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ISP News Archives for December 2017

UK ISP John Lewis Broadband Offers FREE Google Home

8th Dec 2017 (0 Comments)

The internet provider division of high street retail giant John Lewis has today launched a special time-limited offer, which will bundle a “free” Google Home smart speaker to any new customers who subscribe to their ADSL or FTTC “fibre” based broadband and phone bundles.

The UK Top 30 Fastest and Slowest Streets for Broadband ISP Speed

8th Dec 2017 (11 Comments)

A new study has used data from 1,064,681 consumer speedtests to produce a list of the top 30 fastest and slowest streets for download speed. Thorpe Lane in Trimley St Martin (Suffolk) was the slowest on 0.68Mbps, while Benford Avenue in Motherwell (Lanarkshire) was the fastest at 177.01Mbps.

Openreach Pause UK Trial of G.INP Fix for ECI FTTC Broadband Cabs UPDATE2

7th Dec 2017 (42 Comments)

Openreach has paused a trial of Physical Retransmission ReTX (G.INP) technology for their troublesome ECI based FTTC “fibre broadband” street cabinets. The technology works fine on their Huawei estate but ECI has long been the naughty child, although their trial is expected to continue next year.

Ofcom UK Moots High Frequency Spectrum for Fixed Wireless Broadband

7th Dec 2017 (0 Comments)

Ofcom has today proposed changes that could result in faster fixed wireless data and broadband links, such as exploring the potential for radio spectrum above 92GHz, changing the authorisation regime in the 64-66GHz band to licence exempt and expanding the use cases for 57-66 GHz (V band).

EE Tops OpenSignal’s 4G UK Mobile Broadband Performance Study

7th Dec 2017 (8 Comments)

Crowd-sourced data experts OpenSignal have just published their Mobile Network performance study for the United Kingdom, which found that EE came top for 4G and 3G download speed and network availability. On the flip side Vodafone delivered the fastest 4G and 3G latency times.

Openreach Community Fibre Broadband Scheme to Reach 60000 Premises

6th Dec 2017 (43 Comments)

The Community Fibre Partnerships scheme that Openreach (BT) runs, which offers grants up to £30,000 to help co-fund the cost of upgrading an area to receive their FTTC or FTTP based “fibre broadband” network, expects to have benefited 60,000 UK premises within 12 months (currently 30,000).

Tutela Study Names EE and Vodafone Best for UK Mobile Broadband

6th Dec 2017 (2 Comments)

A study of crowd sourced data from Tutela Technologies has found that mobile operator EE delivered the fastest 4G based Mobile Broadband speed and latency in the United Kingdom, although Vodafone came out top for older 3G networks and they also experienced less packet loss.

UK ISP Zen Internet Launch 150-300Mbps FTTP Home Broadband

6th Dec 2017 (27 Comments)

Zen Internet appears to have quietly become one of the first ISPs to begin offering the new 150Mbps and 300Mbps “Full Fibre” FTTP ultrafast broadband tiers to residential consumers, which can be taken either with or without line rental and the pricing is pleasantly affordable.

RBS Bank Closures Hit Areas of Weak UK Superfast Broadband Availability

5th Dec 2017 (0 Comments)

Last week the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) managed to cause a storm by announcing the closure of 62 branches for 2018, although at the time the bank said online banking would still allow remote customers to access their accounts. But a new report warns of problems with broadband connectivity.

NOW TV Add SyFy Channel to UK Broadband Video Streaming Service

5th Dec 2017 (3 Comments)

The Sky-owned broadband ISP and UK video streaming provider, NOW TV, has today finally added the popular SyFy TV channel to their platform. The new channel is available to those who include an ‘Entertainment Pass‘ for £7.99 per month into their monthly subscription.

UPDATE Staffordshire UK Claims 95% Coverage of Superfast Broadband

5th Dec 2017 (18 Comments)

The Superfast Staffordshire project with Openreach (BT) claims to have succeeded in its original Phase 2 contract goal, which aimed to make fixed line FTTC/P superfast broadband (24Mbps+) networks available to order by 95% of premises before the end of 2017 (c.97% in terms of the raw “fibre” footprint).

UPDATE Fibre Optic Broadband ISP Hyperoptic Starts UK IPv6 Rollout

5th Dec 2017 (3 Comments)

Urban fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic, which is rolling out their 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Building (FTTB/P) broadband network to parts of 28 UK cities and towns, has today confirmed that they’ve started the roll-out of Internet Protocol v6 (IPv6) and expect to finish the work in 2018.

Testing UK Broadband – BBC iPlayer to Stream 4K Blue Planet 2 TV Series

5th Dec 2017 (18 Comments)

The BBC has announced that their video streaming iPlayer service will, from Sunday 10th December 2017, release the full TV series of Blue Planet II in 4K (UltraHD) and High Dynamic Range (HDR) video quality as part of an initial trial. But you’ll need a good broadband connection and the right kit to view it.

Report Warns UK Undersea Fibre Optic Data Links Vulnerable to Attack

4th Dec 2017 (7 Comments)

Breaks in the high capacity fibre optic data cables that link countries around the world together and on the internet, many of which sit on the seabed, are not uncommon. Now a new report has warned that other countries and terrorists could potentially cripple the UK by attacking those.

Openreach’s FTTP Rollout May Add £7 Per Month to UK Broadband Prices

4th Dec 2017 (76 Comments)

The CEO of Ofcom, Sharon White, has claimed that Openreach’s (BT) aspiration to conduct a “large-scale” rollout of 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband to 10 million UK homes and businesses by around 2025 is “dependent on up to £7 a month being added to broadband bills.”

UPD Openreach’s SOGEA Standalone Fibre Broadband Product Gets a 3rd Trial

2nd Dec 2017 (32 Comments)

Openreach has started an unexpected third UK ISP trial of their long in the making Single Order Generic Ethernet Access (SOGEA) product, which will allow consumers to buy a standalone “fibre broadband” (FTTC VDSL2 or G.fast) line without the voice (phone) service.

Ofcom Aid Full Fibre Broadband by Stopping Targeted BT FTTC Price Cuts

1st Dec 2017 (9 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has opened a new consultation on a change to help foster the roll-out of “full fibre” (FTTP/H) broadband networks by preventing BT from reducing its wholesale charges for slower hybrid fibre (FTTC) connections in areas where rivals are building new networks.