This week Virgin Media, the UK s biggest cable provider, confirmed that they will be rolling out free Wi-Fi to the London Underground system in time for the Olympics. 80 of the Underground s 270 platforms and stations will get a free Wi-Fi service before and during the games. Towards the end of 2012, as the sporting masses clear out of London, another 40 will be able to access Wi-Fi but, at that point, the [...]

The United States spent $300 million on a broadband map that doesn’t come close to showing reality, and the UK looks to duplicate that “success.” Last week the UK s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published a new map showing broadband availability in the UK s 36 largest towns and cities. It s interesting for a peruse although the data isn t exactly new, it comes from regulator Ofcom s Communications Infrastructure Report [...]

TELFORD, UK — British wholesale communications provider Entanet expanded its broadband portfolio with the introduction of FTTP packages that enable resellers to serve business and residential customers with upload and download speeds of up to 30 Mbps and 110 Mbps respectively. Entanet is a player in incumbent telco BT’s complex ecosystem. It colocates its MPLS network equipment at all the key aggregation points of BT’s 21st-century network, purchases wholesale bandwidth from BT and sells communications [...]

TELFORD, UK — British wholesale communications provider Entanet expanded its broadband portfolio with the introduction of FTTP packages that enable resellers to serve business and residential customers with upload and download speeds of up to 30 Mbps and 110 Mbps respectively. Entanet is a player in incumbent telco BT’s complex ecosystem. It colocates its MPLS network equipment at all the key aggregation points of BT’s 21st-century network, purchases wholesale bandwidth from BT and sells communications [...]

Earlier this week Andrew Crossley, sole solicitor ACS Law, finally went before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal: he was suspended for two years and fined 76,326.55. ACS Law, which is now dissolved, became infamous over a number of years for sending out thousands of letters accusing people of downloading files illegally. Over several pages of legalise the letters threatened court action unless a fine, usually of just under 500 (about $770) was paid. However, only around [...]

After a series of missteps in 2011 that resulted in their stock price being punished and subscribers leaving in droves, Netflix is trying regain momentum in the marketplace by launching their streaming service in the UK and Ireland. The Telegraph reports that the service will offer older BBC shows and series, with movies from Lionsgate UK and MGM. The Inquirer also notes that the services offers subscribers access to stunning cinema such as “Paul Blart: [...]

BOURNEMOUTH, UK – Fibreband is the first Internet service provider to take advantage of CityFibre’s fiber-to-the-home network in Bournemouth by launching gigabit broadband services with minimum symmetrical speeds of 100 Mbps. Bournemouth-based Fibreband is inviting 250 households to take part in a trial of its broadband services. Volunteers will receive the full service free of charge. CityFibre acquired the open-access network in January 2011 from i3, a firm that originally tried to build fiber through [...]

UK incumbent BT Openreach announced yesterday that it will plough 300 million into the deployment of its fibre network over the next few years, ahead of schedule. BT s decision to reach into its 2.5 billion kitty more quickly than it had originally planned is clearly designed to strengthen its bid for the lion s share of the Government s 530m pot, set aside for delivering faster broadband to the last, least accessible, 30% of [...]

LONDON – Competitive provider Hyperoptic has become the first to make 1 Gbps download speeds a reality in the U.K. Hyperoptic says it is “on track to revolutionize the U.K. broadband market” with its installation at Prices Court, Wandsworth, London, going live today. Residents of this 133-apartment riverside development will be able to enjoy superfast broadband speeds at low prices – starting at £12.50 per month (just under $20) for line rental, including free U.K. [...]

HAMBLETON, UK – While British incumbent BT upgrades its telecom network with all deliberate speed, a number of small communities have taken matters into their own hands and embarked on do-it-yourself projects of various kinds. A new FTTH operator, Gigaclear, has now started laying fiber in Hambleton village, Rutland, to build an FTTH network financed by a group of local investors. The company says a fast-paced construction schedule is in place, with the first customers [...]