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Cumbria UK Reject Superfast Broadband Rollout Bids from BT and Fujitsu

15th June, 2012 (11 Comments)

A plan to deploy superfast broadband (24Mbps+) services to 90% of people in Cumbria (England) by 2015 (the last 10% would get speeds of at least 2Mbps), which could be worth up to £40 million, looks set to face further delays after the Cumbria County Council (CCC) rejected the only two available bids from BT and Fujitsu.

UPD UK Government Publishes Details of its Draft ISP Internet Snooping Law

14th June, 2012 (8 Comments)

The government has today published a first draft of the Home Office’s revived Communications Data Bill, which seeks to expand the United Kingdom’s existing internet snooping laws (data retention) and force ISPs into logging a much bigger slice of everybody’s online activity (e.g. Skype access); irrespective of whether or not you’ve committed a crime.

ISP MetroNet UK Gobbled by LDC Backed Management Buyout

14th June, 2012 (0 Comments)

Manchester-based business ISP Metronet UK, which operates a hybrid superfast fibre optic (FTTx) and wireless broadband network, claim to be planning for further coverage expansion after a management buyout supported by private equity firm LDC pushed an additional investment of £11 Million into the provider.

BT Vision Broadband IPTV Service Gains Major UK Football Content Boost

14th June, 2012 (3 Comments)

BT has moved to make its broadband IPTV service (BTVision) more competitive with Sky (Sky Broadband) by grabbing the rights to broadcast 38 live Premier League Football matches a season (2013-14 and 2015-16), which will be shown through a new football-focused channel with extra features for its BTInfinity superfast broadband customers.

Vodafone UK Launch Cheaper EU Mobile Broadband Roaming Service

14th June, 2012 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has this week joined both O2 UK (here) and Three UK (here) in launching a cheaper package (EuroTraveller) for Mobile Broadband users who still like to get online while roaming around within Europe.

BT Offers Reward to Catch Scottish Subsea Fibre Optic Cable Thieves

13th June, 2012 (3 Comments)

BTOpenreach are offering a reward of up to £1000 for information that leads to a conviction of those responsible for cutting a vital 1000 metre long fibre optic cable (probably because they thought it was made of more valuable copper) that runs across Loch Carron in Scotland’s (UK) rural Highlands region.

Sky Broadband Study Names Leeds City as WiFi Capital of the UK

13th June, 2012 (0 Comments)

ISP Sky Broadband (BSkyB) has today published new research into the wireless internet (Hotspot) usage in 10 of the UK’s biggest cities, which found that 22% of people in Leeds have used public WiFi in the past 24 hours. That’s twice the national average (11%) and above London’s result of 20% (Manchester and Birmingham scored 13% each).

UPD2 BT Claim Ofcom Rules Hamper UK Superfast Broadband Investment

13th June, 2012 (27 Comments)

BT has told the Lords Select Committee Inquiry into the UK governments superfast broadband strategy that its new fibre optic based network (FTTC , FTTP) will need more freedom from Ofcom’s changing regulation and price controls if it is to make a bigger “long-term investment” in related services.

UPD 3 Mobile UK Launch Cheaper Mobile Broadband Roaming Package

13th June, 2012 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today become the latest to launch a new Euro Internet Pass service, which reflects Europe’s new roaming regulation (details) by making it cheaper to use your mobile phone and Mobile Broadband connection when roaming abroad within the EU.

ISP BE Broadband UK Confirms Date for Delayed Core Network Upgrade

13th June, 2012 (16 Comments)

Internet provider BE Broadband (O2 UK) has finally revealed a date for the start of its migration over to a new core network, which was originally supposed to get underway by the end of February 2012 but has since faced delays. This has also affected its FTTC superfast broadband plan.

EU Approve State Aid for Ultrafast Broadband Rollout in Birmingham UK

13th June, 2012 (3 Comments)

The European Commission (EC) has given state aid approval for the UK government to release between £7m-£10m in order to rollout an “ultra-fast” fibre optic based 80-100Mbps+ (Megabits per second) capable broadband ISP network in Birmingham by 2015 and turn it into one of ten large “super-connected cities“.

Buffalo Bring 1300Mbps Capable WiFi Broadband Routers to the UK

12th June, 2012 (3 Comments)

Global networking kit manufacturer Buffalo Technology has today announced the launch of its new AirStation™ 1750 Wireless 802.11ac Gigabit Dual Band Router (WZR-D1800H-EU) to the UK market, which uses the latest WiFi technology to deliver “gigabit” wireless networking speeds of up to 1300Mbps.

UPDATE ISP BT Accused of Blocking a Disability Rights Campaign Website

12th June, 2012 (3 Comments)

The website of a UK focused disability rights campaign, Black Triangle, claims to be losing up to £500 per month because BT has allegedly prevented its broadband customers from being able to load the site for roughly 6 months.

XILO Quietly Launch New 80Mbps UK Superfast Broadband Packages

12th June, 2012 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP XILO UK (Uno Broadband) has this week finalised and launched a new range of up to 80Mbps (Megabits per second) capable “Fibre+” superfast broadband packages using the Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) technology.

UK ISP TalkTalk Blocks Customers from Viewing The Pirate Bay Website

11th June, 2012 (3 Comments)

Budget internet provider TalkTalk has this week joined Sky Broadband, Orange UK (Everything Everywhere), O2 UK (BE Broadband) and Virgin Media in preventing their customers from being able to view The Pirate Bay website over internet copyright infringement (piracy) abuse. BT is expected to follow.

European ISPs Seek Net Neutrality Breaking Internet Tax

11th June, 2012 (2 Comments)

The European Telecommunications Network Operators Association (ETNO) has called for a controversial change to the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITR) that could make it easier for broadband ISPs to discriminate against internet content providers (e.g. Skype, Google, Netflix etc.), unless they pay for privileged access that is.

UK ISP FidoNet Offers 6 Months 80Mbps Superfast Broadband for FREE

11th June, 2012 (0 Comments)

Business focused internet provider FidoNet has today launched a surprisingly good promotion that offers 6 months of free superfast broadband, half price installation (i.e. £50 +vat), free SIP account and a free wireless router (wifi) to new customers.