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ISP News Archives for May 2016

Vodafone UK Grow Fixed Broadband Users to 109K as 4G Cover Improves

17th May 2016 (1 Comment)

Vodafone UK has published their latest results, which show another increase in fixed line broadband growth by adding +20k customers in the quarter to total 109,000 (up from the +14k added in Q4 2015 and +5k in Q3 2015). Elsewhere UK outdoor 4G coverage has reached 84% (91% using Ofcom’s definition).

ASSIA Say BT Could Offer Fully Unbundled 400Mbps G.fast Broadband

17th May 2016 (5 Comments)

California-based ASSIA, which sells services to broadband ISPs around the world and occasionally sues BT (here), has claimed that their new DSM Data Sharing technology could enable Openreach to offer “fully unbundled” G.fast to rival ISPs and boost its top speed to 400Mbps.

Nokia Demo Symmetric 10Gbps Broadband Tech for Cable Operators

17th May 2016 (14 Comments)

Nokia Bell Labs claims to have delivered a “world first” by demonstrating a prototype of their new XG-CABLE technology, which can achieve full duplex speeds of 10Gbps upstream and downstream simultaneously on Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) cable operators like Virgin Media in the United Kingdom.

West Yorkshire Confirm Next Areas to Benefit from Fibre Broadband

16th May 2016 (1 Comment)

The Superfast West Yorkshire project in England has confirmed that the new Superfast Extension Programme (SEP) contract with BT will result in even more premises being reached with “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) than originally planned and the first areas have also been named.

UPD Sckipio Push 1.5Gbps via G.fast Using Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation

16th May 2016 (5 Comments)

Israel-based Sckipio, which is building some of the kit for BT’s hybrid-fibre G.fast broadband trials and pilot, has heralded a big improvement to the technology by developing Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation (DBA) to deliver up to 1.5Gbps in combined upstream and downstream performance.

UK ISP BT Business Slashes the Cost of Broadband and FTTC Packages

16th May 2016 (4 Comments)

Internet provider BT Business has slashed the price of their business broadband (ADSL or FTTC / VDSL) and phone line packages for the entire length of the first 24 month contract term, with some broadband prices being reduced by more than half price

Church of England to Help Spread Wireless Broadband into Rural Areas

16th May 2016 (6 Comments)

Reports suggest that the Church of England (CoE) has offered to help boost rural broadband connectivity by opening up access to 10,000 of their churches so that alternative wireless network providers can install their kit on top.

SOGEA Standalone “Fibre Broadband” Showing on BT Wholesale Checker

16th May 2016 (6 Comments)

The official BT Wholesale Checker has quietly added a new column to show the availability of their future Single Order Generic Ethernet Access (SOGEA) product, which will eventually allow you to order a standalone superfast “fibre broadband” (FTTC / VDSL) line without needing a phone (voice) service.

BT Rivals Sky, TalkTalk and Voda Push 10 Point Plan for a Better Openreach

16th May 2016 (18 Comments)

A new “all-industry coalition“, which represents alternative network providers and major UK players like Sky Broadband, TalkTalk and Vodafone, has today put pressure on Ofcom to deliver on its Strategic Review by publishing a plan that sets out how they think the regulator should deliver a better and more independent Openreach.

UK Rail Commuters Would Pay Extra for Better Internet Connectivity

14th May 2016 (15 Comments)

A new survey commissioned by the Government’s Department for Transport has examined the value of Internet access to train users, finding that 54% of people perceived the quality of their on-board Internet connection to be poor or intermittent and 49% were dissatisfied with service speeds.

UK Government Consults on Business Access to Superfast Broadband

13th May 2016 (10 Comments)

As first promised in February 2016, the Government’s culture (DCMS) and business (BIS) departments have today jointly opened a new consultation, which seeks to understand “what barriers businesses are facing in accessing superfast broadband.”

Video Streaming Providers to Escape EU Ban on Internet Geo Blocking

13th May 2016 (3 Comments)

Rights holders will be pleased to learn that a leaked draft of the European Commission’s new Digital Single Market policy, which is expected to be published before the end of May 2016, looks set to exempt video streaming providers (e.g. Netflix) from the plan to ban geo-blocking of online content.

UKB Networks Start Rollout of Wireless Superfast Broadband in Swindon

13th May 2016 (0 Comments)

Some 6,000 premises in parts of Swindon (Wiltshire, England) should soon benefit from a new superfast broadband (24Mbps+) capable wireless network, which will go live on 6th June 2016, after UKB Networks confirmed that their early network deployment phase had begun.

Ofcom Speed Up UK Wireless WiFi Networks with More 5GHz Spectrum

13th May 2016 (4 Comments)

The United Kingdom’s telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today proposed to add an extra sub-band to the 5GHz radio spectrum band used by many internal home WiFi wireless networks, which would increase the number of 80MHz channels available from 4 to 6 and deliver faster speeds.

UK ISP Zen Internet Appoint Ex-TalkTalk Man as New Technical Director

13th May 2016 (10 Comments)

Rochdale-based ISP Zen Internet has appointed the former Director of Technology at TalkTalk, Jon Bauer, to take up a similar role within its own business, where he will help with a multi-million pound investment programme to “build a new national network” for Zen.

Virgin Media Business Bring 100Mbps Broadband to SMEs in Central Leeds

13th May 2016 (0 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media Business has announced that nearly 1,500 businesses in 125 buildings located inside the Leeds City Centre area will gain access to their symmetric 100Mbps or faster broadband service, thanks to the operator’s on-going network expansion.

BBC Review Confirms Phasing Out of Funding to Improve UK Broadband

12th May 2016 (5 Comments)

As expected the Government’s new proposal for the BBC’s next Charter confirms that it “will phase out the protections for broadband ([worth] £150 million a year)” because these public policy interventions “will no longer be required.” But a bit of extra funding will be available until 2020/21.