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Fibre Broadband Could Boost N.Ireland UK Economy by £750m in 2018

1st May, 2013 (1 Comment)

A new business impact study conducted by Regeneris and BT during January 2013 has predicted that the deployment of fibre optic based (FTTC and FTTP) broadband ISP services in Northern Ireland could generate over £750m in additional revenue by 2018 and save circa(c) £45 million in operating costs.

Lottery Funding Helps Remote Shetland Islands Village Get Fast Broadband

1st May, 2013 (3 Comments)

The tiny community of West Burrafirth on the remote Shetland Islands (North of Scotland) will soon see their broadband ISP speeds lifted from just 0.16Mbps (Megabits per second) to around 25Mbps thanks to a new wireless and fibre optic link, support from a local ISP and national lottery funding.

BT Openreach Tweaks UK ISP Line Rental and Abortive Visit Charges

1st May, 2013 (0 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which maintains BT’s national telecoms network, has tweaked the prices that ISPs and other communications providers must pay for line rental (LLU and WLR), missed appointments, aborted engineer visits and unbundled line migrations. Some charges are more expensive while others are a little cheaper.

UPD ASA UK Ban PlusNet Broadband TV Advert for Misleading Half Price Offer

1st May, 2013 (1 Comment)

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned PlusNet’s recent Yorkshire-themed TV advert for its half price broadband offer (“All broadband’s half off“) after several viewers complained that the discount was, contrary to the promotional wording, not available to everybody.

UK ISPs Confused But Supportive of 330Mbps Fibre on Demand Broadband

1st May, 2013 (6 Comments)

The launch of BT’s new 330Mbps capable FTTP-on-Demand (FTTPoD) service, which will eventually make true fibre optic connectivity available to all FTTC supporting lines, has been given a cautious welcome by most ISPs; though some aren’t quite sure how it fits into the market or whether domestic or even business customers will want it.

Leeds UK to Host Intelligent Cities Conference on Urban Broadband

30th Apr, 2013 (0 Comments)

The NextGen Events team have released more details about their forthcoming Intelligent Cities Conference in Leeds, which seeks to address the challenges that cities across the United Kingdom face in supporting the latest fixed line superfast broadband, 4G mobile roll-outs and other internet related developments.

Lancashire UK Firms Get Free Seminars On Benefitting from Fast Broadband

30th Apr, 2013 (4 Comments)

The state aid supported Superfast Lancashire project, which aims to make BT’s superfast broadband (FTTC/P) services available to 97% of local premises by the end of 2014 2015 (here), has begun offering free seminars that will teach businesses how to get the most out of the new internet access technologies.

ISP Surf Telecoms Expand Fibre Optic Platform with GEO Networks UK Deal

30th Apr, 2013 (0 Comments)

Business ISP Surf Telecoms has teamed up once again with GEO Networks, a dedicated fibre optic solutions provider, to expand the reach of its existing fibre optic network and to provide communication services to its parent company Western Power Distribution in England.

Hull ISP KC Reveal Next H2 2013 Phase of its Fibre Optic Broadband Rollout

30th Apr, 2013 (5 Comments)

The incumbent ISP for Hull and surrounding areas in East Yorkshire (England), KC, has today named the next batch of locations that will benefit from its new superfast fibre optic (FTTH and FTTC) based Lightstream broadband products.

Culture Secretary Finally Visits B4RNs 1Gbps FTTH Network in Lancashire UK

30th Apr, 2013 (2 Comments)

It might have taken a year and a change of minister but the UK government’s Secretary of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Maria Miller, has finally found the time to visit B4RN‘s community-built fibre optic broadband network in rural Lancashire (England).

First UK Telephone Exchanges Named for BT Fibre on Demand Broadband

30th Apr, 2013 (2 Comments)

BT’s new FTTP-on-Demand (FTTPoD) service, which will eventually make its premium “ultra-fast” 330Mbps (30Mbps uploads) capable fibre optic broadband ISP technology available across all FTTC supporting lines in the United Kingdom, has begun its phased roll-out and the first supporting telephone exchanges are now known.

BT Sign £28.5 Million Deal to Blanket Cheshire UK with Superfast Broadband

29th Apr, 2013 (5 Comments)

BT has today signed a new deal worth £28.5 million with four Cheshire councils (England), which will make its superfast broadband (FTTC and FTTP) ISP services available to “around” 96% of homes and businesses (over 400,000 premises) across Cheshire, Halton and Warrington by the end of 2016.

Eutelsat Trains 700 UK Satellite Broadband Installers to Help Rural Areas

29th Apr, 2013 (0 Comments)

European communications provider Eutelsat has teamed up with the Confederation for Aerial Industries (CAI) to help train 700 new satellite broadband installers to support its latest up to 20Mbps capable Tooway (KA-SAT) service that typically targets customers in poorly served rural areas.

BT Wholesale and O2 UK Sign Deal to Boost 4G Mobile Data Capacity

29th Apr, 2013 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 UK (Telefonica) has signed a new ten-year deal that will see BTWholesale work to support the imminent introduction of faster 4G (LTE) based mobile broadband services for millions of the operators customers by building a new high capacity transmission network.

PAC Report Casts Doubt Over Broadband and Other UK Infrastructure Projects

29th Apr, 2013 (4 Comments)

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which is appointed by the House of Commons to examine public expenditure, has criticised the government’s £310bn National Infrastructure Plan (NIP) for being a “list of projects” that lacks a “real plan with a strategic vision and clear priorities“.

BT Not Expecting to Deploy Faster UK FTTC Broadband Speeds in 2013

29th Apr, 2013 (6 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which maintains and manages access to BT’s national UK telecoms network, has told ISPreview.co.uk that it has “no current plans” to introduce faster FTTC based broadband ISP speeds beyond the current headline rate of 80Mbps (Megabits per second).

Ofcom UK Unveil Autumn Pilot for White Space Wireless Broadband Tech

26th Apr, 2013 (0 Comments)

Ofcom has today called upon the UK telecoms industry to take part in its forthcoming autumn 2013 pilot of White Space (IEEE 802.22) wireless broadband technology, which harnesses the unused radio spectrum that exists between Digital Terrestrial TV channels to deliver wifi style connectivity over a wide area.