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New Eurostar e320 Train Fleet to Get Faster WiFi Internet Access

18th Sep, 2013 (0 Comments)

Commuters travelling on the Channel Tunnel route could soon benefit from even faster wireless Internet access, alongside a seamless switchover at international borders, after Nomad Digital announced that its connectivity solutions would also be installed on 10 of their latest e320 trains.

BT Openreach Warns UK LLU ISPs to STOP Overloading their Electrics

18th Sep, 2013 (11 Comments)

BTOpenreach has warned communication providers, specifically unbundled (LLU) ISPs and Access Locate customers, to keep their electricity demands in check after finding that some were “overloading” their Points of Presence (PoPs) and thus putting other users “at risk of losing power to their equipment“.

B4RN Expected to Win the UK Battle over Broadband Street Cabinet Size

17th Sep, 2013 (26 Comments)

Complaints about the size of BT’s big, green and FTTC supporting street cabinets are nothing new but if you’re one of those people who gets worked up about such things then look away now because B4RN’s fibre optic (FTTH) cabinet in rural Lancashire (England) is a veritable monster of a thing.

UPD LonsdaleNET Bring 1Gbps FTTP Broadband to Melkinthorpe in Cumbria

17th Sep, 2013 (0 Comments)

Cumbria-based ISP LonsdaleNET in England, which last year launched a new superfast wireless broadband network in the Eden Valley and surrounding areas, claims to have deployed a new 1000Mbps capable fibre optic (FTTP) network to the tiny rural hamlet (civil parish) village of Melkinthorpe in the same region.

Wales UK Replace Broadband Support Scheme with Similar Alternative

17th Sep, 2013 (1 Comment)

The Welsh Government has announced that its £4 million Broadband Support Scheme (BSS), which offered grants of up to £1,000 to help those living in rural parts of Wales where broadband connectivity remains poor (i.e. sub-2Mbps speeds), is to be replaced by an almost identical alternative.

Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire UK Publish Fibre Broadband Rollout Map

17th Sep, 2013 (3 Comments)

The £18.06 million Connected Counties project, which aims to rollout BT’s fibre optic based broadband (FTTC/P) lines to more than 90% of premises in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire (England) by the end of March 2016, has published its official deployment maps.

ISP Virgin Media Business Launches 4G Mobile Broadband via EE UK

17th Sep, 2013 (0 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media Business has today announced the launch of its own “business-grade” 4G mobile network by making using of EE’s (Everything Everywhere) platform, which can already reach more than 60% of the United Kingdom.

Age UK Finds Elderly Internet Use is Generally Lower in Northern England

17th Sep, 2013 (0 Comments)

A new study by Age UK has reported that adults over the age of 65 are generally less likely to be using the Internet if they live in the north of England than if they reside in the south. Older people in Tyne and Wear were the least likely to be online (28% connected), while those in Surrey to the south showed the strongest uptake (65%).

Ofcom Chief Asks UK ISPs to Go Further to Improve Broadband ISP Switching

16th Sep, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Chief Executive of Ofcom, Ed Richards, has told the ‘Consumers and Citizens in the Communications Sector’ event that telephone operators and broadband ISPs still needed to take “further action” in order to help the regulator remove any “remaining barriers to switching” between providers.

UPD2 UK ISP Launch of Child Internet Censorship Rules Face Possible Delay

16th Sep, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Government’s controversial plan to force the country’s largest broadband ISPs into adopting network-level filtering systems, which would be used to help censor adult websites (Parental Controls), could suffer a delay after the minority Liberal Democrat side of the coalition voted against the measures.

UK Businesses Call for More Action to Boost Superfast Broadband Uptake

16th Sep, 2013 (2 Comments)

A new report from KPMG and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called upon the government to boost funding and speed-up delivery of national infrastructure projects around the United Kingdom, although most firms said they were positive about the state of broadband connectivity.

BT Agree £14m Superfast Broadband Rollout in East Riding of Yorkshire

13th Sep, 2013 (17 Comments)

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) in England has today agreed to a new state aid supported £14 million rollout of superfast broadband (25Mbps+) services to a further 42,734 local rural homes and businesses by December 2015.

UPD Ofcom UK Prep Auction of 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz for 4G Mobile Broadband

13th Sep, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has today confirmed that the national UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, will be taking over responsibility for the forthcoming sale of its former 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz radio spectrum bands for use by 4G based Mobile Broadband services.

The Phone Rage Index Scalds UK ISPs BT, Sky Broadband and TalkTalk

13th Sep, 2013 (4 Comments)

A new study into the frustration caused by automated phone menus on telephone support and service lines, which are used by multiple companies around the United Kingdom, has listed BT, Sky (Sky Broadband) and TalkTalk in its annual list of the Top 20 worst offenders.

Three UK Confirm First 50 Cities and Towns for 4G Mobile Broadband

13th Sep, 2013 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has published a full list of the first 50 cities and towns that can expect to benefit from their new superfast 4G (LTE) based Mobile Broadband network, which is set to go live in the United Kingdom during December 2013 and be offered “at no extra cost” to both new and existing customers.

BT Deny Planning to Challenge York City’s Fibre Optic Network in EU Court

12th Sep, 2013 (1 Comment)

CityFibre, which in 2011 completed the construction of a new 10Gbps (Gigabits per second) capable and 103km long fibre optic ring network in the English city of York (The York CORE), has claimed that BT might be attempting to disrupt their infrastructure by threatening to challenge its use through the European courts. But BT states there’s “no truth” to the claim.

New EU Rules to Protect Open Internet, Cut Mobile Prices and Boost Broadband

12th Sep, 2013 (1 Comment)

The European Commission (EC) has published its official proposal for the construction of a new EU Single Telecoms Market, which promises even cheaper mobile roaming charges, stricter guidelines to help safeguard open internet access (Net Neutrality) and new measures to boost superfast broadband development.