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ISP News Archives for July 2013

Mobile Broadband Data Now More Important than Calls and Texts

19th Jul 2013 (3 Comments)

A new consumer opinion survey of 1,649 people in the United Kingdom has found that 73% couldn’t do without internet access on their Smartphones. On top of that most people now consider their Mobile Broadband data allowance to be a more important consideration than voice call minutes and texts.

BT Openreach and UK ISP TalkTalk in Dispute over Unbundled Jumpers

18th Jul 2013 (11 Comments)

Yes it could be a story linked directly to your home laundry basket but it’s not. TalkTalk has today called in Ofcom to help settle a dispute with BTOpenreach, which has refused to supply a single jumpered solution with their fully unbundled (LLU / MPF) broadband and phone lines that could potentially save UK ISPs tens of millions.

The Fastest Mobile Broadband Services for Liverpool, Belfast and Sheffield

18th Jul 2013 (3 Comments)

RootMetrics has published another new study into the 3G and 4G based Mobile Broadband performance from all four of the UK’s major Mobile Network Operators (MNO), covering the cities of Liverpool, Belfast and Sheffield. As before EE and Three UK came top of the pack for internet download speed.

UPDATE3 Public Accounts Committee Savages BT Over State Aid Broadband

18th Jul 2013 (43 Comments)

Last night’s grilling of BT by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which works on behalf of the House of Commons to examine public expenditure, was surely an uncomfortable experience for the telecoms giants Group Strategy Director, Sean Williams, but at the same time it also helped to clarify a few vital points.

Has Satellite Broadband Finally Reached its Tipping Point Towards Success

18th Jul 2013 (6 Comments)

A recent report from Point Topic claimed that Satellite broadband ISPs might finally have become an “attractive option” for consumers seeking higher speed internet connections, especially those in UK rural areas. But has it really reached a “tipping point” towards even wider success and if so then why aren’t consumers lapping it up.

UK Wireless Broadband Operators Gain Indefinite 28GHz Licences

17th Jul 2013 (9 Comments)

Ofcom has announced that Broadband Fixed Wireless Access (BFWA) ISPs that make use of the 28GHz radio spectrum band, such as Urban Wimax and Cable & Wireless UK, will now be able to keep the licence “indefinitely” (i.e. they were due to expire on 31st December 2015) but there will be a cost.

BBC and BT Sport Bag Four Years of FA Cup TV Content from 2014

17th Jul 2013 (1 Comment)

Customers of BT’s Sport TV service, which is being given away for free alongside the operators various home broadband packages (here), will between 2014 and 2018 also gain access to FA Cup matches alongside a joint deal with the BBC.

BT Trial 80Mbps Wireless to the Cabinet Broadband on Rathlin Island

17th Jul 2013 (13 Comments)

The remote island of Rathlin, which is home to around 100 people and resides just off the north coast of Northern Ireland, has been given a significant capacity upgrade thanks to BT’s trial of a new “experimental” Wireless to the Cabinet (WTTC?) broadband system.

FTTH Council Criticises Poor Superfast Broadband Progress in Europe

17th Jul 2013 (27 Comments)

The FTTH Council Europe, which campaigns for the adoption of a fully fibre optic telecoms and internet infrastructure, has heavily criticised Europe’s “lacklustre performance” after a recent progress update showed that the EU was still a long way from achieving their Digital Agenda targets for superfast broadband.

BT Begin £3m State Aid BDUK Superfast Broadband Rollout in Rutland UK

17th Jul 2013 (3 Comments)

The Rutland County Council (RCC) in England has today confirmed that the first community (village) to get access to BT’s new superfast broadband (FTTC/P) service through its publicly funded £3 million Digital Rutland project is North Luffenham.

Alcatel-Lucent Breaks Record with 31Tbps Over a Single Fibre Optic Cable

17th Jul 2013 (0 Comments)

Global telecoms giant Alcatel-Lucent claims to have set a new world record after it successfully transmitted information (data) at the staggering speed of 31Tbps (Terabits per second) over a single long-haul 7200km optical fibre cable (i.e. simulating undersea transoceanic cable distances).

NextGen 13 Gears Up for its Headline Broadband Event in London

17th Jul 2013 (3 Comments)

The national NextGen Conference is fast racing towards its headline event in London between 14-15th October 2013, which gathers representatives from the UK telecoms and broadband market together to discuss plans for related services to help stimulate economic regeneration and tackle the government’s ever changing approach.

Premier League Win Court Orders for UK ISP Block of the FirstRow Website

16th Jul 2013 (6 Comments)

As expected the Football Association Premier League (FAPL) has successfully won a court injunction that will force broadband ISPs in the United Kingdom to block their customers from being able to view the FirstRow website (FirstRowSports), which is often used to stream video of football and other TV sport matches.

UK ISP Vispa Reopens City Wireless Broadband Network to New Installs

16th Jul 2013 (1 Comment)

Cheshire-based ISP Vispa appears to be on the road to putting right some of the problems that have recently afflicted its 60Mbps (Megabits per second) capable City Wireless broadband platform and have today re-opened the network for new installations following some improvements.

Budget UK ISP Primus Saver Launch Unlimited Superfast Broadband

16th Jul 2013 (10 Comments)

Internet and phone provider Primus Saver (New Call Telecom) has today moved to take on the big boys by launching its own range of budget superfast “fibre optic” broadband (FTTC) packages, which offer unlimited usage and cost from £8 a month (note: the first 3 months of service are being offered at half price).

Ofcom Say New Freeview HD TV Channels at 600MHz Won’t Hinder 5G

16th Jul 2013 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has warned that today’s move by Ofcom (here), which has created the “opportunity” for 10 new Freeview HD TV channels to be launched by using airwaves in the 600MHz radio spectrum band, could hinder the plan to free up existing 700MHz spectrum for use by future ultra-fast 5G based Mobile Broadband services.

Future 1Gbps FTTC Broadband G.Fast Tech Passes First Stage of Approval

16th Jul 2013 (41 Comments)

The next generation of FTTC (VDSL2) technology, which is better known as G.Fast and could one day deliver peak internet speeds of up to 1000Mbps (Megabits), has passed its first stage of approval on the road to becoming an official ITU standard in early 2014.