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Ofcom Begins Consultation on Future Spectrum for UK Mobile Broadband

21st Nov, 2013 (0 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today launched an all-encompassing Mobile Data Strategy consultation that will attempt to identify and free-up a maximum of 881MHz in additional downlink radio spectrum (the 600MHz, 700MHz, 2.3GHz, 2.7GHz, 3.4GHz and 3.7GHz bands) for use by superfast 4G and future 5G style Mobile Broadband services.

BT Openreach to Conduct UK Field Trial of Rural Mobile Infill Solution

21st Nov, 2013 (7 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which maintains BT’s national UK telecoms network, has announced plans to launch a full field trial of its new Mobile Infill Infrastructure Solution (MiiS). The small cells based product is designed to leverage the existing fixed line network to provide mobile services into parts of the country that suffer from “non-existent or patchy” coverage.

UK Broadband ISPs Risk Legal Sanctions for Running Misleading Adverts

21st Nov, 2013 (3 Comments)

Major broadband ISPs like Virgin Media, BT, Sky Broadband and TalkTalk, which often find themselves in hot water with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for “misleading” service promotions, could risk incurring legal sanctions under a new agreement with Trading Standards.

UPDATE “Criminal” LG Smart TVs Caught Spying on UK Internet Users

21st Nov, 2013 (8 Comments)

The Director of broadband ISP Andrews & Arnold (AAISP), Adrian Kennard, has criticised electronics giant LG after it was revealed that at least some of the firms internet-enabled smart televisions were collecting and sending a wealth of their owners personal viewing habits and other content to a remote collection server, with no way to disable it.

Welsh Broadband Grants Struck by Delays Due to Overlapping Schemes

20th Nov, 2013 (3 Comments)

The Welsh Government are reportedly rejecting individual requests for funding under the revamped Access Broadband Cymru (ABC) scheme because of uncertainty over the expected coverage of the country’s wider superfast broadband roll-out with BT.

Government Allocates Funding to Improve Broadband in UK Colleges

20th Nov, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Government’s Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) has announced that Colleges across the United Kingdom will receive additional funding in order to help them install a second broadband connection for improved reliability and to boost Internet bandwidth.

UK Farmers Angered by Lack of Broadband and Online Only Government

20th Nov, 2013 (38 Comments)

The Government’s on-going “digital by default” strategy to push more services, such as tax management and farming subsidies, into an online-only state of availability has once again incurred the wrath of farmers due to the lack of adequate broadband provision in many isolated rural areas.

Dodworth Village Locals Raise GBP11k to Help BT Build Superfast Broadband

19th Nov, 2013 (3 Comments)

Residents of Dodworth village in Barnsley (South Yorkshire, England) have successfully clubbed together and raised £11,000 in order to help BT upgrade local telephone lines in the area with support for ‘up to’ 80Mbps capable superfast broadband (FTTC).

BandRich Claim 36Mbps Average Speed in Rural Cumbria 4G Broadband Trial

18th Nov, 2013 (20 Comments)

BandRich has today claimed that its outdoor E500 router successfully managed to achieve average Internet download speeds of 36.49Mbps (Megabits), which occured at the edge of the network during EE’s recent trial of a new Fixed Wireless 4G (LTE at 1800MHz) based Home Broadband service in rural Cumbria (England, UK).

BT Openreach CEO Liv Garfield to Exit in Spring 2014 for Water Utility Firm

18th Nov, 2013 (14 Comments)

Liv Garfield has confirmed that she will step down from her role as the boss of BTOpenreach during spring 2014 and will instead become the new CEO of water company Severn Trent. Openreach is responsible for maintaining and providing access to BT’s national telecoms and broadband ISP network across the United Kingdom.

UPD2 UK Government and ISPs Launch £25 Million Internet Safety Campaign

16th Nov, 2013 (13 Comments)

The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has confirmed the launch of a new £25m Internet Safety Campaign with the country’s largest broadband ISPs that aims to help educate parents about how best to keep their children safe from adult Internet content. The move is expected to precede the re-announcement of new Internet filtering measures.

Virgin Media UK Adds Free Calls to the Philippines for November

16th Nov, 2013 (25 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media has advised Home Phone customers with friends, family or businesses in the Typhoon battered Philippines that they can now make free calls to the country until the end of November 2013.

Ofcom Moot Code Powers for 4 Samey UK Wireless 4G Network Builders

15th Nov, 2013 (4 Comments)

Ofcom has proposed to grant Code Powers (i.e. approval for street works) to four almost identical companies that all exist at the same address and which all plan to expand their existing wireless masts / towers in order to facilitate the roll-out of 4G based Mobile Broadband services by Mobile Network Operators (MNO).

Sky Begin Advanced Migration Notifications to Selected BE Broadband Users

15th Nov, 2013 (4 Comments)

Selected customers of BE Broadband have over the past couple of weeks started to receive the first advanced migration notification letters from Sky Broadband (BSkyB) and most have only been given one month to decide whether or not they wish to leave.

O2 UK Introduce 4G Mobile Broadband Options with Small Data Caps

15th Nov, 2013 (9 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 UK has joined EE by becoming the second provider to introduce a new range of dedicated 4G (LTE at 800MHz) based Mobile Broadband packages, which are designed for use with Tablets, Laptops or special USB Dongles (Modems). But don’t expect a big data allowance.

UK ISP Sky Broadband Launch Network Level Internet Filtering Service

14th Nov, 2013 (9 Comments)

Sky Broadband (BSkyB) has today joined TalkTalk to become the latest of the big Internet providers to introduce their own network level filtering (censorship) service at the behest of Government demands. The new solution is a free addition and has been designed to block (censor) websites that contain “adult content“.

Cardiff Council and BT to Deploy Free Public WiFi Across City Centre

14th Nov, 2013 (0 Comments)

Cardiff Council has today announced plans to roll-out an “initially” free wireless Internet (wifi) hotspot service across the city centre, which BT will build by installing access points on the areas existing lamp posts and other street furniture.