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ISP News Archives for October 21, 2020

Ookla Q3 2020 Study Shows Fastest Big UK Broadband ISPs and Cities

21st Oct 2020 (11 Comments)

Ookla, which runs the popular Speedtest.net service, has this week published their latest Q3 2020 study of UK fixed broadband and mobile data speeds across the market’s largest providers, which perhaps unsurprisingly sees Virgin Media (fixed) and EE (mobile) come top of the table.

Sky UK to Open First Retail Shops Across the Country

21st Oct 2020 (17 Comments)

Broadband ISP and TV provider Sky (Sky Broadband) has today announced that they are to start opening retail shops across the United Kingdom, with the first being in Liverpool on 26th October 2020. This will be the first time all of their products have been under one roof.

Virgin Media UK Launch Google Smart Home Trial in 3 Locations

21st Oct 2020 (12 Comments)

Broadband ISP and TV provider Virgin Media has today announced the launch of a new “Google Smart Home Trial“, which will give customers in certain parts of the UK the ability to add various Google-based smart home products (e.g. Nest) to their existing package. Prices for this will start from £10 extra per month.

Gigabit Broadband Coming to Rural Strathspey in Scotland, Hopefully

21st Oct 2020 (0 Comments)

A new demand-led project is being established by consultancy firm Destination Digital that aims to deploy a gigabit-capable broadband network across the Strathspey is the area in Scotland (Highlands), which would stretch from Aviemore in the west to Aberlour in the east.

Openreach Brings FTTP to More South Gloucestershire Villages

21st Oct 2020 (7 Comments)

The South Gloucestershire Council in England has announced that Phase 3B of their state aid supported deployment of gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP technology, which is being delivered via Openreach (BT), is in the process of reaching a number of additional rural communities.

Giffgaff UK Launch 5G Unlimited Data Golden Goodybag Plan

21st Oct 2020 (31 Comments)

Mobile operator giffgaff has this week finally jumped on both the “unlimited data” (mobile broadband) and 5G bandwagon with the launch of their new £35 “golden goodybag” plan, which is not to be confused with their existing £25 “always on” package and we’ll explain why. Get ready for caveats.

Virgin Media UK Offering Free Upgrades to HUB 4 Router Again

21st Oct 2020 (80 Comments)

Virgin Media appears to have continued to expand the availability of their latest HUB 4.0 (ARRIS TG3492LG-VMB) broadband router under their “Hub Swap” programme, which is giving existing customers on various different tiers the chance to “upgrade to our latest Hub 4 at no extra cost.”

Fast Broadband Supports Top 104 UK Places for Home Working

21st Oct 2020 (3 Comments)

Comparison site Uswitch has today published a new Remote Working Index (RWI), which ranks 104 of the United Kingdom’s biggest towns and cities by seven metrics to help identify the best places for people who have to work from home (access to superfast broadband, crime rate, green spaces, property prices etc.).

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