News - August - 2009
15th Aug, 2009 06:27 AM
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in Humber, a large tidal estuary situated on the east coast of Northern England, has just become one of the UKs most remote-rural locations to have a next generation 100Mbps Fibre Optic ( FTTH ) broadband link installed.
14th Aug, 2009 06:33 AM
Two weeks ago Hull's only broadband ISP, Karoo (Kingston Communications), drew flack after it emerged that the provider was disconnecting customers suspected of piracy without a warning (here). Karoo promptly changed its policy to issue three written notifications before a user's service is temporarily suspended. Now it has emerged that the ISP has gone one step further, requiring a full court order before it imposes a service cut-off.
13th Aug, 2009 11:54 AM
A Romsley (Bromsgrove) resident has hit out after his ISP, Orange UK, issued a letter informing him that what he pays for broadband would soon increase by an extra £8.81 per month because of charges from BT for use of the village's exchange. The issue appears to have surfaced because the local exchange has not been unbundled ( LLU ) to offer the providers cheaper prices.
13th Aug, 2009 07:11 AM
The Sweden-based Icomera, a provider of cellular broadband gateways, has announced that UK-based Excel Passenger Logistics has selected its Mobile Broadband Gateway to provide Wi-Fi (wireless broadband) connectivity and GPS tracking on buses and coaches serving British airports.
13th Aug, 2009 06:19 AM
Broadband ISP Tiscali UK has refreshed its range of broadband packages and bundles to include a number of new promotions for even lower prices. Prices start at just £6.49 per month for a standalone 'up to' 8Mbps broadband-only service and rise to £24.99 for a triple-play bundle of broadband, voice calls/line rental and TV service.
12th Aug, 2009 12:16 PM
Broadband ISP TalkTalk has uploaded an interesting video about how it used Michael Bosanko, an expert at Light Graffiti, to help put together its new "brighter broadband" campaign. Light Graffiti uses long exposure photos and different coloured torches to "draw" with light. The effect is a bit like taking a photo of a waving sparkler on bonfire night.
12th Aug, 2009 11:51 AM
BT Openzone has created a new partnership with Wicoms that will see Wi-Fi broadband wireless Hotspot access being made available at major UK holiday and leisure parks; including 77 Camping and Caravanning Club sites, three Pontin’s sites and locations at Coastfields Leisure sites in Skegness.
12th Aug, 2009 07:32 AM
Price comparison site Simplifydigital UK has published the results of new rankings that claim to reveal the best value broadband ISPs relative to the actual speed (not the advertised rate) they deliver (speed delivered, per £ spent). Sky Broadband tops the table at £1.14 per Mb of speed, although only the largest nine UK ISPs were included in the table.
12th Aug, 2009 07:13 AM
Broadband ISP TalkTalk is offering new customers a bill credit of £19.47 when they subscribe to the providers popular Essentials line rental (voice) and broadband package for £17.74 inc. VAT per month (18 month minimum contract). The credit is exactly equal to three months worth of their broadband service at £6.49 but does not remove the £11.25 cost of line rental.
12th Aug, 2009 06:37 AM
Cable giant Virgin Media UK has extended its FREE Broadband Installation (saves about £30) offer to include standalone broadband packages. Previously the promotion had only been available to new customers that took a bundle of services. We note that the additional £20 credit is also still being applied to online purchases of three cable services together (i.e. broadband, TV and phone) on a 12-month contract.
11th Aug, 2009 11:37 AM
The Office of the Telecommunications Adjudicator (OTA2) has today published its July 2009 update and revealed that the UK is now home to over 6,009,593 unbundled ( LLU ) telephone lines. Unbundled lines allow rival ( non – BT ) telephone and broadband ISPs to manage and install their own kit in BT's exchanges, which often results in considerably cheaper and or more flexible services ( e.g. TalkTalk , Sky Broadband etc. ).
11th Aug, 2009 07:08 AM
Popular ISP Be Broadband ( O2 ) is offering two months FREE 24Mbps broadband service to any new subscribers. The promotion is only valid for those who take the providers 12 month contract options but does apply to all packages and could save consumers up to £43. In addition the connection fee is also FREE on all 12 month packages.
11th Aug, 2009 06:31 AM
The latest Deloitte and YouGov research, which was commissioned by the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival and conducted with 2,123 viewers, has revealed that faster broadband will not be the catalyst for Internet TV viewing. Over half (53%) said they would not watch more online video clips or TV even with a faster and more reliable connection.
10th Aug, 2009 11:36 AM
UK Music's latest annual academic survey investigating the music consumption behaviour of young broadband users aged 14-24 has revealed that illegal downloading ( file sharing / P2P ) is still rife. Its popularity remains unchanged since 2008 - 61% said they download music using P2P networks or torrent trackers and 83% of those are doing so on a weekly or daily basis.
10th Aug, 2009 08:30 AM
The UK governments Cabinet Office has issued what appears to be a blanket refusal to process any further Freedom of Information Act requests concerning Phorm (WebWise). This is the controversial system that raised privacy concerns because of how it works with UK broadband ISPs to monitor what websites you visit for use in targeted advertising campaigns.
10th Aug, 2009 06:59 AM
The UK governments Interception of Communications Commissioner, Sir Paul Kennedy, has revealed in his Annual Report [1st Jan to 31st Dec 2008] (Adobe Reader .PDF) that public authorities as a whole made a staggering 504,073 requests for communications data (your telephone, email or website access logs etc.) from Internet Service Providers ( ISP ) and Telecom operators.
09th Aug, 2009 07:35 AM
Broadband ISP ICUK has developed and launched a free broadband usage monitor gadget for their customers, which is designed to work with Microsoft's Windows Vista and Windows 7. Gadgets fit on the Windows Desktop sidebar and usually report details such as today’s weather, time and or other useful bits of information.
08th Aug, 2009 06:42 AM
Broadband ISP TalkTalk ( The Carphone Warehouse , AOL UK , Tiscali UK etc. ) has revealed details of its simple new 'Do It Yourself' (DIY) TuneUp Kit, which provides some of the key items and information you'd need to optimise the broadband line within your home for better connection stability and performance.
07th Aug, 2009 11:52 AM
BT's trial rollout of next generation 'up to' 40Mbps fibre optic ( FTTC ) broadband technology in Muswell Hill, North London, has been partly halted after residents complained that the large new 1.8m tall junction boxes (cabinets) installed by the operator were "unsightly" and causing an obstruction.
07th Aug, 2009 06:10 AM
Pembrokeshire-based wireless ( Wi-Fi , WiMAX ) broadband and telecommunications specialist, TFL Group, has warned that the rural broadband solutions proposed by Lord Carter's UK Digital Britain report will not be enough to plug all of the hi-speed Internet access coverage gaps ("Notspots") in Wales.
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