News - May - 2010
11th May, 2010 07:42 AM
ISP Orange UK (France Telecom) has issued its latest first quarter results to the end of March 2010, which shows that the provider is still shedding broadband subscribers and has dropped from 840,000 in Q4-2009 to 816,000 now (-24k). One big consolation, that drop is significantly less than the -59k seen between Q3 and Q4 2009.
11th May, 2010 06:28 AM
Internet and phone provider TalkTalk ( AOL UK , Tiscali , Opal ) has posted a new Trading Statement to reveal its latest fourth quarter 2009 results. The operator ended last year with their total broadband subscriber base rising from 4.155m in Q3-2009 to 4.197m in Q4 (+42k net additions, up on Q3's +36k).
10th May, 2010 11:57 AM
Popular internet provider Be Broadband has chosen not to launch an O2 based and 'BE' branded Mobile Broadband package/bundle alongside its fixed line services. The decision is based upon feedback received through one of BE's recent member surveys, which was designed to gauge interest in the idea.
10th May, 2010 08:16 AM
The results from 601 respondents to our latest monthly survey have revealed that 51.5% of people would pay extra for a next generation superfast 100Mbps UK broadband ISP connection even if they could already get a "reliable" connection speed of 10Mbps.
10th May, 2010 07:57 AM
The Wireless Gigabit Alliance™ (WiGig), which seeks to advance the worldwide adoption and use of 60GHz wireless networking technology, has published a unified specification for its approach and opened an Adopter Program. The move means that WiGig members can now begin developing Wi-Fi (802.11) kit that delivers wireless networking speeds of 'up to' 7Gbps (Gigabits per second) over the unlicensed 60 GHz spectrum.
10th May, 2010 06:58 AM
Reports claim that Orange UK, which is currently in the process of merging with former rival T-Mobile UK, has once again decided to revive its long-held ambitions to launch a broadband ISP based TV ( IPTV ) product in Britain. Such a move would mark the operators third attempt at an internet base television service, having previously shelved the last batch of plans in 2008 due to the difficult economic climate and market competition (here).
08th May, 2010 08:22 AM
A telecoms analyst working for Ovum has warned that the rollout of future 4G ( LTE , WiMAX ) Mobile Broadband services in the UK could be delayed until 2013 because a new incoming government might be reluctant to deal with the situation for another year or more. This could potentially damage cross-party plans to make a minimum broadband speed of 2Mbps available to everybody in the country by 2012.
08th May, 2010 06:50 AM
ISP BT will reveal a major expansion of its 40-100Mbps fibre optic ( FTTC , FTTH / P ) based next generation broadband network plans during Thursday next week, at the release of its latest full year results. Under BT's current plan the operator is spending £1.5bn to make superfast broadband services available to 10 million homes (40% coverage) by summer 2012.
07th May, 2010 11:55 AM
Several UK ISPs have unsurprisingly reported a huge jump in broadband usage today, especially from internet video streaming services, with many people going online to view coverage of yesterdays 2010 General Election results; often from their places of work. Eclipse Internet in particular are claiming a 400% surge in traffic!
07th May, 2010 11:28 AM
Broadband wholesaler Murphx has today become the latest ISP to be accepted by BT to work on their 100Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premises ( FTTP / FTTH ) fibre optic broadband trials. Some 2.5m UK homes should be within reach of FTTP by the summer of 2012, although most (7.5m) will be covered by the slower 'up to' 40Mbps FTTC.
07th May, 2010 09:15 AM
This morning the country will awake to a Hung Parliament with the Conservatives as the largest party. The situation will inevitably cast fresh uncertainty over the direction that any future UK next generation broadband policy might take, with politicians wrangling behind the schemes to decide the ultimate shape of our next government.
07th May, 2010 06:29 AM
The European Commission (EC) has adopted a decision that harmonises the technical standards and allocation for 800Mhz (790-862MHz) radio spectrum. This frequency is currently used for many of the old analogue television (TV) services and is expected to be auctioned off prior to 2012 for use by next generation 4G ( WiMAX , LTE ) Mobile Broadband services.
06th May, 2010 11:28 AM
Cable giant and ISP Virgin Media has left hundreds of its broadband customers without an internet connection. In some cases the issue has lasted for over a week after a purge of unregistered broadband Cable Modem records created problems within the providers database.
06th May, 2010 03:42 AM
A new study by the University of Amsterdam, which sought to identify the short and long-term economic and cultural effects of unlawful file sharing by broadband ISP customers, claims that such activity appears to be considerably less harmful than Rights Holders maintain and could even be beneficial to music, film and video game sales.
06th May, 2010 02:18 AM
A new survey has revealed that Migration Authorisation Code's (MAC) continue to be an obstacle for consumers trying to swap between broadband providers. This is despite Ofcom reporting that the situation had improved, which ultimately lead to last year's closure of their enforcement programme.
05th May, 2010 12:23 PM
Mobile operator Orange UK has today extended its range of Mobile Broadband Animal Plans to customers with the launch of Panther, Dolphin and Racoon. The Dolphin package is particularly interesting because of its 'Happy Hour' option, which gives you unlimited internet surfing for 1 hour at a time of your choosing plus a normal usage allowance of 2-3GB for £15 per month.
05th May, 2010 12:06 PM
The much anticipated O2 Home Phone (line rental plus free voices calls) and Home Broadband service bundles have today officially become available. The Home Phone products cost from £9.50 per month and must be bundled with one of the operators 'up to' 20Mbps Home Broadband packages. New customers will also benefits from O2's current 3 MONTHS FREE broadband promotion.
05th May, 2010 08:26 AM
BT has signed a major five-year agreement that will see Alcatel-Lucent, a broadband networking development and convergence firm, being given the responsibility for creating and maintaining "an evolution" of BT's next generation 21st Century Network ( 21CN ) services.
05th May, 2010 08:01 AM
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has challenged the next government to put business at the very heart of its thinking from day one and demanded "a radical plan for next-generation business broadband by 2040". We know governments can be slow but that does rather stretch their target to the moon.
05th May, 2010 06:54 AM
Business ISP Timico has officially priced and detailed its new range of Fibre-to-the-Cabinet ( FTTC ) broadband services for HomeWorkers and businesses. The new fibre optic based technology, which is currently being rolled out by BT around the UK, offers download speeds of 'up to' 40Mbps and uploads of 2-10Mbps.
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