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ISP News Archives for June 2018

Dr John Cioffi on the Viability of 1 Terabit DSL Copper Line Broadband

18th Jun 2018 (34 Comments)

Broadband ISP speeds of 1 Terabit per second (1000000Mbps) down a traditional copper line? It may sound impossible but that’s what Dr John Cioffi, best known as the “father” of DSL, proposed last year (here) with Terabit DSL technology. In our latest interview we ask John about TDSL’s viability.

Virgin Media TV Customers Who Take Netflix to Get Single Billing

18th Jun 2018 (6 Comments)

Customers of Virgin Media’s cable based TV and broadband ISP bundles in the UK, specifically those who don’t yet have Netflix, will from October 2018 be able to instantly add and pay for Netflix’s popular internet video streaming service through their VM bill.

Wireless ISPs Call on Ofcom to Fix Broken UK Spectrum Auctions UPDATE

17th Jun 2018 (1 Comment)

The UK Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (UKWISPA), which is the official trade body for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband providers, has called on Ofcom to “modernise the way it allocates spectrum resources” because they claim that the current approach of national auctions is “no longer fit for purpose“.

Slow Progress on Harnessing Church Spires for Mobile and Broadband UPDATE

16th Jun 2018 (6 Comments)

The UK government’s new accord with churches, which was supposed to make it easier for church spires to be used by network providers in order to help spread faster broadband and mobile across rural areas, has reportedly only made sluggish progress due to disputes over hefty access charges etc.

UK Gov Aim to Make ISP Piracy Website Blocks Cheaper and Easier

15th Jun 2018 (5 Comments)

The United Kingdom’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) appears to have echoed the British Phonographic Industry’s (BPI) recent call (here) for it to be made both cheaper and easier to get websites – those that facilitate internet piracy – blocked by major broadband ISPs, possibly by removing the court process.

Virgin Media UK Complete Network Build for 24,000 Bangor Premises

15th Jun 2018 (22 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media has announced that they’ve completed a major extension of their ultrafast 350Mbps cable broadband ISP and TV network in Bangor (Northern Ireland), which began last year and can now reach an additional 24,000 premises.

ISPA Name Heroes Shortlist for the 2018 UK Internet Industry Awards

15th Jun 2018 (1 Comment)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has today announced a shortlist of three potential winners for the ‘Internet Hero’ category in their forthcoming industry awards event, which appears to be focused around issues related to broadband provision and privacy.

ISP Spectrum Internet Launch 1Gbps Openreach FTTP for Homes

14th Jun 2018 (22 Comments)

UK ISP Spectrum Internet, which tends to focus on catering for Wales and some bits of South West England, appears to have become one of the first broadband providers to launch products for home users based off Openreach’s premium 500Mbps and 1000Mbps FTTP tiers. But you’ll need deep pockets.

Cotswolds Villagers Vent Anger at Dangerous Gigaclear FTTP Rollout

14th Jun 2018 (14 Comments)

Some residents in the rural Gloucestershire UK village of Chalford have vented anger at Gigaclear after the ISP’s roll-out of a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network allegedly damaged properties, caused “intolerable vibration” in some homes and a worker had their legs struck by a digger.

ISP Connexin Build Gigabit Wireless Broadband Network for Bradford

14th Jun 2018 (0 Comments)

Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) UK ISP Connexin appears to be in the build out phase of an upgrade to their Bradford business network, which is planned to cover the entire West Yorkshire city and should be able to deliver gigabit speeds (full duplex) using millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum.

£2.7m Deal for FTTP Broadband to 2,500 Nottinghamshire Premises UPDATE

14th Jun 2018 (0 Comments)

The state aid supported £30m Better Broadband for Nottinghamshire project has awarded another £2.7m contract to Openreach (BT), which will see the operator extend their 330Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to an additional 2,500 premises in the UK county.

Ofcom Find BT Make Reasonable Progress on Legal Openreach Split

14th Jun 2018 (2 Comments)

Openreach has today been deemed by the national UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, to be making “satisfactory” progress in most but not all areas with their on-going efforts to become a distinct company away from BT, which follows last year’s agreement to legally separate the operator’s network access division.

North Wales Seeking £56m to Boost Full Fibre Broadband Coverage UPDATE

14th Jun 2018 (0 Comments)

New information suggests that around £56m from the proposed £383.4m North Wales Growth Bid could be invested (over a period of between 5 to 15 years) in order to help expand the availability of Gigabit and “ultrafast” capable “full fibre” (FTTP) style broadband networks in the country’s northern half.

BT and ISPs Win UK Court Battle Over Website Blocking Costs

13th Jun 2018 (8 Comments)

BT and three other broadband and mobile operators have today won their battle in the Supreme Court with Cartier, which challenged whether it was right for them to suffer the costs of implementing blocks against websites that were found to be selling counterfeit goods (i.e. abuse of Trade Mark).

Cityfibre Assign Development Boss to FTTP Broadband in Aberdeen

13th Jun 2018 (2 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder Cityfibre has appointed Allan McEwan to be the City Development Manager for Aberdeen in Scotland, which is set to benefit from a joint £40m project with UK ISP Vodafone to deploy a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network by around 2021.

London Mayor Details Plan to Grow 5G, WiFi and Full Fibre Broadband

13th Jun 2018 (7 Comments)

The Mayor of London UK, Sadiq Khan, has published a new roadmap that aims to build the “smartest city in the world” and to improve its digital connectivity. The measures will grow public WiFi hotspots, support 5G Mobile networks and make “full fibre” (FTTH/P) ultrafast broadband available to all new build homes.

Broadband ISP Zen Internet Launches New UK Website

13th Jun 2018 (10 Comments)

Popular ISP Zen Internet will this morning launch a new website, which they claim will be a “huge improvement over the old one” by becoming simpler to understand and easier to navigate, no matter what device you’re using.