Broadband News: Pipex

The business arm of Pipex has been rebranded as Vialtus Solutions and is offering WiMAX wireless broadband. Continue reading…

Wireless broadband services in the UK could be set for an overhaul, Intel reveals. Continue reading…

Wireless broadband specialists FREEDOM4 (otherwise known as Pipex Wireless) have unveiled a new partnership with a Buckinghamshire local authority. Continue reading…

Advertising for Pipex’s new broadband packages features clearly stated download limits in place of unlimited download claims. Continue reading…

WiMAX wireless broadband provider FREEDOM4, formerly Pipex Wireless, has joined forces with Wi-Fi roaming group BOZII to extend its network coverage across the UK and Europe. Continue reading…

Former Baywatch lifeguard David Hasselhoff was left feeling all at sea today, with the news that broadband provider Pipex has terminated its relationship with the stricken star. Continue reading…

Pipex Wireless has changed its name to FREEDOM4, ahead of its plans to launch its WiMAX wireless broadband service in Manchester. Continue reading…

Pipex is to sell off its remaining assets after recording a loss for the first half of 2007, it has been reported. Continue reading…

Networking company Pipex has said it may sell off its wireless operations in the near future, following disappointing financial results. Continue reading…

Pipex-owned Freedom2Surf has announced the launch of its new platform aimed specifically for online gamers. Continue reading…

Pipex who recently sold their voice and broadband operation to Tiscali, have publicly stated that they do not expect to see much more growth in the home broadband market due to increased competition between broadband providers and the UK’s declining broadband adoption rate.
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Pipex have announced today a new deal set to shake up the market, by offering broadband and off-peak calls for £8.95 for 3 months, and £14.99 after.
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Sheffield based ISP, PlusNet have wasted no time after hearing of the sale of Pipex to Tiscali by offering a specialised offer for those wishing to migrate from the newly acquired ISP.
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Pipex, Britain’s fifth largest  broadband ISP, is close to selling its broadband and voice assets to Tiscali in a deal worth £210 million.
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The ongoing saga of the Pipex sale entered a new stage today with rumours that Tiscali may buy the company.
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The news by Epitiro is from their Q1 2007 Internet Performance Indicator Report, and also shows TalkTalk moving into the top 5 for the first time, joining Pipex, AOL, Demon and BT who have been at the top now for the forth consecutive quarter. The table (shown below) is based on technical performance, therefore customers with these providers should experience better connection and faster connection speeds. Orange and Virgin who in Q4 2006 were third and fifth respectively were not in the new top 5.
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When rumours of the Pipex takeover started, four major companies were said to be interested: BT, Carphone Warehouse, BSkyB and Virgin Media. All were reportedly very interested in procuring the sixth largest UK internet provider, however matters may have taken a turn for the worst for Pipex if they expected a bidding war. Continue reading…

BT announced today that from May 1st 2007, they will cut the price they charge other ISPs to use their lines by 9%, as they reiterate their commitment to a competitive market in UK broadband. Continue reading…

Talk Talk, the broadband service run by Carphone Warehouse (CW) is going to cost the company an an extra £30m to run in the 2007-8 financial year. Talk Talk is widely thought to be a loss-leader for Carphone Warehouse. Alongside this, the running of Virgin Mobile France is also proving very costly for the group. Continue reading…

In the world of broadband there never seems to be a dull moment, and March 2007 proved no different. Here at Top 10 we like to keep an eye on all the news and report back to you all the important and interesting stories.

February’s main story was the Virgin/BSkyB battle, which continued Continue reading…

We often talk about the big players in the broadband market, but do we actually know who the biggest are, and how much of the market they actually hold?

Well we at Top 10 Broadband would like to illuminate the figures so that you can see who is the biggest and who possesses the weight to throw around. Continue reading…

Fresh news over the weekend has speculated that Virgin Media (currently the largest broadband provider in the country) is going to buy out Pipex for about £470m, possibly this week.

If the move goes ahead, Virgin Media will add Pipex’s 570,000 customers to its current 3.3m customers, however this may place Virgin Media in hot water with the competition commission body over its market share. Continue reading…

Orange gets bitten by Watchdog

At 8pm Wednesday 21st March the eagerly expected results from the BBC Watchdog report were televised. Watchdog specifies that this is not a statistical summary of the whole population’s views but a snapshot from the 50,000 people who voted. It is important to know Continue reading…

Following pressure from customers, the media and particularly uSwitch, Toucan on Wednesday agreed to stop advertising ‘unlimited broadband’.

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Pipex has been quick to respond to media speculation over the continuing rumour that the ISP is to be taken over.

Pipex have stated that they have appointed an asset management company and the investment bank UBS to show Pipex the options they have in the future. However Pipex have confirmed Continue reading…