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ISP News Archives for January 2018

Broadband ISP Community Fibre Cover 10000 Wandsworth Council Homes

16th Jan 2018 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Community Fibre has managed to hit their deployment target in the London Borough of Wandsworth by making a 1000Mbps capable ultrafast fibre optic (FTTP/H) broadband network available to 10,000 council homes in time for the end of 2017. Just another 10,000 left to go.

UK Rural Wireless ISP Voneus Acquires Broadband Rival SugarNet

16th Jan 2018 (0 Comments)

Alternative ISP Voneus, which has deployed their ‘up to’ 100Mbps capable and fibre optic fed fixed wireless broadband network into a number of UK rural areas, has now acquired another rival provider – SugarNet – for an undisclosed sum. The move follows last October’s acquisition (here) of Cotswold Wireless.

Ofcom Probe Direct Save Telecom Over Cancellations and Debt Recovery UPDATE2

16th Jan 2018 (4 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has launched a probe into budget phone and broadband ISP Direct Save Telecom in order to examine the provider’s approach to recovering debt from customers, including how they handle related service disconnections or migrations.

Openreach Takes Flak for Unfinished Wales Fibre Broadband Rollout

16th Jan 2018 (27 Comments)

The Assembly Member for Ceredigion in Wales, Elin Jones, has accused Openreach (BT) of walking away from rural communities in her county after the operator left a roll-out of “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) technology unfinished in the village of Oakford and possibly other locations.

ISP BT Launch 152Mbps and 314Mbps UK Ultrafast Broadband G.fast UPDATE2

16th Jan 2018 (105 Comments)

UK internet provider BT has today launched a new range of “ultrafast fibre broadband” packages to support both the latest hybrid fibre G.fast and “full fibre” FTTP technologies, which offer download speeds of up to 152Mbps and 314Mbps. On top of that there’s a 100Mbps “speed guarantee.”

Rise in UK Telecoms Firms Choosing to Compensate Consumers

15th Jan 2018 (0 Comments)

A new study by Servion, which requested data from the Financial Ombudsman and Ombudsman Services (ADR), has claimed that the percentage of complaints that resulted in financial awards has risen over the past year by 15% for UK comms providers (mobile, broadband and phone etc.).

UK ISP Hyperoptic to Deploy 1Gbps Broadband for Chelsea Island

15th Jan 2018 (1 Comment)

Urban fibre optic ISP Hyperoptic has announced that they’ve been selected to deliver 1Gbps capable broadband (FTTB/H) connectivity into the Chelsea Island development in London, which will feature 89 luxury apartments built by the Hadley Property Group.

Virgin Media’s Exit Fees for Non-Network Areas Put Under Spotlight

15th Jan 2018 (11 Comments)

A new article has once again highlighted Virgin Media UK’s practice of charging hefty contract exit fees, which specifically relates to situations where customers move house into an area that exists outside of the operator’s current broadband ISP and TV network coverage.

Carillion Fall – Fears for Openreach and Gigaclear Broadband Contracts UPDATE4

15th Jan 2018 (31 Comments)

Major UK construction firm Carillion, which alongside partner telent holds a number of huge engineering and fibre broadband delivery contracts with operators’ like Openreach (BT) and Gigaclear in the United Kingdom, has this morning begun the process of entering “compulsory liquidation“.

UPD Virgin Media UK Shelve Possible Northumberland Broadband Rollout

12th Jan 2018 (11 Comments)

The Northumberland County Council in England has said it is “disappointed” after being informed that Virgin Media had decided to “halt plans” for expanding their ultrafast cable broadband and TV network into the rural county. At present the operator has virtually no presence in the area.

Wonky FTTC Broadband Rollout Confuses Aberdeenshire Village

12th Jan 2018 (38 Comments)

Residents of a rural village in Scotland have been left confused after Openreach (BT) deployed a new “fibre broadband” (FTTC / VDSL2) street cabinet into their area that appears to serve some properties, while leaving many of those who live closest to it unable to receive a faster connection.

Job Losses Strike UK ISP Origin Broadband After Growth Spurt

11th Jan 2018 (7 Comments)

Doncaster-based ISP Origin Broadband have confirmed that their employee base has recently decreased from 165 to 149 (-16 people) after a number of staff lost their jobs, which the provider said was necessary in order to help “create a more agile and sustainable business for future growth.”

Vodafone UK to Focus on FTTH, But No Firm Plans for G.fast Broadband

11th Jan 2018 (12 Comments)

Telecoms operator Vodafone has told ISPreview.co.uk that they have “no firm plans to launch” ultrafast broadband products based off Openreach’s (BT) new 330Mbps capable G.fast technology. Instead they intend to focus on preparing their new 1Gbps FTTH service for launch “later this year“.

British Fibre Networks Target 1Gbps Fibre for 35% of New UK Homes

10th Jan 2018 (12 Comments)

An interesting new alternative network has launched today called British Fibre Networks, which aims to build a new open access and 1Gbps capable pure fibre optic broadband service (FTTP/H) for over 35% of new build homes by 2021. The ISP is headed by the former CEO of the controversial i3 Group.

Suffolk Chamber of Commerce Calls for 100Mbps Broadband Everywhere

10th Jan 2018 (10 Comments)

The Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, which touts itself as being the voice of local businesses in that corner of South East England, has called on the UK Government to deliver 10 times faster broadband speeds than those being pledged as part of the 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO) for 2020.

Carphone Warehouse Fined £400K for Breach that Also Hit TalkTalk Mobile

10th Jan 2018 (6 Comments)

The Information Commissioner’s Office has today hit Carphone Warehouse with a £400K fine after a 2015 hack, which resulted in a major breach of personal data for 3.3 million customers + 1,000 staff and indirectly affected the CPW hosted mobile site for UK broadband ISP TalkTalk.

Openreach Playing Catch-up With 2 Ethernet Minimum Service Targets

10th Jan 2018 (0 Comments)

Openreach (BT) is at risk of missing two of the key Minimum Service Level (MSL) targets for their high bandwidth Ethernet product family (e.g. Ethernet Access Direct), which were agreed with the UK network operator as part of Ofcom’s 2016 Business Connectivity Market Review (BCMR).