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UPD Super Switch on Day for the National Broadband Delivery UK Scheme

18th Dec, 2013 (36 Comments)

The Government has flushed out a bit of new PR spin today by labelling the 18th December 2013 as “Super Switch on Day“, which apparently marks how the first BT Street Cabinets in a number of local Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) projects have finally gone live with “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services.

BT Openreach Launch Cable Theft and Damage Report Service for UK ISPs

18th Dec, 2013 (9 Comments)

BTOpenreach has announced that its LIVE cable monitoring system, which proactively notifies broadband ISPs and phone operators about Major Service Outage’s on BT’s national UK telecoms network (specifically those that stem from cable damage or theft), is now out of its long trial and has been made available to ISPs.

Rural Shropshire Gains 50Mbps Wireless Broadband from Unitron Network

18th Dec, 2013 (6 Comments)

Unitron (Userve Internet), an I.T services company, has spent £50,000 of its own money to develop a new 50Mbps capable superfast broadband wireless network that can cover both urban and rural parts of Shropshire (i.e. mostly around Shrewsbury, Newport and Telford) in England.

UPD Virgin Media UK Bring Cable Network to 2 East Lincolnshire Villages

18th Dec, 2013 (0 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media, which normally focuses its superfast broadband, TV and phone platform on urban areas, has quietly expanded their network to include two small North East Lincolnshire (England) villages, Stallingborough and Habrough (750 homes), and more could follow.

BT Openreach List Next 82 UK Exchanges for FTTP on Demand

17th Dec, 2013 (48 Comments)

As promised BTOpenreach has today unveiled the next batch of telephone exchange upgrades for the FTTP on Demand (FoD / FTTPoD) service, which makes their “ultra-fast” 330Mbps (30Mbps uploads) capable fibre optic broadband product available via FTTC capable lines.

Greater Manchester Agree GBP15m BDUK and BT Fibre Broadband Rollout

17th Dec, 2013 (1 Comment)

Several Greater Manchester authorities including Stockport, Bolton, Wigan, Bury, Tameside, Oldham, Trafford and Rochdale have signed a new £15 million deal that will see BT extend their “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network to a further 39,000 local premises by the end of March 2016 (900k have already been passed).

UPD Confusion Over Alleged GCHQ and NSA Backdoor in BT FTTC Modems

17th Dec, 2013 (15 Comments)

Computer networks, especially the Internet, are complicated animals that can at times be difficult to understand, which may explain why a recent report that claims to have uncovered a secret backdoor for UK GCHQ and US NSA spies in BTOpenreach’s FTTC (VDSL) modems has gained such traction. But is it really a backdoor?

UK ISP Sky Broadband Removes Wrongful Imgur.com Website Block

17th Dec, 2013 (4 Comments)

The approach of attempting to restrict access to Internet piracy websites by employing dumb DNS or IP based blocks (censorship) claimed another victim over the weekend after customers of Sky Broadband (BSkyB) found that they could no longer access online image sharing website imgur.com, which had been wrongfully blocked by the ISP.

Big TV Broadcasters Warn Ofcom Over UK White Space Broadband Plan

16th Dec, 2013 (1 Comment)

The Digital UK group, which acts on behalf of the BBC, ITV, Arqiva and Channel 4, has offered its “support for the principle” of developing White Space Broadband technology. But it also warned that the regulators current approach raised “serious concerns” about potential for disruption to existing Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV) coverage.

Christmas UK Network Freeze to Cause Some ISP Service Delays

16th Dec, 2013 (6 Comments)

Consumers hoping to upgrade, get support or order a new broadband / phone service from their ISP over the Christmas and New Year holiday period, which usually lasts for two or three weeks, should be mindful of the annual Network Freeze around this period that can impact some systems and services.

UPDATE UK ISP BT Launch Parental Controls with Network Level Filtering

13th Dec, 2013 (22 Comments)

As expected BT has today become the latest major UK home broadband ISP to launch FREE Parental Controls that include the Government demanded network-level filtering technology, which puts the Internet provider in charge of blocking access to adult websites; but only if you agree not to disable it.

UK ISPs Sky Broadband and Virgin Media Attract the Least Complaints in Q3

13th Dec, 2013 (5 Comments)

Ofcom’s latest quarterly customer complaints report for Q3 2013 has revealed that Sky Broadband and Virgin Media have continued to attract the fewest consumer gripes out of all the major fixed line broadband and phone providers. By comparison BT and EE saw their complaint levels skyrocket.

FibreSpeed Now Operating as an Independent Commercial Business

13th Dec, 2013 (1 Comment)

FibreSpeed, which was established in 2009 as a Welsh Government, GEO Networks and EU funded project to build a fibre optic communications and broadband network across North Wales (UK), has announced that it’s now operating as an independent commercial business.

Copper Cable Theft Knocks Out Sky Broadband in South and West London

13th Dec, 2013 (2 Comments)

Tens of thousands of Sky Broadband customers in the South and West London area have been left without broadband and phone connectivity after thieves, whom attempted to steal vital copper telecoms cable from a site in West London (Great West Road) on 10th December, cut several vital fibre optic links.

UPDATE2 BT in Court for “Fibre broadband is here” Adverts on Street Cabs

13th Dec, 2013 (47 Comments)

BT is being taken to court by Bridgend County Borough Council in Glamorgan (South Wales) for putting allegedly illegal advertising for its latest superfast broadband (FTTC) product on the front of its new Street Cabinets, which is a reference to the text and stickers that many of you will have already seen stating: “Fibre broadband is here“.

Government Publishes Cyber Security Principles for UK ISPs

12th Dec, 2013 (1 Comment)

The Government has today published a series of “aspirational” and “voluntary guiding principles” that have been designed to help improve online security for customers of the country’s major broadband ISPs. Better late than never?

Ofcom Claims UK NGA Broadband Uptake Beats International Rivals

12th Dec, 2013 (10 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today published their annual 2013 International Communications Market Report (ICMR), which looks at the adoption, coverage and the uptake of broadband, phone, mobile, TV and radio services across 16 of the world’s major countries. The report found that the UK can hold its own against the heavy weights and consumer satisfaction with superfast broadband is very high.