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UK YouView Broadband TV Service Gets GBP10m Advertising Boost

2nd September, 2013 (2 Comments)

The YouView (IPTV) broadband internet based video-on-demand and catch-up TV service, which is being bundled by a number of ISPs (e.g. BT and TalkTalk) in the United Kingdom and can also be purchased separately, has announced a major new £10 million advertising campaign to help promote its ease of use and advantages.

UPD Fibre GarDen Make Progress on Broadband Plan for Garsdale and Dentdale

2nd September, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Fibre GarDen (altnet ISP) project, which aims to build a new fibre optic superfast broadband (30Mbps+) network to help connect homes in Garsdale and Dentdale (Cumbria, England), has now had its application to run an Enterprise Investment Scheme approved by HM Revenue & Customs.

Rights Holders and Big UK ISPs Working on Voluntary Internet Piracy Code

2nd September, 2013 (3 Comments)

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and associated record labels (music publishers) are once again attempting to push big broadband ISPs including BT, Virgin Media, Sky Broadband (BSkyB) and TalkTalk into adopting a potentially “unworkable” Voluntary Code of Practice for tackling Internet piracy.

UK ISP BT Business Begin Offering 3 Months FREE Standalone Broadband

2nd September, 2013 (2 Comments)

BT Business has extended its 3 months free service offer to their up to 17Mbps capable standalone broadband packages when taken with a 24 month contract. The promotion was previously only available to those who took broadband alongside their line rental and free calls bundle.

BT Openreach UK Culls Old FTTP Superfast Broadband ISP Products

1st September, 2013 (43 Comments)

After plenty of warning BTOpenreach has today withdrawn from new supply a selection of its first truly fibre optic (FTTP) based broadband ISP products including the 40/15Mbps, 100/15Mbps, 110/15Mbps, 100/30Mbps and 330/20Mbps options (download / upload speed in Megabits).

EU Reignites Idea of Higher Copper Broadband ISP Prices to Fund Fibre Optic

31st August, 2013 (31 Comments)

The European Commission (EC) has braced the telecoms market for the imminent introduction of new rules to correct for the current “regulatory mess” that is allegedly “hurting” investment in the rollout of next generation superfast broadband networks and leaving consumers “stuck in the internet slow lane“.

Newcastle Extend Coverage of BT Superfast Broadband via £3.8m BDUK Deal

30th August, 2013 (2 Comments)

The Newcastle City Council (NCC) has today signed a new £3.8 million state aid supported deal with BT that will extend the coverage of the UK telecom giants “high-speed fibre broadband” network to 97% of local homes and businesses in Newcastle-upon-Tyne by the end of Summer 2015.

Vispa Boost City Wireless Broadband Speeds in Cheshire UK via New Fibre

30th August, 2013 (2 Comments)

Cheshire-based ISP Vispa has finally completed the installation of a new fibre optic capacity link from BT, which has been in the planning stages since earlier this year (here) when capacity problems contributed to some performance woes on their City Wireless network and later caused new installations to be suspended.

£12m Deal for BT Superfast Broadband in Milton Keynes and Bedfordshire

29th August, 2013 (5 Comments)

The Milton Keynes Council, Central Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council in England have today signed a new state aid supported £12m deal that will see BT expand the reach of its fibre optic based broadband (FTTC/P) network to cover “around” 91% of local premises (33,000) by spring 2016.

Superfast Cymru Connect First South Wales Areas to BT Fibre Broadband

29th August, 2013 (2 Comments)

The state aid supported Superfast Cymru project has announced that four Blaenau Gwent towns have become the first communities in South Wales (United Kingdom) to benefit from its joint scheme with BT, which aims to make fibre optic based broadband (FTTC/P) available to 96% of Welsh premises by the end of spring 2016.

Shropshire Publishes BDUK and BT Superfast Broadband Rollout Map

29th August, 2013 (1 Comment)

The Shropshire County Council have recently joined other local authorities in publishing a new map that shows the planned rollout of their £24.6 million state aid supported BT fibre broadband (FTTC/P) deployment in the region, which is expected to cover 93% of local premises by the end of Spring 2016 (excludes Telford & Wrekin).

Three UK Confirm December 2013 Launch and Prices for 4G Mobile

29th August, 2013 (3 Comments)

Three UK has today moved to steal some of O2 and Vodafone’s thunder by announcing that its new 800MHz and possibly 1800MHz based superfast 4G (LTE) Mobile Broadband network will officially launch during December 2013 in the cities of London, Birmingham and Manchester (England).

UK 4G Mobile Broadband Networks Go LIVE Today from Vodafone and O2

29th August, 2013 (7 Comments)

Mobile operators O2 and Vodafone, which have a joint network sharing deal (here), will today switch-on their first superfast 4G (LTE) based Mobile Broadband networks using the new 800MHz frequency band in London (England). Both operators have a similar rollout plan and packages (albeit with different content offers).

UK ISP TalkTalk Confirms 500000 YouView Broadband TV Subscribers

28th August, 2013 (9 Comments)

Budget Internet and phone provider TalkTalk has announced that its YouView (IPTV) based Plus TV bundle has now managed to attract 500,000 subscribers, which comes 11 months after launching the service and represents 12.28% of their total broadband customer base (4,071,000).

EE 4G Rollout Reaches 60% of the UK Population in 105 Towns and Cities

28th August, 2013 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator EE has confirmed that their superfast 4G (LTE at 1800MHz) based Mobile Broadband network has now been switched-on in 105 towns and cities, which has pushed the total network coverage out to reach over 60% of the United Kingdom.

ASA UK Reject BT Complaints Against Virgin Media Broadband TV Advert

28th August, 2013 (4 Comments)

The UK Advertising Standards Authority has rejected two BT complaints against a TV advert for Virgin Media’s service that featured actor David Tennant. BT claimed that Virgin’s advert “misleadingly implied that VirginMedia customers always received “superfast” broadband speeds” and “exaggerated the difference in the performance“.

UPD BT Sign GBP16.9m Superfast Broadband Contract for Leicestershire UK

28th August, 2013 (3 Comments)

The Leicestershire County Council (LCC) in England (midlands) has today signed a new state aid supported £16.9 million deal with BT that should result in 95% of the region being given access to the operators new high-speed “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) internet access network by March 2016 (the last 5% will get at least 2Mbps).