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ISPA Goes on the Hunt for 2021 UK Internet Heroes

27th August, 2021 (4 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has put out a request for members of the public and industry alike to submit nominations for its 2021 “Internet Hero” award, with the eventual winner being announced on 4th November 2021 at an awards ceremony in central London (Sheraton Grand Park Lane Hotel).

ISPA Name Finalists for 2021 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards

30th June, 2021 (1 Comment)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has today revealed the shortlist of finalists for this year’s 23rd annual industry awards, which sees a number of broadband ISPs receiving nominations across several categories (e.g. Exa Networks scored five nominations, while Hyperoptic and Glide both received four nominations each.

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The New UK Telecoms Security Bill is Starting to Look a Bit Ugly

16th March, 2021 (10 Comments)

At present most of the mentions you’ll see around the UK Government’s new Telecoms Security Bill (TSB) tend to involve Huawei’s ban (here) and its impact upon FTTP broadband or 5G mobile networks, but as time goes on it’s becoming increasingly clear that the bill hides a number of other nasty surprises.

ISPA UK Start Hunting for the 2021 Best Broadband ISPs

17th February, 2021 (5 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has today launched their annual hunt for the best ISPs and internet companies as part of early preparation for their 2021 awards event, which this year includes the new category of “Best Ultrafast ISP.“

ISPA Reveal Winners of the 2020 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards

18th November, 2020 (1 Comment)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has just unveiled the winners of their 22nd annual 2020 internet industry and broadband awards, which among other categories saw CommunityFibre scoop the win for “Best Consumer ISP“, while Jurassic Fibre secured “Best New ISP” and Gigaclear won “Best Rural ISP.”

ISPA Begins Hunting for 2020’s UK Internet Heroes

19th October, 2020 (11 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has today called for members of the public and industry alike to submit nominations for its 2020 “Internet Hero” award, with the eventual winner being announced via a special online ceremony on the 18th November 2020 at the 22nd annual ISPA Awards event.

ISPA Celebrate 25th Anniversary with Summary of UK Broadband

23rd September, 2020 (2 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has today celebrated their 25th Anniversary with the release of a new report, which charts how much the internet and broadband connectivity in the United Kingdom has changed over the past 25 years. Going from dialup speeds to gigabits.

ISPA Announce Finalists for 2020 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards

16th June, 2020 (9 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has today announced a shortlist of finalists for this year’s 22nd annual industry awards, which has seen broadband ISPs being nominated for awards across various different categories and the 2020 event will include a few new additions to those.

UK Internet Providers Celebrate Key Workers in COVID-19 Crisis

11th May, 2020 (5 Comments)

The UK Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA) has today launched their new “Keeping Britain Connected” campaign, which essentially names and celebrates some of the key workers in the telecoms and broadband ISP sector who have been working throughout the lockdown to maintain and support the network.

ISPA UK Begins Hunting for the 2020 Best Broadband ISPs

9th December, 2019 (0 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has this morning launched the hunt for next year’s best ISPs and internet companies, which includes several familiar categories (e.g. Best Consumer ISP, Best Rural ISP) and some new ones (e.g. Best New ISP, Social Impact Award, Outstanding Individual Contribution).

UK ISP Association Blasts Labour’s Nationalised Free Full Fibre

21st November, 2019 (29 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA), which represents 200 broadband and other internet providers within the sector (many more than this number exist), has today warned of “deep flaws” within Labour’s new proposals for broadband (here) and said that the “entire telecoms sector” is echoing similar concerns.

ISP Association on the Risks of Brexit, DoH and UK Full Fibre Targets

16th September, 2019 (19 Comments)

Andrew Glover, Chair of the UK ISPA, has told ISPreview in a new interview that a no-deal Brexit could harm both the industry’s supply chain and access to a skilled workforce. Glover also warns that DNS over HTTPS (DoH) raises a “host of security concerns” and says “considerable regulatory change” is needed to hit full fibre targets.

Winners of the 2019 ISPA UK ISP Internet Industry Awards Revealed

12th July, 2019 (7 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) last night confirmed the winners of their 21st annual 2019 internet industry awards, which among other categories saw Hull provider KCOM scoop the win for “Best Consumer ISP” and altnet FTTH provider TrueSpeed come out top as the “Best Rural Broadband” ISP.

ISPA Pulls UK Internet Villain Category Over Mozilla DoH Fallout

10th July, 2019 (10 Comments)

One embarrassment too many. The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has, at the 11th hour, decided to scrap the “Internet Villain” category from their annual industry awards event, which came after a global backlash over their decision to nominate Mozilla due to their DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) push.

Your Internet Villain for 2019? Mozilla (DoH), Trump or EU Copyright

2nd July, 2019 (19 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has published a list of finalists for the “Internet Hero” and “Internet Villain” categories at this year’s forthcoming annual internet industry awards, although the decision to put Mozilla under the Villain category for their DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) push may be contentious.

ISPA UK Asks – Who is Your Internet Hero and Villain for 2019

7th June, 2019 (0 Comments)

The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has opened public nominations for this year’s ‘Internet Villain’ and ‘Internet Hero’ categories, which will form part of their annual 2019 awards event that is due to be held on the 11th July 2019 at the Sheraton Grand Park Lane Hotel in London.

Let ISPs get on with the job of rolling out and delivering broadband

4th May, 2019 (4 Comments)

Broadband is no longer a luxury good, but flows through households and businesses as freely as running water. Quality broadband allows us to live better and more fulfilling lives, and it is a lifeline for businesses to connect with the rest of the world.