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ISP News Archives for July 2018

Scotland and UK Gov Told to STOP Squabbling Over Broadband UPDATE

23rd Jul 2018 (9 Comments)

Asking politicians to stop arguing is a bit like telling the sky to rain during a drought, but a new report from the Scottish Affairs Committee (SAC) has told the UK and Scottish Government’s to end their “disharmony” and “intense political disagreement … about the rollout of broadband in Scotland.”

Gov Detail BIG Changes to Boost UK Full Fibre Broadband and 5G UPDATE5

23rd Jul 2018 (53 Comments)

The UK government has today set out a range of new proposals (copper switch-off, regulatory reforms etc.) as part of their Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR), which seeks to help boost investment and support for future 5G mobile and “full fibre” (FTTH/P) ultrafast broadband. But there are caveats.

Cityfibre UK Joins European Alliance to Boost Full Fibre Broadband

20th Jul 2018 (21 Comments)

Fibre optic UK network builder Cityfibre has today announced that they’ve joined Deutsche Glasfaser, Open Fiber, Reykjavikur and SIRO as signatories of a new alliance, which aims to promote a wholesale-only build model and end the misuse of “fibre” terminology in consumer broadband ISP advertising.

EE UK Test 4G Rapid Response Vehicles on Saddleworth Moor

20th Jul 2018 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) have put their new Rapid Response Vehicles (RRV) to the test with fire crews on Saddleworth Moor, which are intended to be used as a way to deploy 4G network coverage in remote areas under the government’s new £1.2bn Emergency Services Network (ESN).

ISP NOW TV Slashes UK Fab Fibre FTTC Broadband to Just £20

20th Jul 2018 (29 Comments)

Sky’s sibling ISP and video streaming service, NOW TV (NOW Broadband), has reduced the price of their 11Mbps “Brilliant Broadband” (ADSL), 36Mbps “Fat Fibre” and 63Mbps “Super Fibre” (FTTC / VDSL2) packages to just £15, £20 and £25 per month respectively on a 12 month contract.

Comcast Positioned to Win UK Bidding War for Sky

20th Jul 2018 (25 Comments)

The complicated four way acquisition battle between Disney, 21st Century Fox, Sky (Sky Broadband) and Comcast took an interesting turn yesterday after the latter dropped its own pursuit of Fox, which market analysts suggest will leave Disney to gobble Fox but open the door to a Comcast buy of Sky (i.e. Fox probably won’t bid again).

BSG Report Identifies Key Barriers to UK 5G Mobile Deployment

20th Jul 2018 (7 Comments)

The Broadband Stakeholder Group think-tank, which advises the UK Government, has today published new research from Analysys Mason that identifies 13 specific barriers (reflecting practical challenges in planning and roll-out) to deployment of future 5G mobile infrastructure. Some 21 recommendations are made.

Gov Report Warns UK Telecoms May Face Security Risk from Huawei UPDATE2

19th Jul 2018 (11 Comments)

The fourth annual report from the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC) Oversight Board has identified “shortcomings” in Huawei’s engineering processes, which they say have “exposed new risks in the UK telecommunication networks.” A number of operators, such as Openreach (BT), make use of kit from the Chinese firm.

Sky Mobile Allows UK 4G Customers to Cash-in Unused Data

19th Jul 2018 (7 Comments)

Customers of Sky Mobile (Sky Broadband) have now been given the rather unique ability to “cash in” any unused 4G Mobile data (Mobile Broadband) allowances they may have and instead receive savings on a range of Smartphones, Tablets and mobile accessories (aka – Piggybank Rewards).

733000 Premises in Wales Covered by Faster Broadband via Gov Project

19th Jul 2018 (0 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today announced that the completion of their joint Superfast Cymru contract with the Welsh Government has resulted in 733,000 extra premises across Wales being put within reach of faster broadband ISP speeds, which drops to 717,000 for those able to access “superfast” speeds of 30Mbps+.

New UK ISP Onestream Launches with Cheap Broadband Deals

19th Jul 2018 (13 Comments)

A new Hampshire-based residential ISP called Onestream has recently launched into the UK market and in order to promote that fact they’re offering some aggressively priced standard (ADSL2+) and superfast (FTTC / VDSL2) broadband packages, which naturally all include phone line rental.

Virgin Media UK to Give Customers Real-Time Engineer Updates

19th Jul 2018 (9 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media has announced that their broadband ISP and TV customers will “soon” be able to keep track of exactly when their technicians (engineers) are due to arrive for an appointment, which will be done via real-time updates on their smartphone, tablet or computer.

Wireless ISP Connexin Deploys UK’s Largest LoRaWAN Network in Hull

19th Jul 2018 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Connexin, which runs superfast broadband networks in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (England), claims to have launched the UK’s “largest” commercial “carrier-grade” citywide Long-Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) in the city of Hull. Smart bins for all.

Openreach’s FTTP Rollout Reaches Over 600,000 UK Premises

18th Jul 2018 (8 Comments)

Openreach is in Cardiff today to talk-up the progress of their “Fibre First” project, which among other things confirmed that over the past few months they’ve added 100K premises to their UK coverage of “full fibre” FTTP broadband (total of 600,000+ premises passed).

EE UK Launch Cat 12 Enabled 4G Mobile Broadband Kit and Plans

18th Jul 2018 (27 Comments)

Mobile operator EE has today launched a new range of 4G based Mobile Broadband plans and devices, which includes their 4GEE WiFi router that supports the latest Category 12 (3GPP Release 11) LTE specification for top download speeds of up to 600Mbps and uploads of up to 100Mbps (capacity and network allowing).

INCA Launch UK Awards Event to Find the Best AltNet Broadband ISPs

18th Jul 2018 (0 Comments)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) has today announced the launch of their inaugural awards scheme (The INCAs), which aims to recognise and celebrate the best alternative network providers (altnets) for broadband connectivity across the United Kingdom.

Ofcom Q1 2018 ISP Complaints Report Praises Sky – Shames TalkTalk

18th Jul 2018 (3 Comments)

Ofcom has just published their latest Q1 2018 UK consumer complaints study, which notes that Sky Broadband attracted the least gripes for fixed line broadband and phone services, while TalkTalk attracted the most complaints for both. Pay TV and Mobile providers are also covered.