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Significant Cost Savings for ISPs that Adopt True Fibre Optic Broadband

5th April, 2013 (9 Comments)

A new study of more than 350 ISPs in North America by market analyst RVA LLC has claimed that operators, which upgraded from slower copper line base broadband (e.g. ADSL) networks to faster fibre optic (FTTH/P/B) platforms, saved an average of 20.4% via operational expenditure (OPEX).

PlusNet, Virgin Media and Sky Broadband Top Simplifydigital 2013 ISP Awards

5th April, 2013 (3 Comments)

The annual Simplifydigital.co.uk Customer Choice Awards 2013, which took place this week, have awarded most of this year’s accolades to Sky Broadband, PlusNet and Virgin Media. Budget ISP TalkTalk also picked up the Innovation Award for being the first to launch a new TV service based off the YouView (IPTV) technology.

ISP TalkTalk UK Offering 12 Months Half Price Broadband and Calls

5th April, 2013 (1 Comment)

Budget ISP TalkTalk has returned to offering their entry-level Essentials package, which bundles “unlimited” broadband with free evening and weekend calls to UK landlines, at 12 months half-price (i.e. £3.25 a month instead of £6.50). A £25 Love2shop voucher and free connection are also included.

4G Mobile Broadband at 800MHz Likely to Cause Fewer TV Problems

4th April, 2013 (0 Comments)

Fears that the new generation of superfast 4G (LTE) based Mobile Broadband services, specifically those operating in the new 800MHz radio spectrum band, could leave more than 2 million homes in the United Kingdom at risk of losing their Digital Terrestrial TV (Freeview) service could prove to be unfounded.

New EU Delay Threatens State Aid Fuelled Broadband Rollout in Cumbria UK

4th April, 2013 (1 Comment)

The huge state aid supported Connecting Cumbria project, which will see BT deploy its FTTC/P based superfast broadband ISP technologies to cover over 93% of the county by the end of 2015, is facing the risk of fresh delays due to the need for an additional layer of EU competition approval before funding can be released.

Surrey and Hampshire Setup £200k Broadband Fund for Rural Businesses

4th April, 2013 (1 Comment)

Enterprise M3, a public-private partnership that seeks to support businesses in the M3 area of west Surrey and Hampshire, has setup a new £200,000 fund to help make superfast broadband available to firms in the last 10% or so of the regions rural areas.

When Will True 4G LTE Advanced Mobile Broadband Arrive in the UK

4th April, 2013 (4 Comments)

It’s not 4G, it’s still 3G. The current generation of 4G (LTE) based superfast Mobile Broadband technology, which is presently being rolled out by operators in the United Kingdom, is technically still a 3G service because its internet speeds are too slow for it to be considered true 4G by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

10 Million British Adults a Week Logging on to Public WiFi

3rd April, 2013 (1 Comment)

Hotspot operator The Cloud (BSkyB) has estimated that more than 10 million British adults (around 22% of the entire nation) are logging on to one of their various public wireless internet access points every week and 2.8 million (6%) connect every day.

BT Openreach Publishes Cheaper Ethernet Leased Line Prices for the UK

3rd April, 2013 (4 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which manages access to BT’s national broadband and phone network in the United Kingdom, has published “substantial price reductions” of up to 50% for its 100Mbps to 10Gbps capable Ethernet and Leased Line services to business customers, ISPs and mobile operators.

The Best Home Alternatives to WiFi Wireless Networks

3rd April, 2013 (5 Comments)

Wireless networks can be found pretty much everywhere, they’re in your home, on your mobile, on laptops, in games consoles, local cafes, banks and even some airplanes now offer internet access using wifi. But what do you do when wifi is stretched to its limits, are there any alternatives? Quite a few as it happens.

UK Top 8 Fastest Fixed Line Home Broadband ISPs for March 2013

3rd April, 2013 (0 Comments)

The latest summary of anecdotal consumer broadband ISP speed testing data for March 2013 from Broadband.co.uk has found that the average download speed in the United Kingdom reached 18.831Mbps (up from 16.514Mbps in Feb 2013) and the average upload speed stood at 2.945Mbps (up from 2.704Mbps).

Government Shuns INCA Plan to Help Small UK ISPs Gain Broadband Funds

2nd April, 2013 (8 Comments)

The UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has rejected a new framework proposal that could have helped smaller internet providers (altnets) to challenge BT and secure a slice of public funding in order to rollout new rural superfast broadband networks.

UPD Big UK ISPs to Replace Ugly Broadband Street Cabinets with Flowers

1st April, 2013 (3 Comments)

Several major ISPs have announced plans to remove all of their street cabinets from roads and pathways across the United Kingdom. The move, which will result in a significant loss of both internet and phone services to millions of people, will see the operators replace each of the cabinets with a complimentary bunch flowers and a message saying “So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish”.

BT Confirm Final UK ISP Prices and Launch of 330Mbps FTTP on Demand

28th March, 2013 (91 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which manages access to BT’s national telecoms network in the United Kingdom, has today confirmed the final pricing and launch date for its premium “ultra-fast” 330Mbps (30Mbps uploads) capable FTTP-on-Demand (FTTPoD) based fibre optic broadband service (this will be available to all FTTC supporting lines).

Ofcom Labels EE as UK Home Broadband ISP with Most Complaints

28th March, 2013 (7 Comments)

Ofcom has today published its latest quarterly customer complaints report for Q4-2012, which saw complaints against Orange UK’s (EE) fixed line Home Broadband service skyrocket to be double the level of any other ISP.

EU Gives Ofcom Green Light for Cheaper BT Leased Line Prices in the UK

28th March, 2013 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, confirms that the European Commission (EC) “did not raise any concerns” about its plans to slash the price that ISPs, mobile operators and businesses must pay to BT for 1Gbps+ wholesale Leased Line (Ethernet) services in all parts of the UK except Hull and London.

EE Reaches 50% UK 4G Mobile Broadband Coverage Milestone

28th March, 2013 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (4GEE) has today issued a new rollout update that confirms how its 4G (LTE at 1800MHz) based Mobile Broadband network is now available to 50% of the UK population and the service has also gone live in a total of 50 towns and cities.