BT Group will form a separate board for its Openreach business in a bid to persuade regulator Ofcom the company should not be split off. Shaken by political criticism and the threat of break up, BT chairman Sir Mike Rake has said there will be a board and separate investment control for Openreach. Competitors and […]
For the second time in the two days following BT Openreach’s heavy criticism from MPs, BT and Plusnet users customers have suffered service outages because of power cuts at datacentres. BT said that connectivity returned to normal by 13:45 BST, though some larger businesses may still have had problems. There were reports of other organisations […]
A cross-party group of MPs says BT is “significantly under investing” in Openreach, its infrastructure subsidiary. Based on a report – Establishing world-class connectivity throughout the UK – commissioned from a panel of independent experts, the Culture, Media and Sport Committee concluded the shortfall in investment could potentially be hundreds of millions of pounds a […]
UK broadband ISP Entanet has published an open letter to newly-appointed Prime Minister Theresa May urging her to replace current Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy, Ed Vaizey MP, with someone who has the ability to understand the communications industry from a technical perspective. May is currently in the process of allocating […]
Research from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech on the home services market – covering broadband, fixed landline and pay-TV – reveals strong gains for the major players amid further turmoil for TalkTalk. BT, Sky and Virgin Media have all seen year-on-year customer growth, with BT’s share up by 7.8 percentage points on last year thanks to strong […]
Netflix has released June data from its ISP Speed Index – the streaming giant’s monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. In Brazil,
The most complained-about pay TV provider between January and March of this year was BT with 20 complaints per 100,000 customers compared to 15 in the previous quarter according to an Ofcom report. Complaints about TalkTalk fell from 14 to nine, while complaints about Virgin Media increased slightly and was the same as the industry […]
Sky’s online streaming service NOW TV has launched the NOW TV Combo – the UK’s first ever contract-free triple play bundle, offering the latest and best TV, unlimited broadband as well as a range of call packages, all without a contract. Available from July, the NOW TV Combo comes complete with the brand new NOW […]
Google Fiber has entered into an agreement to acquire San Francisco-based Internet Service Provider Webpass. In a blog post, Charles Barr, President Webpass said that Google Fiber and Webpass share a commitment to creating fast, abundant Internet connectivity in the US. “By joining forces, we can accelerate the deployment of superfast Internet connections for customers […]
An independent research study commissioned by the Wireless Broadband Alliance, to mark the inaugural World Wi-Fi Day on June 20th, reveals the extent of the digital divide that exists globally – most notably in some of the world’s largest cities. The study reveals the majority (57 per cent) of the global urban population remains unconnected, […]