Home » UK ISP News Archive » Mark Jackson (18708 Posts)

Latest

UK Superfast Broadband Take-Up Expected to Skyrocket by 2020

7th May, 2013 (20 Comments)

A leaked TalkTalk commissioned report from German analyst Wik Consult has predicted that take-up of superfast broadband (FTTC / P) services on BT’s (Openreach) platform will reach a “maximum” of 65% of addressable customers by 2019 and Virgin Media will hit 100% in 2017. But are BT’s prices anti-competitive?

England Hopes to Boost 4G Mobile Rollout via New Planning Consultation

7th May, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a new Technical Consultation that is designed to “boost the roll-out” of new 4G (LTE) based Mobile Broadband services in England by softening the existing planning regulations to allow for easier building of new masts and antennas.

Prospect Union Slams Ofcom UK Probe of BT Superfast Broadband Prices

3rd May, 2013 (21 Comments)

Prospect, which claims to be an independent union for professionals like engineers, scientists and managers, has warned that Ofcom’s new TalkTalk supported investigation into BT’s “alleged margin squeeze in superfast broadband pricing” could damage investment in the UK telecoms network.

UK ISP BT Quietly Forces CGNAT IPv4 Internet Address Sharing Pilot

3rd May, 2013 (14 Comments)

Customers of BT Retail’s Total Broadband Option 1 package have reportedly become experimental subjects for the ISP’s new pilot of the controversial IPv4 internet address sharing (Carrier Grade NAT) technology, which could cause problems because it allows a single IP address to be shared between several users.

So Purple UK Sells its Broadband ISP Division for GBP800k to Fund WiFi

3rd May, 2013 (0 Comments)

The So Purple Group (Company No. 06272441 and 08187142), which ISPreview.co.uk revealed last year had quietly merged internet provider ADSL24 into its operations (here), has now sold its broadband division to business telecoms firm Coms.

The Top 8 UK Fastest Fixed Line Home Broadband ISPs for April 2013

3rd May, 2013 (9 Comments)

The latest monthly Broadband.co.uk survey of anecdotal consumer broadband ISP speed testing data for April 2013 has reported that the average download speed in the United Kingdom increased slightly from 18.831Mbps in March to 19.014Mbps now. The average upload speed also hit 3.068Mbps (up from 2.945Mbps).

Brighton UK Homes Join Trial to Help Test for 4G and TV Interference

2nd May, 2013 (0 Comments)

Some 80,000 premises in Brighton (England) have joined at800.tv‘s (DMSL) trial to test whether or not the new generation of 4G (LTE) based Mobile Broadband services in the 800MHz band will disrupt Digital Terrestrial TV (Freeview) services. But the new trial will be a little bit different.

ISP Sky Broadband UK Grows to 4.39 Million Subscribers

2nd May, 2013 (0 Comments)

Sky Broadband (BSkyB) has today published their latest financial results to 31st March 2013 (Q1-2013), which reported another quarterly increase of +152,000 in their fixed line broadband ISP subscriber base to total 4,387,000 customers (up sharply from the +132k added in Q4-2012 and +102k in Q3-2012).

Ofcom UK Probes BT After TalkTalk FTTC Broadband Competition Complaint

2nd May, 2013 (11 Comments)

BT has said that its “disappointed” after the UK communications regulator, Ofcom, responded to a competition complaint from rival ISP TalkTalk by opening an investigation into whether or not the operator was “abusing a dominant position” in its supply of superfast broadband (FTTC and FTTP) services.

UPDATE2 ISP O2 UK Claim Home Broadband and Phone Sale to Sky is Done

1st May, 2013 (19 Comments)

Customers of O2 / BE Broadband’s fixed line home broadband and phone service have this week been told that the £180m+ sale to Sky Broadband (BSkyB) “has now gone through” and related subscribers are thus “officially with Sky“. But the actual migration to Sky will not get underway until this Autumn 2013.

Fibre Broadband Could Boost N.Ireland UK Economy by £750m in 2018

1st May, 2013 (1 Comment)

A new business impact study conducted by Regeneris and BT during January 2013 has predicted that the deployment of fibre optic based (FTTC and FTTP) broadband ISP services in Northern Ireland could generate over £750m in additional revenue by 2018 and save circa(c) £45 million in operating costs.

Lottery Funding Helps Remote Shetland Islands Village Get Fast Broadband

1st May, 2013 (3 Comments)

The tiny community of West Burrafirth on the remote Shetland Islands (North of Scotland) will soon see their broadband ISP speeds lifted from just 0.16Mbps (Megabits per second) to around 25Mbps thanks to a new wireless and fibre optic link, support from a local ISP and national lottery funding.

BT Openreach Tweaks UK ISP Line Rental and Abortive Visit Charges

1st May, 2013 (0 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which maintains BT’s national telecoms network, has tweaked the prices that ISPs and other communications providers must pay for line rental (LLU and WLR), missed appointments, aborted engineer visits and unbundled line migrations. Some charges are more expensive while others are a little cheaper.

UPD ASA UK Ban PlusNet Broadband TV Advert for Misleading Half Price Offer

1st May, 2013 (1 Comment)

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned PlusNet’s recent Yorkshire-themed TV advert for its half price broadband offer (“All broadband’s half off“) after several viewers complained that the discount was, contrary to the promotional wording, not available to everybody.

UK ISPs Confused But Supportive of 330Mbps Fibre on Demand Broadband

1st May, 2013 (6 Comments)

The launch of BT’s new 330Mbps capable FTTP-on-Demand (FTTPoD) service, which will eventually make true fibre optic connectivity available to all FTTC supporting lines, has been given a cautious welcome by most ISPs; though some aren’t quite sure how it fits into the market or whether domestic or even business customers will want it.

Leeds UK to Host Intelligent Cities Conference on Urban Broadband

30th April, 2013 (0 Comments)

The NextGen Events team have released more details about their forthcoming Intelligent Cities Conference in Leeds, which seeks to address the challenges that cities across the United Kingdom face in supporting the latest fixed line superfast broadband, 4G mobile roll-outs and other internet related developments.

Lancashire UK Firms Get Free Seminars On Benefitting from Fast Broadband

30th April, 2013 (4 Comments)

The state aid supported Superfast Lancashire project, which aims to make BT’s superfast broadband (FTTC/P) services available to 97% of local premises by the end of 2014 2015 (here), has begun offering free seminars that will teach businesses how to get the most out of the new internet access technologies.