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Diamond Net Brings 4G Wireless Broadband to North Lincolnshire UK

2nd Aug, 2012 (2 Comments)

Fixed wireless ISP Diamond Net has started the introduction of its new “ultra fast” 4G based broadband service for the public sector, businesses and potentially up to 10,000 homes of North Lincolnshire Homes (NLH), a registered social landlord (charity), in the Scunthorpe area of North Lincolnshire.

Top 9 UK Fastest Broadband ISPs by Internet Speed for July 2012

2nd Aug, 2012 (8 Comments)

The latest batch of anecdotal UK consumer broadband ISP speed testing data from Broadband.co.uk, which covers the past month of July 2012, reveals that the average internet download speed has declined slightly from 17.662Mbps (Megabits per second) in June 2012 to 17.262Mbps now.

Court Rejects BT Appeal over Ofcoms UK Network Access Costs Ruling

1st Aug, 2012 (8 Comments)

The Court of Appeal has largely rejected BT’s latest attempt to appeal two judgments of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) from June 2010 and March 2011, which challenged an Ofcom ruling that found the operator had charged rival ISPs too much for access to its network (i.e. Partial Private Circuits – trunk segments market).

Hampshire UK Council Offer Grants for Alternative Rural Broadband Services

1st Aug, 2012 (1 Comment)

The Hampshire County Council (HCC) has quietly launched a new Alternative Broadband Pilot scheme, which borrows an idea from Wales by offering grants worth up to £300 to help “Not Spot” homes in rural areas install an “alternative” broadband service that can provide broadband speeds of more than 2Mbps+.

Analyst Warns of GBP1bn Shortfall for Lords UK Fibre Optic Broadband Proposal

1st Aug, 2012 (10 Comments)

Consultancy firm Analysys Mason has warned that yesterdays scathing House of Lords Select Committee report into the UK’s embattled superfast broadband strategy, which proposed to blanket the country with truly open-access fibre optic hubs, would require “substantially more public funding” (£1bn) than is currently available.

Avanti UK Given Green Light to Launch HYLAS2 Broadband Satellite

1st Aug, 2012 (0 Comments)

Avanti Communications UK has just been given the green light to launch its second broadband satellite (HYLAS 2) into space, which will be sent aloft within the next couple of days aboard Arianespace’s heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana.

UPD ISP Virgin Media UK Staying Stum on Future 200Mbps Broadband Service

31st Jul, 2012 (54 Comments)

Cable giant Virgin Media UK has told ISPreview.co.uk that it will launch a 200Mbps or faster (i.e. 400Mbps) broadband product only “when we think the time is right” (e.g. when consumers demand it), which is despite four years ago setting itself a launch target of 2012. So when will the time be right?

Hull ISP KC Increases its Customers Monthly Broadband Usage Allowances

31st Jul, 2012 (0 Comments)

The incumbent telecoms provider for Hull in Yorkshire (England), KC, has announced that it will boost its customers broadband ISP download allowances from tomorrow (1st August 2012), with some subscribers expected to receive double what they had before.

UPDATE2 Lords Inquiry Calls for UK to Deploy Robust Fibre Optic Broadband

31st Jul, 2012 (37 Comments)

The House of Lords Select Committee Inquiry into the UK government’s superfast broadband plan has published its first report, which criticises the lack of “strategy” and failure to focus upon “eliminating” the rural digital divide. Crucially it calls for the roll-out of a “robust and resilient national network” that should be linked primarily by open access fibre optic lines; but only if home owners pay for it first.

EU Giving High Priority to Resolution of UK Superfast Broadband Delay

30th Jul, 2012 (7 Comments)

The European Commission (EC) has given a “high priority” to resolving competition concerns over the UK governments allocation of State Aid for its national superfast broadband deployment, which appears to be delaying the approval of funding for several related Local Broadband Plans (LBP).

UPD6 UK Broadband ISPs Survive 2012 Olympic Games Weekend Unscathed

30th Jul, 2012 (0 Comments)

Early indications suggest that the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony and weekend events failed to put any real strain upon national UK broadband providers. Several ISPs reported increased internet usage, yet none suffered any serious problems. But the first real test could come today.

Internet Streaming Services Gobble Half of the Traffic on PlusNet UK

27th Jul, 2012 (7 Comments)

Broadband ISP PlusNet UK has revealed that internet streaming services (e.g. YouTube) now account for over 42% of all usage on its network during the evening and often peak at 50-60% depending on what’s happening (i.e. big sporting events). A raft of other stats have also been published including some that hint at a possible abuse of the SkyGo service.

ISP O2 UK Suffers Sharp Decline to 602000 Broadband Subscribers

26th Jul, 2012 (24 Comments)

Mobile operator and ISP O2 UK (BE Broadband) has released its latest results to 30th June (Q2), which revealed that their fixed line broadband subscriber base saw a shock fall to total 602,000 (-15,800 in the quarter). That’s a nosedive from the -2,500 lost in Q1-2012 and the -5,000 lost during Q4-2011.

Six UK ISPs Named as Which Mags Recommended Broadband Providers

26th Jul, 2012 (3 Comments)

The latest Which? magazine study of broadband quality, value, performance and general customer satisfaction has awarded its Recommended Provider status to six UK ISPs including Zen Internet, Utility Warehouse, Eclipse Internet, PlusNet, BE Broadband and O2. Sadly other ISPs didn’t do so well.

Sky Broadband UK Breaks the 4 Million ISP Subscribers Milestone

26th Jul, 2012 (5 Comments)

BSkyB (Sky Broadband) has today released its latest results to 30th June 2012 (Q2), which saw it add +138,000 new home broadband customers in the quarter (down from +212k in Q1) and reach the milestone of 4,001,000 internet access customers.

UK ISPs Give Conflicted Response to New Open Internet Code of Practice

26th Jul, 2012 (1 Comment)

Yesterdays release of a new voluntary Open Internet Code of Practice (OICP), which is designed to tackle Net Neutrality concerns by requiring members to ensure the provision of full and open internet access, has today received a starkly mixed response from the UK’s fixed line broadband ISPs.

UPD TalkTalk UK Unveil Free TV Service and Falls to 4.047m Broadband Subs

26th Jul, 2012 (2 Comments)

Budget ISP TalkTalk has today announced the launch of its new “FREE” TV service, which is based off the YouView (IPTV) platform and will be offered at no additional monthly cost to the providers existing ‘Plus‘ broadband and phone customers. But there’s a catch.