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ISP News Archives for November 2016

Causeway Coast and Glens Survey Hopes to Find N.I Broadband Notspots

2nd Nov 2016 (9 Comments)

The Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council in Northern Ireland has opened a new survey to all local residents and businesses until Friday 11th November, which aims to identify any broadband “not spots” in the region.

Land Owners in Scotland Criticise Bill to Boost Mobile and Broadband

2nd Nov 2016 (8 Comments)

The Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) group, which claims to be a “unified voice” for all those who own land and rural businesses in Scotland, has criticised the UK Government’s proposals for making it easier and cheaper to build new fixed line broadband and mobile infrastructure on their property.

UK ISP Zen Internet Launches Business 4G Mobile Plans

2nd Nov 2016 (0 Comments)

Rochdale ISP Zen Internet has launched a range of new 4G based Mobile tariffs for their business customers, which harness EE’s network. A variety of handset and tablet bundles are on offer, as well as some SIM-Only plans.

UPDATE OTA Reveal Final Stumbling Blocks for BT’s UK Dark Fibre Product

2nd Nov 2016 (3 Comments)

Openreach (BT) hope to publish a final reference offer for their new Dark Fibre Access (DFA) product by the end of 2016, which will give rival ISPs “physical access” to their fibre optic cables. But a recent progress update reveals that disagreements over contracts, repair times and fees have yet to be resolved.

15,000 Extra Premises in the Tees Valley to Get Superfast Broadband

2nd Nov 2016 (0 Comments)

The Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) has announced that a new deal will result in more than 15,000 extra homes and businesses around the North East of England being put within reach of a “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) capable network by the end of 2018.

High Court Forces Big UK Broadband ISPs to Block 13 More Piracy Sites

1st Nov 2016 (7 Comments)

The Motion Picture Association of Europe (MPA) has once again convinced the High Court to force all of the United Kingdom’s largest broadband ISPs to block access to 13 extra websites, which were all found to facilitate Internet copyright infringement (piracy).

ITS Technology Brings FTTP Ultrafast Broadband to Skylon Business Park

1st Nov 2016 (5 Comments)

Businesses operating from Skylon Park, which is a 72-hectare site within the Hereford Enterprise Zone, look set to benefit after the ITS Technology group announced that it would roll-out a 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband network to the area using existing cable ducts.

UPD £1.7m Under Budget – BT’s Fibre Broadband Rollout on Isle of Wight

1st Nov 2016 (75 Comments)

A new report has revealed that the joint £6.5m Broadband Delivery UK and Isle of Wight Council project to expand the coverage of BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network on the Isle of Wight (resides just off England’s central south coast) has come in under budget to the tune of £1.7m+.

UK Home and Small Business Broadband Lines Hit 24.85M in Q2 2016

1st Nov 2016 (0 Comments)

Ofcom’s latest Telecoms Market Data Tables (Q2 2016) update has revealed that the United Kingdom is now home to a total of 24,858,000 fixed residential and small business broadband lines (up by 684,000 from a year previously); 10.91m (44%) of those are cable DOCSIS or fibre (FTTC/P/H) based.

Voneus Brings 100Mbps Fibre Optic Broadband to Rural Miserden

1st Nov 2016 (8 Comments)

Homes in the rural Gloucestershire village of Miserden have apparently been taken out of the broadband “dark ages” after a little known VoIP provider called Voneus built a new fibre optic (FTTP/H) and wireless network into the area, which has made speeds of 100Mbps available to residents.

WiSpire Expand Wireless Broadband Network to Barton Turf in Norfolk

1st Nov 2016 (0 Comments)

The rural Norfolk (England) community of Barton Turf and its surrounding villages can now gain access to a faster broadband connection after WiSpire expanded their fixed wireless access network to the area, which was done by installing their kit on top of the local St Michael & All Angels church.

ISP iDNET Revamps Website and Offers New Unlimited Broadband Options

1st Nov 2016 (0 Comments)

UK ISP iDNET, which tends to be quite highly rated by its subscribers, has today launched both a new website and a new range of unlimited broadband packages, including a number of affordable options for home users. The move marks a shift away from the ISP’s history of capped allowances.