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Dumfries and Galloway Commit GBP12.6m for Superfast Broadband

22nd May 2013 (5 Comments)

A Policy and Resources committee meeting of the Dumfries and Galloway Council in Scotland has confirmed that the local authority will commit £12.6 million to help make superfast broadband ISP connectivity available to 85% of local premises by 2015.

Camden is First of 17 London UK Boroughs to Deploy Free Public Wi-Fi

14th May 2013 (2 Comments)

The London Borough of Camden in England has today become the first of seventeen councils in the capital city to confirm a free public Wi-Fi (wireless internet) service to streets and open spaces across the borough, though it’s only free for the first 30 minutes of use (daily).

PlusNet Offers Half Price Broadband Bundles But Hike UK Phone Charges

9th May 2013 (6 Comments)

ISP PlusNet has begun offering a series of new half price promotions on their standard (up to 16Mbps) and superfast (up to 80Mbps) unlimited broadband and phone bundle packages, although the ISP has also quietly hiked some of their line rental and call plan prices.

SKY Sale Triggers Exodus of O2 UK Home Broadband Subscribers

8th May 2013 (3 Comments)

The latest quarterly results from O2 UK (BE Broadband) appear to suggest that the ISPs fixed line home broadband customers have been climbing over themselves to escape the forthcoming migration to Sky Broadband (BSkyB) as subscriber figures fell by a staggering -40,700 in Q1-2013 to total 519,400.

UPD BT Sign £24m BDUK Deal to Boost Superfast Broadband in Durham UK

26th Apr 2013 (2 Comments)

The Durham County Council (DCC) in North East England (UK) has today signed a new state aid supported £24 million deal with BT that will see “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC and FTTP) services being rolled out to “around” 94% of local premises by the end of 2016.

Cornwall UK Expands Superfast Broadband Coverage Target to 95%

12th Mar 2013 (2 Comments)

The joint public and privately funded £132m Superfast Cornwall scheme, which originally aimed to deploy BT fibre optic (FTTC etc.) based broadband ISP services to “at least” 80% of homes and businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly by the end of 2014, has now expanded its target to cover 95%.

Virgin Media Named Fastest ISP in New Netflix UK Broadband Speed Index

12th Mar 2013 (0 Comments)

Netflix UK, the unlimited movie and TV video streaming service, has launched a new Netflix ISP Speed Index website that is designed to give consumers “insight into which Internet Service Providers [deliver] the best streaming experience“.

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“.

Lord Alan Sugar Leaves Non Executive Chairman Role at YouView UK

2nd Mar 2013 (5 Comments)

YouView YourView, the broadband ISP based video-on-demand and catch-up TV (IPTV) service, have announced that Lord Alan Sugar, whom is perhaps best known as the man who founded Amstrad and says “Your’re fired!” a lot on a certain TV show, has decided to leave his role as Non-Executive Chairman.

BT Extends 20Mbps 21CN Broadband ISP Services to 92 Percent of the UK

18th Feb 2013 (45 Comments)

BTWholesale, the wholesale division of national UK telecoms operator BT, has confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that its up to 20Mbps (ADSL2+) capable 21CN based Wholesale Broadband Connect (WBC) platform will be extended beyond their current targets and into more rural areas to reach over 92% of the country.

UPD Sky UK Extend 3 Months Half Price Unlimited Fibre Broadband and Calls

15th Feb 2013 (0 Comments)

ISP Sky Broadband (BSkyB) has today extended its offer of three months half price service for their up to 38Mbps capable superfast broadband (Sky Fibre Unlimited) with free weekend calls, TV and free connection bundle until 28th March 2013.

ISPreview Security Notice

13th May 2012 (0 Comments)

Some readers might receive a security warning when visiting ISPreview.co.uk, which stems from a problem we had on Thursday last week that has since been resolved. Unfortunately it can take awhile for such threat monitoring systems to update and as a result you may continue to experience the warnings for a little longer. We have no control over external monitors or their accuracy.

ISP O2 UK and BE See Slower Decline to 617800 Broadband Subscribers

11th May 2012 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator and ISP O2 UK (Telefonica) has today released its latest quarterly results to the end of March (Q1-2012), which revealed that their fixed line broadband subscriber base (includes BE Broadband customers) had continued to decline by -2,500 (net) between Q4-2011 and Q1-2012 to reach a new total of 617,800.