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ISP News Archives for April 2017

ASA UK Finally Opens Investigation into “Fibre Broadband” Advertising by ISPs

4th Apr 2017 (49 Comments)

Fans of accurate definitions may be pleased to note that the Advertising Standards Authority has finally agreed to review the often confusing way in which ISPs promote “fibre broadband” packages. This can be applied to both slower hybrid fibre (FTTC) and ultrafast full fibre optic (FTTH/P) services.

Boundless Networks Deploy 200Mbps Wireless Broadband to North Yorkshire

3rd Apr 2017 (2 Comments)

UK ISP Boundless Networks has announced that their new Microwave (Radio) based “ultrafast” wireless broadband network is being deployed to cover more areas of Craven in North Yorkshire (England), including Cononley, Silsden and parts of Skipton.

Cairngorms National Park Authority Push Community Broadband Initiative

3rd Apr 2017 (0 Comments)

The Board of the Cairngorms National Park Authority has proposed a 5 year plan for the remote rural region of Scotland, which includes a commitment to support the Cairngorms Community Broadband initiative that aims to bring 30Mbps+ broadband to 1,300 isolated premises.

240000 UK Premises to Benefit from BT’s FTTP for New Build Homes Pledge

3rd Apr 2017 (10 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has confirmed that some 9,877 new housing developments, totalling more than 240,000 new premises across the United Kingdom, are so far set to benefit from new contracts that offer a “free” deployment of ultrafast 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) technology.

KCOM Confirm April – June FTTP Broadband Roll-out Areas in Hull UK

3rd Apr 2017 (0 Comments)

Communications provider KCOM has today confirmed that around 10,000 extra premises in Hull (East Yorkshire) will, between now and the end of June, gain access to their new ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) dominated fibre optic broadband network.

Good Broadband Helps Ranking of the Top 50 Best UK Rural Areas to Live

3rd Apr 2017 (0 Comments)

The Bank of Scotland’s (Halifax, Lloyds) 2017 Rural Quality of Life Survey, which weighs a combination of broadband speeds, health, crime rate, weather, employment, happiness and skills etc. to determine the best rural places in the UK to live, has ranked Scotland’s Orkney Islands at the top.

Kirklees Council Names UK Telecoms Firms Behind “Defective” Civil Works

3rd Apr 2017 (1 Comment)

Telecoms and broadband companies including BT, Virgin Media and Cityfibre have been named and shamed by the Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire (England) after the local authority highlighted frustration at the rise in “defective” street works, which required the civil works to be re-done.

April Fool – Adverts Watchdog Starts “Real Fibre Optic” Campaign at the UN

1st Apr 2017 (6 Comments)

The United Kingdom’s national telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has joined forces with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to formally support a new resolution at the United Nations that would require all countries in the world to adopt a single definition for “fibre optic broadband“.

April Fool – Spectrum Internet Launch Superconnected Babies and FTT-Pram

1st Apr 2017 (4 Comments)

Welsh ISP Spectrum Internet has today announced the launch of their new Superconnected Babies scheme, which is a new initiative that aims to provide superfast broadband connectivity via Fibre-to-the-Pram (FTTPram) technology to 0-3 year old customers.