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ISP News Archives for June 2018

Cityfibre Secure Judicial Review of “Misleading” Fibre Broadband Ads

12th Jun 2018 (17 Comments)

The UK High Court has today granted Cityfibre permission to proceed with its Judicial Review of the Advertising Standards Authority’s decision regarding the use of “fibre” terminology in broadband ISP advertising, which the operator has often accused of being “misleading” for consumers.

Battle of the Fibre Optic Patents as Emtelle Take Hexatronic to Court UPDATE

12th Jun 2018 (3 Comments)

Competition over fibre isn’t just a matter for broadband ISPs. Scotland-based Emtelle, which is a global manufacturer of blown fibre and ducted network solutions for the industry, has today launched patent infringement proceedings in the UK High Court against Hexatronic over their competing air blown fibre products.

UK Network Operator and ISP CableCom Rebrands to Glide

12th Jun 2018 (0 Comments)

The Somerset-based CableCom Networking Group, which last year acquired alternative network ISP WarwickNet, has decided to re-brand itself under the name of ‘Glide‘ and to split their company into three areas for dealing with business connectivity, residential broadband and students.

BT Build’s First Quantum-Secured 500Gbps UK Fibre Optic Network

12th Jun 2018 (6 Comments)

BT claims to have built the UK’s “first practical quantum-secured high-speed fibre network“, which harnesses quantum encryption and can transfer data at a speed of 500Gbps (Gigabits per second). The network runs over a distance of 120km via multiple exchanges between BT Labs in Ipswich and Cambridge University.

Virgin Media Launch Special Broadband Deals for UK Students

12th Jun 2018 (4 Comments)

Cable ISP Virgin Media has launched a new range of specially priced broadband packages and bundles that have been designed for students and offer a 30 day contract. For example, the 54Mbps broadband-only service costs £33 a month, which is the same as the non-student package on a 12 month term.

Around 20 Broadband Delivery UK Contracts with BT Are in Default

12th Jun 2018 (8 Comments)

Approximately 20 of the Government’s national Broadband Delivery UK projects with BT (Openreach) and other ISPs are understood to be “in default” due to a shortfall in the operator’s expected deployment of new fixed line “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) infrastructure, but the overall picture is more positive.

Technical Nightmare as UK Security Minister Seeks to ID Net Users

11th Jun 2018 (12 Comments)

The UK Government’s Security Minister, Ben Wallace, has called for a new system of Digital IDs in order to end “mob rule” on the internet by preventing people from being able to “hide behind anonymity” online. You know, like Russia, Syria and China have tried repeatedly to do. Should we be more like them?

Gigabeam Connect Remote Village to Fast Broadband After BT Delay

11th Jun 2018 (19 Comments)

Residents in the rural village of Ashmansworth (Hampshire, England) have finally been connected to a superfast broadband network after the community and local authority stepped in to help fund UK ISP Gigabeam to build an alternative wireless network, which followed a delay to Openreach’s (BT) deployment.

EE UK Launch New Smart Number Mobile Technology

11th Jun 2018 (20 Comments)

Mobile operator EE today claims to have become the first in the United Kingdom to launch smart number technology, which they say gives customers the ability to make and receive calls and texts using the same number across multiple devices and all “at no extra cost“.

The 10 Best and Worst Connected UK Cities for Broadband and Mobile

11th Jun 2018 (5 Comments)

A new study from comparison site GoCompare has combined data on broadband ISP speeds with public WiFi and 4G Mobile availability in order to produce a new ranking of 57 cities, which claims to identify both the best and worst connected. London comes top of the table, while Exeter sits right at the bottom.

Virgin Media UK Sue Durham Council Over Fibre Optic Rollout Costs UPDATE

11th Jun 2018 (14 Comments)

Cable broadband ISP Virgin Media has taken the unusual decision to sue Durham County Council (England) in the hope that doing so will enable them to lay new fibre optic cable along grass verges and without having to pay “hefty” fees per metre. The case will test the recently revised Electronic Communications Code (ECC).

Consumer Choice of UK Broadband ISPs Impacted by Reputation

11th Jun 2018 (1 Comment)

How important is the perceived reputation of a broadband ISP when looking to switch providers? A new ISPreview.co.uk poll of 5,000 readers found 79.7% agreed that their choice could be impacted by reputation, while Sky Broadband and Virgin Media faired best among the largest four players.

Queen’s Birthday Honours for CEO of Rural FTTP ISP Gigaclear

9th Jun 2018 (3 Comments)

The CEO and Founder of rural fibre optic (FTTP/H) broadband ISP Gigaclear, Matthew Hare, has today been named in the annual Queen’s Birthday Honours (2018) and has thus received an ‘Officer of the Order of the British Empire’ (OBE) for his services to internet provision in the UK.

2018 Update – VDSL Router Choices for UK FTTC Fibre Broadband ISPs

9th Jun 2018 (16 Comments)

Today we’re publishing a new summary to show some of the best home routers with integrated VDSL2 modems, which are designed to be used with superfast “fibre broadband” offering ISPs that use the superfast Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) technology (e.g. BT, TalkTalk, Sky Broadband, Vodafone, Plusnet etc.).

BT Group CEO Gavin Patterson is to Step Down Later in 2018

8th Jun 2018 (31 Comments)

After a difficult couple of years the BT Group has today announced that their Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gavin Patterson, will be stepping down later this year and the board has already commenced a search to identify his successor. A new boss is expected to be appointed during the second half of 2018.

Cable ISP Virgin Media Start UK Customer Trial of IPv6 Addresses

7th Jun 2018 (43 Comments)

Cable broadband and TV operator Virgin Media has this week begun sending out “confidential” invites to what appears to be their first official customer trial of the IPv6 internet addressing standard, which until now has only been tested internally by the company’s staff (plus the occasional unexpected subscriber).

Ofcom Set Ambition for 5G Spectrum and Possibly 6GHz Wi-Fi

7th Jun 2018 (10 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today published a new consultation document on their proposals for the crucial World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), which amongst other things highlights the bands they’d like to see used for 5G and the possibility of adopting 6GHz for use in future WiFi networks.