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25th Jan, 2011 08:49 AM
A UK cable operator , Virgin Media , has extended the rollout of its affordable new ultrafast 100Mbps broadband service to reach an additional 150,000 more homes.

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25th Jan, 2011 07:55 AM
Internet content provider Akamai has revealed its latest State of the Internet report for Q3 2010, which found that the average broadband ISP connection speed in the UK had hit 4Mbps (world average is 2Mbps).

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25th Jan, 2011 06:50 AM
UK solicitors firm ACS:Law (Andrew Crossley), which made its money by threatening broadband ISP customers with huge cash settlement demands over alleged involvement with unlawful copyright file sharing activity, has shut itself down amid financial difficulties and serious court concerns.

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25th Jan, 2011 06:10 AM
The i3 Group has sold its UK subsidiaries, including the tempestuous Fibrecity project, H2O Networks, Opencity Media and Wireless Network Systems. City Fibre Holdings, a consortium led by Greg Mesch, i3's ex-President and COO, has picked up the shares.

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24th Jan, 2011 13:01 PM
The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for business ISP Timico UK has hinted that APNIC, one of five Regional Internet Registries, will ask the IANA for its two remaining normal /8 blocks of IPv4 addresses this week.

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24th Jan, 2011 12:28 PM
BSkyB ( Sky Broadband ) has reportedly signalled its intention to buy the UK public Wi-Fi internet access Hotspot operator, The Cloud, so as to stay competitive with ISP rivals BT and Virgin Media .

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24th Jan, 2011 11:51 AM
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will this week reveal the outcome of its investigation into how internet services are marketed, specifically the abuse of "unlimited" terminology and broadband ISP speeds.

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24th Jan, 2011 10:43 AM
The UK government has set out new secondary legislation to help tackle the thorny issue of cost sharing for the controversial Digital Economy Act 2010 (DEA), which seeks to stop illegal internet copyright infringement (p2p, file sharing) by customers of broadband ISPs.

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23rd Jan, 2011 14:29 PM
ISPreview.co.uk has just finished a full database update of our various UK ISP Listings, which covers well over 200 providers, to take account of the recent Value Added Tax (VAT) hike and other package changes among providers.

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22nd Jan, 2011 07:18 AM
The UK law firm, Lawdit, has predicted that next week could signal the end of "speculative invoicing", a tactic used by certain law firms to "bully" and make money out of broadband ISP customers whom are "suspected" of unlawful online copyright infringement.

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22nd Jan, 2011 06:50 AM
Trefor Davies, the CTO of business ISP Timico, has warned UK rural consumers not to expect any huge price reductions after Ofcom cut the cost that BT can charge ISPs for broadband services.

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21st Jan, 2011 13:27 PM
The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has opened up its arms to UK broadband ISPs and asked them to help combat illegal copyright file sharing through the development of new "mutual business models", whatever that means.

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21st Jan, 2011 11:47 AM
Europe has, over the past year, managed to approve GBP1.528bn (1.8 Billion Euros) in state aid funding to help achieve its Digital Agenda targets, which pledge to bring basic broadband internet access to all Europeans by 2013 and faster services by 2020.

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21st Jan, 2011 07:31 AM
UK Satellite ISP Avanti, which recently launched its first 10Mbps capable HYLAS1 rural broadband spacecraft into orbit (space), has won a major new contract worth £216,000 from the UK’s Technology Strategy Board (TSB) to help demo its service.

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21st Jan, 2011 06:32 AM
The UK government has announced a major review of media and communications that will lead to a fresh take on the 2003 Communications Act, which ultimately gave birth to Ofcom (communications and telecoms regulator).

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20th Jan, 2011 13:24 PM
The i3 Group's controversial Fibrecity project, which seeks to deploy superfast 100Mbps fibre optic ( FTTH ) broadband services in several cities around the UK, is in trouble again after Bournemouth Council called a meeting to discuss serious concerns over the damage that has been caused by their substandard work.

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20th Jan, 2011 09:02 AM
UK customers on the BT Home broadband service, specifically those who own an Apple iPad, can now access the operator's free public WiFi internet access points with greater ease thanks to a new App.

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20th Jan, 2011 08:31 AM
An example of how public money is being used in the UK Shetland Islands to help the most remote of rural communities' access the very fastest fibre optic broadband ISP services available.

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20th Jan, 2011 07:41 AM
The UK government has hinted that it might crackdown on online broadband ISP based television (TV) services through tighter regulation; even though IPTV hasn't yet had time to develop a market of its own.

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20th Jan, 2011 06:42 AM
Ofcom has today proposed to cut the price that BT Wholesale can charge UK internet providers (ISPs) for offering broadband services in rural parts of the country, where BT is typically the only supplier.

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