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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migration over to a new Content Management System (CMS), which has become a necessity for us because the old system was no longer being updated and didn’t allow for future flexibility.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).

Ofcom UK Reveals Action Plan to Tackle Mobile Data and Voice BILL SHOCKS

1st March, 2012 (1 Comment)

The communications regulator, Ofcom UK, has threatened to impose stiff new rules on the industry unless Mobile Network Operators (MNO) act to “sufficiently reduce consumer harm” from Bill Shocks, which can occur when a customer exceeds their Mobile Broadband data and or voice allowances.

UPD B4RN Target First 1Gbps Broadband Rollout in Lancashire for March 2012

1st March, 2012 (3 Comments)

The Broadband 4 Rural North (B4RN) scheme, which aims to connect thousands of homes in northern Lancashire UK with an affordable “hyper-fast” 1Gbps (Gigabits per second) capable fibre optic ( FTTH ) broadband service via shared community involvement and funding, has hinted that the first deployment could begin this month.

Director of Fluidata Expects UK IPTV Services to Pressure ISP Support Lines

1st March, 2012 (0 Comments)

The Managing Director (MD) of UK business ISP Fluidata, Piers Daniell, has predicted that the new generation of internet based TV / IPTV (television) services, which are expected to surface from several broadband providers this year ( e.g. TalkTalk TV via YouView ), could put more pressure on customer support lines because consumers have higher expectations of TV reliability.

Wireless Broadband Expands to More Rural Yorkshire UK Towns and Villages

1st March, 2012 (0 Comments)

LN Communications, which specialises in wireless and fibre optic (SkyFi) technology, has once again expanded the reach of its superfast WiFi internet service into several North Yorkshire towns and villages.

UK Broadband First to Launch Commercial 4G Mobile Internet Service via 3.5GHz

29th February, 2012 (1 Comment)

UK Broadband (UKB), a sibling of Hong Kong based telecoms firm PCCW, has today switched on the world’s first deployment of TD-LTE (Huawei’s Time Division – Long Term Evolution) Mobile Broadband technology using the 3.5GHz spectrum band in London. UKB claims that this also represents the “first commercial deployment” of a 4G service in the UK.

3 Mobile Upgrades UK Network with 42Mbps Capable Evolved HSPA Tech

29th February, 2012 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK (3UK) has engaged in a spot of potentially very misleading marketing today by announcing the rollout of a “4G” HSPA+ ( Evolved HSPA ) technology upgrade that will increase the services maximum Mobile Broadband download speeds from up to 21Mbps (current) to 42Mbps. Except that’s not 4G, not even close.

Dixons UK Launch Broadband Internet Film Rental and Download Service

29th February, 2012 (0 Comments)

Dixons (Currys, PC World etc.), a popular UK and European focused electrical retailer and services company, has just become the latest to enter a growing market of internet video streaming based broadband film and TV distribution services with the launch of KNOWHOW Movies (available from 1st March 2012).