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We are all used to the outrageous claims on router boxes which mean when you get home you find that the faster Wi-Fi is perhaps just a fifth of the speed the box suggested, but it seems Samsung trumped everyone else now with claims of 4.6 Gbps.

The UK being the best of the large or major countries in Europe depending on who you speak to is still something of a shock to many, and an ambition voiced by the current Culture Secretary is to compete with South Korea and Japan.

The time between the annual ISPA awards seems to slip by quicker each year, down in part to the time taken over the technical testing in the months running up to the award ceremony. The winners are now known in the sixteen categories.

The public has nominated them and now time for the ISPA Council to decide who gets the coveted Internet Hero and Internet Villain Awards at the 2014 ISPA Awards in July.

With just two months to go the finalists in all sixteen categories for the 16th ISPA Awards have now been announced.

The 2014 ISPA Awards are a little closer and there are a few weeks left to nominate people or an organisation in the Internet Villain or Internet Hero category.

BT has had mapping agreements with the Ordnance Survey going back to the mid 1990's and now Openreach has signed a five year contract to range of access to mapping data within the BT division.

Work on the 2014 ISPA Awards started way back in 2013 and technical testing is well underway, now its time for customers of some ISPA members to vote in the coveted Customer Choice Award.

The first stage of the 2014 ISPA Awards is almost over, so if you are a member of ISPA and want to enter one of the numerous categories you have until the 24th January to get your initial entry submitted.

Openreach is set to feature on BBC Watchdog on at 8pm (GMT) on Wednesday 30th October, looking at their promises to keep the nation connected.