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Northumberland UK Start Phase 2 “Fibre Broadband” Rollout in Matfen

11th Jan 2017 (0 Comments)

The iNorthumberland project in England, which last June 2016 hit the 90% coverage target for “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) or 95% if you include the sub-24Mbps “fibre” footprint (here), has now begun to expand under the £4.1m Phase 2 extension deal that will reach 3,700 extra premises.

UN Human Rights Council Warns UK Over Internet Censorship and Privacy

11th Jan 2017 (5 Comments)

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has today joined ISPs, civil rights groups and others to warn that the UK’s new Digital Economy Bill 2017 lacks “data sharing safeguards” and may damage the vital “right to privacy and the right to freedom of expression.”

UPDATE3 New UK Plusnet Mobile Customers Left Without Data Access

11th Jan 2017 (3 Comments)

A noticeable number of customers who have decided to adopt Plusnet’s new EE (BT) MVNO powered Mobile network service, which launched last November 2016 (here), have complained about being unable to access 3G / 4G data (Mobile Broadband) connectivity for several days.

BT Testing Co-Existence of G.fast and VDSL2 in up to 17.6MHz of Spectrum

11th Jan 2017 (26 Comments)

One of the problems with BT’s new 330Mbps capable hybrid-fibre G.fast technology (ITU G.9700/9701) is that it can’t harness all of its spectrum (106MHz) because it needs to avoid interfering with the existing VDSL2 (FTTC) based “fibre broadband” service. But if they could co-exist.. speed boost.

The Name is Bond, Broadband ISP TalkTalk Looks to Borrow £300m

10th Jan 2017 (29 Comments)

Communications provider TalkTalk has revealed that it is turning to the bond markets for funding, as well as perhaps suffering an increase in the cost of borrowing, by securing £300 million. This should help them to repay some of their bank lenders (the provider owes around £847m in net debt).

Ofcom Grant EE’s Request for 4G LTE in its 2100MHz Licence to Help ESN

10th Jan 2017 (5 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today granted a request by mobile operator EE (BT) for two new licence variations, which would for example enable them to use 4G (LTE) in the unpaired frequencies of 1899.9 – 1909.9MHz (Spectrum Access 2100MHz licence) and support the new Emergency Services Network.

UPDATE2 UK ISPs to Send First Internet Piracy Warning Letters this Month

10th Jan 2017 (22 Comments)

ISPreview.co.uk can today confirm that the first Internet piracy warning letters (aka – “subscriber alerts” or “educational emails“) will this month begin to be sent by all of the biggest broadband ISPs. The “alerts” will be issued to those users who are suspected of engaging in online copyright infringement.

UK ISP Plusnet Cuts 18Mbps Business Unlimited Broadband Price

10th Jan 2017 (4 Comments)

Internet provider Plusnet Business has cut the price of their entry-level ‘up to’ 18Mbps Unlimited Business Broadband package, which including line rental now costs £14.49 +vat per month for the first 12 months of service (£27.50 thereafter).

Origin Broadband Raises £3m Investment to Grow UK ISP

10th Jan 2017 (2 Comments)

Doncaster-based ISP Origin Broadband, which tends to focus on the budget side of the market, has managed to raise an extra £3 million of investment via Calculus Capital, which is a Private Equity fund manager and specialist in the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Venture Capital Trust (VCT). Expect more sales staff to be hired.

City of London UK to Invest in Gigabit WiFi Upgrade for the Square Mile

9th Jan 2017 (0 Comments)

The City of London Corporation (CoLC) has today announced that the current free WiFi service (provided by The Cloud), which covers much of the “Square Mile” heart of the area, will over the coming months be replaced and upgraded in order to support “gigabit speeds” and other high bandwidth services.

Rural Altnet Broadband ISP Wessex Internet Hits 1,500 Customer Milestone

9th Jan 2017 (1 Comment)

Alternative network ISP Wessex Internet (M12 Solutions), which has deployed a mix of fibre optic and fixed wireless based broadband services to rural parts of North Dorset, South Wiltshire and East Somerset in England, has upgraded to a new 10Gbps link and attracted 1,500 customers.

UPDATE4 Gigaclear’s West Oxfordshire Cotswolds Broadband Rollout Cancelled

9th Jan 2017 (30 Comments)

The state aid supported Cotswolds Broadband CIC project, which is supposed to be deploying a new mixed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless broadband network to rural premises in West Oxfordshire (England), has been “terminated” following a supplier dispute.

Virgin Media UK Signs New MVNO Deal with Mobile Operator BT / EE

9th Jan 2017 (0 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media has today confirmed that their Virgin Mobile network in the United Kingdom will, as part of a new 5-year agreement, continue to harness EE’s (BT) Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) platform in order to deliver 3G and 4G based mobile services.

Zen Internet Sees UK Network Traffic Dip Over Christmas and New Year

9th Jan 2017 (1 Comment)

UK ISP Zen Internet has today kindly shared with us some data from their network, which reveals that Internet traffic across their platform for Christmas Day was down 20% compared to the usual Sunday average and their peak bandwidth was down over 23%.

The 2017 UK Best Home Broadband ISP Picks by ISPreview.co.uk

9th Jan 2017 (49 Comments)

Choosing a new broadband ISP is harder than picking a supplier for Gas or Electricity, not least because the quality of service and performance can vary hugely depending upon where you live and which provider you pick. But with any luck our annual editors pick might help to simplify the options.

Gov Ponders Broadband Satellites on Churches to Fix UK Rural Coverage

8th Jan 2017 (8 Comments)

A new report claims that the Government is considering the installation of broadband Satellite dishes on church spires, which could be used to help expand faster broadband connectivity into the most remote rural communities around the United Kingdom.

BT Openreach Start Pilot of 330Mbps G.fast Broadband for 138000 UK Premises

7th Jan 2017 (65 Comments)

Openreach (BT) will on Monday officially start the deployment phase for their new pilot of ‘up to’ 330Mbps capable G.fast (ITU G.9700/9701) broadband technology, which by the end of March 2017 should have been rolled out to 138,000 homes and businesses in 17 places across the United Kingdom.