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ISP News Archives for February 2013

Fibre Nibbling Rats Knock Out VFast Wireless Broadband in Canterbury UK

25th Feb 2013 (0 Comments)

Kent-based fixed wireless ISP VFast has become the latest internet provider to be hit by rodents with a seemingly insatiable appetite for fibre optic cables. In fact for almost a month the pesky critters have been busily attempting to nibble their way through one of BT’s key fibre spine cables in Canterbury, which supplies VFast.

UPD Ofcom Advises EU of Intent to Slash BT Leased Line Prices in the UK

25th Feb 2013 (0 Comments)

The communications regulator, Ofcom, has today issued a Draft Statement that formally notifies the European Commission (EC) of their proposal to cut the price that ISPs, mobile operators and businesses pay to BT for wholesale Leased Line services at speeds of above 1Gbps in all parts of the UK except London and Hull.

ISP TalkTalk Business Migrates UK SMEs to Residential Broadband Package

25th Feb 2013 (11 Comments)

TalkTalk Business, which back in 2011 warned SME’s that “domestic grade broadband is not designed to cope with the demands of running a business“, appears to have changed its tune. A large number of their customers have now received letters which confirm that they’ll soon be migrated to the ISPs residential TalkTalk Plus package.

Origin Broadband Offer Free Install and Half Price Service to South Yorkshire

23rd Feb 2013 (4 Comments)

Consumers within reach of the Digital Region telecoms network in South Yorkshire (England) should take note that one of its ISPs, Origin Broadband, has returned to offering a free installation (saves £50) and half price service (first three months) alongside their superfast unlimited broadband (FTTC) packages.

Wales Reveals First 8 Areas for its GBP425m BT Broadband Upgrade

22nd Feb 2013 (14 Comments)

The Welsh Government has today announced the first 8 locations to benefit from its part publicly funded £425m roll-out of superfast broadband ISP services across Wales (UK), which initially aims to make internet download speeds of up to 80Mbps available to 96% of Welsh premises by the end of 2015.

1 Euro Price Drop in Fibre Optic Broadband Can Fuel ISP Subscriber Boom

22nd Feb 2013 (3 Comments)

The latest Q4-2012 internet tariff analysis from Quantum-Web has claimed that an 86p (1 Euro) decline in the price of fibre optic based superfast broadband ISP tariffs can be equated to an increase of over 400,000 new subscribers in Europe between Q4-2009 and the end of last year.

UK ISP Virgin Media Shifts its Window for Broadband Traffic Management

22nd Feb 2013 (7 Comments)

Customers of Virgin Media should take note that the cable operators Traffic Management policy, which slows the download speed of heavy users and P2P file sharing services during peak times (evenings), has been moved because Tablets and Smartphones are changing how people use the internet.

UPD B4RN Connect 157 Homes to FTTH Broadband in Lancashire UK

21st Feb 2013 (17 Comments)

The Broadband For the Rural North (B4RN) project has told this week’s FTTH Conference 2013 in London that they’ve now managed to connect 157 homes in Lancashire’s (England) Lower Lune Valley to its 1000Mbps capable community built and funded Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network.

Broadband Delivery UK Issues Strict Guidance for Wireless Networks

21st Feb 2013 (3 Comments)

The government’s Broadband Delivery UK office has released new guidance for local authorities on the use of state aid (public funding) in support of deploying NGA fixed wireless access (FWA) networks. The guidance, much like existing EU rules, makes it possible for wireless ISPs to engage in the process but only under strict conditions.

Sony PlayStation 4 Needs a Bigger and Faster Broadband Connection

21st Feb 2013 (2 Comments)

Last nights soft launch of Sony’s forthcoming PlayStation 4 video games console might not have revealed as much as we would have liked but it did tell us something. Future owners will almost certainly benefit from a faster broadband ISP connection, one where low latency and better upload speeds will be crucial.

LittleBigOne ISP in South Yorkshire UK to Support Local Charities

21st Feb 2013 (3 Comments)

South Yorkshire ISP LittleBigOne (Digital Region) has announced that it will donate £10 to any one of four different local charities whenever a new customer subscribes to its superfast broadband (FTTC) packages before the end of 2013.

UK Government Study Examines the Impact of its Broadband Investment

20th Feb 2013 (8 Comments)

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published the results of a new study that claims to provide a “comprehensive assessment” of the social, economic and environmental impacts of its investment to help improve broadband ISP networks around the United Kingdom.

Fibre Overtakes Cable to Become Worlds 2nd Biggest Broadband ISP Tech

20th Feb 2013 (0 Comments)

The latest Point Topic and Broadband Forum study for Q3-2012 has revealed that the world is now home to a total of 635.9 million broadband subscribers. But most interesting of all is how fibre optic (FTTx) based ISP technologies have overtaken cable (e.g. Virgin Media) to become the second largest method of internet connectivity after DSL (ADSL etc.).

ONS Study Finds 7.42 Million UK Adults Have Never Used the Internet

20th Feb 2013 (1 Comment)

The governments Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released its latest Internet Access Quarterly Update Q4-2012, which reveals that a total of 43.07 million UK adults have used the internet (85% of the population). The number of adults who have never gone online stands at 7.42 million (15%) and happily this has declined by 3% since Q3-2012.

UPD Wales UK to Close Popular GBP4m Broadband Support Scheme

20th Feb 2013 (3 Comments)

The Welsh Government’s semi-popular £4m Broadband Support Scheme, which provided cash grants worth up to £1,000 to help those living in the most digitally isolated parts of Wales (UK) gain access to faster internet services, will come to a close on 31st March 2013.

UPD North Yorkshire UK Detail 1st Phase of its Superfast Broadband Rollout

20th Feb 2013 (4 Comments)

The state aid supported Superfast North Yorkshire (SNY) project, which with the help of BT seeks to make superfast broadband ISP services available to 100% of local homes and businesses by 2017 (90% by the end of 2014), has revealed that over 24,000 premises in 34 communities will be included in the first stages.

UPD Ofcom UK Reveal 5 Winners of Superfast 4G Mobile Broadband Spectrum

20th Feb 2013 (4 Comments)

The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has today confirmed that BT, Vodafone, O2, Three UK and EE have all won slices of the 800MHz and 2.6GHz radio spectrum bands as part of its 4G (LTE or WiMAX) superfast Mobile Broadband auction. Sadly ISP MLL Telecom and HKT UK (PCCW / UK Broadband) didn’t win anything.