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Cable’s 2016 Awards – Plusnet Named Best Overall UK Broadband ISP

23rd November, 2016 (5 Comments)

Comparison site Cable.co.uk has revealed the winners of their annual Broadband Awards 2016, which saw Plusnet scoop more wins across different consumer voted categories than any other ISP. But there were also some wins in different areas for Virgin Media, Sky Broadband, BT and other ISPs.

Sky Broadband Unlimited UK Package Slashed to £15 Per Month

21st November, 2016 (4 Comments)

The Black Friday deals are starting to pop-up and Sky Broadband have today reduced their ‘up to’ 17Mbps unlimited broadband and phone bundle from £27.40 to just £15 per month for the first 12 months of service. Just for good measure they’ve also thrown in a £75 PrePaid MasterCard.

Zen Internet Tops Which? UK Broadband Survey, But TalkTalk Bottom

18th November, 2016 (7 Comments)

Consumer magazine Which? has published the outcome from their latest H2 2016 reader survey of broadband ISP satisfaction, which for the 10th time has named Zen Internet the best of the bunch. Sadly the news isn’t so good for TalkTalk, which had the lowest customer satisfaction score of 37%.

Ofcom UK Rules BT Overcharged ISPs TalkTalk and Sky for Engineer Work

17th November, 2016 (12 Comments)

Ofcom has today ordered BT to repay (with interest) TalkTalk and Sky Broadband after the telecoms regulator found that the national operator had “overcharged” both ISPs for their Special Fault Investigation (SFI) engineer service and Time Related Charges (TRC).

Ookla Award the Fastest BIG UK Mobile and Fixed Line Broadband ISPs

17th November, 2016 (7 Comments)

The company behind the popular Speedtest.net service, Ookla, has published its annual ‘Speedtest® Market Report‘ for the United Kingdom and revealed that we rank just 30th in the world for average fixed line broadband speeds (Virgin Media is the fastest ISP) and 32nd for Mobile Broadband (EE is top).

UK ISP TalkTalk Loses Fewer Broadband Users and Details York FTTP Plan

15th November, 2016 (29 Comments)

TalkTalk has published their latest interim results for the 6 months to 30th September 2016 (H1 2017), which saw them lose fewer on-net broadband customers (-29,000) in the period to total 3,967,000 and 21% of those (779K) take their FTTC “fibre broadband” products (with 2,500 on FTTP in York).

Sky UK Proposes to Close 60 of its 260 Retail Stores

8th November, 2016 (5 Comments)

Some 170 jobs could be lost after Sky (Sky Broadband) advised staff that 23% of their less profitable retail outlets across the United Kingdom could be closed. The announcement comes ahead of the planned Sky Mobile launch, which will turn the operator into a quad-play provider.

Sky and NOW TV Combo Broadband Bundles Adopt All-in-One Price

28th October, 2016 (4 Comments)

Sky Broadband and its sibling TV streaming service, NOW TV, will today become the latest providers to adopt the advertising watchdog’s new all-inclusive pricing rule (details), which means that they’ll combine the cost of their no-contract TV, broadband and line rental bundles into a single price.

GTC Unveil UltraStream 300Mb FTTH Broadband Network for New Builds

26th October, 2016 (0 Comments)

A touch of confusion rang out this morning after utility infrastructure provider GTC “unveiled” its “UltraStream300” Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network solution for UK house builders to use. Except they’ve already been offering a 300Mbps FTTH solution like this since 2014.

TalkTalk to Extend 940Mbps FTTH Broadband in York to 40000 Premises

25th October, 2016 (36 Comments)

After leaving us in suspense TalkTalk and Cityfibre have today confirmed that their joint 940Mbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband trial in the city of York (England) will be extended from 14,000 premises passed today to another 40,000 over the next 2 years; supported by a new investment of £20m.

2016 UK PC Pro Awards Zen Internet and Plusnet Best for Broadband

22nd October, 2016 (23 Comments)

Consumer magazine PC Pro has published the latest results from their annual PC Pro Awards 2016, which saw Zen Internet win the best broadband ISP gong and Plusnet secure the “Recommended” (runner-up) spot. Sadly it wasn’t such a good day for TalkTalk and EE.

Sky Broadband to Open Sky Mobile for Sign-ups on 31st October

21st October, 2016 (4 Comments)

The CEO of Sky UK and Ireland (Sky Broadband), Stephen van Rooyen, has confirmed that existing customers who are interested in taking their forthcoming Sky Mobile plans will be able to register their interest from 31st October 2016.

Oh Hai Cityfibre! Virgin Media to Extend 300Mbps Broadband in York

19th October, 2016 (20 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media has announced that their 300Mbps capable “fibre optic” broadband and TV network will be expanded to reach an additional 20,000 homes and businesses in the UK city of York, which is where Cityfibre, Sky Broadband and TalkTalk have also been deploying 940Mbps FTTP.

Sky Broadband Preps UK Launch of New MVNO Sky Mobile Service

13th October, 2016 (2 Comments)

Sky has today published their latest quarterly trading update, which is very vague and sadly includes no new information on the size of their Sky Broadband base. On the upside we finally get a progress update on the imminent launch of their new O2 (MVNO) based Sky Mobile service.

BT Openreach Enhance 18Mbps FTTC Broadband Trial for Slow ADSL Lines

12th October, 2016 (7 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has announced some enhancements and an extension of their new 18Mbps (2Mbps upload) Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) based product trial, which began in July 2016 (here) and is designed to help people stuck on slow ADSL based pure copper broadband lines.

UPDATE BT Openreach Maintenance Woes Hit ISPs in Northern Scotland

11th October, 2016 (3 Comments)

Customers of Sky Broadband and possibly a few other ISPs in the North of Scotland may be experiencing sporadic connectivity problems with their broadband and phone services today, which appears to have been caused by BTOpenreach’s “over-running network maintenance.”

Sky UK and BT Chiefs Spar Over Openreach’s Future and Broadband

3rd October, 2016 (30 Comments)

Sky’s (Sky Broadband) CFO and COO, Andrew Griffith, has today warned that the UK is at “serious risk of falling behind” other countries in the broadband league table, unless Ofcom splits Openreach from BT. Meanwhile BT’s CEO, Gavin Patterson, once again accused rivals of making “inaccurate claims” and “gaming the regulator to secure commercial advantage.”