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UK Home Broadband ISP Users Shun Adult Internet Content Filters

16th December, 2015 (6 Comments)

A new report from Ofcom has revealed that the vast majority of fixed line home broadband ISP subscribers have, after being given an “enforced” choice, chosen not to implement their provider’s network-level filtering (Parental Controls), which are designed to block adult websites (porn etc.).

UK Average Broadband Speeds in Q3 2015 Hit 13Mbps vs 5.1Mbps Globally

16th December, 2015 (3 Comments)

Akamai has released their latest State of the Internet Q3 2015 (SotI) report, which states that the world’s average fixed line broadband download speed is 5.1Mbps (unchanged from Q2), which compares with 13Mbps in the United Kingdom (up from 11.8Mbps). Elsewhere the UK’s overall country ranking has rebounded from 19th to 14th.

Ofcom Name the Worst UK Mobile, Phone and Broadband ISPs – Q3 2015

15th December, 2015 (7 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today published their latest Q3 2015 complaints report, which reveals the volume of gripes received for all of the United Kingdom’s largest broadband, phone, mobile and TV providers. As usual EE takes a beating, while Sky Broadband and Virgin Media win praise.

The UK BT and BDUK “Fibre Broadband” Uptake Figures for Q3 2015

14th December, 2015 (16 Comments)

Last month the Government confirmed that their Broadband Delivery UK project with BT had so far managed to extend superfast (24Mbps+) capable “fibre broadband” services to 3,311,843 extra premises and today we’ve also got the latest consumer take-up figures for each local authority.

Mixed Results as Ofcom Compares UK Broadband to 18 Major Countries

10th December, 2015 (16 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today published their annual International Communications Market Report 2015 (ICMR), which among other things compares the performance of broadband and telecoms networks in the United Kingdom with 18 other key countries around the world.

Mobile Internet Helps UK Rank 4th in Global ICT Development Index

3rd December, 2015 (0 Comments)

The United Kingdom has been described as one of the “most dynamic” and fastest rising country’s in the world after it placed 4th in the ITU’s latest annual 2015 ICT Development Index, which ranks 167 countries by their skills, use and adoption of Internet connectivity and computer technologies.

Home and Small Business UK Broadband Connections Hit 24.17 Million

1st December, 2015 (0 Comments)

Ofcom has published their latest Telecoms Market Data update, which reports that the United Kingdom is now home to a total of 24.17 million fixed line residential and small business broadband ISP connections (excludes corporate lines) in Q2 2015 (up by +167K since Q1, but down from the +277K added in Q4 2014).

Ofcom Redefine Ultrafast Broadband as 300Mbps, But Only 2% Coverage

1st December, 2015 (27 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today published its Connected Nations 2015 report and confirmed that 83% of premises are now within reach of a fixed line superfast broadband (30Mbps+) service (up from 75% in 2014), with take-up reaching 27% (up from 22%). But they also changed the definition of “ultrafast” speeds from 100Mbps+ to 300Mbps+.

Nearly 4,561 Miles of British Roads Have NO 2G Mobile Network Coverage

30th November, 2015 (1 Comment)

A new study from the RAC Foundation has revealed that almost 4,600 miles of British roads, about 2% the length of Britain’s entire road network, are not covered by any mobile phone network and this includes some big stretches of key roads (e.g. the A93 in Scotland and A149 in East Anglia).

Poor Mobile Network Signals Discourage UK House Buyers

24th November, 2015 (0 Comments)

It’s not just slow broadband that can discourage people from buying a new home. A RootMetrics survey of 2,135 UK adults, which was conducted by YouGov during October 2015, suggests that having a good mobile signal (34%) is now more important than the quality of local schools (23%).

Superfast North Yorkshire Broadband Project Boosts Economy by £220m

24th November, 2015 (6 Comments)

A new report predicts that the Superfast North Yorkshire project, which is working with BT to make FTTC/P based superfast broadband (25Mbps+) services available to around 90% of local premises by late 2016 and possibly 95% within a few years (details), could boost the local economy by £220m.

UPD Virgin Media’s 200Mbps Package Drops to 130Mbps at Peak Times

24th November, 2015 (33 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media has confirmed that customers of their recently launched Vivid 200Mbps broadband package (here) are seeing their average Internet download speeds at peak times drop to 130Mbps (October 2015 Data), which is below the previous top package tier of 152Mbps.

A Third of UK Broadband Users Don’t Get their Estimated Speeds

23rd November, 2015 (12 Comments)

The latest survey of 1,242 ISPreview.co.uk readers has revealed that the vast majority of respondents do know the estimated speed of their broadband Internet connection, yet 34.2% still claim not to be receiving what they’ve been promised.

The UK Fastest 3G and 4G Mobile Broadband Operators in Major Cities

20th November, 2015 (5 Comments)

RootMetrics have today published their latest H2 2015 report into the Mobile Broadband (3G and 4G) performance of EE, Three UK, Vodafone and O2 across nine of the United Kingdom’s primary cities, which reveals that EE is still the fastest overall provider.. but not in all of the cities.

A Snapshot of Home Broadband Traffic on Gigaclear’s FTTP Network

18th November, 2015 (19 Comments)

Rural fibre optic ISP Gigaclear, which this week announced plans to launch a new 5000Mbps service during early 2016 (here), has today revealed a few interesting bites of information about data traffic on their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

55,000 Businesses Took Broadband Connection Vouchers – UK Breakdown

16th November, 2015 (7 Comments)

Last month the Government’s Connection Voucher scheme, which gifted grants of up to £3,000 to help smaller UK businesses get a superfast broadband (30Mbps+) service installed, came to an end after funding dried up (here) and today we learn that a total of 55,000 SMEs have benefited.

BDUK and BT Push Superfast Broadband to 3.31 Million Extra UK Premises

12th November, 2015 (32 Comments)

The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK initiative, which is primarily working with BT to make fixed line superfast broadband (24Mbps+) services available to 95% of the United Kingdom by 2017/18, has ended Q3 2015 by confirming that 3,311,843 extra premises have now benefited from the effort.