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ISPA were disappointed to see only a quarter of the Government’s committed spending on broadband allocated across the next four years in the Chancellor’s Comprehensive Spending Review. This considerable change in policy direction seems entirely out of step with the Government’s commitment an “outside-in” approach and their levelling up agenda. The industry is entering the […]
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The Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA UK) is delighted to unveil the winners of the 22nd Annual UK Internet Industry Awards, the ISPAs. With 2020 seeing a shift to online, the ISPA Awards was no different as the event moved from its usual physical setting to an online video platform for the very first time. […]
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ISPA AWARDS 18 NOVEMBER, 4.30pm – 5.30pm BOOK YOUR TICKETS TODAY We are just a few short weeks away from the 22nd annual ISPA Awards online ceremony that will take place on Wednesday 18th November from 4.30pm, and here is why you should book your complimentary seat today: You will laugh: Hal Cruttenden, one of the top […]
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Broadband Warman gives evidence on Broadband and the road to 5G DCMS Minister Matt Warman MP was in front of the DCMS Committee as part of their enquiry into Broadband and the Road to 5G. Committee members were particularly interested in questions which focused on the 2025 target. Some key points from the evidence session […]
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The Internet Services Providers’ Association is seeking nominations for the Internet Hero Award at the 22nd annual ISPA Awards. In what has been a year quite unlike any other, ISPA feel it is more important than ever to shine a light on those who have gone above and beyond to support the industry and keep Britain […]
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Broadband Ofcom publish Mobile Matters report 2020 The report sought to understand the changing ways people are using their mobile devices. To do this, Ofcom analysed crowdsourced data collected between January and April 2020 from around 200,000 Android devices across the UK. Some key findings in relation to WiFi include Two-thirds (65%) of the time, […]
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ISPA celebrates its 25th anniversary To mark our silver anniversary, ISPA published a report looking back at the journey the UK ISP industry has been on over the past 25 years. This report looks back at the journey the UK’s internet has made over the last quarter century and charts how the internet has become fundamental to […]
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Broadband Ofcom publish update to their annual Plan of Works Ofcom have published an updated annual Plan of Works. The paper serves as a half-yearly update to the activities and milestones in their 2020/21 work programme following the first quarterly update, published in July. Ofcom are on track to deliver the majority of their 2020/21 […]
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Broadband ISPA gives evidence to DCMS Committee ISPA Chair, Andrew Glover, gave evidence as part of the DCMS Committee inquiry into broadband and the road to 5G. ISPA was joined by fellow witnesses Malcolm Corbett, from INCA and Hamish Macleod, of Mobile UK. Some key points from the session include: The Committee was interested to […]
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The Internet Services Providers’ Association, the UK’s leading ISP trade association, has published an anniversary report to celebrate its 25th anniversary with new data that shows consumers can today access the internet 200,000 times faster than in the 1990s. The report, which has been published today, looks back at the journey the UK’s internet has made over the last quarter century and […]
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Ofcom Philip Marnick, Ofcom’s spectrum group director, has been awarded 5G Week’s ‘leading individual ‘champion’ of 5G’ award. The awards aim to recognise the best examples of 5G adoption, uses and rollout worldwide. Marnick’s role in overseeing how spectrum is released and how it has been used was highlighted by the awarding body who said […]
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Ofcom Ofcom Publish Connected Nations Update: Summer 2020 On Thursday, Ofcom published their latest Connected Nations update for Summer 2020 which is based on coverage and service availability information received from communications providers. Some key findings include: Full fibre broadband has increased significantly to over 4.2 million homes (14%), up from 3.5 million (12%) since […]
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