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EE Launch New 76Mbps Fibre Max Home Broadband Plan for Customers

24th Oct 2017 (0 Comments)

Mobile and internet provider EE has today launched a second ‘up to’ 76Mbps (FTTC / VDSL2) capable home broadband package called ‘Fibre Max‘, which includes anytime UK + international calls (usually +£10 extra) and a number of additional calling features into the bundle.

UK ISP TalkTalk Trial Prices for 150Mbps and 300Mbps G.fast Broadband

24th Oct 2017 (16 Comments)

TalkTalk has unofficially revealed the prices for their new unlimited 150Mbps and 300Mbps ultrafast broadband products for those covered by Openreach’s (BT) new G.fast service, which is currently in the pilot phase (here) but should reach 1 million premises by the end of 2017 and 10 million by 2020.

UPDATE UK Wireless Infrastructure Giant Arqiva Confirms £1.5bn Float

24th Oct 2017 (0 Comments)

Wireless infrastructure developer Arqiva has today announced its intention to reduce their debt and restructure the business by becoming a publicly listed company (i.e. floating on the London Stock Exchange to the tune of £1.5bn).

Ofcom UK Approve Indoor and In-Car Mobile Signal Boosters

24th Oct 2017 (12 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today announced their decision to licence exempt “mobile phone repeaters” for indoor use and in-vehicle (low gain) use from early 2018. The move means that previously unlawful amplifiers could now be used to boost 2G, 3G and 4G mobile signals, albeit only under strict conditions.

SSE Warn Openreach’s Filter Connect is “inadequate alternative” to Dark Fibre

24th Oct 2017 (5 Comments)

The Chief Network Architect for SSE Enterprise Telecoms, Conrad Mallon, has claimed that Openreach’s new OSA Filter Connect (virtual dark fibre) product is an “inadequate alternative” to Ofcom’s push for the Dark Fibre Access (DFA) solution that was cancelled following BT’s legal challenge.

Gigaclear and Carillion telent to Rollout 1Gbps Broadband in South West England

24th Oct 2017 (2 Comments)

Rural fibre optic ISP Gigaclear has signed a new £200m contract with civil engineering giant Carillion telent, which will help to support the rollout of their 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) ultrafast broadband network to more than 80,000 premises in rural South West England.

P3 Study Names EE and Vodafone Top for UK Mobile Connectivity in 2017

24th Oct 2017 (0 Comments)

The latest 2017 P3 communications study of Mobile Network Operator performance in the United Kingdom, which involved drivetests, walktests and a crowdsourced assessment across 20 cities, has named EE as the best network for voice and data (3G / 4G) performance (Vodafone came 2nd).

UK Broadband Switchers Discouraged by Fear of Phone Number Loss

24th Oct 2017 (7 Comments)

A new survey of 1,110 ISPreview.co.uk readers, which was conducted between 5th Sept and 19th October 2017, reveals that 31.6% of respondents lost their number while migrating to a new ISP and 49.4% said that the fear of losing their number had discouraged them from future switching.

Digital Scotland Rollout Brings “Fibre Broadband” to 800,000 Extra Premises

23rd Oct 2017 (6 Comments)

The £428m Digital Scotland (DSSB) project with BT (Openreach) has said they’re on-course to extend fixed line “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) coverage to 95% of Scottish homes and businesses by the end of 2017. So far they’ve reached a total of 800,000 additional premises since the scheme began.

UK ISPs in Legal Threat Opposing £600m BT 10Mbps Broadband USO

23rd Oct 2017 (32 Comments)

Several ISPs, including Sky Broadband, TalkTalk, Hyperoptic and Gigaclear, are reported to be considering a possible legal challenge if the Government chooses to adopt BT’s voluntary proposal to deliver a 10Mbps minimum broadband speed across the UK by 2020.

UK Government Seeks to Limit Ofcom 40Mbps FTTC Broadband Price Cut

23rd Oct 2017 (15 Comments)

Ofcom’s proposal to force Openreach (BT) into significantly cutting the wholesale price of their ‘up to’ 40Mbps (10Mbps upload) FTTC “fibre broadband” product for ISPs has been dealt a blow after the Government warned it would “disincentivise investment” in new “full fibre” (FTTP/H) networks.

Which? Claim Half of UK Households Suffered Broadband Problems in 2017

21st Oct 2017 (20 Comments)

A survey of 1,709 UK telecoms customers in June to July 2017, which was conducted by Which?, found that 53% had experienced a “problem with their broadband” in the last year. Sadly customers of Virgin Media (61%), TalkTalk (60%), Sky Broadband (56%) and BT (54%) were “most likely” to suffer.

ITS Technology’s New National UK Network Boosted by Fresh Investment

20th Oct 2017 (1 Comment)

The ITS Technology Group, which has deployed a mix of superfast and ultrafast fibre optic and wireless broadband networks around the United Kingdom, claims to have put their new “national network” live after recently securing fresh investment of £2.25m from Maven Capital Partners.

Ofcom Investigates Lycamobile Over Surcharge for EU Mobile Roaming

20th Oct 2017 (2 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has begun an investigation of Lycamobile in order to determine whether the operator breached industry regulations for EU mobile roaming, not least by levying a surcharge and applying overly strict data (3G, 4G) roaming limits.

RootMetrics – EE Remains the Best Mobile Network Operator for London

20th Oct 2017 (2 Comments)

The latest H2 2017 study of 3G and 4G mobile network performance in London by RootMetrics has once again awarded the best operator crown to EE, although rivals from O2, Vodafone and Three UK are catching up and the latter did at least manage to beat EE for “Call Performance“.

UK ISP TalkTalk Shaves a Little Extra Money Off Unlimited Broadband

20th Oct 2017 (4 Comments)

Budget ISP TalkTalk has today further reduced the special offer pricing of their ‘up to’ 17Mbps “Fast Broadband” and ‘up to’ 38Mbps “Faster Fibre” (FTTC) broadband and phone bundles for new customers, which also continue to benefit from no setup fee. The discount will last until 2nd November 2017.

UPDATE Openreach Prep Second FTTC Broadband Spectrum Refarming Test

19th Oct 2017 (8 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has announced that they are to conduct a second Proof of Concept (PoC) trial of “Spectrum Refarming” technology, which in theory could result in a boost to broadband speeds by allowing different technologies (e.g. FTTC / VDSL2 and G.fast) to share the same spectrum frequency.