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KC Fibre Broadband Rollout Update – 32000 Premises Passed in Hull UK

2nd May, 2014 (2 Comments)

Telecoms operator KC (KCOM Group), which serves Hull and some other parts of East Yorkshire in England, has confirmed that their superfast 350Mbps capable fibre optic (FTTP/C) Lightstream broadband product has now passed 32,000 homes and businesses with 9,000 customers connected (28% uptake) and more areas confirmed for the future upgrade plan.

Ofcom Propose Code Powers to Help MS3 Expand Dark Fibre Network in Hull

25th April, 2014 (1 Comment)

MS3 Networks has won provisional approval from Ofcom that would grant the operator Code Powers (making street works easier etc.) in order to help expand their independent and ultra-fast Dark Fibre optic broadband ISP network in Hull (East Yorkshire, England), which is already being used by a number of local businesses and competes with KC’s own FTTP deployment.

KC – Brits Would Sooner Scrap Chocolate and TV than the Internet for Lent

14th March, 2014 (2 Comments)

In an entirely unsurprising new study the incumbent telecoms operator for Hull in Yorkshire, KC, surveyed 2,003 adults via YouGov to discover that most Britons (51%) could not do without Internet access over Lent, which compares with 43% of people who couldn’t give up TV.

Hull ISP KC Suffers Second Privacy Fail After Sharing Customer Emails

5th March, 2014 (1 Comment)

The incumbent phone and broadband ISP for Hull in East Yorkshire, KC, has suffered yet another security snafu after they accidentally sent letters to customers that included the email addresses for other subscribers. Sadly it’s not their first security blunder.

KC Says 71% of Brits Consider Broadband Speed During House Hunting

21st February, 2014 (104 Comments)

A new survey conducted by incumbent Hull ISP KC, with more than 2,000 adults across the United Kingdom, has revealed that 71% of Brits take Internet speed into account when looking for a new home. This is partly being driven by the growth in connected devices and home working.

KC Fibre Engineer in Hull UK Exposes Unencrypted User Passwords

17th January, 2014 (2 Comments)

At least one of KC’s fibre optic broadband engineers in Hull (East Yorkshire, England) could be in hot water after demonstrating a worrying lack of personal data security by effectively exposing the ISPs unencrypted user passwords (and other personal data) during an on-site service installation visit.

UPDATE KC Disguises Hull Telecoms Street Cabinets with Street Art

14th January, 2014 (0 Comments)

The incumbent broadband and phone provider for Hull in East Yorkshire (England), KC, has this week begun covering some of their street cabinets in the Newland Avenue area with “street art” as part of the Culture Cabs exhibition, which was setup to celebrate the roll-out of their Lightstream fibre broadband (FTTP/C) service.

UPDATE KC Expand Fibre Broadband Rollout to 24700 Premises in Hull UK

26th November, 2013 (3 Comments)

KC (KCOM Group), which serves Hull and some other parts of East Yorkshire in England with broadband and phone services, has revealed that their superfast fibre optic (FTTP and FTTC) based Lightstream Internet service has now passed 24,700 premises and 5,900 customers have subscribed.

Hull ISP KC Calls UK Broadband Speed Demand Study a Dangerous Red Herring

7th November, 2013 (5 Comments)

The Hull-based incumbent telecoms provider KC, which covers part of East Yorkshire in England, has advised the UK Government to ignore an “unambitious” new study by the Broadband Stakeholder Group after it suggested that a “median household” might only require bandwidth of 19Mbps (Megabits per second) by 2023.

KC Named Overall Winner of the 2013 UK Customer Experience Award

22nd October, 2013 (0 Comments)

Hull ISP KC has been named the overall winner at this year’s UK Customer Experience Awards, which claims to celebrate and promote excellence in customer experience across a broad spectrum of industry. KC also picked up the award for IT & Telecommunications.

Hull ISP KC Set to Achieve EU Target of Universal 30Mbps Broadband by 2020

1st October, 2013 (6 Comments)

The incumbent telecoms provider for Hull and East Yorkshire in England, KC, has told ISPreview.co.uk that they will “strive to meet the more ambitious 2020 goals” set by Europe (i.e. 100% of households should have access to superfast broadband speeds of at least 30Mbps) and most of this will be delivered via true fibre optic (FTTH/P) connectivity.

KC Brings Fibre Optic Broadband to 500 Student Premises in Hull UK

24th September, 2013 (1 Comment)

Hull ISP KC has announced a new deal with six local student accommodation providers that will make their superfast fibre optic (FTTC / FTTH) based Lightstream broadband service available to thousands of students studying at the University of Hull in East Yorkshire (England).

Hull ISP KC Broadband Joins Cheap PC Scheme

14th August, 2013 (0 Comments)

The incumbent East Yorkshire ISP, KC (Karoo / KCOM), has become the latest internet provider to put its support behind Microsoft and the Government’s Get Online@Home scheme, which offers cheap reconditioned computers from just £24 to those on benefits (e.g. jobless).

Superfast Broadband Covers 73 Percent of UK Postcodes as Uptake Surges

1st August, 2013 (19 Comments)

Ofcom has published their annual 2013 Communications Market Report, which covers everything about the United Kingdom’s media and telecom industries. The study reveals that NGA / superfast broadband (30Mbps+) ISP services are now available to 73% of the country (up from 65% last year) and uptake has surged to 17.5% (up from just 6.5%) or 3.8 million subscribers.

Ofcom Calls on UK ISPs to Improve their Broadband Speed Info and Support

23rd July, 2013 (0 Comments)

Ofcom has published the outcome from their latest mystery shopping study into fixed line ISP compliance with the regulators rules concerning how broadband speeds should be sold and communicated to consumers. Suffice to say that some providers (TalkTalk and O2) have fallen short of expectations but overall the market has improved.

KC Bring Lightstream Fibre Optic Broadband to 20k Premises in Hull UK

11th July, 2013 (1 Comment)

The incumbent ISP for Hull and East Yorkshire in England, KC, has revealed that the roll-out of its new superfast fibre optic (FTTH and FTTC) based Lightstream broadband service has expanded to reach more than 20,000 homes and businesses in the region.

ISP KC Rolls Out FREE High Speed WiFi Hotspots in Hull City Centre

24th May, 2013 (0 Comments)

Residents, visitors and businesses in the centre of Hull in East Yorkshire (England) can now access a new network of free “high-speed” wireless internet (WiFi) hotspots after local telecoms operator, KC, began installing access points on the city’s aging public phone boxes.