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ISP News Archives for December 2015

BOOM in Global Demand for 1Gbps or Faster Broadband ISP Packages

9th Dec 2015 (7 Comments)

A new report from Point Topic suggests that consumer and business uptake of Gigabit (1000Mbps+) class broadband connections, which are often delivered via pure fibre optic lines (FTTH/P), is on the rise. But uncertainty still exists around the ultimate demand for such services, particularly symmetric in the residential market.

Metronet UK Expand Hybrid Fibre and Wireless Network to Preston

9th Dec 2015 (0 Comments)

Manchester-based ISP Metronet (UK) have announced that their business focused hybrid fibre optic and wireless broadband network has now been expanded into the city of Preston in Lancashire (England).

EU State Aid Clearance Problem Delays BDUK Broadband Contracts

9th Dec 2015 (6 Comments)

The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK programme is close to securing a new approval from Europe for the use of state aid in their national roll-out of “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) services, which has been stalled since the original umbrella agreement expired at the end of June 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.

GBP50m to Help Businesses in Wales Exploit Superfast Broadband

7th Dec 2015 (1 Comment)

The Welsh Government has committed £50m worth of contracts to support its Business Wales scheme, which among other things will be used to help local firms exploit the growing coverage of new Superfast Broadband services (much of this is being delivered via the Superfast Cymru project).

Aylesbury Vale Broadband ISP Launches “Ultrafast” 300Mbps Package

7th Dec 2015 (0 Comments)

The publicly funded Aylesbury Vale Broadband project, which is rolling out a Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network to the rural Buckinghamshire (England) villages of North Marston and Granborough, has launched a new 300Mbps package to help keep pace with Ofcom’s definition of “ultrafast“.

Interview – Sky’s Position on Separating BT from its UK Telecoms Network

7th Dec 2015 (37 Comments)

In our final ISP interview of the year we’ve been able to hit up Sky’s (Sky Broadband) Chief Economist, Alan Sewell, to examine the operator’s often outspoken position on separating BT from control of their national UK phone and broadband network and what it might mean for consumers.

UPDATE3 Broadband Satellite Subsidy to Help 300000 Rural UK Premises

6th Dec 2015 (9 Comments)

As expected the Government has today announced that the pilot of their subsidy scheme (here), which is designed to support the installation of Satellite broadband services in remote rural areas, has now been launched and made available to 300,000 of the most remote rural homes and businesses.

Vodafone Claims Home Broadband Router is “future proof”

4th Dec 2015 (11 Comments)

Telecoms giant Vodafone, which after a slow start recently made their new fixed line Home Broadband service available to 22 million premises in the United Kingdom, has suggested that the bundled router they offer is “future proof,” but can any ISP router ever be described in such a way.

Waiting to Tender – Devon and Somerset’s Phase 2 Broadband Contract

4th Dec 2015 (7 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset project, which suffered a big setback in June 2015 after failing to reach a deal to extend “superfast broadband” coverage with BT (here), will be hoping to get back on its horse today when it meets with 32 alternative suppliers to debate a new contract.