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BT Signs £27m BDUK Deal for Superfast Broadband in Staffordshire UK

23rd May, 2013 (8 Comments)

The Staffordshire County Council (SCC) has today signed a new state aid supported £27.3 million deal with BT to help 97% of local homes and businesses gain access to a fibre optic (FTTC/P) based broadband connection by Spring 2016 (95% will get superfast speeds of 25Mbps+).

Virgin Media Business Detail UK £49m Fibre Capacity Deal with Sky Broadband

23rd May, 2013 (12 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media Business has detailed its new £49 million backhaul network capacity deal with BSkyB (Sky Broadband). Under the agreement Virgin will connect around a third of Sky’s unbundled (LLU) local UK telephone exchanges with Sky’s own wholly owned nationwide broadband network.

Big UK ISPs Report Huge Data Surge During XBox One Launch Event

23rd May, 2013 (5 Comments)

The Tuesday night launch of Microsoft’s new XBox One console triggered a “big spike” in UK internet traffic as people tuned-in to the various live video streams and websites. Traffic on one of the Content Delivery Networks within TalkTalk’s infrastructure rose from 80Gbps (Gigabits per second) to 120Gbps and the same was true of other ISPs.

UPD 50Mbps Wireless Broadband Covers Leicestershire’s Stathern Village

23rd May, 2013 (0 Comments)

ISP LN Communications has expanded the reach of its 50Mbps (Megabits per second) capable fixed wireless broadband network to cover around 700 residents of Stathern Village in Leicestershire (England). Villages within the Vale of Belvoir are next on the list to receive the service.

UPD Hyperoptic Secure £50m to Expand UK 1Gbps Fibre Broadband Coverage

23rd May, 2013 (5 Comments)

Urban ISP Hyperoptic, which offers “hyper-sonic” FTTH/B based broadband speeds of up to 1000Mbps (Megabits) to 20,000 homes in London (i.e. high-rise buildings and apartment blocks), has secured a new investment of £50m to help expand into 10 new UK cities by the end of 2014 (80,000 homes).

Dumfries and Galloway Commit GBP12.6m for Superfast Broadband

22nd May, 2013 (5 Comments)

A Policy and Resources committee meeting of the Dumfries and Galloway Council in Scotland has confirmed that the local authority will commit £12.6 million to help make superfast broadband ISP connectivity available to 85% of local premises by 2015.

Virgin Media Target Hooligan Household Objects for Crimes Against WiFi

22nd May, 2013 (12 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media has today unleashed its “broadband sheriffs” to help broadband consumers identify which seemingly innocent household items can cause the most interference for your home wifi network; these could result in a serious loss of performance. Oh and they’re also touting that new SuperHub V2 router again.

Fluidata to Provide O2 UK with New Core Network for WiFi and Extra Capacity

22nd May, 2013 (0 Comments)

Business ISP Fluidata has today signed a new “multi-million pound contract” with O2 UK that will supply the mobile operator with a new core network and enough “last mile” data connectivity and capacity to help support the expansion of its wireless internet (wifi) hotspots across the country.

UK Broadband Satellite ISP Tooway Direct Becomes EuropaSat

22nd May, 2013 (1 Comment)

Satellite ISP Tooway Direct UK, which is part of the UK based Satellite Solutions Worldwide group, appears to have re-branded once again to become EuropaSat. But unlike before the “new” ISP has ended its exclusive arrangement with Eutelsat (KA-SAT) and now also sells broadband options supplied by SES (ASTRA) and Avanti (HYLAS).

Vodafone UK Joins 3 in Delaying its 4G Mobile Broadband Launch

22nd May, 2013 (1 Comment)

Mobile operator Vodafone has warned investors in the United Kingdom that its planned June 2013 launch of superfast 4G (LTE) based mobile broadband services in the 800MHz and 2.6GHz band could now face several months of additional delay.

Microsoft Xbox One Games Console to Benefit from Superfast Broadband

22nd May, 2013 (14 Comments)

Microsoft unveiled the successor to its hugely popular XBox 360 video game console last night, XBox One, but its extensive support for cloud-based internet services, 4K Ultra HD (Ultra High Definition) video, streaming TV / Movies and bigger games mean that you’re almost certain to benefit from a superfast broadband ISP connection.

ISP Direct Save Telecom Creates 60 Jobs at Two New UK Offices

21st May, 2013 (0 Comments)

Budget ISP Direct Save Telecom has today announced the expansion of their business by opening up two new regional sales offices in Slough and Croydon (Southern England), which will help to create 60 new full-time jobs in the region.

Nottinghamshire UK Secures Extra EU Superfast Broadband Funding

21st May, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) has managed to secure an addition £2.7 million in funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), which will help its efforts to make superfast broadband available to over 90% of local people by around 2016.

UK ISP Zen Internet Finds Dialup is as Common as FTTC for Businesses

21st May, 2013 (6 Comments)

A new survey of 100 senior IT strategists at UK organisations of all sizes, which was published by Zen Internet today, has revealed that 22% of businesses have adopted FTTC superfast broadband for their office WAN connectivity; the same proportion as those with dial-up. But Leased Lines remain dominant.

MetroNet UK Expands Fibre and Wireless Broadband Network to Liverpool

21st May, 2013 (0 Comments)

Business ISP Metronet UK has expanded the coverage of its hybrid superfast fibre optic (Dark Fibre) and carrier grade wireless network to reach areas of Widnes, Runcorn and Speke in Liverpool (Merseyside, England).

Europe Seeks One Telecoms Regulator to Rule Them All – Replace Ofcom

21st May, 2013 (6 Comments)

The European Commission’s Digital Agenda boss, Neelie Kroes, will next month unveil her plans for a single telecoms market that is expected to propose the semi-abolishment of national regulators and the creation of one regulator to govern the whole of Europe (telecoms policy).

UK ISP Easynet Launch Business 320Mbps Bonded FTTC Broadband

21st May, 2013 (2 Comments)

Communications provider Easynet has today launched its new EtherStream V product for business clients, which can bond multiple 80Mbps capable FTTC lines together to deliver a theoretical peak download speed of up to 320Mbps (four lines).