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ISP News Archives for April 2021

New Government Changes to Boost 5G Mobile Cover in England

20th Apr 2021 (20 Comments)

The Government has today begun a consultation on their proposed changes to Permitted Development (PD) rights for mobile infrastructure, which seeks to extend 5G and 4G (mobile broadband) coverage in rural areas of England via key changes (e.g. allowing taller masts of up to 30 metres and softening planning permission).

CityFibre and Telent Start Blackpool’s Gigabit Broadband Rollout

19th Apr 2021 (12 Comments)

CityFibre and their civil engineering partner Telent have today broken ground on a new £60m project in the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool, which aims to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network to cover nearly all local homes and businesses.

System Error and Costs Stop Openreach FTTP Build in Shifnal

18th Apr 2021 (47 Comments)

Residents on a relatively new build homes development in the rural Shropshire (England) market town of Shifnal have been left confused after Openreach, which had been deploying a 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the area, suddenly abandoned the build due to a “system error” and cost issues.

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Openreach Update on Solutions for UK FTTP Pole Capacity Issues

17th Apr 2021 (40 Comments)

Earlier this year we reported on an increasingly common example of how network capacity problems on Openreach’s UK telegraph poles can prevent people from ordering a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband service via their ISP (here). Today we share a little more detail on the operator’s plan for tackling this.

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Openreach Adopt 1 Month Terms for UK FTTP Broadband Lines

16th Apr 2021 (15 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has confirmed a small but important change to their wholesale Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband product, which reduces the product’s minimum contract term from 12 months to just 1. But whether or not UK ISPs choose to pass this on to consumers is another matter entirely.

Full Fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic Adopt InvisiLight to Cut Rollout Costs

16th Apr 2021 (15 Comments)

City-focused internet provider Hyperoptic, which is currently deploying 1Gbps capable “full fibre” (FTTP/B) broadband networks across large residential buildings (MDUs), office blocks and houses, has adopted InvisiLight technology from OFS to help cut the time and cost of retrofitting fibre into existing sites.

Virgin Media UK Trial Teleste’s Distributed Access Architecture

15th Apr 2021 (12 Comments)

A new agreement signed by Liberty Global will see broadband ISP Virgin Media UK expanding the use of Teleste‘s Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) technology in their network, which should help to get the best performance out of their platform and support the rollout of gigabit speeds to homes.

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Lane Rental Mission Creep Threatens UK Broadband Upgrades

15th Apr 2021 (18 Comments)

Street Works UK, a Trade Association that represents utilities and their contractors on street works issues, has warned that mission creep in the Government’s new Lane Rental scheme is threatening to significantly increase the cost of deploying new broadband networks across England and Wales.

Vodafone UK and Ericsson Trial Drones to Aid 5G Network Rollout

15th Apr 2021 (6 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone and supply partner Ericsson have begun a new trial that uses aerial drones and Lidar-based 3D technology to speed up network planning and site upgrades for new 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) networks, such as by using them to conduct surveys of difficult to reach rural and city centre sites.

CityFibre UK Expand Milton Keynes FTTP Rollout by 7,000 Homes

15th Apr 2021 (0 Comments)

CityFibre has announced that their £40m roll-out of a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the Buckinghamshire town of Milton Keynes, which was substantially completed at the end of last year (i.e. they still had a bit left to do), is to be expanded to reach an additional 7,000 homes.

New Build Homes on Reading Site Finally Get Full Fibre After Long Fight

15th Apr 2021 (5 Comments)

Residents of the Parklands Development in Reading (Berkshire), which was built a few years ago by CALA and had a battle just to get FTTC from Openreach (BT) installed, are celebrating after managing to convince Hyperoptic to deploy their “full fibre” (FTTP/B) broadband network to all 300+ homes on the site.

Small Full Fibre Rollout Expansion for Project Stratum in N.Ireland

15th Apr 2021 (0 Comments)

The Building Digital UK programme is reportedly preparing to approve a small funding boost for the Project Stratum deployment in Northern Ireland, which will see the chosen supplier (Fibrus) build their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to a couple of thousand extra premises.

Ofcom and UK MPs Support IET Call for New Approach to 6G Mobile

14th Apr 2021 (11 Comments)

Senior Government MPs and Ofcom have backed a call by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) for the development of future 6G based mobile broadband technologies to prioritise societal benefits, instead of the usual focus on delivering “ever higher data [speeds] and ever higher spectrum bands.”

Wildanet ISP Starts GBP50m Full Fibre Rollout in Cornwall UK

14th Apr 2021 (7 Comments)

Broadband ISP Wildanet has announced the official start of their £50m programme to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across Cornwall in England, which will start with the provider’s home town of Liskeard before moving into the surrounding rural areas within the PL14 postcode.

Openreach Pick STL to Provide Optical Cable Solutions for FTTP Rollout

14th Apr 2021 (5 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has signed a strategic collaboration with network integrator firm STL, which will see the company provide optical cable solutions to help support the UK operator’s ongoing deployment of gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP networks to 20 million UK premises by 2025-30.

ISP Borderlink Broadband Gets GBP10m Full Fibre Rollout Boost

14th Apr 2021 (1 Comment)

UK ISP BorderLink, which covers parts of Southern Scotland and Northern England with their ultrafast wireless broadband (100Mbps+) network, has secured a major £10.5m funding boost from the Gresham House Investment Fund (BSIF) to help them deploy 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) services.

Opensignal Name Best 4G and 5G UK Mobile Networks for Q1 2021

14th Apr 2021 (11 Comments)

The latest April 2021 Mobile Network Experience Report from Opensignal has measured the 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) performance of all four primary operators – EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three UK – to determine which delivers the best connectivity. Overall EE leads the pack, but it’s not a clear-cut victory in every category.