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SES Astra Tips Sky UK to Focus on Ultra HDTV via Satellite Instead of Broadband

21st May, 2012 (3 Comments)

Global satellite operator SES ASTRA has tipped BSkyB (Sky Broadband) to be one of the first in the world to deploy the next generation of Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV) services (aka – 3840×2160 pixels or “4K” / 7680×4320 pixels or “8K“) into homes, possibly by 2015, which could call into question the future competitiveness of over-the-top (OTT) style broadband TV (IPTV).

BSkyB Tops 3.86 Million UK Sky Broadband ISP Subscribers

2nd May, 2012 (2 Comments)

Sky (Sky Broadband) has today released its latest financial results to 31st March 2012 (Q1), which confirms that it managed to add a staggering +212,000 new home broadband subscribers during the first quarter to reach a new total of 3,863,000 (well above the +166,000 added in Q4-2011). A very strong quarter indeed.

UPD Sky UK Secretly Launch 76Mb Superfast Broadband Sky Fibre Pro Package

26th April, 2012 (10 Comments)

Customers of Sky Broadband (BSkyB) have discovered that the ISP is now offering a secret Sky Fibre Pro package, which delivers superfast broadband download speeds of up to 76Mbps and upload speeds of up to 19Mbps for £30 a month. Otherwise the service mirrors the recently launched and cheaper SkyBroadband Unlimited Fibre / 40Mbps package (here).

Sky UK Offers 6 Months FREE Unlimited Broadband and Anytime Calls Bundle

20th April, 2012 (2 Comments)

Sky Broadband (BSkyB) has launched a new promotion that offers 6 months free unlimited broadband and anytime calls (Sky Talk Unlimited) to both new customers and existing Sky TV subscribers, after which the price will return to just £15 a month.

UPD2 Sky Launches New UK Superfast Unlimited Fibre Broadband Service

12th April, 2012 (9 Comments)

Sky Broadband (BSkyB) will tomorrow launch its new superfast Unlimited Fibre broadband package, which uses BT’s Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) technology to deliver internet download speeds of up to 40Mbps around the UK. The service costs £20 per month alongside a £50 one-off setup fee that includes the needed connection hardware and an engineer installation.

UPD Sky Broadband UK Launch Free WiFi Wireless Internet Service

4th April, 2012 (6 Comments)

Sky Broadband (BSkyB) has today confirmed the much anticipated mid-April 2012 launch of its free wireless internet (wifi) service, which will be available to the ISPs existing SkyBroadband Unlimited, Sky Fibre Unlimited (due to launch next week) and Sky Connect customers from over 10,000 Hotspots across the UK.

Sky Name New Internet TV Service and Make Anytime+ Available to all ISPs

21st March, 2012 (4 Comments)

Media giant Sky (Sky Broadband) has today announced that its new internet TV (video streaming) service, which is due to launch this summer 2012 and deliver access to Sky content via a “wide range of broadband-connected devices“, will be called NOW TV.

Sky UK Offers 9 Months Half Price Unlimited Broadband and Calls Bundle

7th March, 2012 (0 Comments)

Sky Broadband (BSkyB) has today launched a new UK promotion that offers 9 months half price unlimited broadband (i.e. £5 per month instead of the usual £10) to new customers when the service is taken alongside their free calls and phone line rental bundle.

Sky Broadband ISP Customers Suffering Slow Speeds and Latency Woes

2nd March, 2012 (1 Comment)

An unspecified number of Sky Broadband (BSkyB) customers are currently being affected by “intermittent connection issues“. The problems, which typically manifest as slow speeds and high latency, are especially common during peak periods.