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ISP News Archives for August 2015

Internet Hackers Target Ofcom UK via Telecoms SPAM Email

6th Aug 2015 (7 Comments)

Some people and telecoms operators around the United Kingdom are being hit by a spate of SPAM emails, which appear to emanate from the national regulator. Industry sources initially suggested to ISPreview.co.uk that Ofcom had suffered a security breach, although the regulator denies this.

UPD Got an EE Power Bar with Your Broadband or Mobile? It Might Explode

6th Aug 2015 (2 Comments)

Publicity disaster ahoy. Remember when EE made waves by giving customers of their mobile and home broadband services a free portable Smartphone charger (“Power Bar“)? Remember when it kept running out of stock and that annoyed people? Well now some of them also explode, hurray!

UPD Ofcom – Next Gen Broadband Covers 90% of UK as Uptake Tops 30%

6th Aug 2015 (12 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today published their annual 2015 Communications Market Report, which reveals the latest details about the take-up and usage of broadband, mobile, phone and broadcasting (TV and Radio) services across the United Kingdom (split by England, Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland).

Suffolk Confirm GBP3.9M Reinvestment Boost for Superfast Broadband

5th Aug 2015 (5 Comments)

The Better Broadband for Suffolk scheme, which is working with BT to make “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) services available to 95% of local homes and businesses “before 2018” and hopefully 100% by 2020, has become the latest Broadband Delivery UK project to confirm a clawback (gain share) linked reinvestment boost of £3.9 million.

Virgin Media Reaches 4.57 Million UK Cable Broadband Subscribers

5th Aug 2015 (8 Comments)

National UK cable operator Virgin Media (Liberty Global) has today published their latest results to the end of Q2 2015, which reveals that they’ve reached a total of 4,570,300 broadband customers, with 40% of those now taking their “ultrafast” 100Mbps+ services.

Fibre Optic ISP Gigaclear in Odd UK Satellite Broadband Supply Deal

5th Aug 2015 (4 Comments)

Most people are probably familiar with Gigaclear as an ISP that has put huge investment towards delivering ultrafast 1000Mbps capable fibre optic broadband (FTTH/P) services into rural areas, but a new deal with Europasat (SSW) will soon also see them supporting the roll-out of inferior Satellite.

CAR CRASH – How Long to Replace a Busted BT Street Cabinet

5th Aug 2015 (21 Comments)

Residents of the large Bourne End village in Buckinghamshire (England) are furious at BTOpenreach after they were left without broadband for over a week, which came after a car crashed into one of the operators local street cabinets (no. 37 on Cores End Road) and nearly obliterated it.

Nottingham City Centre Begins to Switch-On New Public WiFi Network

5th Aug 2015 (0 Comments)

The Nottingham City Council and BT have today begun to switch-on a new network of free public WiFi wireless Internet hotspots, which should eventually become available to 310,000 residents and businesses within the city centre area (not to mention the millions of annual visitors).

Sometimes Being Stuck with Only Ultrafast FTTP Broadband is Expensive

5th Aug 2015 (2 Comments)

In theory having access to order a native 330Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) service over BTOpenreach’s national UK network should be a good thing, but sometimes if it’s your only option for a faster connection then it can also become very.. very expensive.

Superfast Broadband Goes Underground to Wookey Hole Caves, Somerset

5th Aug 2015 (2 Comments)

No, it’s not Chewbacca’s home. The Connecting Devon and Somerset project has just expanded BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network to reach an underground system of caves called the Wookey Hole Caves, although this is more of a fringe benefit as the main focus has been to connect 200 premises in the associated rural village of Wookey Hole.

NFU Begins Survey of Broadband and Mobile Quality Among UK Farmers

4th Aug 2015 (14 Comments)

The National Farmers Union (NFU), which represents 55,000 members across England and Wales (around 70% of full time farmers support the NFU), has launched a major new survey of its members in order to find out how many are suffering from a poor fixed line broadband service or mobile signal.

UK ISP Sky Shows Interest in Naked FTTC Fibre Broadband Service

4th Aug 2015 (2 Comments)

A small titbit of info. has surfaced that appears to confirm Sky Broadband’s interest in BTOpenreach’s forthcoming standalone “fibre broadband” product (Single Order GEA / Naked VDSL), which means you could take superfast broadband without also having to pay a separate phone line rental fee.

BT Wholesale Prep Big Hike in UK Fibre Broadband ISP Cease Fee

4th Aug 2015 (10 Comments)

BTWholesale has warned its ISP customers that the cost of cancelling (cease charge) one of their “fibre broadband” (FTTC and FTTP) lines will shoot upwards from £5.37 to £31.12 +vat on 1st September 2015.

AB Internet Chosen to Fix Broadband for Part of Scotland’s Inner Hebrides

4th Aug 2015 (0 Comments)

Eight Inner Hebrides communities in rural Scotland, including Colonsay, Mull, Iona, Jura, Lismore, Islay, Luing and Craignish, have become the latest to pick fixed wireless ISP AB Internet to solve their local broadband connectivity woes under the GigaPlus Argyll project. Some 1,400+ premises will benefit.

Error Triggers Google Play Apps Refund for Virgin Media Customers

3rd Aug 2015 (0 Comments)

Customers of cable operator Virgin Media (Liberty Global), specifically those who were able to make purchases via Google Play using their account with the broadband provider, can expect to receive a refund from Internet search giant because apparently the system was never supposed to work in the way it did.

UK ISP PlusNet Adds BTSport Lite to YouView TV Service for FREE

3rd Aug 2015 (0 Comments)

Sheffield-based ISP PlusNet has announced that “Unlimited Fibre” (FTTC) broadband and phone customers who also take their £5 per month YouView (IPTV) based TV service will, from 5th August 2015, also benefit from the inclusion of the BTSport Lite content at no extra cost.

Scottish Highlands Council to Set Out Plan for Improving Broadband

3rd Aug 2015 (3 Comments)

The Highlands of Scotland, which are reflected by sparse populations living on rugged and often downright mountainous terrain, represent a very expensive challenge and a telecom operator’s worst nightmare. Never the less the Highlands Council are suggesting that they might have a solution.. maybe.