment)

MS3 Communications, an independent data and telecommunications network, has awarded the £5.5 million contract for deploying the “first 50km” of their fibre optic broadband network around Hull (Yorkshire, UK) to Mid-Wales based company Welch Civils Ltd.

Europe Preliminarily Agrees Cheaper Mobile Broadband Roaming from July 2012

28th Mar 2012 (0 Comments)

The European Commission (EC) has today reached a preliminary deal that should make it significantly cheaper to surf the internet from your Mobile Broadband connection while roaming abroad within the EU. In addition the price of mobile voice calls and text (SMS) messages will also be slashed.

Timico CTO Experiences 40Mbps Speeds on O2 UK Trial of 4G Mobile Broadband

28th Mar 2012 (0 Comments)

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Co-Founder of business ISP Timico UK, Trefor Davies, has reported experiencing “4G” superfast Mobile Broadband download speeds of up to 40Mbps (23Mbps upload) while taking part in O2’s (Telefonica) Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology trial in the city of London.

UK Businesses Demand More Public WiFi Internet Access in Stores

28th Mar 2012 (0 Comments)

The business division of UK cable operator Virgin Media (VirginMedia Business) has surveyed 5,000 business owners from companies with 100+ employees and discovered that 21% “needed” more wireless internet access in stores in order to provide “innovative sales offers and marketing promotions” to customers.

PlusNet Add £25 Cashback to its 4 Months FREE Home Broadband and Calls

28th Mar 2012 (1 Comment)

UK ISP PlusNet has added a promise of £25 cashback to its recently launched offer of 4 Months FREE home broadband and calls across both their budget Value (10GB peak usage allowance + unlimited offpeak) and premium Extra (60GB + unlimited offpeak) packages, which also includes FREE activation (normally worth £25) when you add the line rental (from £9.49 per month).

Criminals Could Target BT’s UK Superfast Fibre Optic Broadband Batteries

28th Mar 2012 (7 Comments)

BT has denied that the backup batteries used by its new generation of fibre optic (FTTC, FTTP) connected superfast broadband street cabinets could soon become a target for thieves. The result could be a serious loss of connectivity, albeit only if the theft occurred during a power outage.

European Parliament Set Final ACTA Copyright Treaty Vote for June 2012

28th Mar 2012 (0 Comments)

The controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), an international treaty that seeks to establish a broad new range of copyright enforcement standards and threatens to make broadband internet providers (ISP) more liable for the content they deliver, will officially be put to a final vote by the European Parliament (EP) in June 2012.

CityFibre Reveals Plan for Ultrafast City Wide FTTH Broadband Service in York

27th Mar 2012 (0 Comments)

CityFibre Holdings, a UK fibre optic infrastructure developer for business, public sector and consumer purposes, has announced that it plans to expand upon their existing network in the city of York by launching a city-wide Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) style ultrafast broadband ISP service for local homes and businesses.

Direct Save Telecom Fear Telecom Rage as Confidence in Call Centres Decline

27th Mar 2012 (0 Comments)

Home phone and internet provider Direct Save Telecom UK has highlighted several studies that appear to show how consumer confidence in call centres is now at “an all time low“. For example, a recent study by GiffGaff found that Brits had a 6 minute threshold while waiting in a call centre queue before losing their tempers and hanging up.

BT Delays FTTC Superfast Broadband Upgrade in Burton UK by 3 Months

27th Mar 2012 (4 Comments)

BT has warned that some homes and businesses in the joint Staffordshire and Derbyshire town of Burton (Burton-on-Trent) may now have to wait until 30th June 2012 (originally 31st March) before the area is upgraded to support the operators ‘up to’ 40-80Mbps superfast broadband technology (FTTC). Apparently an unspecified technical problem at the local telephone exchange is holding the work up.

Ofcom Delays 1800MHz for 4G Ruling as Three UK Threatens Legal Action

27th Mar 2012 (6 Comments)

Ofcom has delayed its proposal to allow T-Mobile and Orange UK (Everything Everywhere) to launch the country’s first 4G superfast Mobile Broadband service over their existing 1800MHz (3G) spectrum band. Separately Three UK, in an effort to ensure that they get a fair slice of the much more valuable 800MHz spectrum (covers a wider area for less money), are now mulling legal action.

Alternative UK Superfast Broadband ISPs See Significant Growth

26th Mar 2012 (0 Comments)

Telecoms analyst firm Point Topic reports that alternative UK network operators, such as Rutland Telecom and Call Flow Solutions, have managed to increased their residential customer base by 85% since the middle of 2011. The news suggests that some of the smaller operators are “beginning to find their niche” by helping to reach poorly connected rural areas and individual communities with superfast internet access.