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ISPA UK Unveils the Winners of their 2016 ISP Internet Industry Awards

7th July, 2016 (3 Comments)

It’s that time of the year again. The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has revealed the winners of their 18th annual 2016 Internet industry awards, which among other things saw London wireless ISP Relish pick-up the winning spot for “Best Consumer Broadband” and Hyperoptic secure the “Best Superfast Broadband” gong.

The 2016-H1 Top 10 UK Fastest National Home Broadband and Mobile ISPs

18th June, 2016 (8 Comments)

The first half of 2016 has seen average broadband speeds rise as consumers increasingly switch to faster services, with Virgin Media delivering the fastest average broadband download speeds and Zen Internet coming top for uploads. Meanwhile EE remains the king for Mobile Broadband.

ISPA Publish UK Internet Hero and Villain Awards Shortlist for 2016

14th June, 2016 (1 Comment)

Once again the UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has today revealed the shortlist of potential winners for their annual Internet Hero and Internet Villain awards. It’s perhaps no surprise to find that people like Donald Trump (US presidential candidate) are up for the villain gong.

BT and Sky Enter the Top 10 Most Green Companies in the World

13th June, 2016 (3 Comments)

A new study, which examined the environmental performance (i.e. corporate sustainability and environmental impact) of the world’s largest publicly-traded companies by market capitalisation, has ranked BT Group as the 3rd best in the world and Sky PLC (Sky Broadband) 8th from a total of 500 companies.

Ofcom Study Reveals Cat 6 4G Mobile Broadband Speeds in London UK

3rd June, 2016 (5 Comments)

The national telecoms regulator has today produced an updated study of 4G based Mobile Broadband speeds in central London, which specifically looks at the performance impact of the latest Category 4 vs 6 (LTE-Advanced) networks. Once again EE wins the speed crown, but Vodafone are catching up.

Zen Internet Win Which Telecoms Service Provider of the Year 2016

26th May, 2016 (5 Comments)

Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet has officially been named the ‘Best Telecoms Service Provider of the Year 2016’ as part of the tenth annual Which? Awards, which claims to recognise businesses that have achieved “positive change and deliver excellent products and service“.

ITSPA Names the 2016 Best UK Internet VoIP Providers

11th May, 2016 (3 Comments)

The Internet Telephony Services Providers Association, which is a trade body for the United Kingdom’s VoIP industry, has today announced the winners of their 8th annual 2016 ITSPA Awards. This year saw Telappliant collect the gong for Best Consumer Provider.

REVEALED – ISPA Finalists for the 2016 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards

3rd May, 2016 (16 Comments)

Once again the UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has announced the official finalists for their forthcoming 18th annual 2016 Internet industry awards, which sees Vodafone leading the way with 6 nominations and BT short-listed for “Best Consumer Fixed Broadband“.

The Top 42 Fastest and Slowest Big UK Cities for Broadband Speed

28th April, 2016 (8 Comments)

A new study, which is based on data gathered via 508,637 consumer Internet speedtests conducted between 9th Aug 2015 and 8th Feb 2016, claims to have revealed both the fastest and slowest cities (biggest) in the United Kingdom for average broadband speeds. Middlesbrough takes the fastest crown (34.46Mbps), while Hull is named the slowest (12.42Mbps).

The 2016 Top UK Mobile Networks for Speed, Cover and User Satisfaction

19th April, 2016 (0 Comments)

A joint study from Which? and OpenSignal has revealed that actual coverage of 4G (LTE) mobile in the United Kingdom is poor, although EE (BT) managed to deliver the best 4G reach and Three UK came top for Mobile Broadband speed. But GiffGaff is still the highest rated by consumers.

Ofcom List the Naughtiest UK Mobile, Phone and Broadband ISPs – Q4 2015

30th March, 2016 (2 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has released their latest complaints report to the end of 2015, which reveals what mobile, TV, phone and broadband providers in the United Kingdom attracted the most consumer complaints. EE topped the naughty list for broadband, while TalkTalk dominated for fixed line phone gripes.

Ofcom 2016 Report – Average UK Home Broadband Speeds Reach 28.9Mbps

25th March, 2016 (10 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today published their re-jigged annual 2016 report into the Internet performance of the United Kingdom’s largest fixed line home broadband ISPs and their customers, which reveals that the average home download speed has jumped from 22.8Mbps last year to 28.9Mbps now. But the gap between rural and urban areas is still significant.

Broadband Satisfaction Study Hails Zen Internet, as TalkTalk Hit Bottom

18th March, 2016 (7 Comments)

Consumer magazine Which? has this week published the outcome from their latest reader survey of broadband ISP satisfaction, which saw Zen Internet and Utility Warehouse win the highest ratings. Unfortunately the same could not be said for TalkTalk, which had the lowest score by far.

The Top 16 UK Cities for 2G, 3G and 4G Mobile Network Performance

15th March, 2016 (0 Comments)

RootMetrics have put together a general report of all their mobile network testing for the past few months and revealed their pick of the top 16 cities (Larger Urban Zones) in the UK for mobile network performance, which saw Manchester top the table and Hull hit bottom. But caveats remain.

Zen Internet Ranked 56th in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies

26th February, 2016 (4 Comments)

Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet has been ranked 56th in the 2016 Sunday Times list of the 100 Best Companies, which ranks firms by the happiness and motivation of their workforce.

uSwitch Reveals the Best UK Mobile Operators in 2016 Awards

11th February, 2016 (7 Comments)

The annual uSwitch Mobile Awards 2016, which took place this week at The Barbican venue in London, have crowned giffgaff as the “Best Network of the Year” after it won several categories. A number of other operators also picked up awards, although it wasn’t such a good night for the big boys.

EE and Three UK Named Best Mobile Operators for H2 – 2015

10th February, 2016 (6 Comments)

RootMetrics has today published their latest biannual report into the reliability, call / text performance and Internet (3G and 4G data) speeds of the United Kingdom’s four primary Mobile Network Operators (MNO), which saw EE pick-up the most wins and Three UK come a more distant second.