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South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire UK Reveal First BT Fibre Rollout Areas

24th Jun, 2013 (0 Comments)

South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) and Wiltshire Council (WC) in England have today revealed which areas will be the first to benefit from their £35.6m contract with BT to roll-out superfast fibre broadband based connectivity to 95% of local premises by the end of March 2016.

Ofcom Fines UK ISP Supatel and TimeTalk GBP60k for Mis-Selling

24th Jun, 2013 (4 Comments)

The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today fined broadband and phone provider Supatel Limited (TimeTalk) £60,000 for mis-selling (slamming) after they were found guilty of having switched 83 customers from one ISP to another without the individuals knowledge.

UPD £18.06m Brings BT Fibre Broadband to Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire

24th Jun, 2013 (0 Comments)

BT has today signed a new state aid supported £18.06 million deal to make fibre optic based broadband (FTTC/P) services available to more than 90% of premises in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire (England, UK) by the end of March 2016 (the rest will get speeds of at least 2Mbps).

UPDATE EU Study of Real Broadband ISP Speeds Shows Mixed UK Results

24th Jun, 2013 (5 Comments)

Europe has published its first study into the actual broadband internet speeds experienced by 9,104 homes across the continent (30 countries and over 250 ISPs), which reveals that the average peak time download rate for DSL (ADSL) services is just 7.19Mbps (Megabits), rising to 33.08Mbps for Cable and 41.02Mbps for fibre optic (FTTC/H).

Broadway Partners Challenge BT in UK Rural Areas via £10m Broadband Plan

24th Jun, 2013 (0 Comments)

Broadway Partners and Swedish fibre optic developer ViaEuropa have teamed up to promote the creation of an alternative “open access” superfast broadband network in rural parts of Devon, Dorset and the Cotswolds (England). But first they’ll have to find an initial £10 million.

Premier League to Force UK ISPs into Blocking FirstRow1 Website

24th Jun, 2013 (8 Comments)

The Premier League (Football) is to follow the tactics used by other Rights Holders (e.g. BPI and MPA) and intends to seek a court order that would force broadband ISPs in the United Kingdom to block their customers from being able to access the Sweden-based FirstRow1 website.

GCHQ UK Caught Snooping on Transatlantic Fibre Optic Connections

22nd Jun, 2013 (68 Comments)

The Government’s Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), which aims to provide intelligence, protect information and “keep our society safe and successful“, has been caught tapping into at least some of the world’s transatlantic fibre optic cable links that keep us all connected via the Internet and via phone calls.

Huawei Expect 5G Mobile Broadband to Give Everybody Speeds of 10Gbps

21st Jun, 2013 (9 Comments)

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has said that the next generation of 5G based Mobile Broadband technology, which it says should “emerge in the market between 2020 and 2030“, will ultimately allow “every person” to access wireless internet download speeds of 10Gbps (Gigabits per second) via their mobile operator.

Fibre Optic Connections Boost World Broadband Users to 654.6 Million

21st Jun, 2013 (8 Comments)

The latest Point Topic report for Q1-2013 reveals that the total number of global broadband subscribers has grown by 2% (12.5 million) in the quarter to hit 654,600,000 (up from 643.7m in Q4-2012), which remains fairly flat but continues to be fuelled by the rollout of new superfast fibre optic (FTTH, FTTC etc.) connectivity.

Tesco Beat Zen Internet and PlusNet to Scoop Best 2013 Telecoms Award

21st Jun, 2013 (9 Comments)

The winners of the annual Which? Awards 2013 event were announced this week and saw the gong for Best Telecom Services Provider going to Tesco Mobile, which managed to beat the other finalists including O2, Zen Internet and PlusNet.

VIDEO New TV Ads Offer Glimpse into the Inner Workings of UK ISP Hyperoptic

20th Jun, 2013 (0 Comments)

A series of new TV adverts, which have been created by Barclays to support their LifeSkills programme, has also allowed people to get a brief look at the inner workings of urban-focused fibre optic (FTTH) broadband ISP Hyperoptic and all from the perspective of a new work experience student.

Microsoft U-Turn to Remove Restrictive XBox One Internet Requirements

20th Jun, 2013 (4 Comments)

A significant consumer backlash to the news that Microsoft’s new Xbox One video game and media centre console would be accompanied by strict internet connectivity and used game (pre-owned) requirements has forced the company to do a massive U-turn and lift two of its key restrictions.

UPDATE2 BT and Sky in Fresh UK Competition Spat Over TV Sports Channel

19th Jun, 2013 (33 Comments)

The communications regulator, Ofcom, has opened a new competition probe after UK telecoms giant BT complained that the terms on which Sky (Sky Broadband) offered wholesale supply of its Sky Sports 1 and 2 TV channels to their rival YouView (IPTV) platform “amount to an abuse of dominance“.

Edinburgh Proposes Revised £10m Broadband Plan After EU Funding Fail

19th Jun, 2013 (2 Comments)

The City of Edinburgh Council (Scotland) has submitted a revised plan for improving the city’s telecoms infrastructure, which comes after EU competition concerns prevented a majority of the £10.7 million allocated through the government’s £150m Urban Broadband Fund from being used to build a new fibre optic broadband network.

UPDATE Rights Holders Want Big UK ISPs to Block EZTV and Yify-Torrents

19th Jun, 2013 (8 Comments)

Some of the country’s broadband ISPs have told ISPreview.co.uk that Rights Holders are putting pressure on them to prevent their broadband customers from being able to access two extra website (EZTV and Yify-Torrents), which have both been accused of facilitating internet copyright infringement (piracy).

BT Group UK Picks Gavin Patterson to Succeed Ian Livingston as CEO

19th Jun, 2013 (11 Comments)

BT Group has today selected the current CEO of its BTRetail division, Gavin Patterson, to take over the running of its telecoms and broadband empire from September 2013 after Ian Livingston decided that a role in government as the ‘Minister of State for Trade and Investment’ would apparently be more interesting.

Legal Squabbles Over the UK 4G Auction Result in Tougher Ofcom Rules

19th Jun, 2013 (0 Comments)

The legal threats and challenges that preceded this year’s much delayed auction of new superfast 4G (LTE) based Mobile Broadband spectrum (800MHz and 2.6GHz) have resulted in the government’s Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) proposing new rules to prevent future hold-up’s.