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Little known ISP CloudScape Connect has reached a new “Gold Partnership” agreement with computer hardware and electronics company Asus, which should enable them to provide related communications equipment (e.g. routers) to their new broadband subscribers.
The imaginatively named Satellite Internet, which is a division of BeyonDSL and supplies Satellite based broadband connectivity using the SES Techcom (ASTRA) platform, has today announced that it is an official registered supplier for the Access Broadband Cymru (ABC) subsidy scheme.
The consumer division of BT has today revealed that home broadband and WiFi usage on their national UK network “increased substantially” over the festive season and almost doubled (95%) year-on-year on Christmas Day.
BTOpenreach has recently updated their Superfast Openreach website, specifically its ‘Where and When‘ broadband availability checker map tool, to provide users with an easier to understand tester and a smidgen of additional street cabinet level data.
Owners of the German (AVM) made FRITZ!Box home broadband routers, specifically models 3272, 7272, 3370/3390/3490, 7312/7412, 7320/7330 SL, 736x SL and the 7490, should ensure that they have the latest firmware (v6.30 or newer) in order to fix a nasty security exploit.
Selkirk-based ISP TenTel has launched a new range of broadband and phone packages that also allow new customers to take a cut price Roku video streaming box for plugging into their TV, which allows access to a variety of catch-up (iPlayer, 4oD etc.) and premium TV (NOW TV, Netflix etc.) services.
It’s the beginning of a New Year and as such we’ve surveyed 1,200 readers to discover that 39% of respondents feel “Very Likely” to switch their Internet access provider in 2016, although in reality only a much smaller proportion will ever actually jump ship.