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BT Recruits 1000 New UK Engineers to Support Superfast Fibre Broadband

7th March, 2013 (8 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which takes care of BT’s national telecoms network in the United Kingdom, has today announced the recruitment of a further 1,000 new engineers to help with the on-going roll-out of superfast broadband (FTTC, FTTP) and phone services into customers’ homes.

UK WiFi Operator The Cloud Upgrades FREE Wireless Internet for KFC

6th March, 2013 (2 Comments)

The Cloud (BSkyB) has once again expanded the reach of their national public wifi hotspot network in the United Kingdom by announcing the roll-out of its free wireless internet service to KFC‘s fast food restaurants.

BT Spend GBP3.7m to Divert Unused Fibre Optic Cable to the Isles of Scilly

6th March, 2013 (24 Comments)

BT has confirmed that £3.7m from the £132m Superfast Cornwall scheme will be used to divert an undersea fibre optic cable, which has rested “unused … for about three years” on the seabed, to help bring faster broadband ISP connectivity to the Isles of Scilly and surrounding islands.

ISP Zen Internet Invests GBP3.5m in New UK Local Exchange Network

6th March, 2013 (1 Comment)

Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet has today announced a new partnership deal with Cable & Wireless (C&W) that will see them invest over £3.5 million into their core infrastructure to build a new network of local telephone exchange PoPs (Points of Presence).

The Top 27 Fastest UK and EU Countries by Broadband ISP Speeds

6th March, 2013 (0 Comments)

The publication of Ofcom’s European Broadband Scorecard yesterday was notable for its inability to compare UK fixed line broadband and mobile internet speeds with other EU states. But other real-world performance data, courtesy of Ookla.com, does still exist and can be used for a rough comparison.

ISPA Voting Opens for the Best UK ISP Customer Choice Award 2013

5th March, 2013 (0 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has officially opened voting for the 2013 Customer Choice Award, which allows people to rate which is the best ISP from a selection of nine very different providers (i.e. those which actually entered the award).

UPD2 Virgin Mobile UK Cap 3G Contract and PAYG Data Speeds at 2Mbps

5th March, 2013 (5 Comments)

Angry Virgin Mobile customers with a pay-as-you-go or contract deal have been told that their 3G internet data download speeds are being restricted to a maximum of just 2Mbps (Megabits per second), which comes as part of a “trial” to help improve the networks performance amidst increasing congestion.

UPD Solway Communications to Expand Wireless Internet in Cumbria UK

5th March, 2013 (0 Comments)

ISP Solway Communications, which delivers a 10Mbps capable wireless broadband service to homes and businesses around the city of Carlisle in Cumbria (North West England), are looking to expand their network into nearby Whitehaven and Keswick.

Ofcom Scorecard Reveals UK vs EU Broadband Rollout Progress

5th March, 2013 (4 Comments)

The communications regulator, Ofcom, has today published its first European Broadband Scorecard that shows how the United Kingdom compares with the EU in terms of the progress towards its ambition that the UK should have “the best superfast broadband network in Europe by 2015“. Apparently we do.. ok.

WiSpire Brings Wireless Broadband to 4 More Norfolk UK Villages

5th March, 2013 (1 Comment)

The WiSpire network, which works with the Diocese of Norwich and ISP FreeClix to roll-out wireless internet connectivity by installing wifi transmitters on top of church spires, has expanded its network coverage to four more villages in rural Norfolk (England, UK).

Timico CTO Hit by Slow FTTC Broadband Speeds After Copper Corrosion

5th March, 2013 (15 Comments)

The CTO and Co-Founder of business ISP Timico UK, Trefor Davies, has called for a “total network rollout” of true fibre optic broadband (FTTP) services after highlighting how corrosion on his copper BT telecoms line had caused a recently installed FTTC service to drop from an average speed of 53Mbps to just 6Mbps (Megabits).

Virgin Media Business UK Expand Free Superfast WiFi into Bradford City Park

5th March, 2013 (0 Comments)

Cable ISP Virgin Media Business has expanded its free “superfast” public wireless (wifi) network into Bradford’s City Park by using the latest small cell technology. It is the second location in Bradford to benefit from the service after Bridge Street went live with an identical solution last year.

ISP TalkTalk UK Prep New 500Mbps PowerLine and WiFi Adapters

4th March, 2013 (19 Comments)

Budget ISP TalkTalk looks set to begin offering a special branded version of DLink’s latest DHP-W311AV PowerLine adapters to its Plus TV (YouView) based home broadband customers in the not too distant future. The new kit is able to both extend your wifi network and convert a buildings electrical cable into a faster wired network.

Railway Dispute Hampers 1Gbps Fibre Broadband Rollout in Lancashire UK

4th March, 2013 (22 Comments)

A debate over costs between B4RN (Broadband 4 Rural North), which wants to run its “hyperfast” 1000Mbps (Megabits) capable fibre optic broadband (FTTH) cable over a railway bridge (viaduct) that crosses the River Lune in North Lancashire (England), and the state-owned Network Rail is threatening to delay the project.

Lord Alan Sugar Leaves Non Executive Chairman Role at YouView UK

2nd March, 2013 (5 Comments)

YouView YourView, the broadband ISP based video-on-demand and catch-up TV (IPTV) service, have announced that Lord Alan Sugar, whom is perhaps best known as the man who founded Amstrad and says “Your’re fired!” a lot on a certain TV show, has decided to leave his role as Non-Executive Chairman.

The UK Top 8 Fastest Home Broadband ISPs for February 2013

2nd March, 2013 (0 Comments)

The latest monthly summary of anecdotal consumer broadband ISP speed testing data from Broadband.co.uk has revealed that the average download speed in the United Kingdom slipped from 16.914Mbps in January 2013 to 16.514Mbps now, while the average upload speed jumped to 2.704Mbps (up from 2.387Mbps).

Tougher Powers to Tackle UK Telecoms Cable and Metal Theft Become Law

1st March, 2013 (0 Comments)

The House of Lords yesterday granted Royal Assent to a Private Members’ Bill, the Scrap Metal Dealers Act (2012-13), which will bring in new rules to tackle rogue scrap metal traders that have been helping to fuel a rise in the theft of copper broadband and phone cables (plus other metals from different industries).