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ISP News Archives for May 2013

Virgin Media Target Hooligan Household Objects for Crimes Against WiFi

22nd May 2013 (12 Comments)

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.

Fluidata to Provide O2 UK with New Core Network for WiFi and Extra Capacity

22nd May 2013 (0 Comments)

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.

UK Broadband Satellite ISP Tooway Direct Becomes EuropaSat

22nd May 2013 (1 Comment)

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).

Vodafone UK Joins 3 in Delaying its 4G Mobile Broadband Launch

22nd May 2013 (1 Comment)

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 Xbox One Games Console to Benefit from Superfast Broadband

22nd May 2013 (14 Comments)

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.

ISP Direct Save Telecom Creates 60 Jobs at Two New UK Offices

21st May 2013 (0 Comments)

Budget ISP Direct Save Telecom has today announced the expansion of their business by opening up two new regional sales offices in Slough and Croydon (Southern England), which will help to create 60 new full-time jobs in the region.

Nottinghamshire UK Secures Extra EU Superfast Broadband Funding

21st May 2013 (0 Comments)

The Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) has managed to secure an addition £2.7 million in funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), which will help its efforts to make superfast broadband available to over 90% of local people by around 2016.

UK ISP Zen Internet Finds Dialup is as Common as FTTC for Businesses

21st May 2013 (6 Comments)

A new survey of 100 senior IT strategists at UK organisations of all sizes, which was published by Zen Internet today, has revealed that 22% of businesses have adopted FTTC superfast broadband for their office WAN connectivity; the same proportion as those with dial-up. But Leased Lines remain dominant.

MetroNet UK Expands Fibre and Wireless Broadband Network to Liverpool

21st May 2013 (0 Comments)

Business ISP Metronet UK has expanded the coverage of its hybrid superfast fibre optic (Dark Fibre) and carrier grade wireless network to reach areas of Widnes, Runcorn and Speke in Liverpool (Merseyside, England).

Europe Seeks One Telecoms Regulator to Rule Them All – Replace Ofcom

21st May 2013 (6 Comments)

The European Commission’s Digital Agenda boss, Neelie Kroes, will next month unveil her plans for a single telecoms market that is expected to propose the semi-abolishment of national regulators and the creation of one regulator to govern the whole of Europe (telecoms policy).

UK ISP Easynet Launch Business 320Mbps Bonded FTTC Broadband

21st May 2013 (2 Comments)

Communications provider Easynet has today launched its new EtherStream V product for business clients, which can bond multiple 80Mbps capable FTTC lines together to deliver a theoretical peak download speed of up to 320Mbps (four lines).

The Whole of the EU Could Get Superfast Broadband for GBP69 Billion

21st May 2013 (6 Comments)

A new report from Point Topic has claimed that the cost of making superfast broadband (30Mbps+) available to 100% of the UK and Europe could be just £69 billion (EUR 82bn), which is considerably less than the original estimate of up to £228 bn (EUR 270bn). The catch is it would be hybrid-fibre (FTTC/N) and not true fibre optic (FTTH/P).

RootMetrics Name EE Fastest for Mobile Broadband in Manchester UK

20th May 2013 (3 Comments)

A new study from RootMetrics has named EE as the fastest mobile broadband operator in Manchester (England) after it blitzed past rivals, including distant runner-up Three UK, to record an average download speed of 15.2Mbps (Megabits per second) and uploads of 9.4Mbps.

UPDATE Big UK ISPs Start Blocking the Movie2k and Download4All Sites

20th May 2013 (7 Comments)

Internet providers BT, Sky Broadband and Virgin Media have confirmed that their broadband customers will shortly find themselves unable to access the Download4All and Movie2k websites after a court order issued in late April 2013 forced both to be censored over copyright infringement (piracy). More ISPs are set to follow.

METRO2C Alliance Consolidates UK Fibre Optic Providers Under a Single SLA

20th May 2013 (0 Comments)

Sea Fibre Networks has today launched the carrier-neutral METRO2C Alliance, which aims to bring the UK and Europe’s top fibre optic connectivity providers (i.e. those with a “dense fibre footprint and wide product choice“), data centre operators and Internet exchanges under a single Service Level Agreement (SLA).

UPD Deadline for Final £20m UK Rural Community Broadband Fund Extended

20th May 2013 (0 Comments)

The deadline for a final round of bidding on the government’s £20 million Rural Community Broadband Fund (RCBF), which aims to help rural farmers, homes and businesses benefit from faster internet connectivity, has been extended for another three weeks.

Gigaclear Boost Customer Support and UK FTTP Rollout with NETadmin Deal

20th May 2013 (1 Comment)

ISP Gigaclear has signed a new deal with NETadmin Systems that should improve its customer support services and possibly even help to “speed up delivery” of their new 1Gbps (Gigabits per second) capable fibre optic broadband (FTTP) network to rural parts of England.