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ISP News Archives for July 9, 2015

BT Calls on Ofcom to Tackle Sky’s “Dominance” of UK Pay TV

9th Jul 2015 (18 Comments)

The CEO of BT’s Consumer Division, John Petter, has today hit back at Sky (Sky Broadband) for calling on Ofcom to launch a competition review of the operators BTOpenreach division. BT has now similarly demanded that the regulator include Pay TV into its Digital Communications Review and tackle Sky’s “dominance“.

Wireless ISP Allpay Broadband to Withdraw Service in Herefordshire

9th Jul 2015 (2 Comments)

Herefordshire-based Allpay Broadband has announced that it will begin withdrawing service from some rural areas because the local Government-backed Fastershire project, which is working with BT to deploy “fibre broadband” services to most of the county, is now achieving what it once set out to solve.

UK ISP Europasat Moots Future 50Mbps Satellite Broadband Packages

9th Jul 2015 (0 Comments)

Oxfordshire-based ISP EuropaSat, which currently offers a mix of satellite broadband services from operators like Eutelsat (Tooway), Avanti (HYLAS) and SES (Astra), has said that a new range of 30Mbps packages will go live this summer and should be followed by a 50Mbps service at the end of next year.

ISPA UK Doubts EU Can Deliver Digital Single Market Policy On Time

9th Jul 2015 (0 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has warned that Europe’s attempts to introduce a new Digital Single Market strategy by the end of 2016, which covers everything from tackling “illegal” Internet content to boosting investment in faster broadband or mobile networks, is in “serious danger” of missing its target.

WarwickNet – Ofgem Code to Speed-up UK Superfast Broadband Rollout

9th Jul 2015 (16 Comments)

Business ISP WarwickNet has joined forces with electrical connection specialists at Power Jointing & Distribution Services (PJDS) in order to push the energy regulator, Ofgem, into setting a new Code of Practice that could cut the time it takes to get a superfast broadband connection by up to 30 days.

Three UK Politicians Hacked After Using Public Wi-Fi Hotspots

9th Jul 2015 (4 Comments)

Security firms F-Secure and Mandalorian Security Services have teamed up to show how risky public WiFi hotspots can be, which they did by hacking into the Internet surfing activities of three politicians (David Davis MP, Mary Honeyball MEP and Lord Strasburger) while they were connected in London.

Look Out – Another UK Rural Broadband and Mobile Debate in Parliament

9th Jul 2015 (8 Comments)

The Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP, Dr Dan Poulter (Conservative), has secured a 30 minute debate on the topic of poor rural broadband and mobile connectivity for Monday next week, which will no doubt rehash many of the familiar concerns over the Government’s Broadband Delivery UK project.

Mixed Results for UK in ZyXEL European Home Broadband Survey

9th Jul 2015 (0 Comments)

Networking IT kit manufacturer ZyXEL has published a new European Home Broadband Satisfaction study of five somewhat random EU countries including the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Czech Republic and Sweden. Sadly the UK only came third due to 20% of consumers being unhappy with their service speeds and other gripes with support.

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