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David Cameron to Reveal Stricter UK ISP Controls for Blocking Adult Websites

19th Nov, 2012 (7 Comments)

The Prime Minster of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, is expected to announce that broadband ISPs will soon be required to introduce even tougher censorship measures against adult internet websites. The move is intended to help parents protect children online but many question whether they will be effective.

ISPreview Details Staff Roles Within the Broadband Delivery UK Office

19th Nov, 2012 (5 Comments)

A Freedom of Information Act (FoI) request submitted by ISPreview.co.uk has revealed more details about the specific roles of staff working in the government’s Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) office, which is responsible for overseeing the national and publicly funded roll-out of superfast broadband services to 90% of people by spring 2015.

UK Government Issues Flat Response to Welsh Broadband Inquiry

19th Nov, 2012 (0 Comments)

The UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has issued a generally flat response to the Welsh Affairs Select Committee, which in September 2012 released a report that criticised the broadband strategy in Wales for being “behind schedule” and called for the new networks to be “implemented without delay“.

Virgin Media Failing to Fix Peak Time Broadband Latency and Peering Woes

17th Nov, 2012 (2 Comments)

Cable ISP Virgin Media UK has so far failed to completely resolve its broadband peering problems, which re-emerged over a week ago and has left many customers to suffer from high latency (bad for multiplayer games) and video buffering problems during peak times.

MLL Telecom Wants More ISP Competition for UK Public Broadband Funding

17th Nov, 2012 (2 Comments)

Business ISP MLL Telecom has called on the government to improve its controversial Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) process, which has been delayed by European competition concerns, by opening up access to public funding (State Aid) for more providers.

KC Resolve Broadband Speed and Connectivity Woes for Customers in Hull

17th Nov, 2012 (1 Comment)

The incumbent ISP for Hull in Yorkshire (England, United Kingdom), KC, has resolved a problem that left a “large number” of the providers broadband customers suffering from connectivity problems for almost a day.

Evolution in Fibre Optic FTTP Broadband Deployment Could Cut Costs by 10%

16th Nov, 2012 (5 Comments)

Ofcom has published a new Analysys Mason report that examines the cost of various civil engineering technologies for deploying superfast fibre optic broadband ISP services in the United Kingdom. It reveals that roll-out costs could be slashed by 10% if some of the latest innovations were adopted by BT and others.

Ofcom Want UK 2Mbps Target Raised as Superfast Broadband Reaches 65%

16th Nov, 2012 (10 Comments)

The communications regulator has published its annual 2012 Infrastructure Report, which claims that “close to” 100% of premises in the United Kingdom can now receive a broadband service (71% take-up) and just 10% can only get sub-2Mbps speeds (down from 14% in 2011). Superfast broadband (25Mbps+) is also available to 65% of homes and businesses (7% take-up).

Ofcom Plan for Future 5G Mobile Broadband and 700MHz Spectrum Release

16th Nov, 2012 (0 Comments)

Ofcom has today begun to set out plans that will eventually enable the release of new airwaves (UHF radio spectrum), such as the controversial 700MHz and 600MHz band used by Digital TV services, which could be used by a future generation of 5G Mobile Broadband or WiFi style internet solutions. But it will be 2018 before anything happens.

First Fibre Ducts Laid as Cotswold Broadband Target 9,000 Oxfordshire Premises

16th Nov, 2012 (1 Comment)

The Cotswold Broadband (CBB) project, which aims to roll-out an open access and 100Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 90% of home and businesses in the Chipping Norton area of west Oxfordshire (England, UK), has released an Investment Prospectus and laid its first fibre optic ducts.

UPD ORG Intervenes to Stop More O2 UK Internet Piracy Settlement Letters

16th Nov, 2012 (2 Comments)

The Open Rights Group (ORG) has applied for permission to intervene in a court case between Golden Eye International, which holds the copyrights for various adult films (Ben Dover), and O2 UK. The move could potentially help to stop up to 6,000 of the ISPs customers receiving dubious internet piracy claim letters.

Briton Ferry Residents Vent Anger at New BT Superfast Broadband Cabinet

16th Nov, 2012 (12 Comments)

Two residents of Shelone Road in the south Wales (UK) town of Briton Ferry (Llansawel) have expressed anger and frustration towards BTOpenreach engineers, whom were allegedly rude to them, after one of BT’s new superfast broadband (FTTC) street cabinets was installed outside their home.

uSwitch Award Fastest 3G Mobile Broadband Network Gong to Three UK

16th Nov, 2012 (10 Comments)

The annual uSwitch.com Mobile Awards 2012, which took place this week in London’s Covent Garden (Circus) area, have named Three UK as the Best Mobile Network and the Fastest Network for 3G based Mobile Broadband speeds. The operator was also crowned as the best network for roaming.

Ookla and Hull ISP KC Launch 1000Mbps Capable Broadband Speed Tester

15th Nov, 2012 (10 Comments)

The incumbent telecoms operator for Hull in Yorkshire (England), KC, has teamed up with Ookla to launch a new broadband speed tester that’s capable of “accurately” measuring the internet download and upload speeds of even the fastest 1Gbps (Gigabits per second) capable fibre optic FTTP connections.

UK Consumers Raise Broadband ISP Data Privacy Concerns

15th Nov, 2012 (2 Comments)

A new survey of 2,000 people in the UK has revealed that consumers have “widespread worries” about the amount of personal information that broadband ISPs and mobile networks collect and hold about them. In fact 55% said they were “very or extremely worried” about the situation (50% for mobile networks).

BT Openreach Clears UK Backlog of Broadband and Phone Repairs

15th Nov, 2012 (0 Comments)

BTOpenreach, the group that manages access to BT’s national UK telecoms network, yesterday informed ISPs that it had lifted all of its remaining service warnings, which forced them to focus on repair work after a series of storms caused widespread damage to their telecoms infrastructure.

Court Fail Puts YouView Broadband IPTV Service at Risk of Losing its Name

15th Nov, 2012 (1 Comment)

The subscription free YouView (IPTV) service, which offers an internet based video-on-demand and catch-up TV solution for broadband users (bundled by UK ISPs BT and TalkTalk or purchased separately), is in danger of losing its name after online billing firm YourView (Total Ltd.) won a key high court battle in London.