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ISP News Archives for 2014

Derbyshire UK and BT Launch Website and Map of its Fibre Broadband Rollout

21st Jan 2014 (2 Comments)

The £27m state aid supported scheme to help BT deploy their fibre optic (FTTC/P) based broadband network, which aims to reach 95% of local premises in Derbyshire (England) by the end of 2016, has now launched a new website and predicted map of future coverage.

Wansdyke Telecom Building 1Gbps Fibre in Rural North East Somerset

20th Jan 2014 (12 Comments)

A Community Interest Company (CIC) called Wansdyke Telecom (WT) has started to build a 1000Mbps capable rural fibre optic (FTTP/H) broadband network that eventually aims to connect “every community in [North East] Somerset that wants it” (England).

Level 3 Accuses BT of Overcharging it for UK Partial Private Circuits

20th Jan 2014 (0 Comments)

Ofcom has today opened a new dispute after network operator Level 3 Communications UK accused BT of overcharging it for Partial Private Circuit services, including a 2Mbps local end service and Point of Handover additional charges, between 2009 and 2011.

UPD PC League of Legends Gamers Blame UK ISP Porn Filter for Update Block

20th Jan 2014 (0 Comments)

A group of PC gamers that play the popular online multiplayer game League of Legends have warned that the security settings on some broadband routers and the new generation of ISP-side network-level Internet filters, which are designed to block online adult content, could be blocking updates for the game.

Suffolk Opens New Tender for 95% Superfast Broadband Coverage Target

20th Jan 2014 (2 Comments)

As expected the Suffolk County Council in England has confirmed the launch of a new tender “mini-competition” that will seek a supplier to help expand the reach of superfast broadband (25Mbps+) services to around 95% of the county, with work set to commence by the end of 2014.

Sky and Vodafone UK in Possible Merger or Joint Collaboration Talks

20th Jan 2014 (1 Comment)

Last week’s speculation that BSkyB (Sky Broadband) could potentially merge with O2 or Vodafone UK (here) might have been based on some truth. A new report indicates that Vodafone and Sky have held joint high-level talks concerning a collaboration against BT, which could take any one of several different forms.

UPDATE EE UK Rush to Fix Security Flaw in BrightBox Broadband Routers

18th Jan 2014 (0 Comments)

The past few months seem to have been loaded with reports of serious security flaws in many home broadband ISP routers. Now EE’s BrightBox 1 kit has become the latest to hit troubled times after a web security specialist, Scott Helme, revealed just how easy it is to hack.

KC Fibre Engineer in Hull UK Exposes Unencrypted User Passwords

17th Jan 2014 (2 Comments)

At least one of KC’s fibre optic broadband engineers in Hull (East Yorkshire, England) could be in hot water after demonstrating a worrying lack of personal data security by effectively exposing the ISPs unencrypted user passwords (and other personal data) during an on-site service installation visit.

CityFibre UK Raise GBP16.5m as it Floats onto the London Stock Exchange

17th Jan 2014 (0 Comments)

CityFibre, which builds and manages true ultra-fast fibre optic (FTTH/P) networks in several large towns and cities around the United Kingdom, has raised approximately £16.5m this morning after confirming their admission to and trading of its Ordinary Shares on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.

IET Name Broadband Connectivity the Greatest Engineering Innovation

17th Jan 2014 (3 Comments)

A new survey commissioned by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), which was conducted on 2,011 adults aged 16-75 in Great Britain by Ipsos Mori, has revealed that 53% of respondents view broadband Internet connectivity as the greatest engineering innovation of the last decade.

TalkTalk Become First Big UK ISP to Offer FREE Privacy Calling Features

16th Jan 2014 (9 Comments)

Budget broadband provider TalkTalk today claims to have become “the first and only ISP” to make all of its fixed phone line privacy calling features, such as Last Caller Barring and Anonymous Caller Reject, completely free.

Nominet Set to Scan UK Website Domain Names for Explicit Sex Terms

16th Jan 2014 (4 Comments)

What’s in a name? Nominet, which handles the registry of .uk Internet domains, has bowed to Government pressure and agreed to begin the screening of website domain names so that any which “appear to signal … criminal content … or encourage serious sexual offences” can be blocked.

Digital Scotland Reveals Next BT Superfast Broadband Rollout Areas

16th Jan 2014 (2 Comments)

The £409.8 million Digital Scotland scheme, which seeks to make BT’s “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network available to 85% of local premises by the end of 2015 and “around” 95% by the end of 2017 (84% by 2016 for HIE), has named the next communities and local authority areas to be upgraded by summer 2014.

One in Five Children Aged 12-15 Can Disable UK Internet Filters or Controls

15th Jan 2014 (5 Comments)

Ofcom has today published a new report for the Government that benchmarks the take-up, awareness and confidence of parents and children in relation to the use of online Parental Controls, such as the network-level Internet filters now being adopted by all of the major broadband ISPs. The results make for an interesting read.

Fluidata Boss Slams Use of Old BT Copper Broadband for New UK Builds

15th Jan 2014 (108 Comments)

The Managing Director of UK business ISP Fluidata, Piers Daniell, has criticised BT for “short-sighted and self-absorbed behaviour” after he completed on a new flat in London only to find that the operator was installing older copper phone and broadband cables into the premises instead of true fibre optic.

UPDATE3 B4RN Gasp as BDUK Supported BT FTTP Encroach on Dolphinholme

15th Jan 2014 (73 Comments)

The largely community funded and built B4RN (Broadband 4 Rural North) project, which has been rolling out a 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) broadband network in parts of rural Lancashire (England, UK), has vented frustration at BT after the operator began deploying its own FTTP service in one of their areas by using public money.

EE Raise Home Broadband Prices and Add Bright Box 2 Router to all Fibre Plans

15th Jan 2014 (0 Comments)

ISP EE has quietly increased the standard UK price of its fixed line Home Broadband plans by up to £1 per month. At the same time they’ve also made their high-spec VDSL and 802.11ac equipped Bright Box 2 router available on all of their superfast “Fibre Broadband” (FTTC) plans (previously it only came with the 76Mbps plan).