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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.).

Wales Seeks Feedback on Future Broadband Plan and Publish State Aid Map

4th Jun 2014 (5 Comments)

The Welsh Government, as part of its work to identify areas of Wales which do not currently benefit from superfast broadband and won’t do so under the existing Superfast Cymru roll-out with BT, has launched a new online survey that seeks responses from suppliers, the Welsh public and businesses. The WG has also uploaded new state aid broadband coverage maps and postcode data.

UK ISPs See Rising Broadband and Phone Satisfaction as BT Suffers Decline

4th Jun 2014 (2 Comments)

The National Customer Satisfaction Index – United Kingdom (NCSI-UK), which is based on interviews with more than 6,799 customers during Q2-2014, has revealed that satisfaction with the country’s biggest four broadband Internet Service Providers is up 3% to an NCSI score of 69 out of 100. Overall Virgin Media came top and BT was bottom.

UPDATE UK Broadband Launch 65Mbps Fixed 4G Internet for London Homes

4th Jun 2014 (14 Comments)

UK Broadband (UKB), the sibling of Hong Kong based telecoms giant PCCW (HKT), is today expected to take another pop at breaking into the consumer Internet access market when it launches a new fixed line and 4G (TD LTE) fixed wireless based “fibre-fast” broadband service for homes and businesses in London using its 3.5GHz or 3.6GHz radio spectrum bands.

Internet Video Streaming to Dominate Mobile Data Traffic by 2019

3rd Jun 2014 (1 Comment)

Telecoms giant Ericsson has today published its annual Mobility Report, which reveals that Internet video services will grow to account for more than 50% of mobile data traffic in 2019 (up from around 40% today) and 4G (LTE) based Mobile Broadband coverage in Europe will reach 80% (currently 25%) by the same year. But 4G uptake could struggle.

CityFibre Acquires 140km Metro Fibre Optic Network in Coventry UK

3rd Jun 2014 (5 Comments)

Fibre optic infrastructure developer CityFibre have signed a strategic partnership with Coventry City Council in England, which has enabled the firm to acquire Coventry’s 140km metro fibre network (Coventry CORE). The network will now be upgraded and extended in order to make broadband speeds of 1000Mbps available to local businesses.

Campaign Moots Rural Worth Valley Broadband Solution with Virgin Media

3rd Jun 2014 (0 Comments)

The community Fibre Valley campaign, which has been working to help bring superfast broadband to premises in the rural Worth Valley area of West Yorkshire (England), looks set to consider a new solution that could see Virgin Media or BT running a fibre optic cable into the small village of Stanbury.