News - August - 2011
17th Aug, 2011 08:16 AM
BT has today revealed which UK telephone exchanges will be upgraded to support its "advanced copper" 20Mbps (ADSL2+) broadband ISP services, which will make it available to 90% of homes and businesses by Spring 2013.
17th Aug, 2011 06:51 AM
Scotland claims that UK government funding of GBP68.8m to help 90% of people access superfast broadband services by 2015, which was announced yesterday, has fallen well "short" of its expectations. The Scottish Government originally envisaged an investment of between GBP200m and GBP300m to achieve its goals.
16th Aug, 2011 11:27 AM
BTWholesale UK has today confirmed that Nigel Stagg, whom is the current MD of its BT Business division, will replace Sally Davis as the divisions new Chief Executive (CEO).
16th Aug, 2011 07:26 AM
The UK government has today allocated its remaining superfast broadband deployment budget of GBP530m to county councils around the country, which will now take responsibility from the BDUK office and must ensure 90% of the country can access superfast internet connectivity by 2015. A full list of areas and funding has been included in the main article.
16th Aug, 2011 06:39 AM
Business internet provider Eclipse Internet has warned that far too many small and medium sized businesses (SME) have a poor understanding of their offices network and broadband limitations.
16th Aug, 2011 06:14 AM
A solution that could allow NextGenUs in Hull (Yorkshire, UK) to promote their superfast broadband services in the regions shopping malls might be in sight after BSkyB ( Sky Broadband ), which is not available in the region, said that it would be open to "compromise" on their national exclusivity deal.
15th Aug, 2011 10:35 AM
The UK government's Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) office has today allocated GBP4.4m from its GBP530m budget to help the remaining areas of Northern Ireland access superfast broadband ISP services.
15th Aug, 2011 09:58 AM
Cable operator Virgin Media UK has launched a new range of broadband, tv and phone services and bundles that have been designed for students that require shorter 9 month contract terms with lower prices.
15th Aug, 2011 09:04 AM
Wispa Limited has today launch a new group, www.exw.me, to lobby the UK government, BT and Ofcom for better broadband in Wales.
15th Aug, 2011 08:11 AM
A UK based fibre optic broadband ISP, NextGenUs, has accused BSkyB ( Sky Broadband ) of using its muscle to block their attempts to promote a rival service through Hull's (Yorkshire) shopping centres. Ironically Sky's service isn't even available in the region.
15th Aug, 2011 06:27 AM
The latest ISPreview.co.uk survey has discovered that most UK consumers expect to increase their use of the internet in the future, yet only 46 Per Cent have experienced an improvement in their broadband service speeds.
13th Aug, 2011 08:00 AM
A new community driven project called B4RN has announced its intention to deploy an ultrafast 1Gbps capable fibre optic broadband service across northern rural Lancashire in the UK.
13th Aug, 2011 07:10 AM
Sky are offering their existing TV customers in the UK a special offer of six months half price unlimited broadband internet access with line rental and free calls.
13th Aug, 2011 06:46 AM
TalkTalk, a budget priced UK internet access provider, has revealed some insightful new network statistics. Apparently peak broadband internet usage, 35 Terabytes of data in one day, occurred on the day that Sony finally managed to restore its Playstation Network (PSN) service after an earlier hack.
13th Aug, 2011 06:08 AM
Serious delays and payment problems have struck the Welsh (Wales) Governments Broadband Support Scheme (BBSS), which offers grants to homes that want faster broadband connectivity, after the authority failed to inform internet providers (ISPs) and residents about a significant change to their payment rules.
12th Aug, 2011 11:46 AM
The United Kingdom (UK) based ISP Eclipse Internet has announced that new Home Broadband customers can now benefit from 2 months of free service, but only if they switch their BT Phone service to Eclipse as well.
12th Aug, 2011 00:07 AM
BT Global has told its USA based web phone subsidiary company, Ribbit, to close its developer program and refocus efforts upon BT's own IP voice telephony services.
11th Aug, 2011 12:22 PM
The UK government has hinted that it might attempt to block those whom are seeking to plot "violence, disorder and criminality" from accessing popular social networking websites like Twitter.
11th Aug, 2011 11:40 AM
Small UK ISP Breathe Internet has announced a change of management, with Nick Pulsford replacing Steve Kaye as the firm's Managing Director (MD). The move is being seen as an attempt by Breathe to refresh and reinvest in its broadband and phone services.
11th Aug, 2011 07:47 AM
Owners of the Nintendo 3DS hand-held video game console can now benefit from FREE wireless internet access in the United Kingdom (UK), which is all thanks to a new deal with Wi-Fi Hotspot operator The Cloud.
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