Home » UK ISP News Archive » ISP News (17498 Posts)

Latest ISP News

TalkTalk UK Raise Advertised Standard Broadband Speed up to 16Mbps

6th Sep, 2013 (0 Comments)

Budget Internet provider TalkTalk has today followed the other big broadband ISPs by increasing the advertised download speed (“typical speed“) of their standard (ADSL2+) based packages “up to” 16Mbps (Megabits per second) from 14Mbps. But don’t expect to get faster speeds.

UPD ASDA Pick EE for UK 3G Mobile Network and In-Store WiFi Service

6th Sep, 2013 (0 Comments)

Supermarket chain ASDA has entered into a new Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) partnership with EE (Everything Everywhere), which will give the high street giant the ability to offer its own 2G and 3G mobile voice, text and broadband services.

BT Openreach Moot Limited ISP Price Discount for UK FTTC and FTTP Installs

6th Sep, 2013 (16 Comments)

BTOpenreach has confirmed that they’re considering the launch of a new special offer that would cut the price of existing superfast broadband (FTTC and FTTP) installations for ISPs and their end-users, albeit only at specific BT telephone exchanges.

UPDATE2 Sky Broadband is the First UK ISP to Begin Trialling Self Install FTTC

5th Sep, 2013 (8 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which among other things works to maintain and upgrade BT’s national UK telecoms network, has confirmed Sky Broadband as the country’s first ISP to begin trialling a new and possibly cheaper wires only (self-install) variant of its up to 80Mbps capable FTTC superfast broadband technology (i.e. no home engineer visit required).

Ofcom Consult on UK White Space Wireless Broadband Trial and Coexistence

4th Sep, 2013 (0 Comments)

Ofcom are currently prepping their autumn 2013 pilot of Wi-Fi style White Space (IEEE 802.22) wireless broadband technology and have today launch a new consultation to examine the potential interference issues of using this alongside existing Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV) channels in the 470MHz – 790MHz (UHF TV) band.

Ofcom Considers New Broadband ISP Rules to Clarify Traffic Management

4th Sep, 2013 (1 Comment)

The communications regulator has today published a new guide that aims to help people understand how mobile and fixed broadband ISPs use Traffic Management to balance their network load during periods of peak network usage. But stricter guidelines might soon follow because only 11% of consumers know what it actually means.

UK ISP Sky Broadband Breaks 1000Gbps Network Data Traffic Milestone

4th Sep, 2013 (4 Comments)

Sky Broadband (BSkyB) claims that its network of 4.9 million internet access customers in the United Kingdom is now handling more than 1 Terabit per second of online data traffic, which equates to over 1000Gbps (Gigabits/sec).

UPD Virgin Media Say New SuperHub Offers Best Home WiFi of the Big UK ISPs

4th Sep, 2013 (7 Comments)

Cable ISP Virgin Media (Liberty Global) has today highlighted the latest “independent testing” from the University of Bristol and Farncombe, which appears to show that their new SuperHub wireless broadband router offers better home WiFi performance than BT’s equivalent HomeHub4. It also beat similar kit from Sky Broadband and TalkTalk.

First BDUK Superfast Broadband Cabinets in Devon and Somerset Go Live

4th Sep, 2013 (4 Comments)

The £94m state aid supported Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) project has become the latest Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) effort to announce that the first local premises can now gain access to superfast broadband (25Mbps+). The work is currently running three months ahead of schedule.

Slow Broadband ISP Speeds Delay Sonys Cloud-based Online Gaming Service

3rd Sep, 2013 (13 Comments)

Entertainment giant Sony (SCEE) has confirmed that its Gaikai video streaming technology, which will allow gamers to remotely play PS3 and PS4 (PlayStation) games by using their existing broadband connection (i.e. without first having to download anything), won’t arrive in the UK and Europe until later due to concerns over the quality of internet access.

Ofcom Reports UK Fixed Line Broadband ISP Connections Rise to 21.9 Million

3rd Sep, 2013 (0 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today published its latest Telecoms Market Data Tables Q1-2013 update and revealed that the United Kingdom is now home to 21,890,000 fixed line broadband ISP connections (excludes corporate lines), which is up by +210,000 in the quarter (lower than the +356,000 added in Q4-2012).

UK Isle of Wight Set to Pick BT for its Broadband Plan Despite Concern

3rd Sep, 2013 (2 Comments)

The Isle of Wight Council (IWC), which represents a small island just off England’s central south coast, finally looks set to name BT as the “preferred supplier” for their state aid supported £3.09 million project to rollout superfast broadband (25Mbps+) after council chiefs received fresh funding assurances from the UK government.

The Top 7 UK Fastest Big Fixed Line Broadband ISPs for August 2013

3rd Sep, 2013 (9 Comments)

The latest anecdotal August 2013 Broadband.co.uk survey of national fixed line consumer broadband ISP speeds in the United Kingdom has revealed that the average internet download rate is now 17.512Mbps (down from 18.662Mbps in July) and the average upload speed has hit 2.894Mbps (down from 3.338Mbps)

BT Cushion Basic Email Platform Closure with 1 Year of FREE Premium Mail

2nd Sep, 2013 (3 Comments)

Customers of BT’s Basic Email (Talk 21) service (this was mostly taken alongside older dialup accounts), which was originally due to close on 16th September 2013, have according to the operators FAQ been given an extension to 30th September and will also be able to take one years’ worth of BT Premium Mail (usually priced at £1.60 a month).

UK YouView Broadband TV Service Gets GBP10m Advertising Boost

2nd Sep, 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 Sep, 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 Sep, 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.