Category: Internet Service Providers

Sky continues to remain popular with people looking for low cost broadband, that is also unlimited and does not employ traffic management. Network expansion to support this is continuing with a DWDM 100 Gbps link installed between London and Birmingham.

Bournemouth which has had a fibre network under construction for some time, is set to receive a boost in the form of Fibreband offering a six month free trial service to residents in the BH10 and BH11 postcodes.

Andrews & Arnold is now able to talk about its experience with IPv6 routers that do not cost an arm and a leg. The Technicolor TG582n being their router of choice for a free wireless router that can handle IPv6.

Zen has announced two fibre to the premises products, offering 100 Mbps downstream, and either 15 Mbps or 30 Mbps upstream.

BT Retail has launched its BT Infinity Option 3 product which is a pure fibre to the home solution, offering 100 Mbps down, and 15 Mbps up for £35 a month.

Growth in customers on the fully unbundled TalkTalk network are offset by the decline in numbers of people leaving the off-net and shared LLU services, but profits have risen.

O2 have seen a 6% decline in broadband customers whilst it saw home phone customers increase.

BE is set to start its superfast broadband service off with a FTTC trial in Barking.

Line bonding may not be cheap enough for most home users, but for those running an office where fast upstream is crucial it can help bridge the price gap that exists between standard broadband and Metro Ethernet.

The race is on to be seen as the UK's king of superfast broadband, with Virgin Media highlighting coverage of its 100 Mbps service that is growing rapidly.