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ISP News Archives for October 2017

Up to 180Mbps FREE WiFi Network Goes Live in the City of London

16th Oct 2017 (5 Comments)

The City of London Corporation has today announced that their ultrafast “gigabit speed” capable free public WiFi network, which will be operated by O2 and Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure (CTIL) under a 15 year contract, has finally gone live across the ‘Square Mile’ area.

KRACK Attack – Internet Panics Over Big Wi-Fi Flaws in WPA2 Security

16th Oct 2017 (6 Comments)

Security researchers have revealed bad news for WiFi wireless networks everywhere. Several key management vulnerabilities in the 4-way handshake of the WPA2 security protocol, which helps to keep modern Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) secure via encryption, have been found.

UK Government Kicks Off £25m Hunt for 5G Mobile Testbeds and Trials

16th Oct 2017 (0 Comments)

The Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has started to hunt for the first test locations to support a future rollout of 5G based Mobile and Fixed Wireless Broadband technologies across the United Kingdom, which is supported by an initial public investment of £25m.

Warwickshire Upgrades Coverage Map for “Fibre Broadband” Rollout

14th Oct 2017 (6 Comments)

The CSW Broadband project, which hopes to make “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) available to 98% of premises in Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry by the end of 2019, has updated its coverage map to add more detail and the latest Phase 3 FTTP roll-out plan with Openreach (BT).

Infrastructure Commission Calls for Urgent Action to Improve Broadband

13th Oct 2017 (19 Comments)

The Government’s National Infrastructure Commission has launched a new consultation which, among other things, warns that the United Kingdom “risks falling behind” other countries in its next generation mobile (5G) and broadband connections unless “urgent action” is taken to increase capacity.

UK ISP Filters Criticised for Blocking Lots of Safe and Legal Websites

13th Oct 2017 (16 Comments)

The Open Rights Group‏ (ORG) has this week helped to highlight how some of the UK’s biggest broadband ISPs are continuing to allow their Parental Control filters to block masses of innocent websites, often for seemingly bogus reasons (e.g. blocking a small gardening business for “pornography“).

Boundless Networks to Bid on North Yorkshire Broadband Rollout Contract

13th Oct 2017 (1 Comment)

Fixed wireless ISP Boundless Networks has revealed that they intend to bid on Phase 3 of the state aid supported Superfast North Yorkshire project, which if successful would expand their “ultrafast broadband” (100Mbps+) network to cover 25,000 premises in rural areas across the county.

UK Telecoms and Broadband ISP Daisy Group Ponders £1.5bn Sale

13th Oct 2017 (3 Comments)

Reports claim that the Daisy Group, which supplies communication and broadband services to businesses across the UK, could shortly appoint investment bankers to manage a sale of the business. Under the plan it’s alleged that Daisy could auction itself off for £1.5bn during the first half of 2018.

UPDATE ViaSat Prep Ofcom Court Fight Over Satellite Broadband for Aircraft

13th Oct 2017 (2 Comments)

Ofcom’s decision this week to grant Inmarsat a wireless telegraphy licence for ground based stations using the 2GHz band (here), which will support a new Satellite based superfast broadband network for air travellers, has triggered ViaSat to prepare legal proceedings against the regulator.

ISP Signa Build New Broadband Network for the Hutton Wandesley Estate

12th Oct 2017 (1 Comment)

A rural business park on the Hutton Wandesley Estate in North Yorkshire has been given a huge boost after Signa built a new fixed wireless superfast broadband network in the area to help serve isolated firms, which will also soon also be expanded to cater for local residents.

West Yorkshire Hamlet of Slippery Ford Gets 30Mbps Wireless Broadband

12th Oct 2017 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Boundless Networks has successfully deployed a new fixed wireless superfast broadband network to cater for residents of Slippery Ford, which is a tiny rural hamlet and part of the Worth Valley in West Yorkshire that has long campaigned for faster internet connectivity.

CableLabs Finish Spec for Symmetric 10Gbps DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Broadband

12th Oct 2017 (15 Comments)

The dream of 10Gbps (Gigabits per second) capable Full Duplex DOCSIS 3.1 technology, which could one day be deployed on Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) based cable networks like Virgin Media, has taken another step forward after CableLabs completed the technology’s official specification.

Impact Study Praises Failed £150m UK Mobile Infrastructure Project

11th Oct 2017 (12 Comments)

The Government’s £150 million Mobile Infrastructure Project (MIP), which was originally set-up in 2011/12 to improve mobile network (2G, 3G and 4G) coverage in rural “not spot” areas, has today won some praise for what it achieved, despite only being able to build 75 of the promised 575 masts.

Sure Launch 40Mbps Unlimited 4G Home Broadband on the Isle of Man

11th Oct 2017 (4 Comments)

Telecoms operator Sure has launched a “totally unlimited” 4G broadband service on the Isle of Man (British Crown Dependency), which it claims is a “superior alternative to fixed line broadband.” Download speeds of up to 40Mbps (2Mbps upload) are available over the new product.

UPDATE Broadband ISPs Hit by Slow Speed, Latency and Connectivity Fault

11th Oct 2017 (0 Comments)

A number of UK ISPs (Zen Internet, iDNET, Merula etc.) are this afternoon reporting a “nationwide” disruption to their DSL (ADSL / VDSL2) based broadband connections, which may be causing connectivity problems and bouts of slow service speed or high latency for some customers.

UK Gov Softens Stance on Mandatory ISP Filters for Adult Internet Content

11th Oct 2017 (1 Comment)

The Government has today published their Internet Safety Strategy green paper, which sets out how they intend to tackle online dangers like cyber-bullying, trolling and under-age access to porn. But it also appears to soften earlier plans for a mandatory approach to network-level ISP internet censorship.

More Details on WarwickNet’s New UK 500Mbps G.fast Broadband Service

11th Oct 2017 (8 Comments)

Last month WarwickNet became the first alternative network ISP to launch a 500Mbps capable G.fast hybrid fibre “ultrafast broadband” service for businesses via their own street cabinets (here), which would be well above Openreach’s 330Mbps peak. Today we have some new details to share.