News articles about latest events that happen in UK broadband market plus information, reviews and analysis.
The Government has just revealed the details of Universal Service Obligation (USO) scheme which promises minimum 10Mb broadband for all the UK homes from 2020. The implementation will start soon and more than 500k premises in the remote places would get access to high speed broadband for their internet access needs. The USO would ensure … Read more
Many students in the UK get affected by internet related issues like slow broadband speed, a latest study has revealed. According to uSwitch survey, more parents in urban places (28%) complained over internet problems, when compared to just 5% of rural parents who raised these issues. 15% of parents stated that slow broadband speed is a problem when … Read more
Zen Internet was chosen the best internet service provider in a recent survey conducted by Which? magazine. The half-yearly consumer poll placed Plusnet on third place, while other major ISPs Virgin Media, Sky, BT and TalkTalk were ranked quite behind small ISPs like Utility Warehouse, SSE and John Lewis in terms of their all-round performance … Read more
Major broadband & home phone firm TalkTalk has announced plans to roll out FTTP fibre broadband that will provide 1Gbps full fibre broadband to 3m homes across the UK. According to the provider, it would soon launch £1.5bn project with the help of Infracapital which would invest £400m and the full fibre broadband will be rolled … Read more
Home phone and broadband provider TalkTalk has enabled a new feature – CallSafe to help its landline customers avoid unwanted calls like marketing calls. According to TalkTalk, CallSafe will check whether the calls come from regularly dialed numbers like friends and family. If so, they will be put straight through. However, while checking the incoming … Read more
BT today launches two ultrafast broadband packages, which come with a 100mbps speed guarantee. According to BT, its ultrafast products are the first and only fibre broadband that guarantees to offer 100Mbps to users. Users can claim £20 compensation if the speed they get falls below 100Mbps. Initially, the availability of the new service is … Read more