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Sky Mobile UK Celebrates 3 Million Customers Milestone

24th November, 2022 (17 Comments)

Sky (Sky Broadband, Sky TV) has today announced that their Sky Mobile service, which is an O2 (VMO2) powered Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), has reached the major milestone of 3 million customers and is now the “fastest growing mobile provider in the UK“.

Broadband ISP Ogi Invest £10,000 into Local Schools in Wales

24th November, 2022 (1 Comment)

Broadband ISP and full fibre network builder Ogi has today announced that they’ve begun a new pilot programme with schools in Wales, which is initially investing £10,000 to help local schools in the country bring STEM subjects (i.e. science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to life for pupils in years 5-9.

Broadband ISP Plusnet Stops Selling UK Business Products UPDATE

23rd November, 2022 (18 Comments)

Budget UK ISP Plusnet, which is part of the BT Group, appears to have now officially stopped taking on new SME (small and medium-sized) business customers. A message on their website confirms that the products are “no longer available” and instead directs new customers to take up packages directly with BT.

UK ISP TalkTalk Take Controlling Stake in Telecom Acquisitions Ltd

23rd November, 2022 (4 Comments)

Consumer and wholesale broadband provider TalkTalk has today announced that they’ve agreed a new “strategic partnership” with Telecom Acquisitions Ltd, which manages a multitude of broadband ISP brands and products (e.g. Home Telecom, Fleur Telecom, Hive Telecom and Eclipse Broadband).

Utility Warehouse Grows to 341,392 UK Broadband Customers

22nd November, 2022 (5 Comments)

Energy and communications provider Telecom Plus, which trades as UW (Utility Warehouse), has published their latest biannual (H1 FY23) report and revealed that they ended the period with 341,392 broadband ISP customers (up by 17,769 in the last 6 months) and 364,062 mobile customers (up by 39,289).

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Cityfibre and toob Sign Mutual UK Full Fibre Network Access Deal UPDATE

22nd November, 2022 (14 Comments)

Alternative network builders Cityfibre and toob have today signed a unique network access agreement, which will see both sides aiming to benefit from each other’s deployments of their respective gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP networks across the UK.

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Full Fibre Operator F&W Networks Signs Cable & Things Supply Deal

17th November, 2022 (2 Comments)

Network builder F&W Networks – supported by UK ISP Hey!Broadband – has today signed a 1-year supply deal with equipment distributor Cable & Things worth £1.3 million, which will provide the operator with underground and PIA ultralightweight overhead fibre optic cables, distribution and joint boxes etc.

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ISP Vorboss Launches 100Gbps Fibre for London Businesses

17th November, 2022 (8 Comments)

Network builder and UK ISP Vorboss, which is currently investing £250m to rollout “London’s only full-coverage fibre network dedicated to business” (they’ve already built over 500km of fibre since 2020), has today officially launched their new 100Gbps product for businesses in the city – at a cost of £2,999 +vat per month.

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Virgin Media Business Wholesale Upgrades Core UK Network

16th November, 2022 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media Business (Wholesale) are rolling out an upgrade to their core UK National High Capacity Services (NHCS) network, which among other things will make their more affordable 10Gbps optical point-to-point data connections available to more businesses across the country.

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Full Fibre UK ISP Fibrus Launch New Business Broadband Plans

14th November, 2022 (4 Comments)

Belfast-based UK ISP Fibrus, which is building a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across Northern Ireland and Northern England, has today launch a new range of packages targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises – all include a pledge NOT to charge a connection fee or become subject to annual CPI price increases.

Poor Broadband Among Homeworkers Costs UK £60bn UPDATE

14th November, 2022 (24 Comments)

A new report from Actual Experience, which has a vested interest in that it operates a hybrid workplace management system, has claimed homes that suffer from a “poor broadband” ISP connection have led to the loss of £1,000 per average worker – or £60bn across the whole UK economy – per year.

Rural UK Broadband ISP and FTTP Builder GoFibre Appoints CEO

9th November, 2022 (0 Comments)

Independent rural broadband ISP GoFibre (BorderLink) has announced the appointment of Neil Conaghan as their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The move is part of the provider’s effort to expand their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 500,000 premises (here) in the North of England and Scottish Borders by around the end of 2025.

UK Fibre Engineering Firm HG Comms Acquired by Vinci

8th November, 2022 (1 Comment)

Leicestershire-based telecoms support and civil engineer firm HG Comms Ltd (HGC), which works with a number of UK broadband operators in different capacities (e.g. Cityfibre), has announced that they’ve been acquired by global infrastructure giant Vinci for an undisclosed sum.

UK ISP TalkTalk Business Offer 3 Months Free Full Fibre Broadband

7th November, 2022 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP TalkTalk Business appears to have joined the Black Friday discounts by giving away the first three months of service for free to new customers across all of their various Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) packages, which offer download speeds of between 80Mbps and up to 900Mbps+.

Virgin Media O2 UK to Create 125 New Engineers in Big Cities

7th November, 2022 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator and broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has opened applications for 125 field engineer apprenticeship positions to help rollout their full fibre (FTTP) and 5g mobile networks across the UK. Most of the positions will be filled in London, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Glasgow and Leicester.

Numis Report on Cityfibre Reveals New Details of UK FTTP Broadband Build

6th November, 2022 (29 Comments)

A new research report from investment bank Numis, which was pieced together by analyst John Karidis, has revealed some useful information about Cityfibre’s £5bn project to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the UK and their perspective on overbuild and prices vs Openreach (BT) etc.

BT and CWU Reopen Negotiations Over Pay Dispute After UK Strikes

4th November, 2022 (56 Comments)

BT has re-entered negotiations with the Communications Workers Union (CWU) to hopefully settle the ongoing pay dispute with up to 38,000 employees, which has so far resulted in 8 days worth of national UK strikes. The move comes only a day after the operator’s CEO, Philip Jansen, described the matter as “closed” and seemed to reject further talks.