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ISP News Archives for April 2018

Scotland Seeks Fair Funding and Criticises UK 10Mbps Broadband USO

16th Apr 2018 (11 Comments)

The Scottish Government‘s Rural Economy Secretary, Fergus Ewing, has called on the UK government to correct the “grossly unfair” 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband, which appears to be in conflict with Scotland’s own £600m plan to deploy 30Mbps+ broadband to nearly all homes.

Ofcom Publish Final Results from the UK 4G and 5G Mobile Auction

13th Apr 2018 (12 Comments)

As expected the UK telecoms regulator has today finalised precisely how much extra mobile spectrum has been won in the recent auction of the 4G friendly 2.3GHz and future 5G targeted 3.4GHz radio spectrum bands, which saw EE (BT), O2, Three UK and Vodafone spend a total of £1.37bn.

INCA Claim Alternative UK FTTP Networks Reach 1 Million Premises

12th Apr 2018 (2 Comments)

A new report created jointly by the Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), UKWISPA and Point Topic has estimated that alternative network ISPs had expanded the reach of FTTP/H/B based “full fibre” ultrafast broadband networks to 998,500 premises at the end of 2017.

Vodafone Claims First to Conduct UK 5G Mobile Trial at 3.4GHz

12th Apr 2018 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has today claimed a “major milestone in UK telecommunications” by becoming the first in the country to test the new 3.4GHz radio spectrum band on a live 5G network, which ran between Manchester and the company’s HQ in Newbury (Berkshire).

Virgin Media Deploying to 11500 Premises in Rothwell, Leeds UK

12th Apr 2018 (6 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media has announced that their 350Mbps ultrafast broadband and TV network is being extended to cover 11,500 premises in the Rothwell part of Leeds via their £3bn investment under ‘Project Lightning‘, which should complete by the end of 2019.

Ofcom UK Delays Second Attempt at BT Dark Fibre Access UPDATE

12th Apr 2018 (27 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has announced that they will NOT attempt to reintroduce a “temporary remedy” for Dark Fibre Access, which would have required BT (Openreach) to provide a restricted form of DFA in the leased line (Ethernet) markets for the period until March 2019. But DFA will be tried again.

Arqiva and O2 Boost London Mobile Coverage via 300 Small Cells

12th Apr 2018 (1 Comment)

Mobile operator O2 UK and wireless infrastructure developer Arqiva have teamed up to improve 4G and future 5G mobile coverage and network capacity across London by installing up to 300 new small cells. The first sites will go live this summer 2018, with deployment continuing up to 2020.

Survey Warns Many UK Broadband Routers Open to Security Threats

12th Apr 2018 (1 Comment)

A new survey of 2,205 UK internet users (conducted between 22nd Feb to 22nd March 2018) warns that 82% of respondents have never changed the default admin password for their broadband ISP router and 86% have never updated its firmware. This could make them more vulnerable to hackers.

Community Fibre Prep 10Gbps Broadband for Wandsworth Businesses

12th Apr 2018 (1 Comment)

Alternative UK ISP Community Fibre appears to be extending their “full fibre” (FTTP/H) broadband network in the London Borough of Wandsworth to include local a business district, as well as council homes, which is being undertaken alongside the local authority, BIID, OLBC etc.

UPDATE ISP TalkTalk Shifts UK Off-net TV Only Customers to Rakuten TV

12th Apr 2018 (17 Comments)

Broadband ISP TalkTalk has announced that their remaining base of “off-net” TV only (previously Blinkbox) customers, which may also include some broadband and TV subscribers that have not synced accounts, are having their TV service moved over to the third-party Rakuten TV platform.

Government Proposes Tougher Rules to Protect UK Consumers

11th Apr 2018 (7 Comments)

The Government has today published a new Green Paper that proposes a number of changes to help protect consumers from bad practices, such as by simplifying Terms & Conditions (T&Cs), bundles and protecting people from “unexpected payments” that may arise via subscription services.

RootMetrics Show 4G Coverage in 16 UK Cities by Mobile Operator

11th Apr 2018 (1 Comment)

RootMetrics has today published another batch of results from their latest study, which reveals the 4G (LTE) network coverage of the United Kingdom’s four primary mobile operators across 16 of the biggest UK cities. EE delivered the best coverage but often only by the narrowest margin.

8 of the Most Popular UK Rail Transit Lines Ranked by Mobile Quality

11th Apr 2018 (2 Comments)

A new RootMetrics study has ranked eight of the United Kingdom’s most popular rail transit lines by the quality of their on-board Mobile (3G and 4G) network connectivity. Overall those taking a train via the ‘London Paddington to Reading‘ route are likely to have the best experience.

Openreach Start Removing LR-VDSL Broadband from UK Trial Areas

11th Apr 2018 (40 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has confirmed that they will imminently begin withdrawing their Long Reach VDSL (LR-VDSL) broadband technology trial from several deployments across the UK, which at one point had been touted as way of helping to deliver on the government’s 10Mbps broadband USO.

The 2018 Impact of Full to Capacity FTTC Fibre Broadband Cabinets UPDATE

10th Apr 2018 (43 Comments)

A new study has estimated that around 4.1% of premises in the United Kingdom are likely to be affected by full to capacity FTTC (VDSL2) based “fibre broadband” street cabinets on Openreach’s (BT) network, which is up from 3% last year. Related premises may be unable to order the faster ISP service.

Utility Warehouse Ad Banned for Misleading Best Value Mobile Claim

10th Apr 2018 (4 Comments)

Phone, broadband ISP and UK energy provider Utility Warehouse have had a website advert for their service pulled after the Advertising Standards Authority ruled that it had misleadingly promoted itself as offering “the UK’s best value mobile“.

UK Business ISP FluidOne Appoints New CEO Russell Horton

9th Apr 2018 (0 Comments)

Business communications provider FluidOne, which also supplies a number of UK broadband ISPs, has today moved for the second time in the space of 6-7 months to try and replace its outgoing CEO, Piers Daniell, with a new boss in the shape of Russell Horton.