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ISP News Archives for July 2016

Vodafone UK Make 4G Mobile Roaming Available to 101 Destinations

21st Jul 2016 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has announced that their customers in the United Kingdom can now enjoy 4G (LTE) roaming in over 100 destinations around the world (i.e. use your calls, texts and data allowance abroad), which is more than any other Mobile Network Operator (MNO) in the country.

UPDATE2 2nd Major Power Fault Affects UK ISPs, BT and Internet Services

21st Jul 2016 (26 Comments)

After yesterday’s major disruption (here) we’re loathed to report that this morning appears to have started off in much the same way, with broadband ISPs from across the UK all reporting similar Internet disruption as a result of another possible power failure at a major London data centre.

UPDATE UK ISP TalkTalk Ranked Worst for Call Centre Customer Service

21st Jul 2016 (6 Comments)

A new Brick Wall Index from customer service solutions provider Eckoh, which identifies call centre menus that create the highest levels of consumer frustration, has ranked TalkTalk top of its table for being one of the “worst customer service offenders” in the United Kingdom.

Vispa’s Wireless Network in Cheshire Joins Broadband Subsidy Scheme

21st Jul 2016 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Vispa has announced that new subscribers to their 250Mbps capable CityWireless broadband network, which is available to several urban and rural parts of Cheshire (England), will benefit from a price cut after the provider joined the Government’s “2Mbps for all” rural broadband subsidy (USC) scheme.

ITS Technology Group Appoints New Chairman – Kevin Gaskell

21st Jul 2016 (0 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group, which has built several fibre optic and wireless broadband networks around the United Kingdom, has appointed Kevin Gaskell to be its new Group Chairman in order to help “attract further investment“.

UPDATE7 Major BT Fault Affecting UK Internet and Broadband Services

20th Jul 2016 (16 Comments)

Multiple ISPs are reporting that a fault, which is most likely on BT’s national broadband network, is affecting Internet connectivity for a large number of people across the United Kingdom (i.e. disrupting access to online services, websites and slowing connection speeds).

Virgin Media Bring Ultrafast Broadband to 450K Extra London UK Premises

20th Jul 2016 (3 Comments)

Around 450,000 extra premises in London will be covered by Virgin Media’s (Liberty Global) 300Mbps capable ultra-fast broadband and TV services by 2018 (EuroDOCSIS / FTTP), which forms part of their on-going £3bn network expansion and should help to create 500 extra jobs in the city.

TalkTalk Lose 9000 Broadband Subs as FTTH in York Covers 11000 Premises

20th Jul 2016 (3 Comments)

UK ISP TalkTalk has today issued a Q2 2016 (calendar) trading update, which confirms that they lost another 9,000 broadband subscribers in the quarter (est. total 3,987,000) and their joint 940Mbps FTTH network roll-out with Sky and Cityfibre in the City of York (England) has covered 11,000 premises.

Guto Bebb MP Calls for Better Mobile Network Coverage in Wales

20th Jul 2016 (0 Comments)

The UK Government’s Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales, Guto Bebb MP, has warned that Welsh homes and businesses risk being “left behind” by poor mobile (3G, 4G) network coverage if the industry doesn’t work together on a solution.

Merseyside UK Closes in on 98% Fibre Broadband Coverage Goal

20th Jul 2016 (2 Comments)

The Merseyside Connected project, which since 2013 has been working with Openreach (BT) to expand “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) to 98% of local homes and businesses in Merseyside by the end of July 2016 (note: 90% covered by 24Mbps+ speeds), now looks set to complete its contract in September 2016.

EU Aims for Universal 100Mbps Ultrafast Broadband Coverage by 2025

19th Jul 2016 (3 Comments)

A leaked draft of a new report from the European Commission has revealed that the EU intends to set a new target for broadband and mobile coverage, which will aim to ensure that “all European households” can get a minimum Internet download speed of 100Mbps (Megabits per second) by 2025.

Virgin Media Bringing 300Mb Broadband to Underserved Business Parks

19th Jul 2016 (0 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media Business has announced that their on-going £3bn Project Lighting network expansion will aim to connect “tens of thousands” more businesses to their ultrafast 300Mbps broadband platform, starting with 9,500 premises at two business parks in Andover, Hampshire.

ISP Vodafone UK Launch Fixed Line Business Broadband and Phone

19th Jul 2016 (3 Comments)

Telecoms operator Vodafone has today announced that their consumer fixed line broadband services have now been extended to small businesses with the launch of several new ADSL2+ and FTTC (VDSL) based packages, all of which add in a Static IP address and anytime calls to UK landlines.

Sky Broadband in Ofcom Complaint Over BT’s Fault Investigation Charges

19th Jul 2016 (5 Comments)

UK ISP Sky Broadband has mirrored TalkTalk’s recent move (here) by nudging Ofcom into launching a second parallel probe of Openreach’s (BT) Special Fault Investigation (SFI) engineer service and Time Related Charges (TRC), with both questioning whether such charges are being correctly applied.

EU Court Adviser Says UK Internet Spying Law Needs “Strict” Safeguards

19th Jul 2016 (2 Comments)

The Advocate General for the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has said that the UK Government’s ‘Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act’ (DRIP), which is a temporary precursor to the new Internet spying ‘Investigatory Powers Bill’ (IPBill), “may be compatible with EU law“.. with “strict” safeguards.

Vodafone UK Replaces CEO Jeroen Hoencamp with Nick Jeffery

19th Jul 2016 (0 Comments)

It’s musical chairs day at Vodafone Group. The mobile operator has today replaced their UK CEO, Jeroen Hoencamp, with Group Enterprise Chief Executive, Nick Jeffery. Meanwhile Hoencamp has become CEO of both their Netherlands business and of the proposed Vodafone – Liberty Global joint venture in the same country.

Cross-Party UK Inquiry Finds Failing BT Must Invest More into Broadband

19th Jul 2016 (55 Comments)

The cross-party Culture, Media and Sport Committee inquiry into the coverage and performance of “superfast broadband” in the United Kingdom has today published its outcome, which heavily criticises BT for “over-reliance” on its old copper network, “significantly” under investing in Openreach and their “lack of ambition” towards rolling out ultrafast FTTP/H services.