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ISP News Archives for 2014

Sky Broadband UK Warns of Forthcoming TV Bundle Price Hike

16th Jun 2014 (7 Comments)

Give with one hand and take away with the other. Sky (Sky Broadband), which only just launched a new Sky Sports TV bundle that comes with two years’ worth of free unlimited standard broadband, has braced customers for a potential price hike.

UPDATE Total Ltd Win UK Trade Mark Infringement Case Against YouView

16th Jun 2014 (5 Comments)

The High Court in London has today ruled that YouView, which offers a subscription-free broadband based TV (IPTV) service via retail and through ISPs like BT and TalkTalk, infringes upon a trade mark (YourView) owned by online billing firm Total Ltd.

UPDATE4 BT’s Broadband ISP Network in East Anglia Suffers Major Outage

16th Jun 2014 (5 Comments)

Several Internet Service Providers are this morning reporting a number of seemingly related Major Service Outages (MSO) on BT Wholesale’s broadband network, which appears to be causing issues of intermittent Internet connectivity across England’s East Anglia region and some of the surrounding areas (e.g. Norfolk, Suffolk, North Essex).

EU and South Korea Agree Joint 5G Mobile Broadband Development Deal

16th Jun 2014 (3 Comments)

The next generation of 5G based Mobile Broadband services, which could deliver speeds of up to 10Gbps (Gigabits per second) or more, appeared to come a step closer today after Europe and South Korea signed a new deal that will see both working jointly towards a global definition of the new standard and to cooperate in research.

Good Broadband May Help UK Get Sony Cloud Gaming Service Before EU

16th Jun 2014 (0 Comments)

Sony’s Internet data hungry PlayStation Now (PS Now) service, which uses Gaikai’s video streaming technology to help gamers remote-play video games without having to download them (similar to OnLive), is likely to launch in the United Kingdom first because of its “best in Europe” broadband ISP infrastructure and “strong gaming market“.

UPDATE2 Virgin Media UK Prep 1300Mbps WiFi SuperHub 3 Cable Router

16th Jun 2014 (9 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media (Liberty Global) is getting close to announcing the launch of their next SuperHub 3 router (Model VMDG490), which among other things is anticipated to feature the latest 802.11ac spec with support for wireless local network (WLAN) speeds of up to 1300Mbps.

St Pancras HS1 Train Station Covered by “Ten Times Faster” FREE WiFi

14th Jun 2014 (13 Comments)

Commuters passing through St Pancras railway station, which is part of the 108-kilometre long High Speed 1 route (Channel Tunnel Rail Link), can now get online thanks to the launch of a new free WiFi wireless Internet service that’s claimed to be “ten times faster than the average home or office broadband“. But unfortunately there’s a catch.

Superfast Cornwall Confirm 62000 Premises Can Get BT FTTP Broadband

14th Jun 2014 (14 Comments)

A promotional Twitter account for all things Cornish has claimed that Cornwall now has the “highest level of FTTP (Fibre-to-the-Premises) coverage in the UK“, with the service allegedly being “available” (premises passed) to around 62,000 local homes and businesses, and it’s all thanks to the joint £132m EU and BT “Big Build” Superfast Cornwall scheme.

Poor Mobile and Slow Broadband Stalls UK Rural House Sale for 10 Years

13th Jun 2014 (5 Comments)

The perceived value that a good broadband ISP connection can add to a house, especially one in a rural area, will always be subject to each individuals own perspective, but few doubt its importance. So spare a thought for the owners of a 3 bedroom house that has gone unsold for 10 years due to poor local connectivity.. and a graveyard.

Ofcom Moots Indefinite Extension to UK Broadband Ltd’s 4G Licence

13th Jun 2014 (2 Comments)

The communications regulator has given preliminary approval to a proposal by the sibling of Hong Kong telecoms giant PCCW (HKT) and parent to London-based wireless ISP Relish, UK Broadband Limited, which is seeking an indefinite extension to its existing licence for radio spectrum within the 3.4GHz band.

Sky, Virgin, TalkTalk and PlusNet Scoop UK ISP Simplifydigital 2014 Awards

13th Jun 2014 (2 Comments)

Comparison site Simplifydigital.co.uk has announced the winners of their annual 2014 Customer Choice Awards, which saw all of the biggest broadband ISPs, except BT and EE, win various categories based on their levels of customer satisfaction. But sadly you won’t find any smaller ISPs listed.

TalkTalk Player Revamped for Essentials TV and Plus TV Customers

13th Jun 2014 (0 Comments)

UK ISP TalkTalk has unveiled a revamp of the ‘Player’ for their YouView (IPTV) TV based broadband and phone bundles, which ordinarily gives customers access to all the latest blockbuster movies and catch-up content. The enhanced Player includes a series of new features, such as an improved search engine and more of the latest blockbusters to rent from £4.00 for 48hrs.

BT Openreach Engineers Forget to Install VDSL Modems in FTTC Homes

13th Jun 2014 (6 Comments)

“Oops!.. I did it again” is a well-known song recorded by American pop-star Britney Spears and one that also comes to mind after learning that, very occasionally, some of BTOpenreach’s telecoms engineers will neglect to install a VDSL modem as part of their superfast broadband FTTC Basic Install process.

ISPA UK Reveal Internet Hero and Villain Shortlist for 2014 Awards

12th Jun 2014 (6 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has this afternoon revealed the final shortlist of potential winners for their annual Internet Hero and Internet Villain gongs at the forthcoming 2014 Internet industry awards. You can probably guess who’s on this year’s Villains list.

UK ISP TalkTalk Boosts Broadband Network Capacity with Zayo Deal

12th Jun 2014 (1 Comment)

Budget Internet provider TalkTalk has agreed to an extension of its existing network capacity contract with international bandwidth infrastructure provider Zayo Group, which should boost the ISPs broadband capacity in the United Kingdom and improve connectivity with New York and Europe.

EE Introduce Cheaper UK Home Broadband and FTTC Packages for All

12th Jun 2014 (2 Comments)

As expected EE has today dropped the -£10 discount for existing mobile customers from their fixed line Home Broadband packages and instead lowered the prices for everybody. In addition, Home Broadband subscribers will also now benefit from the 2 for 1 cinema tickets and 241 pizza express (2 for 1 pizza, every Wednesday) promotions.

Half of Sky TV Users Connect On Demand Sky+HD Box to Broadband

12th Jun 2014 (0 Comments)

The growing importance of fast Internet access in the delivery of modern television content has been highlighted again after Sky (Sky Broadband) revealed that 50% of their 10.6 million TV customers in the United Kingdom had connected their Sky+HD set-top-box to broadband in order to benefit from on-demand and catch-up-tv content.