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ISP News Archives for 2017

SaT5G Consortium Starts Work to Integrate Satellite and 5G Mobile

29th Jun 2017 (1 Comment)

The Satellite and Terrestrial Network for 5G (SaT5G) project, which is supported by 16 major operators like BT, Avanti, SES etc. and £7.3 million (€8.3m) via the EU’s Horizon 2020 5G Research & Innovation contract, has begun work to integrate Satellite and future 5G Mobile networks.

Openreach Publish Technical Details for the Dark Fibre Access (DFA) Trial

29th Jun 2017 (3 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has uploaded a new technical information document for their imminent Dark Fibre Access (DFA) trial, which is due to start in August. The document describes how the product works and sets out what solutions will be made available to ISPs.

UPD Otley Homes Suffer Broadband Woes After Lorry Destroys BT Cabinet

28th Jun 2017 (15 Comments)

Homes and businesses near Waitrose in the market town of Otley (Leeds) could suffer over a month of unstable broadband connectivity after a lorry crashed into one of Openreach’s (BT) street cabinets. The cabinet was promptly replaced but problems with the power supply remain.

Complaints Prompt Probe of Virgin Media’s Contract Cancellation Charges

28th Jun 2017 (46 Comments)

A string of consumer complaints have today prompted Ofcom to launch a probe into Virgin Media’s contract cancellations policy, which will examine whether or not the cable broadband, phone and TV provider has been playing fair when applying Early Termination Charges.

UPD Ofcom Q1 2017 UK Consumer Complaints Report Slaps BT and TalkTalk

28th Jun 2017 (9 Comments)

Ofcom’s latest Q1 2017 study of UK consumer complaints about fixed line Broadband, Phone, Pay TV and Mobile services has praised Sky (Sky Broadband) for receiving the fewest gripes. Meanwhile BT, TalkTalk and Vodafone are highlighted for attracting the most complaints.

ASA Ban 1pMobile Adverts for Misleading “UK’s cheapest pre-pay tariff” Claim

28th Jun 2017 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator 1pMobile (MVNO) has had a Website and Facebook advert for their service banned by the Advertising Standards Authority after they failed to prove that their service was really the “UK’s cheapest pre-pay tariff” or the “most flexible“.

Devon and Somerset UK Extend Deadline for Rural Broadband Vouchers

28th Jun 2017 (3 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset project in England has extended the deadline for approval of vouchers under their rural subsidy scheme, which offers up to £500 per property to help those stuck in sub-2Mbps broadband areas to get a 10Mbps or faster connection.

BT’s First 1Gbps Free WiFi Offering InLinkUK Kiosks Go Live in London

27th Jun 2017 (43 Comments)

Telecoms operator BT has today switched on the first of their new InLinkUK (formerly LinkUK) smart kiosks in London, which will be able to offer free Gigabit public WiFi, free UK phone calls, USB device charging and a range of other digital services to help people passing within the vicinity.

The Top 390 Fastest and Slowest UK Local Authority Areas by Broadband Speed

27th Jun 2017 (3 Comments)

Consumer magazine Which? has today published the results of a new survey that reveals the fastest and slowest local authorities across the United Kingdom by broadband download speed (median). The Orkney Islands (6.3Mbps) are by far the slowest and Tamworth is the fastest (30.4Mbps).

BT and CSW Confirm Next Areas of Warwickshire to Get “Fibre Broadband”

26th Jun 2017 (0 Comments)

The BT (Openreach) and the CSW Broadband project, which aims to make “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) available to around 98% of premises in Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry (England) by the end of 2019, has today revealed the next batch of roll-out locations.

Virgin Media Tells ASA – Consider Homeworkers in Ads for Broadband Speed

26th Jun 2017 (13 Comments)

A new survey of 2,006 UK employees, which was conducted by Virgin Media, has found that 71% of home-workers view “fast, reliable broadband” as “very important” and the cable operator warns that the ASA’s on-going review of how line speeds are advertised fails to consider this group.

£150m Extra for Ultrafast Broadband in Northern Ireland – Tory and DUP

26th Jun 2017 (9 Comments)

The United Kingdom’s Conservative Party has today signed a new deal with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to secure the support of their 10 MPs in Parliament. As part of that Northern Ireland can expect to receive £75m per year over two years to “help provide ultra-fast broadband“.

Vodafone and Ericsson to Boost Speed of 4G Network in Southern England

26th Jun 2017 (1 Comment)

Mobile operator Vodafone has signed a new deal with Ericsson to upgrade their 4G network in London and Southern England by installing the latest LTE-Advanced based Carrier Aggregation (CA) and Massive MIMO technologies, which should boost Mobile Broadband speeds.

East Sussex Pub Donates Land to Help Ditchling Get Superfast Broadband

26th Jun 2017 (0 Comments)

A pub called ‘The Bull‘ in Ditchling, which is situated a few miles from the East Sussex town of Lewes and won the 2016 Great British Pub Awards, has helped 300 local homes and businesses to access FTTC based “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) by donating a section of their private car park to Openreach.

H1-2017 – The Top 10 Fastest National UK Home Broadband and Mobile ISPs

26th Jun 2017 (11 Comments)

The first half of 2017 has seen another rise in average fixed line broadband download speeds to 28.21Mbps, albeit mostly fuelled by the on-going migration of consumers from older ADSL lines and on to newer “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services. Meanwhile EE is still king for Mobile Broadband.

UK ISP Kijoma Broadband Begins Major 78Mbps+ Wireless Network Upgrade

24th Jun 2017 (10 Comments)

Fixed wireless ISP Kijoma Broadband, which serves parts of West Sussex, Portsmouth, the Isle of White, Hampshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Surrey, has informed ISPreview.co.uk that they’ve begun to deploy a major upgrade on their network that will boost capacity and service speeds.

Openreach Prep UK ISP Pilot of Harmonised Broadband and Phone Repairs

23rd Jun 2017 (1 Comment)

Openreach (BT) has today announced their intention to run a national pilot of the new Harmonised Repair service, which will begin on 24th July 2017 and run for 12 months with up to 500,000 broadband and phone lines of various different types (WLR, LLU, FTTC, FTTP and SoGEA).