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ISP News Archives for July 2013

Progress as Gov and BT Move to Support Rival UK Rural Broadband Projects

16th Jul 2013 (7 Comments)

The government’s culture secretary, Maria Miller MP, and BT have met local action groups (some of which were smaller ISPs) in an effort to resolve the impasse over which parts of the UK will not gain access to superfast broadband (25Mbps+). It’s currently hard for alternative operators to fill the gaps without first knowing where the gaps are.

BT Bring FREE WiFi Internet to 140 Youngs and Geronimo Pubs

15th Jul 2013 (2 Comments)

BT WiFi has today announced that its free wifi wireless internet hotspots will be rolled out to 140 Young’s and Geronimo pubs and bars in London and the South East over the next five months.

Managed IT Firm hSo Acquires UK ISP Goscomb Technologies

15th Jul 2013 (0 Comments)

The “entire share capital” of business ISP Goscomb Technologies has been acquired by rival hSo (HighSpeed Office Limited), a little known UK managed IT and cloud services provider, for an undisclosed sum.

Leaked Letter to UK ISPs Reveal Political Meddling in Adult Internet Filters

15th Jul 2013 (17 Comments)

Furious ISPs have leaked the full text of a controversial new letter from the government, which at the last minute appears to call on them to introduce a number of controversial changes for improving their approach to the censorship of adult websites. It also reveals a worrying level of political meddling, possibly to satisfy the Daily Mail.

Leaked EU Laws and Police Raid on ISPs Raise Net Neutrality Concerns

15th Jul 2013 (0 Comments)

The European Commission’s recent promise to “guarantee” Net Neutrality by ensuring that broadband ISPs and mobile operators give citizens access to the full and open internet, “without any blocking or throttling of competing services” (here), has been called into question after a draft of the new regulation was leaked.

Study Warns Cost Could Hinder New UK Broadband ISP Switching Process

15th Jul 2013 (0 Comments)

The latest ISPreview.co.uk poll of 536 website visitors has revealed that almost two thirds of respondents find the current process of switching between home broadband ISPs to be confusing and 93% support Ofcom’s (telecoms regulator) efforts to simplify the system. But most people would be put off if this came at a cost.

Report Calls for More Broadband and Less Internet Censorship in Schools

13th Jul 2013 (2 Comments)

Estyn, the education and training inspectorate for Wales (United Kingdom), has published the first of two new reports into the standards and impact of ICT (computers, communication and related technology) in Welsh primary and secondary schools. In short, broadband needs to be better and overzealous web blocking causes problems.

Virgin Media Details UK Fibre Capacity Deal to Boost 4G Mobile from O2

12th Jul 2013 (7 Comments)

Virgin Media Business has today released more information about its “significant” ten-year deal with O2 (Telefonica UK) for the provision of new backhaul network capacity to 1,500 sites, which is intended to help “supercharge data speeds” and support the operators imminent launch of 4G based mobile broadband services.

ISPA Reveal the WINNERS of its 2013 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards

12th Jul 2013 (23 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has today unveiled the full winners list from last night’s 15th annual 2013 Internet Industry Awards, which saw the award for ‘Best Superfast Broadband‘ go to London ISP Hyperoptic and the gong for ‘Best Consumer Fixed Broadband‘ being won by Sky Broadband.

KC Bring Lightstream Fibre Optic Broadband to 20k Premises in Hull UK

11th Jul 2013 (1 Comment)

The incumbent ISP for Hull and East Yorkshire in England, KC, has revealed that the roll-out of its new superfast fibre optic (FTTH and FTTC) based Lightstream broadband service has expanded to reach more than 20,000 homes and businesses in the region.

Just 15 Superfast Broadband Delivery UK Contracts Left for BT to Sign

11th Jul 2013 (7 Comments)

The government’s Communications Minister, Ed Vaizey, has confirmed that two thirds of the projects that were initially designed to help deliver superfast broadband (25Mbps+) services to 90% of the United Kingdom by 2015 are now underway and the remaining 15 contracts should be “agreed shortly“.

UPDATE Ofcom Force BT to Cut UK Standard Wholesale Broadband ISP Prices

11th Jul 2013 (10 Comments)

Ofcom has today proposed several new measures that would effectively force BT to cut the cost of their fixed line wholesale broadband services (WLR, SMPF, MPF) to Internet providers (ISP) and redefine which parts of the United Kingdom (UK) should be subject to related regulation or indeed de-regulation.

The Fastest Mobile Broadband Operators for Edinburgh and Glasgow

11th Jul 2013 (1 Comment)

RootMetrics has published a new study of mobile broadband performance in Edinburgh and Glasgow (Scotland, UK), which as usual found that EE and Three UK delivered the fastest 4G and 3G data connections respectively to local mobile users.

MetroNet UK Expand Hybrid Fibre and Wireless Broadband to St Helens

11th Jul 2013 (2 Comments)

ISP Metronet UK has once again expanded the coverage of its “ultrafast” 1Mbps – 10Gbps capable hybrid fibre optic (Dark Fibre) and carrier grade wireless broadband network to reach businesses in St Helen’s (Merseyside, England).

BT and Dorset UK Sign GBP32m Deal to Expand Fibre Broadband Cover

10th Jul 2013 (0 Comments)

The Dorset County Council (DCC) in central southern England has today signed a new state-aid supported £31.75 million deal with BT to expand its fibre optic based (FTTC/P) broadband ISP services to cover 97% of the region within the next three and a half years (i.e. late 2017).

UK ISP BT Unveils New HomeHub 5 VDSL2 Broadband Wireless Router

10th Jul 2013 (24 Comments)

BT has today announced yet another new HomeHub 5 router that includes special support for their superfast broadband (FTTC) based BTInfinity packages by adding a built-in VDSL2 modem, the latest ultrafast Gigabit capable 802.11ac WiFi technology and 4 GigE (1000Mbps Ethernet) ports.

World Residential Broadband Tariffs Increase in Q2 2013 But UK Falls

10th Jul 2013 (0 Comments)

Point Topic has today published their latest (Q2 2013) summary of global residential broadband prices across 90 countries and thousands of different tariffs, which found that the cost of high-speed internet access increased slightly during the quarter but the UK became even cheaper.