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Three UK – Mobile Broadband Data Use Per Customer Rises to 8.3GB

21st March, 2019 - 12:35 pm (1 Comment)

Mobile operator Three UK has today released their full year results for 2018, which amongst other things revealed that monthly Mobile Broadband (3G / 4G) data usage per customer grew by 22% during the year (vs 7% in the previous year) from 6.8GB to 8.3GB (GigaBytes) and population coverage is now 99% (up from 98.5%).

BT Calls for Open and Fair Access to Street Furniture for 5G Mobile

21st March, 2019 - 11:49 am (1 Comment)

Telecoms giant BT (EE) has called for an “end to exclusive concessions agreements” on UK council owned street furniture, which they say has become a “barrier” to the roll-out of 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) services, not least by only granting certain companies access to use it but not others.

Openreach Consults UK Broadband ISPs on Copper Switch-Off

21st March, 2019 - 10:07 am (23 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today officially launched its first major industry consultation on the process of switching from their old legacy copper broadband and phone lines to new ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) infrastructure, which includes discussions over how they should “eventually retire the existing copper network.”

Openreach Replace Graffiti on Sheffield UK Street Cabinets with Art

21st March, 2019 - 7:40 am (1 Comment)

Sadly a fair few of Openreach’s (BT) green broadband and phone street cabinets in Sheffield (England) are “often targeted with graffiti.” In response the operator has joined with the Kelham Island and Neepsend Community Alliance (KINCA) to turn a number of them into “works of art” instead. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

ISP Gigaclear Turns Slowest UK Street for Broadband into the Best

20th March, 2019 - 12:14 pm (15 Comments)

A bit of good news from rural “full fibre” provider Gigaclear, for a change. The ISP has announced that Greenmeadows Park (Bamfurlong, Cheltenham), which was last year named as the slowest street for broadband speeds in the United Kingdom, has now become one of the fastest after a 900Mbps+ capable FTTH network went live.

Broadband Requirements for Remote Play Games via Google Stadia

20th March, 2019 - 11:40 am (16 Comments)

Internet giant Google has today unveiled a new product called Google Stadia, which from later in 2019 will begin offering the ability to remote play video games using cloud-based streaming technology at up to 4K resolution in the USA, UK, Canada and much of Europe. But what sort of broadband ISP speeds will you need?

Cityfibre Invest £75m to Rollout FTTH in Bournemouth and Northampton

20th March, 2019 - 9:43 am (0 Comments)

Full fibre builder Cityfibre has announced that they will invest £75m to expand the reach of their 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband ISP network across the cities of Bournemouth and Northampton, which will join the other 10 cities confirmed under Phase One and take their coverage to 1 million UK premises.

Openreach Trial Improves FTTC Broadband Dynamic Line Management

20th March, 2019 - 9:26 am (31 Comments)

Openreach (BT) is set to launch a new trial next month that will add 12 new speed steps to their Dynamic Line Management (DLM) system for Next Gen Access (NGA) lines, which appears to be focused on UK Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC / VDSL2) connections. The aim is an increase in average speed without a reduction in stability.

Stoke-on-Trent Unveils £9.2m Citywide FTTP Ultrafast Broadband Plan

20th March, 2019 - 8:40 am (2 Comments)

The City of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire UK has announced that the £9.2m of public funding secured from the Government’s Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) programme will be used to “install ultrafast broadband across city” via a new 96km long “full fibre” (FTTP) network from Swedish operator VXFIBER.

20,000 Apartments from Network Homes to Get 1Gbps Broadband

19th March, 2019 - 9:44 am (2 Comments)

Fibre optic UK ISP Hyperoptic has announced that 20,000 units belonging to Network Homes, which is a primarily London focused housing association, will be the next in line to be covered by their 1Gbps capable “full fibre” (FTTP/B) broadband network.

Dorset UK Updates on Superfast Broadband Cover and Future Plans UPDATE

19th March, 2019 - 9:22 am (0 Comments)

A new report from Dorset’s (England) Economic Growth Committee has revealed that 97%+ of the county (including Poole and Bournemouth) should now be able to order a “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) service from an ISP, which they say leaves 10,000+ premises spread across the county in need of an upgrade.

Openreach to Deliver Universal FTTP Broadband Cover of Salisbury

19th March, 2019 - 9:00 am (27 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today announced that their “Fibre First” programme will cover the whole of Salisbury (Wiltshire, England) with Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband technology and it will aim to do so within just 12 months, which could be the fastest city-wide network build in the UK so far.

Nottinghamshire UK Launch New Map of Superfast Broadband Rollout

19th March, 2019 - 7:48 am (4 Comments)

The state aid supported £31m+ Better Broadband for Nottinghamshire project has launched a new interactive mapping tool, created by FarrPoint, that helps locals to identify whether they can now or will in the future be able to order a “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) connection.

BT Shun Rural Mobile Roaming Plan from Three UK, O2 and Vodafone

18th March, 2019 - 3:15 pm (31 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT (EE) has rejected an industry proposal from rival operators Three UK, Vodafone and O2 that would have aimed to improve national 4G network coverage via “rural roaming,” where signals in remote areas could roam onto whatever alternative network was available (like EU roaming).

White Space Tech Brings 30Mbps Wireless Broadband to Loch Striven

18th March, 2019 - 1:47 pm (0 Comments)

Homes around part of Loch Striven (Argyll and Bute) in Western Scotland will soon be able to access “superfast broadband” speeds of up to 30Mbps, which comes after Sheffield-based ISP Whitespace Technology announced they would be deploying a new TV White Space (TVWS) using wireless network in the area.

Government Offers £1m to Help UK Businesses Harness 5G Mobile

18th March, 2019 - 11:45 am (0 Comments)

The Government’s Innovate UK programme, which is being supported by CELTIC-NEXT, has today announced that it’s making £1 million available to help businesses looking to partner with international companies on 5G mobile Research and Development (R&D) projects.

Ofcom UK Probes Post Office Over Charges for Text Relay Calls UPDATE

18th March, 2019 - 11:05 am (0 Comments)

Ofcom has opened a new probe today to investigate whether or not the Post Office, which among other things also offers broadband ISP and phone services to UK consumers, charged customers the correct amount for telephone calls using relay services (e.g. text relay calls).

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