UK Broadband Internet Service Provider News: 2005/12

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Thursday, December 08, 2005

Freedom2Surf extend 8Mbit broadband offering with BT's IPStream Max Trial

freedom2surf, one of the UK's leading ISPs, has today announced that it has been selected to take part in BT's IPstream Max Trial. The anticipated roll out of BT's faster broadband service next year will enable more UK customers to have access to freedom2surf 8Mbit broadband.

The trial, which is by invitation only, will be offered to existing freedom2surf customers living near to the eligible exchanges and will take effect immediately. Initially, 25 exchanges across Cornwall, Greater London, Northern Ireland, South Glamorgan and Strathclyde, will be activated although it is hoped that this will rise to 53 exchanges over the course of the trial.

The announcement marks a continuing commitment by freedom2surf to offer high speed, cost effective broadband to its customers. A growing number of customers currently take advantage of freedom2surf 8Mbit broadband through freedom2surf's partnership with Easynet. However, it is hoped that the BT trial will extend the benefits of super-fast broadband further, enabling a greater number of customers access to dramatically improved broadband services such as faster downloads of music and video files as well as services such as video-on-demand.

Richard Manly, sales and marketing director for freedom2surf commented:

"As one of the UK's fastest growing consumer and business ISPs, the expansion of our services will enable us to deliver innovative, cost effective broadband to a much broader reach of customers. This is particularly important to freedom2surf as we are committed to providing customers with the best possible broadband service, irrespective of where they live. As more exchanges become enabled nationwide, we anticipate wider roll out for our customers."

About freedom2surf Limited

freedom2surf, part of the PIPEX Communications Group, is one of the UK's leading Internet service providers. The company serves a targeted customer base of Internet professionals, at home or in business that appreciate the value of advanced technology, speed and above all reliability in their ISP. freedom2surf believes that Internet privacy and security should be an integral part of the online experience. freedom2surf provides leading support for all the major Internet components, from ADSL broadband high-speed connectivity, to offering the latest services from web publishing, email and interactive entertainment to high volume electronic commerce business architectures. freedom2surf was launched in 1997 and is headquartered in St Albans, UK. It was ranked number twenty two in the Sunday Times Microsoft Technology Track 100 in October 2005 and was named 'Top Product of 2005' in October's edition of PC Advisor.

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BT leads the way with next-generation services

BT today announces its plans to introduce a range of next generation services for customers which will help transform how they communicate, are entertained and manage their lives.
Already this morning BT has announced it is to offer content from BBC Worldwide, Paramount and Warner Group with its unique next generation TV services. And, at the company’s Consumer Strategy Day this morning, BT will also promise to deliver other exciting new broadband and voice services for consumers.

International calls made with the PC to regular landlines are already cheaper with BT Communicator than with rivals such as Skype. However, as a Christmas present to its customers, BT will be offering free calls throughout the festive holiday to any landline in 30 different countries.

Meanwhile, the price of Broadband Talk, which allows customers to use a normal phone, rather than the PC, has been slashed by up to 50 per cent to just £2 per month for evening and weekend calls or £7 a month for anytime calls and with BTs top two Broadband packages, evening and weekend calls are completely free.

BT will also introduce an enhanced voice over internet offering in Spring which will be available globally and feature BT’s new high definition sound quality. This sound quality will also be available on BT’s new video phones – also available in Spring - which will allow anyone with a BT broadband line to see their loved ones while they talk.

The broadband heart of the home will be the BT hub. It will enable wireless networking for all the family’s PCs and laptops, next generation TV, voice calls over the internet, five different voice channels that can be used simultaneously so all member of the family can be on the phone to their friends at the same time. It will also enable monitoring services, such as security for the home as well as greater protection for your valuable data such as your photos and MP3s, which can be backed up with BT’s new online storage and back-up service, Digital Vault. Additionally, BT will be able to identify problems with your hub remotely, meaning fewer inconvenient home visits for customers.

Outside the home, BT will be using its leading network of 8,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in the UK to offer innovative opportunities to work and play, such as the recent deal with Nintendo allowing gamers to challenge one another via a Wi-Fi link at BT Openzone hotspots. And BT Fusion, the world’s first mobile which uses broadband to seamlessly change from mobile rates to landline rates at home, will offer customers a wide range of handsets alongside the Motorola v560 and forthcoming Razr. In the second half of next year the next generation of Fusion phones will be Wi-Fi powered which will ensure that customers always stay better connected at great value rates in even more places.

BT is also reporting financial information this morning. BT Retail expects to build on last quarter’s return to profit growth and deliver increased full year profits. BT Retail is also aiming to deliver cost savings of £400-500m over three years by focusing on more cost effective use of online sales, service and billing as well as improved processes that will benefit BT customers whilst reducing costs.

Livingston said: “We will make life simpler and better for our customers. Not only will we be offering them great value communications which enhance their life, but we will be able to offer individual customers the kinds of services which are tailored to their needs”.

“This is an exciting time for our consumer business but an even more exciting time to be a BT customer”

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Freedom2Surf extend 8Mbit broadband offering with BT's IPStream Max Trial

BT leads the way with next-generation services