For a long time openreach has enjoyed a near monopoly on our network connections – no matter if you use Plusnet, BT, talkTalk or any other provider, chances are they run have over the openreach network. the only other option has been Virgin Media. This is starting to change, with independent networks putting in place nearly 1 million FTTP networks last year – more than double what openreach managed according to a report by the Independent Networks Cooperative Association. The INCA report now firmly puts alternative networks collectively as a third competitor......
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Internet, Internet Connections, News, Virgin |
March 13, 2018
Rural community effort rewarded with ultra-fast broadband
12 rural villages in the Test and Dun valley in Hampshire are to get ultra fast broadband from Virgin Media, after a campaign by a local community group. The area,...
Internet, Internet Connections |
July 6, 2017
Government’s Fibre Broadband Scheme Launched With £400m
The long-expected launch of the UK government’s plans to improve broadband speeds for homes and businesses by replacing copper phone wires with fibre-optic cable has been launched with a £400...
Internet, Password management, Security, Virgin |
June 29, 2017
Virgin Media Advises Customers To Change Default Passwords
Virgin Media has advised its 800,000 customers to change their passwords to reduce the risk of hacking after finding that many customers were still using risky default network and router passwords....
Internet, News |
June 7, 2017
Turn Off Your Ad Blockers … Or Pay Google
Google’s new “Finding Choices” initiative will directly ask web users who encounter sites where content is funded by adverts to turn off their ad blocker or pay a subscription to...
Internet, News |
May 11, 2017
Broadband Speed Claims To Be Examined
A 10-week public consultation is to be held by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) about the advertised speeds of competing broadband services and...
Internet, News, Virgin, wifi |
May 4, 2017
Virgin Now Making Customer Hubs Into ‘Wi-Fi Hotspots’
After a successful trial last year (and following BT’s lead) Virgin Media is boosting its public Wi-Fi network by making customers’ SuperHub routers double as public Wi-Fi hotspots. What Is...
Conference centres, Hospitality, Hotels, Internet, News, Restaurants, wifi |
May 4, 2017
New Purple Wifi Pricing Update – FREE branded licences, reduced enhanced costs
Purple now have a new pricing structure, which includes free licences and also reduces the cost of the enhanced licence by 33%. What do you get with a free licence?...
Internet, News |
December 10, 2015
Subsidised satellite broadband for most remote areas
The government has announced a scheme to subsidise satellite installations to the tune of £350 for premises currently unable to receive more than 2mb download speeds. “Our rollout of superfast...
Internet, News |
June 22, 2015
Locked into slow broadband? Get out of Jail, Free
More and more businesses can now access Superfast broadband – but what if you have just signed up to regular ADSL broadband and are in a contract? Normally you would...