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What Comes Next – BT and EE Merger Officially Cleared by Regulator

15th January, 2016 (16 Comments)

As expected the Competition and Markets Authority has today officially approved the £12.5bn merger between national UK fixed line telecoms giant BT and mobile operator EE. But what comes next and how might existing customers or services be impacted.

Former BT CEO Ben Verwaayen Confirmed to Join Ofcom’s Board

14th January, 2016 (6 Comments)

Ofcom has confirmed the appointment of former BT CEO Ben Verwaayen to the position of non-executive director on their board, which comes just ahead of the Strategic Review that will decide whether or not BT should be separated from control of their national UK broadband and phone network.

BT Reveals Rising Broadband and WiFi Usage Over Christmas

12th January, 2016 (0 Comments)

The consumer division of BT has today revealed that home broadband and WiFi usage on their national UK network “increased substantially” over the festive season and almost doubled (95%) year-on-year on Christmas Day.

BT Openreach Adds More Cabinet Data to “Fibre Broadband” Checker

12th January, 2016 (20 Comments)

BTOpenreach has recently updated their Superfast Openreach website, specifically its ‘Where and When‘ broadband availability checker map tool, to provide users with an easier to understand tester and a smidgen of additional street cabinet level data.

BT Picks Tech Boss to Become CEO of UK Telecoms Division Openreach

11th January, 2016 (10 Comments)

The Chief Executive of BT’s Technology, Service and Operations, Clive Selley (54), has today been confirmed as the replacement for outgoing Joe Garner in the role of CEO at the operator’s Openreach division, which is responsible for the national UK broadband and phone network.

UPDATE BT in 2Mbps USC Broadband Deal with Satellite Solutions Worldwide

11th January, 2016 (3 Comments)

Reports suggest that BT will today sign a new deal with Satellite Solutions Worldwide (SSW), which could potentially help them to sell affordable broadband to remote rural homes and businesses that suffer from slow Internet connections.

2016-17 UPDATE – VDSL Router Options for UK FTTC “Fibre Broadband” ISPs

11th January, 2016 (26 Comments)

Today we publish our third and probably final annual summary of home routers with integrated VDSL2 modems, which are designed to be used with superfast “fibre broadband” offering ISPs (BT, TalkTalk, PlusNet, Sky Broadband etc.) that use the FTTC / VDSL2 technology (FTTrN and FTT-Basement also use VDSL2).

Ofcom Tries to Resolve Vodafone Complaint of Unfair BT Ethernet Delays

8th January, 2016 (2 Comments)

The national UK telecoms regulator has ruled that BTOpenreach does in some cases appear be in breach of several obligations because of the way that it delayed the provision of certain Ethernet (high-capacity data line) services to Vodafone, although the issue of compensation may be harder to resolve.

UPDATE Government Close to Achieving 90% UK Superfast Broadband Goal

8th January, 2016 (23 Comments)

The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK project takes a lot of flak, but this often overlooks some of the good progress that has been made. New data now appears to confirm that the original 90% coverage target for “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) availability is finally within touching distance.

UK Competition Regulator to Examine BT’s Superfast Broadband Prices

6th January, 2016 (5 Comments)

Opposing appeals by both BT and TalkTalk against the approach taken last year by Ofcom’s new “margin squeeze” test, which is designed to keep the incumbent operator’s FTTC “fibre broadband” prices under control, have today been referred to the Competition and Markets Authority.

EE Will Lose UK CEO Olaf Swantee as Part of BT Merger Completion

4th January, 2016 (2 Comments)

The £12.5bn merger between national UK telecoms giant BT and mobile operator EE, which has already gained provisional approval from the CMA (here), will result in the loss of EE’s CEO Olaf Swantee when the deal is finalised by around the end of January.

Waiting for Digital Scotland’s 2nd Fibre Broadband Extension Contract

4th January, 2016 (4 Comments)

The Digital Scotland project has today announced that 500,000 additional premises have now been put within reach of BT’s “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network, but there’s still no sign of the expected second contract in order to help expand coverage beyond the current target(s).

The Best UK Home Broadband ISPs for 2016 – ISPreview.co.uk Picks

4th January, 2016 (24 Comments)

What’s more important, service quality or price? If only it were that simple. Choosing the right broadband ISP is never easy, not least because service performance and cost can vary due to a variety of often very muddy factors, but hopefully our annual editors pick might help to simplify the options.

BT Openreach Confirm UK LLU and Line Rental Price Changes for 2016

31st December, 2015 (23 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which maintains and manages access to BT’s national UK telecoms network, has announced a series of line rental, local loop unbundling (LLU), electricity and engineering related price changes that will be introduced from 1st April 2016. Thankfully most of the adjustments are reductions.

Ofcom Attempts to Lure Former BT CEO Ben Verwaayen to its Board

31st December, 2015 (0 Comments)

The endless debate over whether or not the national UK telecoms regulator will separate BT from control of Openreach has introduced another twist after it was revealed that Ofcom are attempting to lure Ben Verwaayen in for a directorship position on their board.

Netflix’s 2014 vs 2015 UK Broadband Speed Index Sees Virgin Media Top

31st December, 2015 (0 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media continues to hold the top spot in Netflix’s latest UK ISP Speed Index, which measures the popular Internet Movie and TV service’s video streaming performance on different broadband providers; but it doesn’t mean much.

BT Openreach Retreats from Direct UK Customer Contact Proposal

29th December, 2015 (5 Comments)

BTOpenreach, which maintains and manages access to BT’s national UK phone and broadband network, has reportedly scrubbed a proposal from its new Charter that would have allowed consumers to contact them directly. Apparently a number of ISPs complained, but BT probably won’t be too upset.