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ISP News Archives for May 2021

Openreach Speeds Up FTTP Broadband Rollout with New Machine UPDATE2

7th May 2021 (44 Comments)

Openreach has started to deploy a new 25 tonne “Clean Fast” machine in the United Kingdom, which is a significantly faster, cleaner and quieter way of digging their new optical fibre cables into the ground. The kit is currently being tested around the rural Hope Valley (near Derwent Dam) in Derbyshire.

County Broadband Name 36 Cambridgeshire Villages for FTTP

7th May 2021 (6 Comments)

Alternative UK network ISP County Broadband, which is currently deploying a 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) service across rural parts of England, has today announced that an initial 36 villages in Cambridgeshire have now been “earmarked for funding” to receive their full fibre service.

Ofcom 2021 Study Ranks Mobile and Broadband ISPs by Quality

7th May 2021 (2 Comments)

Ofcom has published their 2021 survey of UK broadband ISP and mobile service quality, call waiting times, complaints and install times among the largest providers. Overall TalkTalk attracted the lowest satisfaction for broadband (77%), while Three UK did the same for mobile (86%). Generally, customer service has taken a COVID-19 hit.

Broadband ISP BT Deploys Fix for Smart Hub 2 Router WiFi Bug UPDATE

6th May 2021 (25 Comments)

Customers of BT’s UK broadband service, specifically those with the provider’s latest Smart Hub 2 (SH2) router, have been told to expect a firmware update over the next 4-5 weeks that should fix a bug with the device’s WiFi (wireless) networking, which has caused connectivity problems on the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands.

virgin media engineer connecting fibre optic cable

Virgin Media Build FTTP to 2,500 Homes in Shelf, West Yorkshire

6th May 2021 (2 Comments)

Some 2,500 extra homes in the large West Yorkshire (England) village of Shelf have just become the latest to benefit from the expansion of Virgin Media’s new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband and TV network, which by the end of 2021 will also be able to deliver gigabit speeds to locals.

Openreach Stops Selling Traditional Copper Phone in Mildenhall

6th May 2021 (27 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today taken the next step towards upgrading from analogue to digital services via the issuing of a “stop sell” notification in the trial area of Mildenhall (Suffolk), which means that new customers will now only be able to take all-IP (digital / VoIP) based phone and broadband services (no more analogue phones etc.).

Study Finds Security Flaws in Routers Bundled by Big UK ISPs

6th May 2021 (18 Comments)

A new study from consumer magazine Which? has warned that millions of UK consumers may be “at risk of being hacked in their homes” because the “outdated” broadband router they use, as supplied by several major ISPs including EE, Sky Broadband, TalkTalk, Virgin Media and Vodafone, could contain potential security flaws.

Virgin Media Extends UK Network by 80,000 Premises in Q1 2021

6th May 2021 (9 Comments)

Broadband ISP and TV provider Virgin Media UK (Liberty Global) has just published their latest Q1 2021 results, which saw their network coverage extend to another 80,000 premises (their slowest quarterly build so far) and their internet access base add +38,500 customers (up from +54.7k last quarter) to total 5,458,600.

BT Make Changes to Improve 10Mbps UK Broadband USO

6th May 2021 (40 Comments)

UK ISP BT has issued their second biannual report into the progress they’ve made toward delivering the 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation for broadband, which reveals they’re building USO connections that cover nearly 5,000 homes and have introduced a new cost sharing system to help communities afford an upgrade.

ISP Lightspeed Broadband Appoints CTO to Support FTTP Rollout

6th May 2021 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Lightspeed Broadband, which is deploying a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the East of England as part of a £300m investment (here), has appointed industry veteran Jeremy Steventon-Barnes to be its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

CityFibre trenching engineers fttp build

TalkTalk and BrawBand Extend ISP Cover on CityFibre’s FTTP UPDATE

5th May 2021 (6 Comments)

Budget UK broadband ISP TalkTalk has today confirmed that their 506Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based ‘Future Fibre‘ package is now available on CityFibre’s network in Inverness (Scotland) and Coventry. Meanwhile another ISP, BrawBand (HighNet), is due to live on CF’s fibre in Glasgow and Renfrewshire.

toob Boost UK 1Gb FTTP Broadband Rollout with Neos Networks

5th May 2021 (9 Comments)

Portsmouth-based UK ISP toob, which is deploying a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to homes and businesses in the South of England (e.g. Hampshire and Surrey), has signed a new deal to harness the existing optical fibre infrastructure from Neos Networks to boost their rollout.

Swish Fibre Begins Full Fibre Build in More of the Home Counties

5th May 2021 (3 Comments)

UK ISP Swish Fibre, which is building their 10Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 250,000 premises in the Home Counties of England, has just begun to deploy their service across the next batch of towns including Ascot, Chinnor, Sunningdale, Godalming and Thame.

Community Fibre Builds FTTP to 4,000 Homes in Tower Hamlets

5th May 2021 (9 Comments)

London focused UK ISP CommunityFibre, which is currently deploying their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the capital city, has signed a wayleave agreement with social landlord EastendHomes in the Borough of Tower Hamlets. The deal will see their full fibre network cover 4,000 more homes.

White Space Broadband Tech Helping to Connect the Ken Dee Valley

5th May 2021 (0 Comments)

A little-known ISP called Fibairo has become one of the precious few UK providers to launch a rural wireless broadband network using White Space (TVWS) technology, which is being used to help connect remote rural homes and businesses in Castle Douglas and other parts of the Ken Dee Valley in Scotland. They also plan some FTTP.

Large Virgin Media UK Broadband Network Outage Hits Devon UPDATE2

5th May 2021 (5 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media, specifically those in the Devon area of England around Exeter and Plymouth, are this morning reporting that their internet connectivity and TV service has gone down after the operator was hit by an unspecified network fault.

BT UK Broadband ISP Ad Banned for Misleading Full Fibre Claim

5th May 2021 (14 Comments)

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a poster advert for BT’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based ultrafast broadband service after it was found to have “misleadingly” claimed to offer “more reliable speeds” than a similar package on Virgin Media’s network in the Bristol area.