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ISP News Archives for November 21, 2019

BT to Scoop LOT 1 of Scotland’s R100 Superfast Broadband Rollout

21st Nov 2019 (20 Comments)

The Scottish Government has awarded BT (Openreach) the final LOT 1 contract – as preferred bidder – to deliver their new £600m R100 (Reaching 100%) project, which originally (here) aspired to make “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) ISP networks available to “every single premises in Scotland” by the end of 2021.

UK ISP Association Blasts Labour’s Nationalised Free Full Fibre

21st Nov 2019 (29 Comments)

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA), which represents 200 broadband and other internet providers within the sector (many more than this number exist), has today warned of “deep flaws” within Labour’s new proposals for broadband (here) and said that the “entire telecoms sector” is echoing similar concerns.

Ex-BT Man Mansoor Hanif Exits as Ofcom’s Chief Tech Officer

21st Nov 2019 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today announced that its Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Mansoor Hanif (former BT director), is to leave after only joining the organisation last year (here). The regulator’s Group Director of Strategy and Research, Yih-Choung Teh, will hold his position until a replacement is found.

Cityfibre Appoint Richard Thorpe as New Chief Delivery Officer

21st Nov 2019 (4 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder Cityfibre, which is currently aiming to rollout a 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network to cover 5 million UK premises across 60 cities and towns by the end of 2025 (here), has created the new role of Chief Delivery Officer (CDO) and appointed Richard Thorpe to fill it.

ISP Zen Internet UK Launch EveryRoom to Tackle WiFi Notspots

21st Nov 2019 (8 Comments)

A new survey by broadband ISP Zen Internet has claimed that 9.1 million UK households don’t have access to WiFi throughout their homes and the provider believes that it’s the “responsibility of the broadband industry” to ensure this is delivered. As such they’ve launched their new EveryRoom guarantee (mesh network solution).

UK ISP Aquiss Offers 4 Months Half Price FTTP Broadband

21st Nov 2019 (0 Comments)

Shropshire-based UK ISP Aquiss has today gone live with a Black Friday offer of their own, which makes their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband packages half-price for the first 4 months of service. You also get free activation and there’s no requirement to take a phone service.

ISP Plusnet Release More 2019 Black Friday Broadband Discounts

21st Nov 2019 (2 Comments)

Strictly speaking UK ISP Plusnet already started their Black Friday discounts last week (here), although they perhaps saw what some of their rivals were doing and have now introduced further reductions on their two FTTC “fibre broadband” and phone plans. As before, these will run until 2nd December.

Fibre and Wireless Broadband UK ISP Airband Preps Expansion

21st Nov 2019 (1 Comment)

The independent Worcester-based fixed wireless and full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP, Airband, has announced a new recruitment drive after expanding their existing office space in Kirkham House by acquiring part of the upper floor of the building, which was formerly occupied by training provider CHS.

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