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ISP News Archives for June 2014

CityFibre Target 20 UK Cities and 1Million Premises for 1Gb Broadband by 2016

10th Jun 2014 (9 Comments)

Fibre optic network developer CityFibre appears to have set itself the difficult task of rolling out their 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP/H/T) network to reach 1 million homes, businesses and public sector sites by 2016, which will take place in 20 cities across the United Kingdom.

Vodafone UK Expands 4G Mobile Broadband to 5 South England Towns

9th Jun 2014 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has announced that their “ultrafast” 4G based Mobile Broadband network will reach five of the “largest cities and towns” in the South of England this summer 2014, which will benefit nearly 1 million people and over 35,000 businesses.

Hybrid Broadcast Broadband Smart TV’s Face Hacker Threat

9th Jun 2014 (0 Comments)

Modern televisions and set-top-boxes that have adopted the pan-European Hybrid Broadcast Broadband Television (HbbTV) specification, which supports Internet capable features like digital teletext, catch-up TV (IPTV), electronic programme guides, interactive advertising, games and more, could be vulnerable to a simple radio attack by hackers.

Xwavia Deploys Superfast Wireless Broadband to Conwy in Wales UK

9th Jun 2014 (4 Comments)

As promised Xwavia (formerly eXwavia), fresh from its somewhat controversial injection of new investment by the Welsh Government (here), has confirmed the deployment of its 10-100Mbps capable wireless broadband network into the market town of Conwy on the north coast of Wales.

All New Berkeley UK Homes to be Fibre Optic Broadband Compatible

9th Jun 2014 (13 Comments)

Property developer Berkeley Group has become one of the first house builders to announced that it will seek to provide all new homes in the United Kingdom with “fibre optic broadband” infrastructure by 2016.

Interview – CityFibre Talk 1Gb FTTP Rollout with Sky Broadband and TalkTalk

9th Jun 2014 (17 Comments)

The Director of Strategy and Policy at urban fibre optic developer CityFibre, Mark Collins, has today revealed more to ISPreview.co.uk about their Joint Venture plans with Sky Broadband and TalkTalk to roll-out an “ultra-fast” 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP/H) broadband network for UK homes in three cities, starting with York.

UK ISP Namesco Sells Broadband Customers to The Phone Co-Op

6th Jun 2014 (4 Comments)

Internet provider The Phone Co-op, an independent consumer co-operative, has this week announced the acquisition of Namesco’s broadband service, which was agreed on 31st May 2014 and has forced more than 2,400 of Namesco’s residential and business customers to migrate onto the new owners network.

IET – Combining Tech and Mobile Spectrum Could Fix UK Rural Broadband

6th Jun 2014 (43 Comments)

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IEF) will next week host a Rural Broadband Debate that will look at current government policy and propose a solution for bringing “reasonable” broadband access to the most remote communities at a “reasonable” price, which could involve combining technologies and greater mobile spectrum sharing between network operators.

Sky to Close BE Broadband Email and Webhosting in July 2014

6th Jun 2014 (0 Comments)

Customers who have been migrated from BE Broadband to Sky Broadband’s network, specifically those who had taken the extra BE Webhosting service, have been told that their old email addresses (@bethere.co.uk) and webspace will cease to function on 31st July 2014.

EE UK Owners Set to Moot Post-Summer 2014 Stock Market Launch

6th Jun 2014 (0 Comments)

Mobile and Internet provider EE (Everything Everywhere) could move from being a private to public company in the United Kingdom through an Initial Public Offering (IPO), which is to be considered by the joint venture owners Orange (France Telecom) and Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile) after the summer break.

UK ISP Gigaclear Appoint “Fibre Pioneer” Charles McGregor as Chairman

5th Jun 2014 (4 Comments)

Rural-focused fibre optic (FTTP) broadband provider Gigaclear has created the new role of Chairman and appointed Charles McGregor, the co-founder of Fibernet (later acquired by Global Crossing), to fill the position.

BA to Help Inmarsat UK Deploy EU-Wide In-Flight Passenger Broadband

5th Jun 2014 (2 Comments)

England-based Inmarsat, a global Satellite communications provider, has announced that they’re in “advanced discussions” with British Airways in the hope that the airline will become the first to adopt their new in-flight passenger broadband service, which is due to be rolled out across the 28 Member States of Europe by 2016.

UK ISP BT Business Offers 6 Months Free Broadband and or Calls

5th Jun 2014 (6 Comments)

BT Business has launched a new promotion that offers 6 months of free broadband or superfast Infinity (FTTC) and or calls to new subscribers who sign-up online via a 24 month contract term.

EE UK to Bring Mobile-Only Benefits with Cheaper Home Broadband for All

5th Jun 2014 (4 Comments)

Internet and mobile operator EE will next week move to make their standard fixed-line Unlimited Home Broadband and Superfast Fibre Broadband (FTTC) services even more attractive by standardising their prices and removing the -£10 discount, which had previously only been available to existing mobile users. But that won’t be the only big change.

ISP Broadband Everywhere Brings 20Mbps Satellite Service to Scotland

4th Jun 2014 (5 Comments)

Internet provider Broadband Everywhere (Box Limited) has announced that its SES (Astra Connect) based broadband Satellite platform (ASTRA 2E at 28.2 degrees East), which offers download speeds of up to 20Mbps, has now also become available to rural communities in Scotland.

Leicestershire UK Confirms First Areas to Get BT Fibre Broadband

4th Jun 2014 (5 Comments)

The £18.6m state aid supported Superfast Leicestershire project in central England has this week named the first communities to benefit from the scheme, which ultimately aims to make BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network available to 96% of local homes and businesses by March 2016.

Trend Micro Calls on ISPs to Quarantine Virus Infected Computers

4th Jun 2014 (1 Comment)

The vice president of online security firm Trend Micro, Rik Ferguson, has warned that “desperate times call for desperate measures” and is calling for broadband ISPs to “quarantine” the computer systems of customers that have been infected with malware (e.g. viruses, Trojans, botnets etc.).