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OpenSignal – EE Best for UK 4G and 3G Mobile Speed, Availability and Latency

21st Apr 2017 (0 Comments)

The latest April 2017 report from OpenSignal, which harnessed crowd-sourced data from 30,793 Smartphone users (535 million tests) to reveal how 4G and 3G based Mobile network availability and data speeds vary across the United Kingdom, has seen EE come top in almost every category.

UPDATE Zen Internet Upgrade Broadband Packages with FRITZBox 3490 Router

21st Apr 2017 (6 Comments)

Customers of Zen Internet’s small business and residential focused “Fibre Broadband” (FTTC/P) packages in the UK will be pleased to know that the ISP has upgraded their standard router to the advanced FRITZ!Box 3490, which will now be included “free-of-charge” as part of the standard activation.

Virgin Media Business UK Launch 350Mbps VOOM “Fibre” Broadband Service

20th Apr 2017 (54 Comments)

Hybrid fibre cable operator Virgin Media Business has this morning moved to top their consumer division’s recently launched 300Mbps home broadband package (here) by introducing a new “VOOM Fibre” product, which offers a top download speed of 350Mbps (20Mbps upload) to SMEs.

UPDATE Ofcom Makes BT’s UK Cable Ducts and Poles Accessible to FTTP Rivals

20th Apr 2017 (8 Comments)

The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has today set out their final plans for opening up Openreach’s (BT) national network of telegraph poles and underground cable ducts so that they can be used by rival ISPs in order to deploy ultrafast “full fibre” broadband (FTTH/P) services.

UK ISP WarwickNet Connects 168 Business Parks to Alternative Broadband

20th Apr 2017 (0 Comments)

Alternative network provider WarwickNet (CableCom) has announced that they’ve expanded their superfast and ultrafast broadband / Ethernet platform to businesses at 32 sites in a single month (168 total), serving more than 5,500 business premises across the UK (1,400 active customers).

BT TV Slowly Closing Down Old Vision IPTV Set-Top-Boxes and Content

20th Apr 2017 (2 Comments)

BT has announced that broadband TV customers who are still using their old ‘Vision’ set-top-box (IPTV) will have to adopt the newer YouView based kit because the content for their older hardware is slowly being removed, with all extra channels and VOD set to be gone by the end of 2017.

UK Broadband ISP Savings in a Piggy Bank

Retentions – Tips for Cutting Your Broadband Bill Without Switching ISP

19th Apr 2017 (6 Comments)

Sometimes the easiest way to save money on your broadband and phone service isn’t by switching to a different ISP. In fact many of the UK’s largest providers operate a dedicated retentions department and if you know what you’re doing then it’s often possible to save a little money.

Herefordshire – 8000 Premises to Benefit from Gigaclear’s 1Gbps Broadband

18th Apr 2017 (3 Comments)

The Herefordshire County Council in England has confirmed that its new state aid supported contract (Phase 2) with Gigaclear will help to put ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP/H) broadband technology within reach of an additional 8,000 homes and businesses in the region.

Scotland’s Newest Town of 3,000 Premises to Get 1Gbps Broadband

18th Apr 2017 (6 Comments)

The £800 million Countesswells Development, which involves the creation of a new town with 3,000 homes and various spaces for business / schools near to Aberdeen, has claimed that it will also be the “first community in Scotland” to provide residents with access to “hyperfast” 1Gbps broadband.

FluidOne’s Wholesale Platform Offers FREE ADSL2+ and FTTC Activations

18th Apr 2017 (3 Comments)

Business communications provider FluidOne, specifically their wholesale platform, has launched a new promotion that offers free activations on their BTWholesale based ADSL2+ and superfast FTTC broadband products (saving up to £55 +vat per connection).

2017 UPDATE – Which is the Cheapest Unlimited Superfast Broadband ISP

18th Apr 2017 (3 Comments)

Choosing an unlimited “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) ISP based on price alone isn’t always the wisest idea. Never the less some people will always preference saving a few pounds over getting the best quality, but sadly the job of trying to figure out which is the cheapest isn’t easy.

TalkTalk Hampers BT, Sky and Virgin Media’s Voluntary Compensation Code

17th Apr 2017 (2 Comments)

A second attempt by three of the United Kingdom’s largest broadband ISPs to secure a new Voluntary Code of Practice for handling Automatic Compensation, which would be paid during a total loss of service, is being disrupted by TalkTalk’s refusal to sign-up.

A Brief Price Comparison of UK FTTP / FTTH Ultrafast Broadband ISPs

15th Apr 2017 (20 Comments)

Over the next few years we expect to see the number of premises covered by ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP/H) networks in the United Kingdom rise from nearly 1 million today to around 5 million+, but which ISPs provide this service and what do you get for your money? We take a quick look.

Wireless Broadband ISP Quickline Gobbles Part of Rural Rival AB Internet

13th Apr 2017 (0 Comments)

Consolidation is the order of the day. Fixed wireless ISP Quickline, which operates a growing 50Mbps capable network around parts of Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the Pennines of England, has gobbled up part of rival wireless provider AB Internet for an undisclosed sum.

Virgin Media Start Deploying Broadband SuperHub Public WiFi Sharing

13th Apr 2017 (23 Comments)

After a delay from last year it appears as if Virgin Media’s newest feature, which turns existing SuperHub v3 cable broadband routers into public WiFi hotspots, is finally out of beta and starting to be deployed so that customers passing outside a VM home will be able to get online.

£116bn Needed to Deploy Ultrafast FTTH Broadband Across the EU by 2025

12th Apr 2017 (11 Comments)

The FTTH Council Europe has revised downward last year’s Comsof estimate for the cost of deploying ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) based broadband networks across the EU (currently this still includes the UK) by 2025, which makes it €137 billion (£116bn) instead of €156bn (£132bn).

UK Broadband Stakeholders Group Warns of Brexit Risk for Digital Comms

12th Apr 2017 (2 Comments)

The Broadband Stakeholders Group, which acts as a think-tank for the government, has published a new report that summarises the risks and challenges of Brexit for Internet and digital communications across the United Kingdom (broadband, mobile, USO, state aid policy etc.).