News - February - 2010
17th Feb, 2010 09:36 AM
ISP Vtesse Networks, a provider of fibre optic networking services, has today announced the deployment of new infrastructure in Hertfordshire designed to demonstrate that superfast broadband can be viable for residents of "Final Third" communities. This refers to approximately one third of the UK population who currently are, for economic or technical reasons, unlikely ever to be able to receive a superfast connection.
17th Feb, 2010 07:10 AM
Kent-based VFast, a Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) ISP, informs that the quiet rural village of Barham near Canterbury in Kent has now been enabled with a superfast up to 25Mbps broadband connection. The service is delivered from a Central Fibre installed by VFast, thanks to funding obtained from Kent County Council, with the last mile being distributed via a WiMAX wireless broadband link.
17th Feb, 2010 00:09 AM
ISP Vtesse Networks has lost its case against unfair fibre taxes issued by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA). Vtesse claimed that the VOA taxes its fibre network in a different way from BT, which results in higher and thus unfair costs.
16th Feb, 2010 14:04 PM
Network Neutrality (Net Neutrality), which advocates no restrictions to Internet content, sites, or platforms by Internet access providers, is a touchy subject even at the best of times and it could be about to get worse if UK broadband ISPs follow Telefónica's ambition to charge Internet search engines for using their networks.
16th Feb, 2010 08:16 AM
Just a quick notice to say that our simple 'Broadband Coverage Checker' has been updated with several new output details. It will now display what Ofcom market your telephone exchange is in and details of BT Wholesale's new fibre optic based Fibre-to-the-Cabinet ( FTTC ) broadband products; availability and estimated speeds - no results are is given for exchanges without a ‘ready for service’ date.
16th Feb, 2010 07:47 AM
Fibrestream's strategic partnership (NextGenUs) has hailed the success of its latest broadband coverage project in the rural villages of Newton and Stape (two adjoining parishes in deeply rural North Yorkshire). Residents can now benefit from download and upload speeds of up to 10Mbps.
16th Feb, 2010 07:00 AM
Mobile operator Orange UK has rolled out a new opt-in daily data roaming tariff across the European Union (EU) - £2 for 2MB. You will be charged the bundle fee each day for any data you use up until the allowance has been used (must be consumed by midnight). The out of bundle usage is charged at the standard rate of £3 per MB.
15th Feb, 2010 00:22 AM
Under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contract Regulations 1999 act all UK broadband ISPs are required to be clear, fair and up front with any extra charges they may levy against a customer. Ofcom also imposed its own set of guidelines during December 2008, which were designed to reinforce the message.
13th Feb, 2010 08:20 AM
Mobile operator Three (3) has raised the usage allowance on its 1 month contract Mobile Broadband package up from 3GB to 5GB (Gigabytes’). The price remains the same at £15 per month and a USB Modem (Dongle) can be added for just £9.99, otherwise the service is available as just a SIM card (only works with a 3 dongle).
13th Feb, 2010 07:18 AM
Communications and TV provider Virgin Media has launched a rather unusual PR assault on its chief rival, BT Retail, by getting fashion model Danielle Lloyd and a bunch of her friends together for a special advertising message about broadband speeds.
13th Feb, 2010 00:30 AM
The CMA (part of BCS), the UK's premier membership organisation for ICT professionals, has today claimed that neither of the universal rural broadband strategies put forward by the Conservative and Labour Parties will achieve their goals "quickly or comprehensively" enough.
12th Feb, 2010 08:23 AM
Analysys Mason has suggested that small businesses could save 67% (£2145 each year) off their roaming Internet access costs by switching from Wi-Fi Hotspot providers to Mobile Broadband services instead. The data estimates that each employee who travels throughout the year can accumulate Wi-Fi charges of up to £700.
12th Feb, 2010 07:58 AM
Broadband provider XILO has announced that, in an effort to stay competitive, it is revamping its BT-based broadband packages to increase the usage allowances and reduce prices. The enhanced packages will also include a new unmetered off-peak period for late night surfing.
12th Feb, 2010 06:57 AM
Broadband provider Zen Internet has warned UK consumers that it will be difficult for BT Retail's rivals to match the operators 'up to' 40Mbps Infinity fibre optic broadband package prices. Infinity was the first next generation access product in the country to use BT’s latest FTTC technology, which officially began its commercial rollout last month.
12th Feb, 2010 00:41 AM
In the not too distant future ISPreview will be adding a new BUDGET category to our ISP listings, which will specifically list the cheapest home broadband package offered by each ISP. To develop this we posed ourselves a simple case study question, just what kind of fixed line broadband service can you get for £10 per month or less (excluding short term discounts)?
11th Feb, 2010 12:01 PM
Mobile operator Three (3) UK has added Velocent's OneVu 3G Mobile Broadband network monitoring system to its platform. OneVu is designed to assists mobile operators in isolating and prioritizing network quality problems that affect customer satisfaction and loyalty.
11th Feb, 2010 08:15 AM
Google has announced that it is planning to build and test ultra high-speed 1Gbps fibre optic broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the United States. The fact that somebody is building a 1Gbps FTTH network outside the UK, which will offer services at a competitive price to at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people, probably wouldn't even be news if it wasn't Google doing it.
11th Feb, 2010 07:33 AM
The GSM Association (GSMA) reports that global Mobile Broadband connections have roughly doubled over the last 12 months to reach a milestone of 200 million. It's noted that 16 million Britons made use of Mobile Broadband services during December 2009 and the biggest driver was social networking content (e.g. Facebook).
11th Feb, 2010 06:55 AM
The business ISP side of Virgin Media UK, ntl:Telewest Business, has today officially been rebranded under the Virgin Media Business (VMB) flag. The "new" brand will now seek to increase investment in its network and provisioning functions to become a clear alternative to BT.
10th Feb, 2010 12:32 PM
The latest Point Topic data reveals that BT now has over 1,850 live fibre optic base broadband connections via its 'up to' 40Mbps Fibre-to-the-Cabinet ( FTTC ) and 'up to' 100Mbps Fibre-to-the-Home / Premises ( FTTH / P ) technology; check November 2009's rollout map for more details (here).
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