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Sky, Virgin Media and PlusNet Top UK Home Broadband 2013 ISP Awards

2nd Feb, 2013 (2 Comments)

A new Home Broadband Survey 2013, which combined the results from 50,000 speed tests with consumer research from OnePoll, has named PlusNet the best broadband provider in the United Kingdom after it secured the highest scores across most categories (e.g. speed satisfaction, support and reliability).

UPD Ofcom UK Propose to Open 900MHz, 800MHz and 2100MHz for 4G

1st Feb, 2013 (0 Comments)

As expected the UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has today proposed to allow 4G (LTE) superfast Mobile Broadband services to also be delivered over the 900MHz, 1800MHz (EE are at present the only one allowed to do this) and 2100MHz radio spectrum bands that are currently used for a mix of existing 2G and 3G services.

UK ISP BT Tops 6.56 Million Broadband Subscribers as Fibre Access Grows

1st Feb, 2013 (0 Comments)

National UK telecoms operator BT has today released its latest Q4-2012 financial results, which revealed that their retail broadband ISP subscriber base grew by +122k (up from +88k in Q3-2012) to total 6,569,000 customers (more than 1m of which are fibre optic based BTInfinity superfast broadband subscribers).

Wife of AAISP UK Boss Narrowly Escapes Falling Tree at ISPs HQ

1st Feb, 2013 (1 Comment)

The “root of all evil” struck in the car park of Bracknell based business ISP Andrews and Arnold (AAISP) earlier this week after high winds on Wednesday felled a large tree, which narrowly missed a car belonging to the wife of boss Adrian Kennard.

Entanet Explains the Problem of Compensating Users for Broadband Loss

1st Feb, 2013 (4 Comments)

Communications provider Entanet, which supplies a number of ISPs in the United Kingdom, has claimed that it “really isn’t practical” to compensate all customers for a loss of broadband service.

BT Openreach Starts UK ISP Trial of 220Mbps FTTP Fibre Broadband

1st Feb, 2013 (0 Comments)

BTOpenreach has today started a four-week long technical trial for its new 220Mbps (Megabits per second) capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP product, which will be available from telephone exchanges in Bradwell Abbey, Chester South, Exeter and York (England).

Tiny LiFi LED Lights Set to Deliver WiFi Style Internet Communications

31st Jan, 2013 (7 Comments)

Researchers from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland (UK) have begun to develop a new Light Fidelity (Li-Fi) technology that could turn ordinary LED (Light-Emitting Diode) based home and office lighting or computer displays into a sophisticated wireless communications network like WiFi.

UK ISP Zen Internet Launch NGA Ethernet Service via FTTC and FTTP

31st Jan, 2013 (0 Comments)

Zen Internet has today launched a new symmetric 10Mbps (Megabits per second) capable NGA Ethernet service for businesses in the United Kingdom. The new product is based off two of the latest Next Generation Access (NGA) technologies, Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) and Fibre to the Premises (FTTP).

BT Sign GBP35.6m Broadband Deal for South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire

31st Jan, 2013 (1 Comment)

The South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) and Wiltshire Council (WC) have today become the latest to sign a new £35.6m contract with BT that will make superfast broadband ISP speeds (25Mbps+) available to 94% of local homes and businesses by the end of March 2016 (the rest will get speeds of at least 2Mbps).

Sky Broadband UK Tops 4.23 Million ISP Subscribers

31st Jan, 2013 (0 Comments)

Sky Broadband (BSkyB) has today released their latest results to 31st December 2012 (Q4-2012), which saw the operator increase its growth by adding +132,000 new quarterly fixed line internet access subscribers to reach a total customer base of 4,235,000 (up from +102k added in Q3-2012).

BT Sign GBP94m Superfast Broadband Contract for Devon and Somerset

31st Jan, 2013 (8 Comments)

The joint Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) scheme in England has finally signed a £94m contract with BT that will make “high-speed fibre broadband” ISP services available to “around” 90% of local homes and businesses by the end of 2016.

Eutelsat to Launch Unlimited 20Mbps Satellite Broadband Service for the UK

31st Jan, 2013 (0 Comments)

Competition in the UK and EU markets for Satellite based internet access, which can help to serve remote rural areas, is heating up and as a result Eutelsat (Tooway) will today announce a series of new packages for their KA-SAT spacecraft at 9° East. Faster speeds of up to 20Mbps and unlimited data allowances are two of several enhancements.

Gov Consults on Changes to Boost the UK Superfast Broadband Rollout

30th Jan, 2013 (4 Comments)

The government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport has launched a new consultation on proposals that would see telecoms operators, such as BT, given a five year period of grace with which to install new street cabinets and poles (but not mobile masts) without the need for prior approval from a local planning authority.

New TCP Protocol Could Deliver 30 Times Faster Internet File Transfers

30th Jan, 2013 (0 Comments)

Fujitsu Laboratories claims to have developed a new software-only version of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) that has already achieved a “throughput increase of over 30 times” during simulated file transfers between Japan and the USA and it also improves latency (i.e. better ping times).

Blue Mans Way Could be the Best Connected Street in South Yorkshire

30th Jan, 2013 (1 Comment)

South Yorkshire ISP LittleBigOne (Isrighthere Ltd.), which uses the troubled Digital Region broadband network, has suggested that the Catcliffe cul-de-sac of Blue Mans Way could now be “the best connected street” in the whole region.

EU Could Force ISPs to Add a NO TERRORISTS Clause to their Contracts

30th Jan, 2013 (5 Comments)

Europe’s sometimes controversial Clean IT project, which aims to make the internet a safer place through new rules and regulations to restrict illegal content and access, has published its final recommendations for tackling terrorism online. But some of the ideas aren’t particularly worldly.

JT Criticised for Delayed 1Gbps FTTH Broadband Network on Jersey

30th Jan, 2013 (1 Comment)

The Treasury Minister for Jersey (Channel Islands), Senator Philip Ozouf, has criticised local telecoms operator JT Global (Jersey Telecom) for allowing an issue with one of its subcontractors to allegedly slow the progress of their new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband ISP network.