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Big UK Broadband ISPs Can Now Confirm Huge 2022 Price Hikes

19th January, 2022 (38 Comments)

The Office of National Statistics has today published the latest UK inflation figures, which sees the Consumer Price Index (CPI) hit 5.4% and the Retail Price Index (RPI) reach 7.5%! Many of the country’s biggest broadband ISPs base their annual price rises off the figure published in January, thus we now know how huge the hit will be.

Broadband ISP KCOM Scraps Inflation Linked UK Price Hike

17th January, 2022 (6 Comments)

UK ISP KCOM, which has so far built a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 250,000 premises across East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire in England (here), has made the hugely positive decision to scrap their contractual CPI + 3.9% price rise for this year to help customers facing the cost of living crisis.

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ISP KCOM Grows UK Broadband Customer Base to 139,700

6th January, 2022 (47 Comments)

KCOM, which recently extended their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 250,000 premises across East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire in England (here), have published their annual accounts and revealed that their total broadband customer base has grown to 139,700 (most are now on fibre, having migrated from copper).

ISPs and Content Providers Respond to Ofcom’s UK Net Neutrality Review

4th January, 2022 (26 Comments)

Ofcom has published some of the first responses from UK broadband ISPs and internet content providers to their new review of Net Neutrality rules, which were designed to ensure no serious blocking or slowing of access to legal websites or other online services by ISPs and mobile operators. Suffice to say, vested interests split the pack.

Connexin Start Rollout of 10Gbps Broadband Network in Hull UK

17th December, 2021 (15 Comments)

UK ISP Connexin, which a few months ago (here) confirmed they would invest £80m to end KCOM’s “broadband monopoly” in Hull and East Yorkshire by building their own rival 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has this week achieved a key milestone with the installation of their first street cabinet.

Competition for KCOM as Grain Expands FTTP Broadband to Hull

29th November, 2021 (8 Comments)

The incumbent broadband operator for the city of Hull in East Yorkshire, KCOM, looks set to get some real competition after UK alternative network ISP Grain bravely announced that they would be deploying their gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network into the same location. But other operators have similar plans.

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Ofcom Moves to Protect 5,000 UK Payphone Boxes from Closure UPDATE

9th November, 2021 (4 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today announced that they intend to protect around 5,000 “vital phone boxes” from closure by BT and KCOM, but only those that are truly still needed by local communities. Without such protection, some of those phone boxes considered “vital” would still have been set for removal.

KCOM’s FTTP Broadband Network Reaches 250,000 Premises UPDATE

1st November, 2021 (2 Comments)

Hull-based UK ISP KCOM has today revealed that the ongoing coverage expansion of their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has now enabled them to pass 250,000 premises, which reflects their build across both East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire in England.

Ofcom Adds Dark Fibre and Tweaks Rules for KCOM in Hull UK

28th October, 2021 (10 Comments)

Ofcom has today published the outcome of their latest Hull Area Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review 2021-26, which tends to largely influence what rules they set for KCOM’s dominant network in the Hull (East Yorkshire) area. The main changes this time reflect deregulation and a new Dark Fibre requirement.

Connexin Pledge to End KCOM’s Broadband Monopoly in Hull UK UPDATE

20th September, 2021 (9 Comments)

Fixed wireless broadband ISP Connexin last year revealed that they were looking to deploy their own Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the North of England (here). The provider has now confirmed that they’re investing £80m to “[end] the broadband monopoly” in Hull and East Yorkshire (tacit reference to KCOM).

Cloud Gaming ISP ZYBRE Extends UK Coverage via Openreach

10th September, 2021 (4 Comments)

Cloud gaming ISP ZYBRE, which back in July 2021 became available to homes covered by KCOM’s gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, has now been extended across the rest of the UK by offering both SOGEA (standalone FTTC) and full fibre via Openreach’s network too.

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Ofcom 2021 Study – Median UK Broadband ISP Speeds Hit 50Mbps

9th September, 2021 (11 Comments)

Ofcom has published their annual study into UK fixed line home broadband ISP speeds, which reports that the average (median) download rate has risen from 50Mbps last year to just 50.4Mbps now (uploads are unchanged at 9.8Mbps). Meanwhile, the performance gap between urban and rural areas remains a problem.

ISP Pure Broadband Target Double UK Growth Over Next 3 Years

17th August, 2021 (1 Comment)

ISP Pure Broadband, which serves consumers covered by both KCOM and CityFibre’s full fibre (FTTP) networks across the UK, has appointed Tony Jopling to be its new Managing Director (MD) and his first goal is to double the company’s growth over the next three years.

KCOM Begins FTTP Broadband Rollout in Crowle and Haxey

21st July, 2021 (0 Comments)

Hull-based UK ISP KCOM has today confirmed that thousands of premises in the two North Lincolnshire communities of Crowle and Haxey will be the next to benefit from their £100m network expansion, which is currently extending the reach of their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network.

Cloud Gaming ISP ZYBRE Joins KCOM Full Fibre Broadband Network UPDATE

15th July, 2021 (2 Comments)

A new cloud gaming friendly UK ISP called ZYBRE has today announced that their services are being made available to homes covered by KCOM’s gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, thanks to a new wholesale agreement.

No Sign UK Gov Pushing for Mandatory Social Broadband Tariffs UPDATE

6th July, 2021 (2 Comments)

A short but interesting debate was held yesterday in the Lords Chamber, which appeared to indicate that the UK Government are not, at present, pressing Ofcom to introduce mandatory low cost social tariffs for broadband across the industry. But like the regulator, they would like to see better promotion of those that exist.

Full Fibre ISP KCOM Sells National UK ICT Business to Nasstar

25th June, 2021 (3 Comments)

Hull-based UK broadband ISP KCOM has followed last month’s sale of their off-net Eclipse Internet base (here), which went to the Global 4 Group, by selling off its national ICT business to Nasstar, which is an established managed services specialist provider.