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ISP News Archives for May 2016

Ofcom Consult on Future Approach to Wholesale Fibre Broadband Costs

9th May 2016 (3 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, as part of planning for future regulation (2017 Wholesale Local Access Market Review), has begun a new consultation to examine the wholesale costs of providing fibre optic based broadband and phone access services to ISPs (e.g. FTTH, FTTC).

10Mbps USO Confusion as Hopes Fade of Universal Superfast Broadband

9th May 2016 (29 Comments)

Last week a media storm was caused after one newspaper dredged up an extract from the Government’s on-going consultation on the proposed 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO) and used it to infer that the final 5% of the UK (most rural areas) would be left behind, but the reality is more complex.

UPDATE2 New Homes Development in Bonnyrigg Stuck with Slow Broadband

9th May 2016 (11 Comments)

A group of residents on the new Hopefield development in Bonnyrigg (Scotland), which is managed by Taylor Wimpey, have setup a campaign to get their local Openreach (BT) Street Cabinet upgraded to FTTC (“fibre broadband”) after becoming frustrated by the areas super slow Internet.

Future UK Demand for Ultrafast Broadband Speeds Could be Strong

9th May 2016 (0 Comments)

A new survey of 2,360 ISPreview.co.uk readers, which questioned how much broadband speed respondents actually think they “NEED” in order to get the most out of the Internet, found that a third claim to need a 100Mbps+ connection and in 5 years’ time a similar proportion will expect 1000Mbps.

In-Flight WiFi for Long Haul British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia Planes

7th May 2016 (2 Comments)

Some 118 British Airways, 4 Aer Lingus (Boeing 757) and up to 15 Iberia long-haul aircraft are to roll-out fast in-flight WiFi connectivity as part a new deal between parent organisation the International Airlines Group (IAG) and GoGo, which specialises in providing related Internet services.

95 Percent of Nottinghamshire UK Now Covered by Superfast Broadband

7th May 2016 (18 Comments)

The Better Broadband for Nottinghamshire project in England has confirmed that its first Broadband Delivery UK based contract has now completed, which means that 95% of local homes and businesses are now within reach of a superfast broadband (24Mbps+) service.

Vodafone Launch “worry-free” Inclusive Mobile Roaming in 40 Countries

6th May 2016 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has announced that new or upgrading customers who take their Pay Monthly 12 – 24 month ‘Red’ and ‘Red Value’ mobile tariffs will be able to benefit from “worry-free inclusive roaming” across 40 destinations (mostly in the EU) and enjoy 4G in 93 destinations worldwide.

Norfolk Wireless ISP WiSpire Adds Satellite Broadband Products

6th May 2016 (0 Comments)

Norfolk ISP WiSpire has moved to complement their church tower based fixed wireless broadband capabilities by introducing a new Satellite Internet product, which is supported by the Government’s USC voucher scheme (intended for premises that can only get sub-2Mbps speeds).

UK ISP SSE Launch 18 Months Free “Fibre Broadband” Offer

6th May 2016 (16 Comments)

Utility provider SSE (Southern Electric), which also does phone and Internet services, has started offering their ‘up to’ 38Mbps and 76Mbps capable superfast “fibre broadband” (FTTC) services free for the first 18 months of service. But there’s still that nasty line rental fee to pay on top.

UPDATE BT Seek Trial Customers to Test New Smart Hub 6 Broadband Router

6th May 2016 (18 Comments)

Customers of BT’s broadband division could soon benefit from the launch of a new and more advanced “Smart Hub” (HomeHub 6) router, the existence of which was revealed a little while ago when the ISP began courting existing subscribers to help trial the device.

Northumberland Village Gets 80Mbps Wireless-to-the-Cabinet Broadband

5th May 2016 (37 Comments)

Homes and businesses in the remote rural Northumberland (England) village of Coanwood, which is home to around 200 people, have become the latest to benefit from BT’s hybrid Microwave (radio) and VDSL based ‘up to’ 80Mbps Wireless-to-the-Cabinet (WTTC) broadband technology.

UK ISP BT Tops 9 Million Broadband Users, 4.1M on Superfast Fibre FTTC

5th May 2016 (9 Comments)

BT has released its latest Q1 2016 results (calendar), which reveals that their retail division has a total of 9,041,000 broadband subscribers (up by +1.045 million in Q1 vs +130K in Q4 2015) and 4.076m of those are taking their FTTC/P based BTInfinity superfast broadband service (up by +214k vs +250K at the end of 2015).

BT Pledge 2 Million UK Premises to Get 1Gbps Ultrafast FTTP Broadband

5th May 2016 (47 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT has today announced a major expansion (“subject to regulatory certainty“) of their “ultrafast” Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband network, which will reach 2 million UK homes and businesses (up from around 200,000+ premises today) and complement their future roll-out of 500Mbps capable hybrid-fibre G.fast technology.

Devices that Reboot Your Broadband Router to Improve WiFi are BAD

4th May 2016 (11 Comments)

An American firm called MultiNet has built a new device called the ResetPlug, which describes itself as a “smart plug” that monitors your WiFi router and “resets power if WiFi fails“. On the surface this might seem a good idea, but not if you’re on a DSL (ADSL) based broadband line like most of us.

Aberdeen Preps Fibre Upgrades and Free City Centre WiFi by End of 2016

4th May 2016 (10 Comments)

Earlier this year the city of Aberdeen in Scotland signed a major £250m City Deal with the Government (here) and we’re now starting to get the first details on what this could mean for digital connectivity, with free city centre wifi and fibre optic upgrades being high on the agenda.

BT’s TV Adverts Banned for Misleading Infinity Broadband Quality Claims

4th May 2016 (0 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT has landed itself in hot water again after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) was forced to ban three of their TV adverts for making “misleading” BTInfinity (FTTC) “fibre broadband” quality claims versus rival UK ISPs Sky Broadband and Virgin Media.

Advert Watchdog Forces ISPs to Include Line Rental into Broadband Price

4th May 2016 (9 Comments)

The Advertising Standards Authority has today confirmed that fixed line broadband providers in the United Kingdom will, with effect from 31st October 2016, be required to offer clearer advertising of their service prices by including the cost of line rental into their total monthly fee.