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A Policy and Resources committee meeting of the Dumfries and Galloway Council in Scotland has confirmed that the local authority will commit £12.6 million to help make superfast broadband ISP connectivity available to 85% of local premises by 2015.
Cable operator Virgin Media has today unleashed its “broadband sheriffs” to help broadband consumers identify which seemingly innocent household items can cause the most interference for your home wifi network; these could result in a serious loss of performance. Oh and they’re also touting that new SuperHub V2 router again.
Business ISP Fluidata has today signed a new “multi-million pound contract” with O2 UK that will supply the mobile operator with a new core network and enough “last mile” data connectivity and capacity to help support the expansion of its wireless internet (wifi) hotspots across the country.
Satellite ISP Tooway Direct UK, which is part of the UK based Satellite Solutions Worldwide group, appears to have re-branded once again to become EuropaSat. But unlike before the “new” ISP has ended its exclusive arrangement with Eutelsat (KA-SAT) and now also sells broadband options supplied by SES (ASTRA) and Avanti (HYLAS).
Mobile operator Vodafone has warned investors in the United Kingdom that its planned June 2013 launch of superfast 4G (LTE) based mobile broadband services in the 800MHz and 2.6GHz band could now face several months of additional delay.
Microsoft unveiled the successor to its hugely popular XBox 360 video game console last night, XBox One, but its extensive support for cloud-based internet services, 4K Ultra HD (Ultra High Definition) video, streaming TV / Movies and bigger games mean that you’re almost certain to benefit from a superfast broadband ISP connection.