BBC Expands Low Latency Video Streaming Trial on iPlayer Service | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The BBC’s Research & Development division has extended the testing period and increased the number of devices able to take part in their beta trial of “low latency streaming” on their iPlayer service. This aims to reduce the delay on live TV shows/events that exists between terrestrial broadcasts and streamed content. The delay on iPlayer, which partly occurs due to all the extra processing and connectivity that’s needed to stream a live broadcast,...
Newcastle to Deploy Free City-Wide Public WiFi Wireless Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Newcastle City Council has announced the launch of a pilot scheme with digital connectivity provider Purple, which will see an “extensive city-wide Wi-Fi” network being rolled out for residents, students and visitors to help them connect to the internet. The service is expected to be free to access. The new wireless network is expected to be deployed across Council buildings and other participating venues, including gyms, libraries, commercial...
Rural Wales Village of Rhydlewis Raises £1.4m to Complete FTTP Broadband Build | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Residents covered by the Rhydlewis Exchange in Ceredigion (Wales), which serves 1,058 premises across 127 postcodes, may be pleased to learn that their stop-start deployment of a new Openreach based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network can now finally complete after they worked together to raise £1.4m in pledges. The exchange previously had some of the lowest fibre (FTTP) coverage in the county, with just 30% of local homes and businesses...
Starlink Suffers Another Global Broadband Outage of Satellite Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More SpaceX’s popular Starlink service, which offers ultrafast low-latency broadband speed across the world via a mega constellation of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), suffered another global outage this morning that started at around 5am. But services now appear to be returning to normal for many, but not all, users. Starlink currently has around 8,400 satellites in orbit (c.4,800 are v2 / V2 Mini) – mostly at altitudes of c.500-600km – and...
Bharti Bosses Join BT Group’s UK Board as Non-Executive Directors | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Telecoms and broadband giant BT Group has this morning announced that Bharti Mittal, the Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, and Gopal Vittal, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Airtel Limited, will both join the company’s Board as non-independent non-executive directors. In case anybody has forgotten. Last year saw Bharti Global (via Bharti Televentures UK Ltd), the Indian multinational conglomerate, agree to acquire French...
Broadband ISP TalkTalk Follows Brand Refresh with FTTP Price Cut and TV Campaign | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More UK ISP TalkTalk has followed last week’s launch of their refreshed branding (here) by kicking off a nationwide marketing and TV campaign. The campaign will run across social media, video-on-demand, outdoor, and audio channels, and features the provider’s new tag line: “Now you’re TalkTalkin“. They’ve also cut the price of their 150Mbps full fibre package. According to the announcement, TalkTalk’s 150Mbps broadband package has now been reduced to just £25...
Sky Mobile UK Offers Discounted £1 Pay Monthly 5G SIM Only Plan | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More New customers looking to join mobile operator Sky Mobile (Sky Broadband), which is a virtual provider (mvno) on O2’s national 4G and 5G network, may like to know that they’ve launched a bunch of new discounts on their SIM Only plans. For example, you can now get 1GB of data, including unlimited calls and texts, for just £1 per month (down from £3). In addition, Sky Mobile’s 10GB data plan has been reduced to £10 per month (down from £14), while 60GB is...
Giffgaff Expand UK Full Fibre Broadband Trial with Extra Speed Options | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network provider giffgaff, which is owned by Telefónica and uses O2’s associated virtual operator (MVNO) platform, has provided customers of their new home broadband trial – based on nexfibre and Virgin Media’s 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP / XGS-PON) network – with additional speed options other than 500Mbps. The trial has been running with “up to 500” live customers for a couple of months now (here and here). The service initially only offered...
Openreach to Cut Price of FTTP Broadband Rental on UK Proactive Upgrades | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Openreach (BT) appears to be giving UK migrations from legacy fixed lines to modern Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband services a boost by offering UK ISPs and their customers a special discount on rental prices, albeit only when upgrades occur via their Proactive Upgrades process. Consumers are normally the ones to initiate an upgrade to full fibre (FTTP), but with Proactive Upgrades the initiator is your ISP. Proactive...
Vodafone Launch UEFA Champions League Travel eSIM for Football Fans | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile and broadband telecoms giant Vodafone UK has announced the launch of a new Champions Travel eSIM, which forms part of the operator’s major new multi-year partnership with UEFA and UC31 to support the development of women’s and men’s European football. The Champions Travel eSIM apparently aims to “provide worry-free travel with global data connectivity in 206 countries“, including UEFA’s 55 member associations. The Champions Travel eSIM includes...