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ISP News Archives for June 2013

UPDATE National Audit Office to Criticise the Broadband Delivery UK Scheme

11th Jun 2013 (16 Comments)

The National Audit Office (NAO), which works on behalf of Parliament to scrutinise public spending, is expected to criticise the value for money aspects of the government’s £530m Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) project when it publishes an allegedly scathing report into the scheme next month (July 2013).

Three UK and EE Pick Ericsson to Manage their 3G and 4G Mobile Networks

11th Jun 2013 (0 Comments)

Mobile operators Three UK and EE have once again chosen Ericsson to manage the continued operation and maintenance of their joint 2G, 3G and 4G (LTE) based radio access (Mobile Broadband) network in the United Kingdom for at least the next 5 years.

UK ISP EE Covers Home Phone Price Hike with Cheaper Broadband Deals

11th Jun 2013 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator and ISP EE (Everything Everywhere) will today refresh their fixed line home broadband and phone bundles with new discounts, although some of these represent a price rise from the previous 6 and 3 months free promotions. Line rental has also risen from £14 to £14.75 a month.

Phase 1 Superfast Broadband Rollout for Cambridgeshire UK Revealed

10th Jun 2013 (2 Comments)

The state aid supported £45 million Connecting Cambridgeshire scheme, which aims to make BT’s superfast broadband (FTTC and FTTP) services available to 90% of premises in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (England) by the end of 2015, has revealed preliminary coverage details for phase one of its roll-out.

First Areas to Benefit from Norfolk UK Superfast Broadband Rollout Named

10th Jun 2013 (5 Comments)

The £41m state aid supported Better Broadband for Norfolk programme, which is working with BT to help make superfast fibre broadband (FTTC and FTTP) services reach “more than” 80% of local premises by autumn 2015, has announced the first locations to be upgraded.

UK Mobile Broadband Adoption Being Held Back by Data Caps and Price

10th Jun 2013 (4 Comments)

The latest monthly ISPreview.co.uk poll of 757 visitors to our website has revealed that only a quarter (26%) of respondents expect future 5G based Mobile Broadband connections to replace traditional fixed line ISPs, with concerns over limited usage allowances, price and speed being the key obstacles.

Jobless UK People Benefit from £24 PC and Cheap Broadband Bundle

10th Jun 2013 (19 Comments)

People who are out of work or currently taking one of the other qualifying state benefits (e.g. Housing Benefit) can now get a cheap computer from just £24 alongside broadband thanks to a new special offer from the Get Online @ Home scheme.

Sky Broadband UK Poised to Slash Prices as it Takes on FREE BT Sport

10th Jun 2013 (3 Comments)

Sky Broadband (BSkyB) is reportedly ready to slash the price of its internet, phone and TV bundles as part of an effort to counter the launch of BT’s Sport service (here), which effectively bundled free access to live weekly matches from the Barclays Premier League (Football) and Rugby alongside its broadband products.

UK Post Office Hails New GET CONNECTED to the Internet Campaign

10th Jun 2013 (7 Comments)

The Post Office has today launched its new GET CONNECTED to the Internet campaign, which aims to help the 16 million people in the United Kingdom who have either never used the internet or have limited skills and knowledge (the ONS puts this figure at just 7.1 million adults).

Liberty Global Completes GBP15bn Takeover of UK Cable ISP Virgin Media

8th Jun 2013 (28 Comments)

International cable operator Liberty Global (LGi) has, after clearing all the necessary shareholder and regulatory approvals, officially completed its £15bn (enterprise value) acquisition of broadband, phone and TV giant Virgin Media in the United Kingdom.

Mixed Response to Consultation on UK Broadband Planning Changes

7th Jun 2013 (4 Comments)

The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has today published some very mixed responses to their recent consultation on proposals to change the siting requirements for broadband street cabinets and overhead lines, which is intended to facilitate the deployment of superfast broadband around the United Kingdom.

UK Intelligence Committee Raises Security Fears over BT and Chinese Kit

7th Jun 2013 (7 Comments)

The government’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has today published its report on foreign involvement in the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), which warns that BT’s deployment of broadband ISP and telecoms equipment supplied by Chinese firm Huawei could have “implications for national security“.

Microsofts XBox One to Suffer Strict Always-On Internet Requirements

7th Jun 2013 (6 Comments)

Consumers looking forward to the late 2013 launch of Microsoft’s next generation media centre and video games console, XBox One, will be frustrated to learn that the new system will be accompanied by some extremely strict broadband and internet connectivity requirements.

A Quarter of Small Businesses Unaware of the UK Broadband Rollout

7th Jun 2013 (4 Comments)

A new survey of 500 small and medium sized businesses in the United Kingdom, which was conducted by AXA Business Insurance, has revealed that one in four were unaware of the publicly funded BDUK scheme to help make superfast broadband ISP connections available to 90% of the country by the end of 2015.

EE UK to Launch 4G Pay-As-You-Go Mobile Broadband Service

6th Jun 2013 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (4GEE) has announced that it intends to launch a new 4G based Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) Mobile Broadband service this summer and that its recently announced plan to double their network speeds up to 80Mbps (here) will begin “within weeks“.

at800.tv Predict Just 90k UK Homes to Lose TV Due to 4G Interference

6th Jun 2013 (5 Comments)

Following a number of trials at800.tv (DMSL), which is funded by £180m from mobile network operators, has predicted that just 90,000 homes in the United Kingdom will see their Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV) services being disrupted by the new generation of 4G based Mobile Broadband services in the 800MHz band.

UK ISP PlusNet Returns to Offering 12 Months Half Price Broadband

6th Jun 2013 (0 Comments)

Internet provider PlusNet has enhanced its existing promotion of half price broadband and calls by extending the length of their offer from 9 to 12 months. Likewise their superfast fibre broadband (FTTC) packages will also change from 3 months half price to 6 months.