UPD2 Virgin Media Broadband Users Hit by Peak Time Congestion and Latency
Customers of UK cable operator Virgin Media have spent the past few days suffering from a mix of above normal latency and network congestion during peak times (late afternoon/night), which occurred after one of the ISPs public peering providers, Atrato, switched most of its traffic flow to the ISPs disadvantage (i.e. changed their routing).
UPD Sky Broadband UK Officially Launches New Sky Hub Wireless Router
Sky Broadband (BSkyB) has today officially announced the launch of its new Sky Hub router, which has been "designed and built by Sky's in-house engineering team" and delivers improved wireless speeds and range by automatically scanning for and selecting the best available wifi channel.
ISP BE Broadband and O2 UK Start Blocking Newzbin2 Piracy Website
It took longer than most but O2 (BE Broadband) has now finally implemented a network-wide block (censorship) that prevents its customers from accessing the NewzBin2 (NewzBin) website, which London's High Court last year deemed to be responsible for facilitating internet piracy (copyright infringement).
ITU Finds World Broadband Prices Fall 75 Per Cent Between 2008 and 2011
The International Telecommunication Union has revealed that the average price of fixed line telephone, mobile (cellular) and fixed broadband Internet services around the world has fallen by 30% between 2008 and 2011 (-75% for fixed line broadband alone). Meanwhile telecoms revenues climbed and the UK improved its global rank.
UK ISP ADSL24 Quietly Secures Private Investment and a Name Change
Broadband provider ADSL24 has had an interesting couple of months. A quick glance at the company's accounts (06272441) suggested that the ISP might have had difficulty turning a profit and most recently appointed three new directors. On top of that its trading name has just changed.