News - March - 2010
12th Mar, 2010 12:17 PM
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called on the government to force UK ISPs into delivering a "minimum and guaranteed" speed of 8Mbps direct to business premises. The move follows a new FSB-ICM survey of 1,300 small firms, which found that 24% are dissatisfied with their broadband service.
12th Mar, 2010 08:44 AM
Broadband provider TalkTalk UK has warned that the majority of music fans will switch to alternative ways of accessing copyright-protected content for free if using peer-to-peer (P2P) services leaves them vulnerable to disconnection. The ISP reports that 80% (577) of those aged 18-34 in its new Opinium survey said they would switch to using methods which are undetectable.
12th Mar, 2010 07:41 AM
The Conservative Party has just published its new 'Technology Manifesto' (.PDF), which reiterates everything that Tory Shadow Chancellor, George Osborne, told the BBC One Andrew Marr Show last month (here). It includes a commitment to deliver "100Mbps broadband across most of the population" by 2017 but still does not clarify what "most" actually means.
12th Mar, 2010 07:14 AM
Both new and existing customers of Eclipse Internet should have a smile on their faces today after the ISP revealed a major refresh to its broadband packages, doubling usage limits for both Business and Home products. In some cases, such as for the £19.95 per month 'Home Select' package, the usage allowance has gone from 10GB (GigaBytes) per month to 50GB! Prices for a couple of packages have also fallen, but only by a little.
12th Mar, 2010 06:22 AM
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has today been ousted as the true source of Amendment 120A (Clause 18). The controversial 120A was rushed into the Digital Economy Bill (DEB) at the last minute, without sufficient debate or consultation, and could lead to mass internet censorship in the UK; websites such as YouTube are potentially at risk of being blocked.
11th Mar, 2010 11:55 AM
Cable giant Virgin Media UK has announced a new 6 month trial that involves using telegraph poles to deliver ultrafast 50-100Mbps Cable Modem (DOCSIS) broadband services to the rural Berkshire village of Woolhampton. Cable carried over the telegraph poles will also carry Virgin's TV service, including 5,000 hours of catch-up TV and on-demand (VoD) content.
11th Mar, 2010 11:35 AM
Broadband provider Vtesse Networks has today announced its intention to deploy a pilot wireless internet service in Hertford town centre during the spring. The service aims to provide net access to those with mobile wireless devices, including Blackberry's, iPhones, smartphones, netbooks and notebook (laptop) computers.
10th Mar, 2010 11:31 AM
The European Parliament has approved a common resolution that calls for openness over Europe and the USA's Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations. ACTA is a treaty that has been in the works for over two years and seeks to establish international standards on intellectual property rights enforcement, such as against those suspected of unlawfully downloading copyright content through their ISP.
10th Mar, 2010 10:55 AM
Broadband ISP Fast.co.uk has today announced the launch of its new unbundled ( LLU ) 'up to' 24Mbps packages with an emphasis on faster speeds and enhanced performance for high end users. Fast's new entry package (24Mbps download / 1.3Mbps upload) allows users 200GB usage for £38.78 inc. VAT per month, while its premium option (24Mbps download / 2.3Mbps upload) provides 450GB at £45.83.
10th Mar, 2010 06:47 AM
The bosses of several major broadband ISPs and Internet firms, such as BT , Virgin Media and Google, have issued an open letter to the FT criticising the governments last-minute addition of Amendment 120A to the Digital Economy Bill (DEB). 120A would force ISPs into blocking websites deemed to contain "a substantial proportion" of content that infringes copyright, which could just as easily apply to YouTube as it would a dodgy P2P links site (original news).
09th Mar, 2010 07:47 AM
The growth rate of next generation Fibre-to-the-Home ( FTTH ) 100Mbps broadband services in Europe, specifically those of the EU36 countries (including Russia), has increased markedly from 19% in June 2009 to 29% in December 2009 (Q4). There are now some 3.5 million EU FTTH subscribers and the service can already reach 25 million homes and buildings.
09th Mar, 2010 00:57 AM
Mobile operator Three (3) is offering Microsoft Office Home and Student for £59.99 to customers buying any Mobile Broadband contract. The move appears timed to coincide with a new general promotion from Microsoft that offers a FREE Office 2010 upgrade to anybody who buys Office 2007 now.
09th Mar, 2010 00:01 AM
New Consumer Focus research - 'Broadband Minded' (.PDF) - has found that money is not the only barrier preventing low-income consumers from connecting to the Internet, many ‘non-connected’ consumers simply see the technology as irrelevant to their lives.
08th Mar, 2010 13:28 PM
Each year, The Queen attends the Commonwealth Day celebrations in London and gives her speech, which is special because it reflects her own personal views and not those drafted on ministerial advice. This year she chose to talk about technology and warned that access to the internet remains an "unaffordable" option for many citizens.
08th Mar, 2010 12:49 PM
BT is putting pressure on Ofcom to ensure that rival Virgin Media is forced to open access to its ducts (underground tubes where fibre optic cable can be run), despite the regulators previous ruling that VM did not have Significant Market Power (SNP) and thus would not be forced to do so. Such a move would allow BT and its competitors to deploy their own fibre optic cable infrastructure without having to dig up lots of extra roads.
08th Mar, 2010 11:51 AM
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has estimated that UK ISPs could generate direct revenue of £103m from legal digital music sales by 2013. The study, which was conducted by Ovum, found that such figures would be possible, but only if all of the country’s six largest providers ( Virgin Media , Sky Broadband , BT Retail , O2 , Orange and TalkTalk ) launched bundled digital music services this year.
08th Mar, 2010 07:44 AM
A BBC commissioned GlobeScan survey of 27,000 adult people in 26 different countries has revealed that 79% believe access to the internet should be a fundamental right. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and UN are already pushing for the internet to be classed as basic infrastructure by global governments, much like water and roads.
08th Mar, 2010 00:06 AM
Consumer Focus UK has revealed new research that shows how four in ten people are unable to name a single online music service at all - despite there being over 20 on the market. Furthermore the nine in ten (85%) who are aware of online music services, have only heard of iTunes and Amazon.
06th Mar, 2010 07:12 AM
Attempts by BT engineers to install the operators latest 40Mbps Fibre-to-the-Cabinet ( FTTC ) broadband technology in St Albans, which is part of a £1.5 billion programme to rollout next generation broadband to 40% of the UK by summer 2012, have been thwarted after angry residents of The Ridgeway blocked them from constructing a necessary new cabinet.
05th Mar, 2010 12:29 PM
The Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) has referred Davenport Lyons, an infamous law firm involved with protecting specialist intellectual property rights, to a disciplinary tribunal. The move follows a 2008 complaint by Which?, who claimed that the firm had used "excessive" and "bullying" conduct in pursuit of those it suspected of being involved with illegal broadband ISP file-sharing (original news).
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