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ISP News Archives for October 2017

Broadband Delivery UK and the 1 Million Virgin Media Premises Overbuild

4th Oct 2017 (153 Comments)

New research has estimated that between 950,000 and 1.1 million premises, which were already being catered for by Virgin Media’s cable broadband network, have been overbuilt by networks (e.g. Openreach (BT)) supported through the Government’s Broadband Delivery UK project.

Report Predicts 5G Mobile Will Deliver 50Mbps Speeds to 90% of UK by 2026

3rd Oct 2017 (10 Comments)

A new study from the Cambridge Judge Business School, which examined the cost, coverage and roll-out implications of future 5G networks in Britain, has forecast that the roll-out of “ultrafast” Mobile Broadband will reach 90% of the population by 2026. But £12bn of funding may be required for rural areas.

South Yorkshire Broadband Rollout Hit by Main BT Subcontractor Collapse

3rd Oct 2017 (13 Comments)

The state aid fuelled Superfast South Yorkshire project, which is working with Openreach (BT) to deploy “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) to 97.9% of premises by the end of 2017 (Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield), has been hit by the collapse of a “main subcontractor” and “national planning issues.”

UK ISP Aquiss Reduce Unlimited Broadband Prices and Scrap 12 Month Term

3rd Oct 2017 (5 Comments)

Shropshire-based ISP Aquiss has today announced that they’ve reduce the price of their ‘up to’ 19Mbps (ADSL2+) capable “family premium” unlimited broadband packages and scrapped their 12 month contracts in favour of a short rolling 30 day term.

UPDATE3 Wireless ISP Relish Start 1Gbps “Full Fibre” Home Broadband Package

3rd Oct 2017 (5 Comments)

In a curious move Relish Wireless, which is a fixed wireless ISP in London and Swindon that was acquired by Three UK, has updated their website to offer a new range of “Home Fibre” broadband services that claim to offer a “full fibre experience” with ultrafast download speeds from 50Mbps to 1Gbps.

ISP Community Fibre Makes Progress on Wandsworth 1Gbps Broadband Rollout

2nd Oct 2017 (5 Comments)

Two years ago the London Borough of Wandsworth announced that it had teamed-up with local ISP Community Fibre to roll-out a new 1000Mbps capable ultrafast fibre optic (FTTP/H) broadband network to 20,000 council homes. The provider has so far done 5,500 and the next areas are now being announced.

Devon Council Criticised for Secrecy of Broadband Project’s Scrutiny Meetings

2nd Oct 2017 (42 Comments)

The Upottery Parish Councillor and Chairman of the B4RDS (Broadband for Rural Devon & Somerset) campaign, Graham Long, has criticised Devon Council for conducting scrutiny of the regional broadband roll-out project (Connecting Devon and Somerset) in private, with “press and public excluded“.

Cityfibre Deal to Bring 1Gbps Fibre to Businesses in Cheltenham and Gloucester

2nd Oct 2017 (0 Comments)

Cityfibre has today signed a new deal with Cheltenham-based ISP Bamboo, which will support the roll-out of their 500Mbps and 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cater for businesses in the large town of Cheltenham and the city of Gloucester (Gloucestershire, England).

Report Calls for More Competition in the UK Fixed Line Broadband ISP Market

2nd Oct 2017 (5 Comments)

The Social Market Foundation, a non-partisan think tank, has warned that broadband and telephony remain “highly concentrated consumer markets” and a lack of effective competition can translate into higher prices, poorer services, less choice and possibly lower rates of investment or innovation.