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ISP News Archives for November 12, 2020

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Parent of Three UK Sells European Mobile Masts to Cellnex

12th Nov 2020 (3 Comments)

As expected CK Hutchison Holdings, which is the parent of mobile network operator Three UK and some other providers, has today agreed to sell interests in European tower assets (including the UK, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Italy and Sweden) and businesses to Spanish company Cellnex for £9bn (€10 billion).

University of Surrey Kick Starts Research on Future 6G Mobile

12th Nov 2020 (7 Comments)

The University of Surrey has launched the UK’s first 6th Generation Innovation Centre (6GIC), which will act as a “global research hub” to help develop future 6G based mobile broadband tech. Apparently this could take an “entirely new approach” from the tradition of pushing ever-higher data rates over ever-higher spectrum bands.

New UK Wholesale Operator Digital Infrastructure to Rollout FTTP

12th Nov 2020 (3 Comments)

A new Middlesex-based network operator called Digital Infrastructure (DI) has today cropped up with an ambition to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network for “areas currently not served by such networks“, including homes, businesses and others in selected urban and suburban areas.

ISP VISPA Plans to Build Own UK FTTP Broadband Network

12th Nov 2020 (2 Comments)

Manchester-based UK ISP VISPA has revealed that they’re preparing to rollout their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which would also be supplemented by the expansion of their existing Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network to serve locations where it is not possible to use a full fibre service.

Kent based UK ISP Trooli Build FTTP Broadband to 50k Premises

12th Nov 2020 (6 Comments)

Full fibre ISP Trooli (CallFlow), which is currently building their 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network across rural parts of Kent, Hampshire and East Sussex in England, has hit a new milestone after their deployment covered 50,000 premises (up from 26,000 in June 2020).

ISP Plusnet UK Deploys Black Friday Broadband Discounts

12th Nov 2020 (19 Comments)

UK ISP Plusnet has today followed other providers by introducing new “Black Friday” focused discounts on their ADSL and FTTC based broadband and phone packages, which further reduce their monthly prices for the first 18 months of service and thrown in a “Reward Card” (pre-paid Mastercard) worth up to £60.

Rural Gigabit UK ISP Gigaclear Bundles Sky TV for First Time

12th Nov 2020 (2 Comments)

Rural focused full fibre broadband ISP Gigaclear has today, for the first time, entered into a “special partnership” with Sky TV (Comcast) that will enable them to bundle their 300Mbps ultrafast internet access product with the Sky Ultimate TV (inc. Netflix) package for a discounted monthly price (saving £26 a month).

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