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ISP News Archives for April 2013

40% of UK Adults Say ISPs are Responsible for Protecting their Personal Info

25th Apr 2013 (4 Comments)

A new study conducted by Experian Consumer Services, which surveyed 2,249 internet using UK adults, has found that 40% believe the main responsibility for protecting identity and personal information online rests with service providers (broadband ISPs, mobile operators, banks etc.) and not themselves.

BT Openreach Set UK ISP Launch Date for 220Mbps FTTP Broadband

25th Apr 2013 (1 Comment)

BTOpenreach has announced that ISPs in the United Kingdom will be able to offer its new 220Mbps (20Mbps upload) capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based ultrafast broadband product to their customers from 1st June 2013. Final prices have also been confirmed.

Ofcom Moves to Free UK Airwaves for Ultrafast 5G Mobile Broadband

24th Apr 2013 (4 Comments)

The national telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today issued a new “scoping document” (call for inputs) that will help to determine how existing radio spectrum in the UHF 700MHz (Digital TV) frequency band could be freed up for use by the next (5th) generation of future ultra-fast 5G based Mobile Broadband services.

UK ISP BT.com to Launch Revamped Website with New Features

24th Apr 2013 (5 Comments)

Consumer ISP BT Retail has announced that it’s going to launch a new website in June 2013, which will include a variety of new features like a single log-in for customers (i.e. combining news, web search and email access with account and billing information).

UK Government Preps New Code for Blocking Adult Content on Public WiFi

24th Apr 2013 (9 Comments)

The UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, has confirmed that the government is preparing to detail a new Code of Conduct that will require operators of public wireless internet (wifi) hotspots to block adult content (e.g. pornography).

Virgin Media UK Grows to Reach 4.49 Million Cable Broadband Users

24th Apr 2013 (2 Comments)

Cable ISP Virgin Media UK, which is currently in the process of being sold to Liberty Global (LGi) for an enterprise value of approximately £15bn, has reported its latest Q1-2013 financial results which saw their total broadband subscriber base grow by +25,500 in the quarter (down from +51.6k in Q4-2012) to total 4,490,500.

UPD BT Confirm UK Trial Areas for Superfast Broadband FTTC Vectoring Tech

24th Apr 2013 (10 Comments)

BTOpenreach has confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that the first locations to trial its FTTC (VDSL2) Vectoring (ITU-T G.993.5) technology in the United Kingdom, which could eventually help ISPs to deliver download speeds of up to 200Mbps (Megabits), will take place in Barnet (London) and Braintree (Essex) in England.

UK Privacy Groups Attack ISP Silence Over Internet Snooping Talks

23rd Apr 2013 (6 Comments)

The Open Rights Group, Privacy International and Big Brother Watch have today attacked some of the United Kingdom’s best known ISPs for betraying their customers by engaging “in a conspiracy of silence with the Home Office” over controversial proposals to expand the country’s existing internet snooping law (Communications Data Bill).

Average World Internet Speeds Climb to 2.9Mbps as UK Scores 6.5Mbps

23rd Apr 2013 (6 Comments)

Akamai has today published its latest State of the Internet Q4 2012 report, which found that the average global download speed had clawed its way to 2.9Mbps (up from 2.8Mbps in Q3-2012). By comparison the UK reached a speed of 6.5Mbps (up from 6.3Mbps in Q3) to be ranked 18th fastest in the world (down from 17th).

UK Adults Spend 16.8 Hours Online and Visit 19 Websites Per Week

23rd Apr 2013 (1 Comment)

Ofcom’s latest annual Adults Media Use and Attitudes Report 2013 reveals that internet use is continuing to rise but sadly 15% of the UK population still do not have the internet at home and 85% of those claimed this was due to a “lack of interest” (23% said cost and 19% pointed to the lack of a computer or related kit).

ISP EE UK Nudges Past 694K Home Broadband and 318K 4G Customers

23rd Apr 2013 (1 Comment)

The latest Q1-2013 financial results from EE (Orange UK and T-Mobile) have revealed that their fixed line Home Broadband subscriber base increased by just +1,000 in the quarter to total 694,000, while their 4G (LTE) based mobile subscribers grew from zero to 318,000 in the first five months since its launch.

Virgin Media Business Help 2000 London UK Schools Get WiFi and VoIP

22nd Apr 2013 (2 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media Business has confirmed that 2,000 schools across London (England) can now benefit from wireless internet (WiFi) and VoIP connectivity via their new Public Services Network (PSN) that has been built alongside the London Grid for Learning (LGfL).

UK Government Denies Superfast Broadband Targets Slipping to 2016

22nd Apr 2013 (12 Comments)

The government’s Communications Minister, Ed Vaizey, has told the House of Commons that he still hopes 90% of the United Kingdom will have access to a superfast broadband (25Mbps+) ISP by the end of 2015. But he admitted that they were still “actively looking at the options” for a post-2015 strategy.

UPDATE ICO Demands to See Evidence for UK ISP Internet Snooping Bill

22nd Apr 2013 (0 Comments)

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which deals with data protection and freedom of information issues for the government, has reportedly ordered the Home Office to publish any advice that ministers received regarding the design, cost and risks for key parts of the controversial internet snooping bill (Communications Data Bill).

CLANNET Enables FREE WiFi Hotspot for Appleton Wiske in Yorkshire UK

22nd Apr 2013 (2 Comments)

The small rural village of Appleton Wiske in the Vale of York (North Yorkshire, England) now has access to a free wireless internet (wifi) service after community ISP CLANNET installed a new transceiver at the local village hall.

ISP Sky Broadband Unblocks Legal Website Caught in The Pirate Bay Net

22nd Apr 2013 (0 Comments)

It took three weeks to get resolved but Sky Broadband UK (BSkyB) has now apologised to its customers after a seemingly legal website was mistakenly caught up in the ISPs censorship of the The Pirate Bay (internet piracy) website, which was blocked last year following a court order.

EE UK Launch 150Mbps Capable 4G Mobile Broadband and WiFi USB Modem

20th Apr 2013 (7 Comments)

Mobile operator EE, which recently announced that it would double its headline 4G based Mobile Broadband speeds up to 80Mbps (here), has now launched one of the United Kingdom’s first LTE Category 4 (150Mbps capable) based mobile WiFi modems (MiFi) – the Huawei E5776.