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ISP News Archives for November 2016

UK ISP Plusnet Launches 4G Mobile Service, Gobbles LIFE Mobile Users

14th Nov 2016 (7 Comments)

Internet provider Plusnet has today announced that they’re finally adding a 4G based Mobile service to their portfolio of broadband, phone and TV products, which will be born out of the acquisition of LIFE Mobile’s customer base on 29th November 2016.

Shropshire UK Reveals Tentative Extension Plan for Superfast Broadband

12th Nov 2016 (18 Comments)

The Shropshire County Council in England has this week revealed that the next phase (Phase 2b) of their on-going Connecting Shropshire project will aim to bring “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) coverage to another 16,015 premises via £11.7m of public funding, but the plan remains vague.

Virgin Media Expand Ultrafast Broadband to 22,000 Premises in Carlisle

11th Nov 2016 (13 Comments)

Cable and fibre optic provider Virgin Media has announced that some 22,000 additional homes and businesses in Carlisle (Cumbria, England) will be the next to benefit from the on-going £3bn ‘Project Lightning’ expansion of their 300Mbps capable broadband and TV network.

BT Reveals “Next Generation” YouView Broadband TV Service Features

11th Nov 2016 (4 Comments)

UK ISP BT has announced that customers of their Youview based TV (IPTV) service will soon benefit from a major free upgrade, which will introduce a new “image-rich” user interface (UI) that should also make it easier to access channels / on-demand content and many other things.

Essex UK Targets “at least” 97% Superfast Broadband Coverage by 2020

11th Nov 2016 (0 Comments)

The Superfast Essex project in England, which is working with Openreach (BT) and Gigaclear to roll-out “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) networks to 95% of the county by 2019, yesterday put out a new tender for their future Phase 3 roll-out that will aim to push coverage to 97% by 2020.

TrueSpeed Hints At Expansion of FTTP Broadband to More UK Counties

11th Nov 2016 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP TrueSpeed has hinted to Ofcom that its 150Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband network, which is currently rolling out to parts of the Chew Valley in rural North East Somerset (England), could also be expanded into Devon, Wiltshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.

Embarrassing Lack of FTTC Broadband Capacity Hits BT in Whittington

11th Nov 2016 (47 Comments)

The Deputy Leader of Shropshire Council, Steve Charmley, has accused Openreach (BT) of embarrassing itself after their new FTTC “fibre broadband” Street Cabinet in the village of Whittington ran out of capacity sooner than expected. It wouldn’t be so bad, except BT have a base in the same area.

White Space Tech Brings Wireless Broadband to Isle of Arran in Scotland

10th Nov 2016 (12 Comments)

Homes on the Isle of Arran, which is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde (Scotland), look set to become the first in the UK to get a faster broadband connection via White Space technology. This harnesses the gaps in radio spectrum that exist between Digital Terrestrial TV channels (470-790MHz).

Rapier Systems Launch 1Gbps Wireless Ethernet for UK Businesses

9th Nov 2016 (0 Comments)

Fife-based ISP Rapier Systems has launched a new Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) style connectivity solution for businesses, called RapierBusinessConnect (RBC), which claims that it can deliver symmetric Ethernet speeds of “up to 1Gbps for as little as £49.99 per month” in areas where they have coverage.

London and French Internet Exchanges (IX) to Collaborate

9th Nov 2016 (0 Comments)

The London Internet Exchange (LINX), which acts as a central hub for much of the Internet traffic that enters and leaves the United Kingdom, has today announced a new collaboration agreement with their French counterpart (France-IX) that aims to improve peering in Europe and beyond.

Coventry and Warwickshire UK Prep £15m “Superfast Broadband” Boost

9th Nov 2016 (0 Comments)

The Coventry City Council in Warwickshire (England) have announced that the next phase of their roll-out of “superfast broadband” connectivity around the region will be supported by £15m worth of grants and aims to extend the network coverage to a further 8,000 local homes and businesses.

UPDATE2 BBC TV Show Watchdog to Tackle Slow Broadband ISP Speeds

9th Nov 2016 (36 Comments)

Tonight’s episode of BBC One’s popular consumer affairs TV show, Watchdog (Episode 2 – Series 37 @ 8pm), looks set to include a segment that will focus on broadband ISP speeds and getting “value for money“.

Sky UK Proposes to Close 60 of its 260 Retail Stores

8th Nov 2016 (5 Comments)

Some 170 jobs could be lost after Sky (Sky Broadband) advised staff that 23% of their less profitable retail outlets across the United Kingdom could be closed. The announcement comes ahead of the planned Sky Mobile launch, which will turn the operator into a quad-play provider.

UK ISP Gigaclear Launch 12 Days of Christmas Prize Draw

8th Nov 2016 (1 Comment)

New and existing customers of Gigaclear’s rural Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband network, specifically those who either order a new package or upgrade their existing service, can now enter themselves into a special 12 Days of Christmas prize draw.

BT Openreach Officially Unveils 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Service and Price

8th Nov 2016 (28 Comments)

After a long trial Openreach (BT) has finally announced the official launch of their new 500Mbps and 1Gbps (or 1000Mbps+ if you prefer) Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) based broadband products and prices, which marks a significant boost from its previous top speed of 330Mbps (30Mbps uploads).

UK ISP BT Business Upgrades FTTC Broadband Users to 76Mbps for FREE

8th Nov 2016 (2 Comments)

Customers of BTBusiness may today welcome the news that the ISP has adopted an ‘up to’ 76Mbps capable FTTC “Infinity” broadband speed as their “new entry level for its business fibre,” which means that existing subscribers on their ‘up to’ 38Mbps package have gained a free upgrade.

SSE Telecoms in 7 Year Network Sharing Deal with Updata and Capita

8th Nov 2016 (0 Comments)

The enterprise division of SSE Telecoms today claims to have shaved two years off their on-going ‘Project Edge‘ fibre optic network expansion in the United Kingdom, which has been achieved by signing a 7-year network sharing deal with Updata and Capita plc.