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ISP Entanet Tells Ofcom to End UK Mobile Operator Imposed VoIP Blocks

8th March, 2012 (0 Comments)

Business ISP Entanet, a UK telecoms and internet supplier, has suggested that the national communications regulator (Ofcom) must “be prepared to step in” and force Mobile Network Operators (MNO) to stop their “anti-competitive practices” (e.g. blocking VoIP traffic) by protecting Net Neutrality (the principal of treating all internet traffic as equal).

BT Expands Trial of White Space Wireless Broadband Technology to Cornwall UK

8th March, 2012 (0 Comments)

BT has confirmed that it plans to expand upon last year’s Cambridge and Isle of Bute based trials (here) of “White Space” (IEEE 802.22) wireless broadband technology, which makes use of the radio spectrum that exists between Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV) channels to deliver internet access services, by launching a new commercial scale test in Cornwall to replace its current 4G (Mobile Broadband) trial with Everything Everywhere (Orange UK and T-Mobile).

4G Mobile Broadband Spectrum Auction Could Force UK Rail Coverage

7th March, 2012 (0 Comments)

A new report created by Mott MacDonald for Ofcom has suggested that the much delayed auction of 800MHz and 2.6GHz radio spectrum, which will be used to deploy the next generation of 3G and 4G superfast Mobile Broadband services (e.g. LTE), could boost mobile coverage of the national UK rail network by including an “obligation for rail corridor coverage” in future licenses.

UPD Ofcom UK Makes BT Cut its Wholesale Broadband and Phone Line Prices

7th March, 2012 (0 Comments)

As widely expected the UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has today introduced a new round of price cuts (“charge controls“) upon BTOpenreach’s national telephone and broadband lines, which affects services delivered via both BT’s own Wholesale Line Rental (WLR) and rival Local Loop Unbundling ( LLU ) lines. As a result ISPs like Sky Broadband , TalkTalk and Be Broadband should now pay a little less. But will consumers see any benefit?

Deutsche Telekom Break Record with 512Gbps Data Speed via Fibre Optic Cable

7th March, 2012 (0 Comments)

Researchers working for Deutsche Telekom (DT), a German telecommunications giant, and Alcatel-Lucent have broken last year’s world record (here) after they were successfully able to send 400Gbps (Gigabits per second) worth of usable data over a long distance single optical-fiber wavelength channel (running at a total of 512Gbps – the difference was used for error correction) for the first time.

Ofcom UK Report Claims Satellite Broadband is Bad for VPN, VoIP and Gaming

7th March, 2012 (3 Comments)

The communications regulator, Ofcom UK, has quitely published a new “small-scale report” that investigated the quality of experience and user satisfaction when using broadband Satellite ISP services for applications such as online video gaming (multiplayer), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), video/audio streaming and Voice-over-IP (VoIP).

KC Claim Residents of Beverley Now Receive the Fastest Speeds in the UK

6th March, 2012 (1 Comment)

KC, the incumbent internet and phone provider for Hull and East Riding (Yorkshire, UK), has claimed that the ongoing roll-out of their new Lightstream fibre optic broadband service (FTTH / FTTC), which kicked off last month, has managed to connect over 500 customers in the market town of Beverley. As a result the town is now said to have “the fastest speeds in the country“.

UPDATE2 UK ISPs BT and TalkTalk Lose Second Digital Economy Act Appeal

6th March, 2012 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISPs BT and the TalkTalk Group have officially lost a second appeal against their demands for a Judicial Review (JR) of the controversial 2010 Digital Economy Act (DEA). The UK providers had claimed that significant chunks of the act, which seeks to identify, warn (letters) and possibly even disconnect (“suspend“) those suspected of “illegal” internet piracy (copyright infringement) from their ISP, were incompatible with EU law.

Report Claims No Killer App Justifies the Need for Ultra Fast FTTH Broadband

6th March, 2012 (4 Comments)

Consultancy firm Analysys Mason, which was recently appointed by six French governmental and public bodies to conduct a prospective study on the services that would justify the need for ultra-fast fibre optic broadband technology (e.g. 100Mbps+ FTTH), has today published its conclusions. The results, which found that “no killer application justifies the need” for ultra-fast fibre (except perhaps IPTV), might also have some relevance for the UK market.

Wispa Ltd Identifies the Root Cause of Welsh Broadband Problems – Trees

6th March, 2012 (4 Comments)

Wispa Limited, an outspoken group of consultants who passionately believe Wales (UK) deserves better broadband, claims to have established the “root cause” of the country’s broadband issues. Apparently the problem is that Wales simply has too many Trees and only their “systematic removal” will solve this.

ISPreview.co.uk Gets a New Lick of Paint

5th March, 2012 (13 Comments)

Regular readers might well notice that our front page and news format have changed over the weekend. This change represents the first stage of our phased and quite complicated migration over to a new Content Management System (CMS), which has become a necessity for us because the old system was no longer being updated and didn’t allow for future flexibility.

UK ISP Concern Spreads as More Cats Found Sitting on Broadband Routers

5th March, 2012 (7 Comments)

Have you or anybody you know been affected by a cat sitting, sleeping or potentially even defecating (iew..) on your beloved broadband router? According to support staff at one ISP, Be Broadband, “feline interference” is a potentially very serious problem and one that has reportedly “bothered” their customers for “many years“.

UPD Survey Claims Most UK Consumers Will Pay Extra for Superfast Broadband

5th March, 2012 (3 Comments)

The results from 830 respondents (polled during February 2012) to our latest monthly reader survey has revealed that almost three quarters (71%) of respondents would be willing to pay more to upgrade their current service with a reliable superfast broadband (25Mbps+) connection, yet over half (55%) still point to a lack of availability as being the main barrier to their adoption.

BT Start Early Market Launch of Fibre Voice Access on UK FTTP Broadband Lines

3rd March, 2012 (2 Comments)

BTOpenreach has announced that its Fibre Voice Access (FVA / FVA-FTTP) product, which allows ISPs to offer voice (telephone) services over fully fibre optic broadband lines (e.g. BT’s 100Mbps+ Fibre-to-the-Premises [ FTTP ] service), has now become available as part of their Early Market Deployment (EMD) launch.

Spinning Radio Signals Will Boost Wireless Internet Speeds Over Large Distances

2nd March, 2012 (0 Comments)

Scientists working at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics and the University of Padova have experimentally demonstrated, in a real-world setting, that it is possible to simultaneously transmit multiple independent radio channels, on the same frequency, via the 2.4GHz Wi-Fi band. Crucially the potential now exists to “dramatically increase the capacity of any frequency band,” which would have massive implications for other wireless solutions.

Sky Broadband ISP Customers Suffering Slow Speeds and Latency Woes

2nd March, 2012 (1 Comment)

An unspecified number of Sky Broadband (BSkyB) customers are currently being affected by “intermittent connection issues“. The problems, which typically manifest as slow speeds and high latency, are especially common during peak periods.

CityFibre UK Agrees Significant Metro Fibre Broadband Investment with Citigroup

2nd March, 2012 (0 Comments)

CityFibre Holdings, a provider of fibre optic broadband infrastructure (FTTH) for business, public sector and consumer purposes, has managed to secured its “first” multi million pound investment from Citigroup. The success forms a vital part of the operators existing plan to invest up to £500 million into the deployment of ultrafast broadband services for local authorities, 50,000 businesses and 1 Million homes in the UK (original news).