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ISP News Archives for November 16, 2020

Eutelsat’s New 75Gbps KONNECT Broadband Satellite Goes Live

16th Nov 2020 (16 Comments)

European space operator Eutelsat has today confirmed that their new all-electric (propulsion) broadband satellite, KONNECT, which was launched into Geostationary Orbit (7° East) around the Earth in January 2020 (here), has finally entered into commercial service and should soon be available from ISPs in the UK and EU.

Cityfibre Commit £50m to Blanket North Tyneside in 1Gbps Fibre UPDATE

16th Nov 2020 (11 Comments)

Fibre optic developer Cityfibre UK has today announced they will invest £50m to cover “nearly every home and business” in North Tyneside (Tyne and Wear, England) with access to their new gigabit-capable and Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network.

House of Lords Committee Probes Online UK Freedom of Speech

16th Nov 2020 (10 Comments)

The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee has launched a new inquiry, which will examine whether or not freedom of expression is under threat online and, if so, how modern technology might be used to help protect it. The inquiry will also weigh that against how such freedoms should be balanced with other rights.

ISP County Broadband Extends 1Gb FTTP Network to Suffolk UK

16th Nov 2020 (1 Comment)

Rural UK ISP County Broadband, which is currently building a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in rural parts of Norfolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire, has today announced the first town in Suffolk to benefit from their on-going deployment – Sudbury.

Vodafone UK Sees Fixed Broadband Grow to 838,000 Customers

16th Nov 2020 (17 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator Vodafone UK have published their latest results to the end of September 2020 (financial Q2 FY21), which saw their fixed broadband base top 838,000 customers (up by +45k in the quarter vs +42K in the previous quarter), while their mobile base declined to 17,380,000 (down by -200k).

1Gbps VXFIBER FTTP Broadband Goes Live in Stoke-on-Trent UK UPDATE

16th Nov 2020 (7 Comments)

The first 2,000 homes in the Staffordshire city of Stoke-on-Trent can now access one of the UK’s first part-publicly-owned open access Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP networks, which is being deployed under a £19.2m partnership between the city council and Swedish operator VXFIBER (inc. subsidiary LilaConnect).

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Cheap 15Mb Virgin Media Plan for Universal Credit Users is Live

16th Nov 2020 (20 Comments)

Cable ISP Virgin Media UK has today opened applications for their new £15 per month “Essential Broadband” plan, which offers download speeds of just 15Mbps (2Mbps upload), unlimited data usage and a 30-day rolling contract. But you can only get this if you’re receiving Universal Credit from the Government.

London ISP Community Fibre Offers 800Mbps Broadband for £30

16th Nov 2020 (1 Comment)

London-focused UK broadband ISP CommunityFibre will later this morning launch a new Black Friday offer, which combines a special discount with their on-going double speed boost in order to give new customers an 800Mbps (symmetric) speed service for the first 24 months of service at just £30 per month.

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