ARLA/CLUSTER: ISP inglês apela ao governo para que combata o aumento do ruido em HF

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

UK Government told to tackle broadband noise

Internet Service Provider (ISP) Zen Internet has called on UK
Government to tackle broadband noise in the HF radio spectrum

ISP Review reports the company has called upon the Government to get
tough on the causes of Repetitive Electric Impulse Noise (REIN), which
references a type of electrical interference that can disrupt the
performance and stability of consumer broadband services (e.g. ADSL
and FTTC lines).

The problem with many REIN faults is that they sometimes occur outside
of both the ISPs and infrastructure providers (e.g. BTOpenreach)
ability to resolve. For example, related “noise” can be caused by
nearby high-speed trains, faults in a power system (e.g. TV adapter),
old-style twinkling Christmas tree lights and the list goes on.

Most of the time this isn’t a concern but the introduction of extra
noise occurring on the same band of radio spectrum frequencies as your
broadband will often disrupt the connection, which over time may
significantly lower your speeds and or trigger multiple
disconnections. Sadly pinpointing the exact source is extremely
difficult and even when you can then the rules are far from perfect.

Gary Hough, Zen’s Regulatory Manager, said:

“Currently no one polices or looks after the [HF] frequency range that
is used to make your [broadband] connection work. In the last
government reshuffle, this important issue that has the potential to
affect every circuit in the country, was essentially parcelled off and
responsibility handed over to the BBC who unfortunately have no
mandate to sort out Broadband, or reason to do so, quite
understandably.

If the government gave regulatory powers to one of its agencies to
identify and compel people to fix their broken electrical devices,
REIN faults could then be fixed and we would have a solution.
Currently people who have these types of faults affecting them and who
have exhausted all avenues with their ISP have little option but to
complain to their MP and hope their involvement gets the 3rd party
causing the problem to kindly resolve it.”

Read the full story at
http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2013/11/isp-zen-internet-calls-uk-government-tackle-broadband-noise.html

UKQRM are a group that fights PLT/PLC/BPL interference
http://www.ukqrm.org.uk/

UKQRM Yahoo discussion group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UKQRM/