FibreSpeed and Welsh ISP exwavia have announced the completion of a new superfast fibre optic based wireless broadband network on the Isle of Anglesey in Northern Wales (UK).
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ISPreview.co.uk has completed a full database update of our various
ISP Listings, which covers well over 200 internet providers in the UK.
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The Surrey County Council has put out a new tender that details how it intends to spend up to GBP40m on the deployment of a new 30Mbps capable superfast broadband ISP network, which would reach 100% of the area by December 2013.
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A UK law firm, Ralli, has confidentially settled its long-running claim for damages against the controversial boss, Andrew Crossley, of defunct solicitors firm ACS:Law and its intermediary MediaCAT. Earlier this year ACS:Law tried and failed to sue 27 broadband ISP customers for erroneous internet piracy offences.
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UK ISP BT has launched a new range of new summer promotions that begin by offering 4 months of free 20Mbps broadband and anytime calls.
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The national UK telecoms operator, BT Openreach, has confirmed that its future superfast 80Mbps broadband service will also come with upload speeds of up to 20Mbps. The service will surface in 2012.
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New customers of internet provider PlusNet can now also get 4 months of FREE broadband when they take one of the UK ISP's Home Phone packages too.
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The UK Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has this week published full details of its charges against the director, Andrew Crossley, of a notorious internet piracy ("illegal" P2P File Sharing) pursuing law firm (ACS:Law).
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The ISPA UK has today appointed Mark Gracey, THUS's Regulatory Manager, to the role of Council Chair.
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A little know UK based Satellite operator, Tooway Direct, has launched a new promotion that gives broadband customers a 300% usage allowance boost until the end of September 2011.
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The Director of UK ISP Andrews & Arnold (AAISP), Adrian Kennard, has today criticised those who oppose broadband providers and their continued use of the "up to" expression when advertising internet connection speeds.
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The UK advertising watchdog has forced cable operator Virgin Media to pull a series of TV and national press adverts for its broadband ISP services because their claims of being the fastest internet provider were considered too "absolute" and "misleading".
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The UK Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has said that a lack of a suitable broadband connectivity is making it "nearly impossible for rural businesses and communities to communicate".
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The European Court of Justice has ruled that eBay and other online marketplaces cannot claim exemption from liability for trademark infringements, especially if they are aware of the illegal nature of the sales their sites facilitate. The outcome could impact the MPA's attempts to force a UK ISP, BT, into blocking a piracy website called Newzbin2.
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The latest 2011 E-Communications Household Survey has discovered that a quarter of European households still receive slower broadband ISP speeds than advertised and one in three has suffered breakdowns in their internet connectivity.
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The Welsh Government (WAG) has successfully won GBP56.9 Million from the UK government to help 90 Percent of homes and businesses in Wales receive a superfast 30Mbps capable broadband service by 2015, which will rise to 100% by 2020.
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The UK government has confirmed its intention to publish, "shortly", a critical new review into the legal, technical and economic viability of forcing broadband internet providers (ISP) to block websites that facilitate copyright infringement (piracy).
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PlusNet, a UK based and BT owned consumer internet access provider, has revealed new plans to expand further into the Business-to-Business (B2B) and broadband reseller channel.
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Customers of Sky's (BSkyB) TV, phone and broadband services in the United Kingdom (UK) look set to benefit after the broadcaster and ISP announced its intention to freeze their subscription prices for the next 12 months.
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The Wales Office, under command of the Secretary of State for Wales (UK), has released its new Rural Economy Taskforce report today and discovered that a lack of fast broadband is the biggest concern for rural and farming communities.
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