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ISP News Archives for December 8, 2015

First Ultrafast 1Gbps Gigaclear Broadband Cabinet Live in Gloucestershire

8th Dec 2015 (3 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has confirmed that their first 1000Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based cabinet is now live as part of the £10m Fastershire contract (here), which aims to reach an extra 6,495 premises in rural Gloucestershire (Cotswolds) by the end of May 2017.

Openreach on Cumbria’s Flood Hit Broadband and Phone Services

8th Dec 2015 (10 Comments)

The fallout from Storm Desmond has been felt across the United Kingdom, although problems with broadband, phone and related power services appear to have been most obvious in Cumbria (e.g. Carlisle and Workington) and some neighbouring counties.

Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Detail Phase2 FTTC Broadband Rollout

8th Dec 2015 (0 Comments)

The CSW Broadband project, which in February signed an extended deal to bring BTOpenreach’s “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) network to “nearly” 94% of Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry in England, has today revealed the first areas to benefit and an improved time-scale.

BT Raises Infinity FTTC Broadband Activation Fee for a Second Time

8th Dec 2015 (10 Comments)

New customers who choose to sign-up with BTInfinity’s ‘up to’ 38Mbps capable broadband (FTTC) packages should note that the one-off activation has just been increased from £39 to £49 (note: it’s still free on the 76Mbps package), which is up from the last jump of £35 to £39 that occurred in October.

ISP Direct Save Telecom Claims UK’s Cheapest Broadband for 95p

8th Dec 2015 (0 Comments)

Budget ISP Direct Save Telecom claims to have launched the United Kingdom’s “cheapest broadband deal” by offering an unlimited ‘up to’ 17Mbps capable package for just 95p per month, which combines with phone line rental that only costs £11.50 per month when paid for a year in advance.

Ultrafast 330Mbps G.fast BT Broadband Trial Gets Underway in Swansea

8th Dec 2015 (18 Comments)

As expected BT are now starting their third 6 month trial of G.fast broadband technology (ITU G.9701), this time in Swansea (Wales), which will initially offer Internet download speeds of up to 330Mbps (50Mbps upload) before rising to 500Mbps over the next decade.

Help Catch the Man Who Burgled VFast’s Broadband Van in Kent

8th Dec 2015 (0 Comments)

Fixed wireless broadband ISP VFast (Orbitalnet), which covers most of Kent in the south east of England, has called upon the Internet to help catch a thief who stole equipment from one of their vans in Ashford yesterday. Luckily the van was recording his every move.

UPD3 BT Elect “not to participate” in Herefordshire Fibre Broadband Extension

8th Dec 2015 (23 Comments)

The Herefordshire Council has said that BT has decided “not to participate” in Stage 3 of their tender to deploy superfast broadband connectivity to the remaining parts of the county, which means that the local authority may have to depend upon alternative network (altnet) providers.

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