News - June - 2009
18th Jun, 2009 12:24 PM
BT has hinted that its £1.5bn next generation fibre optic broadband rollout, which aims to deploy super fast 40Mbps+ Fibre to the Cabinet ( FTTC ) technology to as many as 10m UK homes (40%) by 2012, could be expanded to cover 90% of UK homes. Well, provided the Digital Britain plans for a 50p tax on all fixed telephone lines (here) were to work in its favour, naturally.
18th Jun, 2009 11:13 AM
The governments Interception Modernisation Programme (IMP), which is part of the wider Communications Data Bill and will see all YOUR email accesses and website visits (not content) stored for a period of one year, has been criticised by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The LSE warned that the governments plan contained "serious flaws" and couldn't "work in [ITS] present form".
17th Jun, 2009 08:26 AM
The Broadband Forum has released its latest global broadband and IPTV (Internet TV) statistics for Q1-2009, which were sourced from Point Topic data. The data shows that broadband lines grew by 16.6 million during the first quarter, bringing the worldwide total to a staggering 429.2 million. Happily the UK managed to retain its 6th position in the Top 10 Broadband Countries table.
17th Jun, 2009 06:58 AM
The late publication of yesterdays final Digital Britain report, which contained important news about how a universal commitment to 2Mbps broadband would be achieved and illegal file sharing tackled, meant that we haven't been able to get much meaningful feedback from the industry until this morning. Please find below a collection of all the comments we've received so far; this will be updated as more arrive.
16th Jun, 2009 16:15 PM
Despite some contrary predictions - today's Digital Britain report has seen the government giving its official approval to a new Universal Service Commitment (USC), which aims to make broadband speeds of 2Mbps available to everybody in the UK by 2012. This will be delivered through "upgrades to the existing copper and wireless networks."
16th Jun, 2009 15:14 PM
The final Digital Britain report has put forward several new legislative measures to help curb unlawful P2P (Peer 2 Peer) file-sharing downloads among UK broadband ISP users. These include notification of unlawful activity (ISP warning letters) and, for repeat-infringers, a court-based process of identity release and civil action. ISPs will also be required to enforce technical measures upon users, such as "bandwidth reduction or protocol blocking", but only as a last resort.
16th Jun, 2009 14:52 PM
The government’s final Digital Britain report (here) has announced plans to impose a tax on all fixed copper lines in the country. The revenue from this will go to a new independent Next Generation Fund, which will help provide a part subsidy for the deployment of next generation broadband to the ‘final third’ of British homes and small businesses.
16th Jun, 2009 11:52 AM
UK Wi-Fi Hotspot operator BT Openzone has signed a new three-year agreement with SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, to allow related passengers free wireless broadband access via the new co-branded SkyTeam alliance lounge at London Heathrow’s (Airport) Terminal 4.
16th Jun, 2009 07:16 AM
The UK satellite operator Avanti Communications has given a sneak peek inside the construction facility for its new HYLAS satellite, which is due to launch later this year. HYLAS is a key component in Avanti's plan to help the UK government deliver on its promise to make broadband speeds of 2Mbps available to everybody in the UK by 2012.
16th Jun, 2009 07:01 AM
Popular ISP Be Broadband ( O2 ) are offering students 3 months of free broadband Internet access, worth up to £64.50. The provider offers speeds of up to 24Mbps download from just £13.50 per month. To take advantage of the offer, students just need to go to the Be Broadband website and enter the promo code ‘StudentOffer’ during sign-up to claim.
15th Jun, 2009 12:57 PM
Tomorrow’s publication of Lord Carter's final Digital Britain report is widely expected to outline plans that aim to make broadband speeds of 2Mbps available to everybody in the UK by 2012. However Elfed Thomas , the CEO of fibre optic ( FTTH ) broadband provider i3 Group , has warned that concentrating on the consumer demands of today may not be enough to tackle the requirements of tomorrow.
15th Jun, 2009 11:54 AM
Cable operator Virgin Media UK has partnered up with Universal Music to launch a new DRM-free music download and streaming service. It's hoped that the move will give illegal file sharers (P2P) a worthwhile legal alternative to piracy. The new development also includes vague plans to impose a temporary suspension of Internet access upon persistent illegal downloader’s.
15th Jun, 2009 08:46 AM
Satellite operator Tariam UK has announced a substantial performance increase for its domestic Homenet (Eutelsat Tooway) service. Download performance has been improved from 2Mbps to reach up to 3.6Mbps, brining it in line with the national average (according to Ofcom) for terrestrial land-line based broadband services, and the priority traffic allowances for each of its service offerings have also been doubled.
15th Jun, 2009 06:56 AM
Dealing with broadband ISPs, especially larger providers, is often difficult and there are many occasions where you may feel dissatisfied with the service or support received. To that end ISPreview has spent many hours writing and replacing our old ‘ISP Complaints’ page, which was no longer as useful as it once was, with a new ‘Broadband ISP Complaints and Advice’ section (HERE).
13th Jun, 2009 07:22 AM
Broadband ISP PlusNet has become the latest provider to announce its involvement with next month’s first trials of BT's next generation Fibre to the Cabinet ( FTTC ) up to 40Mbps broadband technology. The move is perhaps unsurprising given that BT owns PlusNet, thus it makes sense for them to be involved.
12th Jun, 2009 11:57 AM
The Federation Against Software Theft and Investors in Software (FAST IiS) has launched an attack on the government's suggestion that illegal downloader’s could face reductions in their broadband speed instead of being cut-off from their ISP (original news). John Lovelock, FAST IiS's Chief Executive, called the idea "a waste of time" and warned that technology would find ways around it.
12th Jun, 2009 07:59 AM
The governments Communications Minister, Lord Stephen Carter, who is currently polishing off the Digital Britain report for publication on 16th June next week, is rumoured to be headed back to the private sector and may quit his job before the final report is published - claims The Times.
12th Jun, 2009 07:13 AM
Independent broadband provider Zen Internet has just become the latest ISP to announce the introduction of faster services with download speeds of up to 20Mbps and upload speeds of up to 1Mbps at no extra cost for both new and existing customers this summer. The services will be based off elements of BT's new 21st Century Network (21CN) and ADSL2+ broadband technology (BT aims to cover 55% of homes and businesses by March 2010).
11th Jun, 2009 12:42 PM
Just a quick update to say that we've updated our 'Broadband ISP Technology' section to include details on the latest technological developments, some new illustrations and a few slightly more fleshed out descriptions.
11th Jun, 2009 11:23 AM
Geo, a dedicated fibre networking company (not unlike i3 Group [H2O]), has reached a landmark in the expansion of its national fibre network. Some 2,500km of fibred duct is now available throughout the UK offering businesses, based from Glasgow in the north to Maidstone in the south, the chance to access super-fast broadband services.
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