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Satellite Solutions Worldwide, which owns the UK and Pan-European ISP Europasat, has signed a new contract with one of its key suppliers of Satellite broadband capacity, SES Techcom Services (SES), which should deliver improved commercial terms and extra network capacity.
Telecoms operator JT has announced a new partnership with Digital Jersey that will help to support the construction of Jersey’s first Long-Range (LoRa) Wide Area Network, which will enable devices to access the internet without using the more traditional / wireless means of 4G or WiFi.
New customers to Hyperoptic’s 1Gbps capable FTTB/P broadband network, which is available to a growing number of big residential and business buildings across 20 UK cities, look set to benefit after the ISP launch a new range of 12 month discounts on their various packages.
Ofcom has had to retract last year’s notification to Plusnet, which provisionally found that the UK ISP may have incorrectly billed customers of their fixed line broadband and phone services (here). This is due to a mistake with the regulator’s “legal enforcement powers.“
The Welsh Government has come under fire after it was revealed that 28 primary schools in Wales, most of which exist in rural areas, suffer from such poor connectivity that they struggle to access the required online learning resources. One School described it as a “a form of rural deprivation“.
Sky (Sky Broadband) has this week confirmed that their new Sky Mobile service is now available for anybody to buy, after initially only being made available to Sky’s existing customers and those who pre-registered. However the new service might not seem terribly attractive unless you also take Sky TV.