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ISP News Archives for October 2018

Virgin Media Offers Double Broadband Speed on Specific Packages

15th Oct 2018 (0 Comments)

Cable ISP Virgin Media UK appears to be running a new time limited promotion that doubles the service speeds on certain VIVID home broadband bundles “at no additional cost“, which sees a number of 50Mbps and 100Mbps packages being increased to 100Mbps and 200Mbps respectively.

Orbital Net (Vfast) Boss on 100Mbps Wireless Trial and Future Challenges

15th Oct 2018 (0 Comments)

The boss of UK ISP Orbital Net (Vfast), Darren Brown, has today spoken to ISPreview.co.uk about how they’re testing a new 100Mbps service and his concern that fixed wireless broadband provision is “often overlooked by government“. Despite this he is happy to support the idea of a full fibre (FTTP) USO.

Progress Update on the Broadband Voucher Schemes in Wales

13th Oct 2018 (1 Comment)

The Welsh Government has confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that since 2016 they’ve offered funding to 3,300 individual applicants under the Access Broadband Cymru (ABC) and Ultrafast Connectivity Voucher (UCV) schemes, with 1,700 of those taking advantage of the offer to improve their broadband (total of £1.2m provided).

Zayo Expand UK Metro Fibre Optic Network Around Greater London

12th Oct 2018 (0 Comments)

The Zayo Group has announced that they intend to expand the reach of their metro fibre optic data network around the UK’s capital city, which will involve the construction of a new fibre route that runs from Hatfield in Hertfordshire to Stratford in East London.

New Guidelines on Accessing Emergency Services via Broadband VoIP

12th Oct 2018 (19 Comments)

Ofcom has this week published their final guidance on how UK providers of Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) or similar broadband-based phone services can ensure that their customers are still able to call the emergency services in a power cut.

ISP Hyperoptic Discounts UK Business Full Fibre Broadband Prices

12th Oct 2018 (0 Comments)

Urban focused fibre optic broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which is aiming to cover 2 million UK premises in parts of 28 cities by 2022, has introduced a new discount on the price of their 30Mbps, 150Mbps and 1Gbps FTTP/B packages for small and medium sized business customers.

First Utility Throws Smart Home Kit in with Energy and Broadband

11th Oct 2018 (4 Comments)

Energy provider and UK ISP First Utility (Shell) will next week begin bundling a variety of different smart home devices alongside selected energy and home broadband products “at no extra cost.” The offer launches on 15th October running till 19th November for broadband and 22th November for energy tariffs.

EE Dominates OpenSignal’s UK Mobile Network Performance Report

11th Oct 2018 (3 Comments)

The latest October 2018 report from OpenSignal, which uses crowd-sourced data to test 4G and 3G based UK Mobile (Mobile Broadband) network performance, has revealed that EE is continuing to hoover up most of the awards for mobile download speed, upload speed, latency and availability.

Ookla Awards First VPN Speedtest Recommended Badge to NordVPN

11th Oct 2018 (14 Comments)

Internet speed testing giant Ookla (Speedtest.net) has named NordVPN as the first Virtual Private Network (VPN) provider to receive its new Speedtest Recommended Badge, which is said to be in recognition of the platform’s fast connection speeds.

Wales to Unveil New BT Superfast Broadband Contract Next Week UPDATE2

10th Oct 2018 (4 Comments)

The Welsh Government has today confirmed that it will be making a statement on the new “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) contract next week, which could be worth up to £200m and tentatively aims to reach an additional 88,000 premises in poorly served areas. A strong focus on “full fibre” (FTTP) connectivity is expected.

INCA Name 16 Finalists for 2018 AltNet Broadband ISP Awards

10th Oct 2018 (1 Comment)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) has today announced a shortlist of 16 finalists for their forthcoming inaugural awards event (The INCAs), which aims to recognise and celebrate the best broadband alternative network providers (altnets) from across the United Kingdom.

Top 25 UK Local Authorities for Full Fibre Broadband 2018 vs 2017

10th Oct 2018 (17 Comments)

The latest batch of independent data has revealed the top 25 local authorities across the United Kingdom with the highest availability of ultrafast “full fibre” (FTTP / FTTH) broadband ISP connectivity and their change since 2017. Locations such as Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire and Cornwall come top.

KCOM Reveal Q4 2018 FTTP Broadband Rollout Plan for Hull UK

10th Oct 2018 (4 Comments)

The incumbent ISP for Hull in East Yorkshire, KCOM, has today unveiled the next 11,100 premises and areas that will benefit from the on-going deployment of their Gigabit capable Lightstream pure fibre optic (FTTP) “ultrafast broadband” network.

Satellite ISP Avanti Criticises Slow Broadband in Cornwall UK

10th Oct 2018 (7 Comments)

Avanti, which operates the HYLAS Satellite broadband network, has claimed that a lack of “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) in the County of Cornwall (England) is “costing jobs and holding back new start-ups,” with an estimated 6,500 Cornish businesses allegedly still being stuck in the economic slow lane (Council figures).

Appointment Helps VXFIBRE Target FTTP for Midlands and the North

10th Oct 2018 (0 Comments)

Swedish fibre optic (FTTP) broadband network builder VXFIBER has today proposed to expand their operations in the UK by appointing the former manager of the South Yorkshire Broadband Programme, Natalie Ward, to be their Regional Account Manager for the Midlands and North of England.

Another Vodafone UK Martin Freeman TV Advert Gets Banned

10th Oct 2018 (8 Comments)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a second Vodafone TV advert featuring actor Martin Freeman, which occurred after 11 complainants said the promotion “misleadingly” implied that Mobile customers could leave their contract at any time. Instead they could only do so within the first 30 days of service.

Next Generation 802.11ax 10Gbps+ WiFi is Now Called Wi-Fi 6

9th Oct 2018 (17 Comments)

For as long as we can remember different generations of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) technology or simply, WiFi, has been known by its industry standard designations (e.g. IEEE 802.11ac). But forget all that because the Wi-Fi Alliance have now adopted consumer friendly naming conventions.