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ISP News Archives for June 2017

SSE Ponders Investment to Build its Own UK “Ultrafast Broadband” Network

12th Jun 2017 (4 Comments)

The director of SSE’s UK broadband business, David Walter, has hinted that the utility provider might be willing to make a major investment into building their own “ultrafast broadband” network, which could take fibre optic (FTTP/H) cables directly to customers (homes and businesses).

East Sussex Councillors Row Over “promise” of 100% Superfast Broadband

12th Jun 2017 (12 Comments)

A recent review of the state aid supported roll-out of “superfast broadband” services in East Sussex (e-Sussex) has triggered a row between Conservative and opposition Liberal Democrat councillors, which focuses upon whether or not the project ever “promised” to deliver 100% coverage.

EE UK Claims First to Test “pre-standard” 5G Mobile Backhaul Capability

12th Jun 2017 (2 Comments)

EE (BT) claims to have become the “first UK mobile operator” to showcase a “pre-standard” 5G backhaul (network capacity) capability within their network, which is based off their 4G “Air Mast” technology and harnesses the 26GHz radio spectrum band for faster speeds and lower latency.

BT Openreach UK Demo 100Gbps “Hyperfast” FTTP Consumer Broadband

12th Jun 2017 (14 Comments)

Openreach (BT) and Huawei have today offered a glimpse of a “hyperfast” future by conducting a live demo of their Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP/H) “consumer broadband” network running at an eye watering 100Gbps (Gigabits per second), but you won’t be able to get this at home anytime soon.

Virgin Media Fixes Security Flaw in SuperHub 2 and 2AC Backup System

12th Jun 2017 (0 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media has patched a security flaw in their NETGEAR based SuperHub 2 (VMDG485) and 2AC (VMDG490) broadband routers, which meant that a hacker could abuse a file backup routine for the device’s configuration and use it to gain admin level access.

UPDATE2 Concern for Fuel Broadband as Customers Report Service Closure

12th Jun 2017 (28 Comments)

Reports are coming in that UK ISP Fuel Broadband (formerly Primus Saver), which is owned by New Call Telecom (NCT), could be in serious trouble after customers were informed that the service would be shut down at the end of July 2017 and accounts moved to the Post Office.

Stability Boost as Openreach Eye G.INP Fix for ECI “Fibre Broadband” Cabs

12th Jun 2017 (8 Comments)

Last year Openreach (BT) was forced to stop a roll-out of Physical Retransmission ReTX (G.INP) technology, which can improve the performance of their FTTC “fibre broadband” lines, because of problems with their ECI based Street Cabinets. The good news is that a fix has been found.

ISPreview Site Status – Ultrafast Broadband Category Added to ISP Listings

10th Jun 2017 (0 Comments)

As part of our most recent update sweep of the UK ISP Listings database, which has just completed, we’ve decided to add a new fixed line category for “ultrafast broadband” (100Mbps+) providers. This is in preparation for G.fast and FTTP/H services becoming more common.

Cisco Forecast UK Broadband Speeds of 60Mbps by 2021 vs 30Mbps Today

9th Jun 2017 (6 Comments)

Cisco has published their 12th annual 2017 Visual Networking Index (VNI), which predicts that world Internet (IP) traffic will grow from 96EB (ExaBytes) a month in 2016 to 278EB in 2021. Elsewhere average fixed broadband speeds in the UK will double from 29.8Mbps in 2016 to 60.2Mbps by 2021.

UK ISP BT Cuts Setup Fee on Unlimited Infinity “Fibre Broadband” Packages

9th Jun 2017 (4 Comments)

The revolving door of special offers continues as BT’s consumer ISP division has today significantly cut the one-off setup fees on their superfast (FTTC) and ultrafast (FTTP) Infinity “fibre broadband” packages to just £9.99. The packages also include a £125 Reward Card (Mastercard).

Preview of Ofcom’s New UK Code of Practice for Broadband ISP Speeds

9th Jun 2017 (12 Comments)

ISPreview.co.uk has received some information from our industry sources about the direction of Ofcom’s planned revision to their voluntary code of practice for broadband ISP speeds. A consultation on this is expected to be launched within the next month and today we can offer a preview.

BT Update on LR-VDSL Broadband Speeds, XdB, FTTP and FTTC Progress

8th Jun 2017 (20 Comments)

A recent meeting between ISPs and BT has yielded fresh information on the expected performance of Openreach’s new Long Reach VDSL (FTTC) broadband tech, as well as some updates on their XdB trials, FTTP roll-out progress and a few hints about other changes.

Researchers Use Malware to Turn WiFi Router LED Lights into Data Signal

8th Jun 2017 (1 Comment)

A team of security researchers working at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel have developed a new piece of Malware called xLED, which can control a broadband router and turn the device’s front-panel LED (Light Emitting Diode) lights into a transmission method for hackers or spies.

UK Coverage of Fixed Line Superfast Broadband Hits 93% – Q2 2017

7th Jun 2017 (23 Comments)

The latest independent data for June 2017 has estimated that fixed line “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) networks are now available to 93% of premises across the United Kingdom (96.1% if you include all “fibre based” lines, such as sub-24Mbps services), although some parts are lagging behind.

Sky Broadband TV Advert Banned for Misleading “lowest priced fibre” Claim

7th Jun 2017 (3 Comments)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a major TV advert for Sky Broadband, which featured Lego Batman, after it misleadingly claimed to offer the “UK’s lowest priced fibre including line rental” and also featured on-screen text that “did not present the qualifications clearly.”

BT Expect “Majority” of Future Fibre Rollout in Northumberland to Use FTTP

6th Jun 2017 (38 Comments)

Mole ploughs to fishing rods, those are just some of the methods that Openreach (BT) have been using to roll-out “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) across Northumberland. The operator has today also revealed that 1Gbps capable FTTP “will make up the vast majority” of their future deployment.

EE Start Roll-out of 400Mbps 4G+ Mobile Broadband to Big UK Cities

6th Jun 2017 (21 Comments)

Forget about future 5G for today. Mobile operator EE has begun the process of deploying their latest 4G+ (LTE-Advanced) network upgrade to several cities across the United Kingdom, which have already demonstrated live download speeds of up to 429Mbps (66.4Mbps upload).