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ISP News Archives for October 2016

GTC Unveil UltraStream 300Mb FTTH Broadband Network for New Builds

26th Oct 2016 (0 Comments)

A touch of confusion rang out this morning after utility infrastructure provider GTC “unveiled” its “UltraStream300” Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network solution for UK house builders to use. Except they’ve already been offering a 300Mbps FTTH solution like this since 2014.

Ofcom Hits Vodafone UK with Record £4.6m Fine for “Failing Customers”

26th Oct 2016 (10 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today hit “failing” UK mobile and broadband provider Vodafone with a “record” fine of £4,625,000 after they were found to have breached a series of consumer complaint handing rules. Ofcom’s investigation of the case uncovered a variety of serious mis-selling, inaccurate billing and poor complaints handling procedures.

EE UK Home Broadband and Phone Bundles Adopt All-in-One Price

26th Oct 2016 (0 Comments)

Telecoms operator EE will today become the latest ISP to adopt the Advertising Standards Authority‘s new all-inclusive pricing policy (details), which requires providers to combine the cost of phone line rental and broadband into a single price. But the changes also mask a price increase.

TalkTalk to Extend 940Mbps FTTH Broadband in York to 40000 Premises

25th Oct 2016 (36 Comments)

After leaving us in suspense TalkTalk and Cityfibre have today confirmed that their joint 940Mbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband trial in the city of York (England) will be extended from 14,000 premises passed today to another 40,000 over the next 2 years; supported by a new investment of £20m.

Cowling Suffers 2-3 Week Broadband Outage After Car Hits Local Cabinet

25th Oct 2016 (14 Comments)

Residents of a rural village in North Yorkshire (England), Cowling, have complained about the “fiasco” of Openreach’s (BT) response after some were left without broadband connectivity for around 2-3 weeks, which started when a car crashed into one of the operator’s local FTTC cabinets.

BT to Launch 1Gbps “Ultrafast” FREE WiFi Service via Kiosks in London

25th Oct 2016 (9 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT has announced a new partnership with Intersection (LinkNYC) and advertising company Primesight that will enable them to deploy free “ultrafast” (up to 1Gbps) public WiFi, free UK landline / mobile phone calls and a range of other digital services across London’s major high streets.

First Ultrafast 8Gbps Capable 802.11ad 60GHz WiFi Kit Gets Certified

25th Oct 2016 (29 Comments)

After several years’ of development the Wi-Fi Alliance has this week begun to certify the first hardware (routers etc.) to use its final WiGig 802.11ad (60GHz) standard, which can push data rates of up to 8Gbps over a WiFi wireless network. But you need to be within 10 metres for it to work properly.

Study – Mobile Broadband Still More Popular than Risky Public Wi-Fi

25th Oct 2016 (2 Comments)

Would you rather go online with Mobile Broadband (3G/4G) or public WiFi when outside of the home? The latest online survey of 1,516 ISPreview.co.uk readers suggests that mobile is still the most popular choice (72.1% of respondents), with security fears and fiddly sign-up forms hurting trust in WiFi.

Progress in Connect8’s Campaign for Fast Broadband in South Oxfordshire

24th Oct 2016 (9 Comments)

The Connect8 campaign, which has been fighting to bring faster broadband to eight rural villages in South Oxfordshire (Howe Hill, Britwell Hill, Cookley Green, Greenfield, Park Corner, Pishill with Stonor, Russells Water and Swyncombe), appears to be seeing some positive progress.

ISP Hyperoptic Adopts New All-in-One FTTP Broadband and Phone Price

24th Oct 2016 (9 Comments)

Urban focused fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has confirmed that they will today adopt the Advertising Standards Authority’s new all-inclusive pricing guideline (details), which means that their broadband and phone (line rental) bundle will now be promoted with a single consolidated price.

No Details on Virgin Media’s SuperHub Public WiFi Sharing Until 2017

24th Oct 2016 (10 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media has confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that their on-going efforts to turn existing SuperHub broadband routers into public WiFi hotspots, which would allow people outside your home to access the Internet when nearby, won’t be launching in 2016 as hoped.

2016 UK PC Pro Awards Zen Internet and Plusnet Best for Broadband

22nd Oct 2016 (23 Comments)

Consumer magazine PC Pro has published the latest results from their annual PC Pro Awards 2016, which saw Zen Internet win the best broadband ISP gong and Plusnet secure the “Recommended” (runner-up) spot. Sadly it wasn’t such a good day for TalkTalk and EE.

UK Government Offers Advice on Community Broadband Projects

21st Oct 2016 (6 Comments)

The Government’s Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has today uploaded a batch of reports and case studies that are designed to provide help and information for anybody looking to establish their own community broadband solutions.

Network Rail Breaks Broadband for Uxbridge and West Drayton

21st Oct 2016 (13 Comments)

Engineers working for Network Rail have damaged a mass of BTOpenreach’s cable ducts near Uxbridge (West London) because they “were not highlighted in the thorough surveys we carried out prior to the work.” As a result broadband and phone services in the area, including West Drayton, are suffering a major outage.

ITU Boosts Top G.fast Copper and Coax Broadband Speeds to 2000Mbps

21st Oct 2016 (7 Comments)

The International Telecommunication Union, specifically ITU-T Study Group 15, has doubled the best speeds achievable via the new G.fast broadband standard to 2Gbps and added support for coaxial cable. Openreach (BT) are due to begin the commercial UK roll-out of this service in late 2017.

UPDATE2 Ofcom Probe True Telecom Over Switching and Contract Complaints

21st Oct 2016 (39 Comments)

Kent-based broadband ISP True Telecom has attracted Ofcom’s gaze after a number of customer complaints prompted the regulator to open an own-initiative investigation into how the provider handles, or potentially mishandles, consumer contracts and service migrations.

UPD SNAILS Attack Virgin Media Broadband Cabinet in Telford, Cause Fire

21st Oct 2016 (3 Comments)

On the list of bizarre things that can happen to telecoms infrastructure in the UK, having snails attack your broadband cabinet is surely right at the top. But that’s more or less exactly what has happened to Virgin Media in Telford (Shropshire, England).