News - August - 2009
06th Aug, 2009 13:16 PM
The London Internet Exchange (LINX), which represents over 330 ISPs - including many UK broadband providers, has made its response to the governments consultation on controversial Internet snooping plans public. The group warned that many important questions remained unanswered, such as precisely what data should be stored, costs of such storage, the impact upon a law abiding citizens right to privacy and many other legally grey areas.
06th Aug, 2009 12:04 PM
Cable giant Virgin Media UK has reported its latest second quarter 2009 results, which show that the operator suffered a significant slowdown in broadband growth. Total broadband subscribers increased from 3,977,100 in Q1-2009 to just 3,980,900 now, which contrasts with much stronger net adds of +47,300 in the previous quarter.
06th Aug, 2009 06:59 AM
Ofcom has just released its fourth Communications Market Report 2009 (August), which is a mammoth 334 page .PDF (Adobe Reader) document charting every conceivable variable of the UK's Television, Radio and Telecoms (Voice, Broadband etc.) markets. It reveals that nearly 65% of UK households had a fixed-line broadband connection in Q1 2009, up from 58% a year previously.
06th Aug, 2009 06:11 AM
Mobile operator Three (3) UK has announced the launch of an interesting new Mobile Wi-Fi device (for some reason they call it a 'service') - also known as MiFi, which is essentially a battery powered Wi-Fi router that has been designed to distribute the operators Mobile Broadband ( 3G ) service over a Wi-Fi link.
05th Aug, 2009 12:25 PM
BT has kept its promise by offering the BT Broadband Accelerator (iPlate) device for free to any consumers and businesses that are likely to benefit (original news). The iPlate is a useful plug and play 'bell wire' line filter that usually retails for under £10 and can help reduce interference on a telephone line, making broadband both faster and more stable.
05th Aug, 2009 12:00 PM
Customers of O2’s mobile data services have once again been hit by problems when attempting to access the Internet via their mobile phones or a Mobile Broadband USB Modem. The sporadic issue, which is affecting an unknown number of customers in locations such as Nottingham, London and Liverpool, appears eerily similar to the problems that beset O2 last month (here).
05th Aug, 2009 09:45 AM
New BT customers that subscribe to one of the operators Option 1, 2 or 3 fixed line HOME broadband packages will receive the first 3 months service absolutely free. The promotion, which is valid until 4th September, comes on the back of BT's recent plans to upgrade the speed of its packages from a top advertised rate of 8Mbps to 20Mbps (here).
05th Aug, 2009 08:00 AM
The European Union (EU) has published a new Digital Competitiveness Report (Adobe Reader .PDF), which finds that the EU is home to 114 million fixed broadband subscribers and that half of EU households and more than 80% of EU businesses have a fixed broadband connection. Some three quarters of those also have average download speeds of over 2Mbps (Megabits per second).
05th Aug, 2009 07:50 AM
Fibre optic broadband developer i3 Group (H2O Networks) has today launched a Joint Venture with Terra Solutions, a pipeline specialist, to address broadband and connectivity issues in Ireland by building next generation 100Mbps fibre optic FTTH networks through the country's underground sewers.
05th Aug, 2009 07:16 AM
Mobile operator Orange UK will later today throw the gauntlet down to its rivals by beginning a price war with what could be one of the cheapest Mobile Broadband packages available. The service will cost just £4.89 per month on an 18-month contract, albeit only coming with a meagre 0.5GB (500MB – MegaBytes) of monthly usage allowance; free USB Modem (Dongle) included.
05th Aug, 2009 06:18 AM
The government has finally found a replacement for Lord Carter, the man best known for authoring that controversial Digital Britain report, which set out future plans for improving UK broadband services and coverage. Treasury Minister, Stephen Timms, is now expected to take on responsibility for putting the report into action.
04th Aug, 2009 13:17 PM
Just a quick update to say that our 'Broadband ISP Jargon Buster' service, which tries to make understanding common ISP terms, jargon and acronyms easier, has been replaced by a new one. The old system didn't offer any interactive elements, was a bit too linear and we recently discovered a security fault with it. Hopefully the one is better in these areas, although we're still working on its front page style.
04th Aug, 2009 12:00 PM
Cable giant Virgin Media UK has announced some much needed improvements to its existing Virgin.net ADSL (Virgin National) broadband services, which are typically offered to customers who reside outside of the operators cable coverage (e.g. BT consumers). Faster download speeds of up to 20Mbps ( ADSL2+ ), voice line rental and a pledge to "avoid unachievable speed claims" are the primary changes.
04th Aug, 2009 07:32 AM
A commons committee of MPs has warned the UK and Welsh Assembly governments that urgent action is needed to help solve the lack of broadband coverage in Wales, especially in the country's remote and rural locations. The committee said that public funding would probably be required, as would a greater appreciation of the need for IT skilled staff and the local language.
04th Aug, 2009 06:42 AM
The runner-up in BBC1's 2008 series of The Apprentice, Claire Young, has teamed up with the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) to help fight its campaign for effective UK rural broadband Internet access. Claire has experience of managing a rural business hampered by poor broadband, she runs Elegant Venues, an exclusive wedding venue company based in Daventry, Northamptonshire.
03rd Aug, 2009 12:27 PM
UK Broadband ISP TalkTalk ( The Carphone Warehouse ) has become the latest provider to confirm its involvement with trials of BT's 'up to' 40Mbps next generation Fibre to the Cabinet ( FTTC ) broadband technology, which uses VDSL2 to deliver the "last mile" connection over existing copper wires into homes.
03rd Aug, 2009 11:57 AM
Comparison site Broadband.co.uk has released its latest anecdotal monthly broadband speed testing results for July 2009. It shows that the average UK broadband download speed for the largest 10 ISPs has decrease slightly from 4.340Mbps in June to 4.262Mbps in July.
03rd Aug, 2009 06:52 AM
UK ISP PlusNet has refreshed its range of business broadband and voice (line rental) packages. The primary changes include 'clear usage limits' and 'clearer terms and conditions', the ability to add a business line rental and call plan to your broadband choice, and the introduction of its much questioned geographic based pricing system; this had previously only been available on residential packages.
03rd Aug, 2009 00:01 AM
Recent changes to how BT charges for its Special Fault Investigations (SFI) have caused frustration among UK broadband ISPs because of the higher costs and administrative hassle that could be incurred by both end-users and providers. At present, if several broadband or telephone line SFIs are carried out on one BT Wholesale fault then only the last clear code is considered for charging purposes, yet under new rules all SFIs will be subject to potential billing.
01st Aug, 2009 06:48 AM
The Connected Communities (ConCom) project, a publicly funded next generation broadband wireless ( Wi-Fi ) network for local authorities, businesses and citizens across the populated islands of the Outer Hebrides (Western Isles) of Scotland, has been placed 'under review' following concerns about its performance.
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