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TrueSpeed Hints At Expansion of FTTP Broadband to More UK Counties

11th Nov, 2016 (0 Comments)

Fibre optic ISP TrueSpeed has hinted to Ofcom that its 150Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) broadband network, which is currently rolling out to parts of the Chew Valley in rural North East Somerset (England), could also be expanded into Devon, Wiltshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.

Embarrassing Lack of FTTC Broadband Capacity Hits BT in Whittington

11th Nov, 2016 (47 Comments)

The Deputy Leader of Shropshire Council, Steve Charmley, has accused Openreach (BT) of embarrassing itself after their new FTTC “fibre broadband” Street Cabinet in the village of Whittington ran out of capacity sooner than expected. It wouldn’t be so bad, except BT have a base in the same area.

White Space Tech Brings Wireless Broadband to Isle of Arran in Scotland

10th Nov, 2016 (12 Comments)

Homes on the Isle of Arran, which is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde (Scotland), look set to become the first in the UK to get a faster broadband connection via White Space technology. This harnesses the gaps in radio spectrum that exist between Digital Terrestrial TV channels (470-790MHz).

Rapier Systems Launch 1Gbps Wireless Ethernet for UK Businesses

9th Nov, 2016 (0 Comments)

Fife-based ISP Rapier Systems has launched a new Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) style connectivity solution for businesses, called RapierBusinessConnect (RBC), which claims that it can deliver symmetric Ethernet speeds of “up to 1Gbps for as little as £49.99 per month” in areas where they have coverage.

London and French Internet Exchanges (IX) to Collaborate

9th Nov, 2016 (0 Comments)

The London Internet Exchange (LINX), which acts as a central hub for much of the Internet traffic that enters and leaves the United Kingdom, has today announced a new collaboration agreement with their French counterpart (France-IX) that aims to improve peering in Europe and beyond.

Coventry and Warwickshire UK Prep £15m “Superfast Broadband” Boost

9th Nov, 2016 (0 Comments)

The Coventry City Council in Warwickshire (England) have announced that the next phase of their roll-out of “superfast broadband” connectivity around the region will be supported by £15m worth of grants and aims to extend the network coverage to a further 8,000 local homes and businesses.

UPDATE2 BBC TV Show Watchdog to Tackle Slow Broadband ISP Speeds

9th Nov, 2016 (36 Comments)

Tonight’s episode of BBC One’s popular consumer affairs TV show, Watchdog (Episode 2 – Series 37 @ 8pm), looks set to include a segment that will focus on broadband ISP speeds and getting “value for money“.

Sky UK Proposes to Close 60 of its 260 Retail Stores

8th Nov, 2016 (5 Comments)

Some 170 jobs could be lost after Sky (Sky Broadband) advised staff that 23% of their less profitable retail outlets across the United Kingdom could be closed. The announcement comes ahead of the planned Sky Mobile launch, which will turn the operator into a quad-play provider.

BT Openreach Officially Unveils 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Service and Price

8th Nov, 2016 (28 Comments)

After a long trial Openreach (BT) has finally announced the official launch of their new 500Mbps and 1Gbps (or 1000Mbps+ if you prefer) Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) based broadband products and prices, which marks a significant boost from its previous top speed of 330Mbps (30Mbps uploads).

UK ISP BT Business Upgrades FTTC Broadband Users to 76Mbps for FREE

8th Nov, 2016 (2 Comments)

Customers of BTBusiness may today welcome the news that the ISP has adopted an ‘up to’ 76Mbps capable FTTC “Infinity” broadband speed as their “new entry level for its business fibre,” which means that existing subscribers on their ‘up to’ 38Mbps package have gained a free upgrade.

SSE Telecoms in 7 Year Network Sharing Deal with Updata and Capita

8th Nov, 2016 (0 Comments)

The enterprise division of SSE Telecoms today claims to have shaved two years off their on-going ‘Project Edge‘ fibre optic network expansion in the United Kingdom, which has been achieved by signing a 7-year network sharing deal with Updata and Capita plc.

Cityfibre Finally Starts Build of 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Network in Glasgow

8th Nov, 2016 (0 Comments)

After a long delay Cityfibre has today confirmed that their contractors have started to build Phase One of a new Gigabit capable fibre optic broadband (FTTP) network in the centre of Glasgow (Scotland), which will be connected up to an existing 31km long network in the city and serve local businesses.

UPD BT Make Use of 2Mb USC Subsidy to Rollout Rural FTTC Broadband

7th Nov, 2016 (25 Comments)

Earlier this year we reported on how people in the Cheshire village of Ollerton were ready to pay BTOpenreach £35,000 to get a “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) service installed (here). Today we learn that BT has made use of the Government’s 2Mbps rural USC subsidy to help pay for the roll-out.

BT Boasts of its £23.1 Billion Boost to the UK Economy in the Past Year

7th Nov, 2016 (3 Comments)

BT has today tried to show its “positive and direct impact on the UK economy“, and hopefully fend off some calls for Openreach’s separation, by publishing a report which claims that they spend more than £9.3bn a year with UK suppliers and boosted the economy by £23.1bn (GVA) during the past year.

UPD Ofcom Warn that EE Mobile May Have Issued Incorrect Bills for Calls

7th Nov, 2016 (2 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, claims to have found “reasonable grounds for believing” that some of EE’s customers may have received inaccurate bills that “over-[charged] them for calls they made to its customer service number, 150, whilst roaming in the EU.”

TalkTalk Calls for BDUK to Stop Using Analysys Mason Over BT Fear

7th Nov, 2016 (22 Comments)

UK ISP TalkTalk has written a letter to the CEO of the Government’s Broadband Delivery UK programme, Chris Townsend, which warns that “serious conflicts of interest” may exist if they continue to use research provided by Analysys Mason, an analyst firm that is also assisting BT in a number of related areas.

EE and Vodafone Named Best UK Mobile Networks for Calls and Data

7th Nov, 2016 (1 Comment)

A new study of Mobile Network Operator performance in the United Kingdom by P3 communications has named EE and Vodafone as joint winners after both tied the top spot in their examination of data (Mobile Broadband) and voice related network quality; both received 803 points out of a possible 1,000.