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UK Coverage of Fixed Line Superfast Broadband Hits 93% – Q2 2017

7th Jun 2017 (23 Comments)

The latest independent data for June 2017 has estimated that fixed line “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) networks are now available to 93% of premises across the United Kingdom (96.1% if you include all “fibre based” lines, such as sub-24Mbps services), although some parts are lagging behind.

Sky Broadband TV Advert Banned for Misleading “lowest priced fibre” Claim

7th Jun 2017 (3 Comments)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a major TV advert for Sky Broadband, which featured Lego Batman, after it misleadingly claimed to offer the “UK’s lowest priced fibre including line rental” and also featured on-screen text that “did not present the qualifications clearly.”

BT Expect “Majority” of Future Fibre Rollout in Northumberland to Use FTTP

6th Jun 2017 (38 Comments)

Mole ploughs to fishing rods, those are just some of the methods that Openreach (BT) have been using to roll-out “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) across Northumberland. The operator has today also revealed that 1Gbps capable FTTP “will make up the vast majority” of their future deployment.

EE Start Roll-out of 400Mbps 4G+ Mobile Broadband to Big UK Cities

6th Jun 2017 (21 Comments)

Forget about future 5G for today. Mobile operator EE has begun the process of deploying their latest 4G+ (LTE-Advanced) network upgrade to several cities across the United Kingdom, which have already demonstrated live download speeds of up to 429Mbps (66.4Mbps upload).

Ofcom Find “no evidence” for Claims of Interference from VDSL Broadband

6th Jun 2017 (14 Comments)

A new study from the UK telecoms regulator has found “no evidence” to support claims made by the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB), which had complained that Openreach’s (BT) VDSL2 based Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) broadband technology had “resulted in interference to radio reception.”

BT Hail Environmental Boost from Recycling 500,000 HomeHub Routers

6th Jun 2017 (1 Comment)

Telecoms giant BT has today published a new report that examines their environmental impact, which among other things reveals that their UK retail ISP division has refurbished 500,000+ HomeHub broadband routers over the past 18 months (these are used to replace any that customers return as faulty).

Most UK ISPreview Readers are Mindful of Broadband Router Security

6th Jun 2017 (2 Comments)

The latest ISPreview.co.uk poll of 1,384 website readers has found that the vast majority of respondents do know how to use their broadband router’s admin interface (92.5%), although 25.9% have never changed the default Wi-Fi password and 23.9% haven’t changed their router’s admin password.

UK ISPs Respond to Prime Minister’s Call for Clampdown on Internet “Extremism”

5th Jun 2017 (17 Comments)

The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has today warned the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, that there is a risk of “unintended consequences that could undermine our defences” if she forces through aggressive new measures to tackle online “extremism“.

UPDATE2 Scotland Based UK ISP TenTel Quietly Slips into Administration

5th Jun 2017 (7 Comments)

Thousands of customers are at risk after Edinburgh-based broadband ISP TenTel, which at the end of last year boasted of “fantastic growth” and their success in securing a £500k investment (loan) from the Barclays (here), slipped into administration. TalkTalk will take on their customers.

Analysts Blame Price Hikes for Slowdown in the UK Broadband ISP Market

5th Jun 2017 (4 Comments)

Telecoms analysts have warned that periodic price hikes and a lack of innovation could be fuelling a slowdown in customer growth among many of the United Kingdom’s largest phone and broadband ISPs (e.g. BT, Sky Broadband, TalkTalk etc.), although the wider picture is more complicated.

Vandals Knock-out B4RN’s 1Gbps FTTH Broadband to Leck and Ingleton

5th Jun 2017 (15 Comments)

Residents of two rural villages – Leck (Lancashire) and Ingleton (North Yorkshire) – were left without access to B4RN’s 1Gbps community built Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network on Friday afternoon (2nd June @ around 4:30pm) after vandals dug up and cut one of their core cable ducts.

EE Adds Welsh Language Support and Pledges 4G Boost for Wales

2nd Jun 2017 (1 Comment)

Mobile operator EE has introduced Welsh language customer service for people in Wales and confirmed that they intend to boost 4G geographic network coverage of Wales from 40% at the start of 2016 to 90% by the end of 2017 (overall UK coverage will reach 95% by the same date).

Wireless ISP Airband Seeks Code Powers to Cut Rollout Time and Cost

2nd Jun 2017 (2 Comments)

Fixed wireless broadband ISP Airband have put in an application for Code Powers from Ofcom, which could make it easier and cheaper for them to expand their rural focused network beyond existing coverage in the Midlands, South West and Wales.

Hyperoptic Build 1Gbps Broadband to 20 Property Developments in Croydon

2nd Jun 2017 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Hyperoptic has now expanded their ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Building (FTTB/P) network into the London borough of Croydon, with 20 large residential apartment buildings (Multi-Dwelling Units) being among the first to benefit and 10 more undergoing installation or being planned for the future.

BT Set Date for Free ISP Trial of SOGFast – Standalone G.fast Broadband

2nd Jun 2017 (18 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has confirmed that the first trial of their SOGEA based SOGFast service, which will allow UK consumers to order an “ultrafast broadband” (up to 330Mbps) standalone G.fast line without also needing to take a phone (voice) service, will begin in July 2017 and run until December 2017.

Sky Mobile UK Introduces Cheap £5 Plan with 500MB of 4G Data

1st Jun 2017 (4 Comments)

Sky Mobile (Sky Broadband) has today added a fourth option to their line-up of Mobile tariffs, which costs just £5 per month and includes a 500MB (MegaByte) data allowance. As usual existing Sky TV customers will also benefit from free unlimited UK calls and texts.

Virgin Media Offer 1 Year of FREE F-Secure Security to Mobile Subscribers

1st Jun 2017 (3 Comments)

Customers of Virgin Mobile (Virgin Media) can now benefit from a year’s worth of free access to Mobile security software from F-Secure (F-Secure SAFE and F-Secure KEY Premium Password Manager), which can be installed on up to 5 devices.

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Zen Internet ([email protected])	Broadband Fixed Line	By: [email protected]

Hyperoptic (GTom)	Broadband Fixed Line	By: GTom

Andrews & Arnold (Phu)	Broadband Fixed Line	By: Phu