Finalists announced in 21st ISPA Awards
The 2019 finalists in the ISPA Awards have been announced with 12 categories up for grabs
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New build and full fibre an interim update on thinkbroadband analysis
Following on from a presentation by Openreach at an INCA event in Cardiff we are sharing some of our insight into what is happening with full fibre and new builds.
Uploads go faster for some Virgin Media customers
A long time ago there was talk of a shift to a 10:1 download to upload speed ratio at Virgin Media but that was quietly forgotten but for those on the VIVID 350 product an increase in upload from 20 Mbps to 35 Mbps means it is back for some.
£504 million deal on table for KCOM
While most of the high value transactions in the broadband area have been to fund full fibre roll-outs the offer on the table for KCOM from by Humber Bidco is different since the operator is very close to completion of its FTTP roll-out.
Expect long queues at your corner shop on 15th July
With Internet regulation in the UK shifting towards the default mode being suitable for under 18's, the big test area is getting Age Verification up and running in an attempt to stop children stumbling onto pornography online.
UK superfast coverage down at 93.6% once capacity issues taken into account
VDSL2 cabinets are still the largest part of the UK superfast broadband infrastructure and this means that as cabinets wait for extra upgrades there is an impact on what services are available in different areas.
Stirling joins the Vodafone Gigafast full fibre footprint
With the first live customers the first area of Stirling has been added to our broadband maps for Vodafone Gigafast availability.
Streaming, peak and off-peak broadband performance for largest UK providers in March 2019
The Easter break means our summary of the differences in performance between peak and off-peak times for the most popular UK broadband providers is a little late this month.
Vodafone told off by ASA for its Gigafast website
Giving visitors the idea that Vodafone Gigafast broadband speeds from £23 were available has got Vodafone told off.
CityFibre fail to get the result they wanted from fibre judicial review
The result of the judicial review in the High Court for how the word 'fibre' is used in broadband advertising has fallen onto the expected side and that is the ASA and how it arrived at advertising can continue to use the word fibre for both par..
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