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ISP News Archives for 2017

Fibre Optic ISP Hyperoptic Ranked 17th in the Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100

11th Sep 2017 (2 Comments)

Ultrafast fibre optic broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which deploys their FTTP/B network into large buildings around dense UK urban areas, has been ranked 17th in the Tech Track’s latest league table of Britain’s 100 private tech companies with the fastest-growing sales over their latest 3 years.

Q2 2017 “Fibre Broadband” Take-up Progress for the £1.6bn BDUK Project

9th Sep 2017 (44 Comments)

The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK project has published its latest Q2 2017 take-up data for the state aid supported roll-out of “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) services across the United Kingdom, which shows that many regions are seeing 40%+ adoption and that will boost clawback.

UK Government Targets 98% Superfast Broadband Coverage via £645m Clawback

9th Sep 2017 (25 Comments)

The Government’s £1.6bn+ Broadband Delivery UK project has today confirmed that a total of £645m in public funding (i.e. clawback and efficiency savings) will be returned to help expand the reach of “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) to 98% of premises in the United Kingdom by around 2020.

UK Business ISP FluidOne Appoints New CEO to Replace Piers Daniell

8th Sep 2017 (0 Comments)

Business communications provider FluidOne (formerly Fluidata), which also helps to supply a number of UK broadband ISPs, has replaced existing founder and CEO Piers Daniell with Chris Jagusz, who is currently acting as the ISP’s non-executive director.

Gigaclear Start 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Roll-out in Devon and Somerset UK

8th Sep 2017 (8 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset project has today named the first 21 communities (i.e. 9,000 initial homes and businesses) that will benefit from Gigaclear’s roll-out of a new 1Gbps FTTP broadband network in the region, which is due to start deploying from November 2017.

ISPreview.co.uk Site Status Update – HTTP to HTTPS Secure

8th Sep 2017 (7 Comments)

Please accept our apologies if the website was redirecting in an unusual way for 2-3 hours this afternoon. The reason for that is because after a lot of preparation work we’ve made the subtle but important move from an unencrypted (HTTP) to an encrypted / secure (HTTPS) website.

London Mayor Seeks Increased Funding for UK Broadband and 5G Mobile

8th Sep 2017 (3 Comments)

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has warned that the city and other parts of the United Kingdom might be at risk of “grinding to a halt” unless the Government puts more investment towards faster broadband, 5G mobile, transport and other major infrastructure requirements.

Good News for Openreach “Fibre Broadband” ISPs – Cheaper Cablelinks

7th Sep 2017 (15 Comments)

Internet service providers that make use of Openreach’s network in the United Kingdom will be pleased to learn that the operator has dropped the price of their 1Gbps and 10Gbps Cablelink services, which are often used to support “fibre broadband” services like FTTC (G.fast or VDSL2) and FTTP.

Virgin Atlantic Aircraft Become “Fully WiFi Connected” Across Entire Fleet

7th Sep 2017 (7 Comments)

Airline Virgin Atlantic, which alongside Delta Air Lines runs up to 39 flights per day across the transatlantic route, claims to have become the “first airline in Europe to offer WiFi across its entire fleet,” which is based on a combination of technology from Panasonic and Gogo.

Hyperoptic Appoint Chief Sales Officer to Help Extend their 1Gbps Fibre Network

7th Sep 2017 (10 Comments)

Urban fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has today appointed a new Chief Sales Officer (CSO), Floyd Widener, to help grow the company’s “full fibre” (FTTP/B) broadband network footprint towards its target of 2 million UK premises passed by 2022 and possibly 5 million by 2025.

UK ISP Sky Broadband Offers Unlimited “Fibre” FTTC with Sky TV for £25

7th Sep 2017 (14 Comments)

New and existing Sky TV customers, as well as existing Sky Broadband, Talk and TV customers without “Fibre“, can now benefit from an significant price reduction if they choose to add one of the operator’s ‘up to’ 38Mbps or 76Mbps capable Sky Fibre (FTTC) superfast broadband services.

Large Virgin Media Cabinet Frustrates Light Seeking Scottish Pensioners

6th Sep 2017 (23 Comments)

A small group of pensioners living in Barrhead (East Renfrewshire, Scotland) have vented frustration at Virgin Media after the broadband cable operator built a large (5ft tall) new street cabinet near to their living room window, which they claim “completely blocks out any light from coming into the house.”

UK Consumers Suffer Meagre 4G Mobile Broadband Data Allowances vs EU

6th Sep 2017 (7 Comments)

A new report from Point Topic has revealed significant variations in 4G based (Mobile Broadband) pricing and usage caps across Europe, with consumers in the United Kingdom paying less for their monthly tariffs but often receiving fairly meagre data allowances in return.

Customers of BT Being Targeted by Telephone Scammers from India

6th Sep 2017 (25 Comments)

A new report claims that customers of BT’s broadband and phone services are being targeted by fraudsters based in India. The criminals will often call and pretend to act as official customer support agents in order to hijack your PC / steal money, although this crime is by no means unique to BT.

EU Study Claims Satellite Broadband is an “efficient option” for Remote Schools

6th Sep 2017 (0 Comments)

A new study published by the European Commission has found that Satellite based broadband connectivity is an “efficient option” for bringing faster internet connectivity to “poorly connected” schools. A voucher scheme is proposed to help support related deployments.

Three UK Formally File for a Judicial Review of Ofcom’s Spectrum Auction

5th Sep 2017 (20 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has this week carried out their threat to pursue a Judicial Review of Ofcom’s forthcoming 4G and 5G radio spectrum auction in the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands, which will seek to impose a tougher spectrum cap that could stop EE (BT) from bidding.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk Ponders Plan to Scale Back its UK Mobile Service

5th Sep 2017 (0 Comments)

Internet and telecoms provider TalkTalk has confirmed that they’re in “advanced discussions” with a number of potential partners about the possibility of scaling back their existing Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) arrangement in order to focus on fixed line broadband.