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ISP News Archives for July 2016

£21m EU Investment Boosts Hyperoptic’s UK 1Gbps Broadband Roll-out

19th Jul 2016 (2 Comments)

Independent ISP Hyperoptic, which is currently rolling out their own 1Gbps (Gigabit per second) Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP/B) broadband network to around 500,000 homes in 20 cities across the United Kingdom, has secured a huge £21m loan from the European Investment Bank.

BT Openreach CEO Claims “Strong” UK Customer Service Improvements

18th Jul 2016 (25 Comments)

Openreach, which is responsible for maintaining BT’s national UK phone and broadband network, takes a lot of flak from both ISPs and consumers alike for customer service failings (missed appointments, service delays etc.). But today Clive Selley, CEO of BTOR, has claimed to be turning things around.

FTTC Broadband for 190 Businesses in the Beddington Industrial Area

18th Jul 2016 (4 Comments)

A new partnership between Openreach (BT) and Beddington’s Business Improvement District (BID) team will result in around 190 businesses within the industrial area of Croydon (London) gaining access to an ‘up to’ 80Mbps Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) broadband service.

Satellite Internet Welcomes Tweak to 2Mbps Broadband Subsidy Scheme

18th Jul 2016 (2 Comments)

Satellite Internet, which supplies Satellite based broadband connectivity using the SES (ASTRA) platform, has welcomed a revision to the Government’s “2Mbps to all” broadband support scheme that means subsidies are “now being passed directly” to those who actually deliver the service (i.e. ISPs).

ITSPA Offer Consumer Complaints Guidance for UK VoIP Providers

18th Jul 2016 (0 Comments)

The Internet Telephony Services Providers Association, a trade body for the United Kingdom’s Voice-over-IP (VoIP) industry, has today introduced a new Complaints Handling Code and Guidance for its members to ensure that consumers are treated properly.

UPD South Yorkshire ISP Origin Broadband Refresh Brand and Hikes Prices

18th Jul 2016 (9 Comments)

Doncaster-based ISP Origin Broadband will today introduce a new brand identity and this is also being supported by a refreshed website design, as well as a tweaked range of broadband and phone packages that appears to include some sharp price hikes.

2,000 Extra Premises in South Gloucestershire to Get Superfast Broadband

16th Jul 2016 (7 Comments)

The South Gloucestershire Council in England has confirmed that an extra investment of £1.49m is being made into their Phase 2 Superfast Extension Programme, which will work with BT (Openreach) to expand FTTC/P based superfast broadband (24Mbps+) to 95-97% of the region by Dec 2017.

Mark Evans Appointed CEO of O2 UK, For as Long as it Lasts

15th Jul 2016 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Telefónica UK) has promoted its current CFO, Mark Evans, to the top job of CEO, where he replaces long-standing boss Ronan Dunne. The change in management follows O2’s failed £10.25bn merger attempt with Three UK (here), which has left the operator to face an uncertain future.

Confusion as Defence Minister Calls for Ban of End-to-End Encryption

15th Jul 2016 (3 Comments)

Brace for political double-speak. The Minister for Defence, Earl Howe, has reignited concerns that the Government’s controversial Investigatory Powers Bill could force UK ISPs and Internet content providers to weaken end-to-end encryption services by saying they may have to “develop and maintain a technical capability to remove encryption.”

BT Boost Broadband Upload Speeds on its 1Gbps FTTP Trial in Bradford

15th Jul 2016 (32 Comments)

Future subscribers taking part in Openreach’s (BT) new trial of 1000Mbps “ultrafast” Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP/H) broadband technology in Bradford (West Yorkshire, England) will now benefit from even faster upload speeds than originally expected (up to 220Mbps), as well as a free connection and rental.

UPDATE2 UK Gov Appoint Karen Bradley to Oversee Media and Broadband

14th Jul 2016 (12 Comments)

It’s all change. The new Prime Minister, Theresa May, has appointed the MP for Staffordshire Moorlands, Karen Bradley, to be her new Secretary of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), which among other things oversees the Broadband Delivery UK project and telecoms matters.

Durham UK Completes £34m Fibre Broadband Roll-out Contract with BT

14th Jul 2016 (3 Comments)

The £34m Digital Durham project in North East England, which includes Gateshead, the Tees Valley and Sunderland, claims to have completed its original goal of ensuring that 98% of local premises are covered by a “fibre broadband” network (96% able to receive “superfast” speeds of 24Mbps+).

Telford and Wrekin Prep Big Broadband Grants for 124 Local Businesses

14th Jul 2016 (0 Comments)

Some 124 eligible small and medium sized businesses in Telford and Wrekin (Shropshire, England) could soon be offered an average level of grant payment worth £15,000 per business (ranging from £7,000 to £25,000), which will help them to get a superfast broadband service installed.

Sky UK Confirms Launch of Ultra HD 4K TV Service for August 2016

14th Jul 2016 (13 Comments)

Sky (Sky Broadband) has finally confirmed that their new Sky Q range of TV, phone and broadband bundles will from 13th August 2016 finally be able to benefit from Ultra HD (4K) TV content, which will apparently deliver the “UK’s most comprehensive Ultra HD service.”

Sky Broadband Cuts Ultra Fibre Optic FTTH Pilot Service Price in York UK

14th Jul 2016 (7 Comments)

Sky Broadband appears to have sharply reduced the price of their 50-940Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) based “Ultra Fibre Optic” (UFO) broadband packages in the city of York (North Yorkshire), which is still being jointly rolled out alongside partners TalkTalk and Cityfibre.

EE UK Refresh their Fixed Line Home Broadband Packages

14th Jul 2016 (0 Comments)

Communications provider EE has refreshed and tweaked their range of fixed line Home Broadband and phone bundles, although most of the changes remain fairly small and others reflect a wider choice of calling options and TV add-ons.

Scotland Names the Next Batch of “Fibre Broadband” Roll-out Areas

13th Jul 2016 (1 Comment)

The £410 million Digital Scotland project has today confirmed the next set of locations that will benefit from an upgrade to Openreach’s (BT) “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network, which is due to start this Winter (2016).