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ISP News Archives for May 6, 2020

ISP Virgin Media UK Reports Mild Broadband Customer Growth

6th May 2020 (5 Comments)

Cable ISP Virgin Media UK (Liberty Global) has today published their Q1 2020 results, which saw them add +8,200 new broadband customers in the first quarter (up vs +1,900 in Q4 2019) to total 5,279,200. Meanwhile the coverage of their 1Gbps capable broadband and TV network grew by another 93,000 premises.

Openreach Sees Better Broadband Install and Repair Performance

6th May 2020 (0 Comments)

A new update from Ofcom appears to show that the Quality of Service levels (i.e. minimum standards for repairs and new line provision) they imposed upon Openreach (BT) a few years ago are continuing to deliver improvements, which have also resulted in “more reliable” broadband services for UK consumers.

Vodafone UK Extend NHS Unlimited Data Offer to Care Workers

6th May 2020 (4 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has announced that their offer of free access to unlimited mobile data (mobile broadband) for NHS workers and vulnerable customers has been extended to run for 6 months (originally 30 days). On top of that they’ve also added care workers to those eligible to claim the offer.

SSE Enterprise Telecoms Win £10.5m Aberdeenshire Full Fibre Project

6th May 2020 (1 Comment)

The Aberdeenshire Council in Scotland has awarded a £10.5 million UK Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) contract to the Enterprise Telecoms division of SSE (SSEET), which will be tasked with building a new “gigabit-capable” Dark Fibre network to connect 189 local public sector sites (hospitals, council buildings, schools etc.).

COVID-19 – Three UK Reveals Impact of Crisis on Network Traffic

6th May 2020 (17 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has published a brief update on the impact of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on their national 4G and 5G based network, which among other things has seen data (mobile broadband) usage increase by 12% and calls grow by 8% to 2.5 billion in March 2020.

N.Ireland FTTP Broadband ISP Fibrus Acquired by Infracapital

6th May 2020 (5 Comments)

Belfast-based UK ISP Fibrus, which recently started the £85m+ roll-out of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network in Northern Ireland and aims to cover 145,000 premises by around 2024 (here), has been acquired by the infrastructure equity investment arm of M&G Plc – Infracapital.

UK Ranks 59th Out of 228 Countries for Price of 1GB Mobile Data

6th May 2020 (1 Comment)

A new study has analysed 5,554 mobile data (mobile broadband) plans across 228 countries this year in order to compare the cost of a 1GB (GigaByte) data allowance, which found that the United Kingdom has significantly improved its rank to 59th (up from 136th in 2019) with an average price of $1.39 USD per GB (down from $6.66).

O2 UK Survey Forecasts Rise in Home Working After COVID-19

6th May 2020 (1 Comment)

A new report commissioned by the business division of mobile operator O2, which is based on two recent surveys of UK workers, has found that 45% of respondents predict a permanent change in their employers’ approach to flexible working when the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) lockdown lifts.

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