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Vodafone UK Beat EE to Have the Most Valuable 3G and 4G Spectrum

11th Mar, 2013 (0 Comments)

The latest post-4G auction study from Analysys Mason estimates that Vodafone, not EE, now has the most valuable mobile spectrum portfolio in the United Kingdom (worth over £2bn). The operator also spent £802m to secure several slices of the 800MHz and 2.6GHz band (here) in order to roll-out superfast Mobile Broadband services.

Hull ISP KC Reveals Next Locations for its Fibre Optic Broadband Service

9th Mar, 2013 (1 Comment)

The incumbent telecoms provider for Hull in East Yorkshire (England), KC, has revealed the next batch of locations that will gain access to its superfast fibre optic (FTTH and FTTC) based Lightstream broadband service during the first half of 2013, which is perhaps incorrectly described as the “UK’s fastest fibre service“.

UPD 98% of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough UK Get BT Fibre Broadband

8th Mar, 2013 (3 Comments)

BT has officially signed the £45 million Connecting Cambridgeshire contract, which aims to make superfast broadband (25Mbps+) ISP services available to 90% of homes and businesses across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (England, UK) by the end of 2015 (i.e. 98% will get FTTC but the 8% difference will be sub-25Mbps).

Ofcom UK Propose to Help Wifinity Build 20Mbps Home Wireless Service

8th Mar, 2013 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has proposed to grant Code Powers to Wifinity Limited that would allow the operator to carry out street works as part of their wider effort to roll-out a new symmetric 4Mbps, 10Mbps and 20Mbps (Megabits per second) capable wireless broadband service for domestic users.

Virgin Media UK and Internap Problem Cuts Access to Some Websites

8th Mar, 2013 (2 Comments)

Some of Virgin Media’s cable broadband customers have been left unable to access a number of popular websites (e.g. Stack Overflow) for approximately two weeks due to the ISPs apparent lack of a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with “the network where we think the issue is” (i.e. Internap).

EU Court Rules UK Broadcasters Can Block Live TV Internet Streaming Sites

8th Mar, 2013 (3 Comments)

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that UK broadcasters, such as ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, have the right to block retransmission of free-to-air TV (e.g. Freeview) programming over the Internet unless the related service (e.g. TVCatchup Ltd) gains specific permission. But they haven’t won yet.

Ofcom Claims 16 Percent of UK Internet Users Make Illegal Downloads

7th Mar, 2013 (3 Comments)

The communications regulator, Ofcom, has today released a new study into online copyright infringement (internet piracy), which estimates that 16% of UK internet users aged 12+ have consumed at least one item of online content illegally between August-October 2012 and 5% “exclusively consumed illegal content“.

Allpay Broadband Wins Contract for FREE WiFi Hotspot Zone in Hereford

7th Mar, 2013 (0 Comments)

Wireless ISP Allpay Broadband has won a vital contract to roll-out a new public WiFi based wireless internet hotspot zone in the centre of Hereford City in Herefordshire (England, UK).

ITSPA Reveals UK Internet 2013 VoIP Award Winners

7th Mar, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Internet Telephony Services Providers’ Association (ITSPA), a trade body for the United Kingdom’s VoIP industry, has announced the winners of its 5th annual 2013 ITSPA Awards. This year the gong for Best Consumer provider went to Localphone and BT was the runner up.

BT Recruits 1000 New UK Engineers to Support Superfast Fibre Broadband

7th Mar, 2013 (8 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which takes care of BT’s national telecoms network in the United Kingdom, has today announced the recruitment of a further 1,000 new engineers to help with the on-going roll-out of superfast broadband (FTTC, FTTP) and phone services into customers’ homes.

UK WiFi Operator The Cloud Upgrades FREE Wireless Internet for KFC

6th Mar, 2013 (2 Comments)

The Cloud (BSkyB) has once again expanded the reach of their national public wifi hotspot network in the United Kingdom by announcing the roll-out of its free wireless internet service to KFC‘s fast food restaurants.

BT Spend GBP3.7m to Divert Unused Fibre Optic Cable to the Isles of Scilly

6th Mar, 2013 (24 Comments)

BT has confirmed that £3.7m from the £132m Superfast Cornwall scheme will be used to divert an undersea fibre optic cable, which has rested “unused … for about three years” on the seabed, to help bring faster broadband ISP connectivity to the Isles of Scilly and surrounding islands.

ISP Zen Internet Invests GBP3.5m in New UK Local Exchange Network

6th Mar, 2013 (1 Comment)

Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet has today announced a new partnership deal with Cable & Wireless (C&W) that will see them invest over £3.5 million into their core infrastructure to build a new network of local telephone exchange PoPs (Points of Presence).

The Top 27 Fastest UK and EU Countries by Broadband ISP Speeds

6th Mar, 2013 (0 Comments)

The publication of Ofcom’s European Broadband Scorecard yesterday was notable for its inability to compare UK fixed line broadband and mobile internet speeds with other EU states. But other real-world performance data, courtesy of Ookla.com, does still exist and can be used for a rough comparison.

ISPA Voting Opens for the Best UK ISP Customer Choice Award 2013

5th Mar, 2013 (0 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has officially opened voting for the 2013 Customer Choice Award, which allows people to rate which is the best ISP from a selection of nine very different providers (i.e. those which actually entered the award).

UPD2 Virgin Mobile UK Cap 3G Contract and PAYG Data Speeds at 2Mbps

5th Mar, 2013 (5 Comments)

Angry Virgin Mobile customers with a pay-as-you-go or contract deal have been told that their 3G internet data download speeds are being restricted to a maximum of just 2Mbps (Megabits per second), which comes as part of a “trial” to help improve the networks performance amidst increasing congestion.

UPD Solway Communications to Expand Wireless Internet in Cumbria UK

5th Mar, 2013 (0 Comments)

ISP Solway Communications, which delivers a 10Mbps capable wireless broadband service to homes and businesses around the city of Carlisle in Cumbria (North West England), are looking to expand their network into nearby Whitehaven and Keswick.