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ISP News Archives for July 2021

Do UK Broadband ISPs Need a New Approach to Price Hikes

11th Jul 2021 (31 Comments)

Price hikes are fairly common amongst all of the largest UK broadband ISPs, which tend to increase what they charge by an average of c.4-6% with every passing year, albeit often via a mix of very different and changeable approaches. But is it time for the industry to start considering a more predictable and standardised approach?

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Status of UK Mobile Signal Boosters from O2, Three, Vodafone and EE

10th Jul 2021 (33 Comments)

The spread of Wi-Fi Calling across the UK’s major operators, which uses your home or other WiFi (broadband) service to run mobile calls and text (SMS) messages, has resulted in the gradual phasing-out of indoor femtocell signal boosters. But some people still want these, so we set out to find which operators will support them.

EE and BT Celebrate England’s Euro 2020 Final with FREE Data

9th Jul 2021 (13 Comments)

Customers of mobile operator EE and BT (BTMobile) may be pleased to learn that data usage (mobile broadband) on their network will become free (“zero rated“) from 6pm to midnight on Sunday 11th July 2021, which is of course in celebration of England’s final Euro 2020 football match with Italy.

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UK Government Seeks Seat at the UN Telecoms Agency’s Council

9th Jul 2021 (7 Comments)

The UK Government has today announced that it will run for election to the governing council of the United Nations (UN) telecoms agency – the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) – in order to have more of a say in future standards (broadband technologies etc.) and the allocation of global spectrum (mobile etc.), among other things.

ISP I Need Broadband Start Build of Own UK Full Fibre Network

9th Jul 2021 (8 Comments)

The unusually named UK ISP I Need Broadband (INB) has just become the latest provider to start building their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, with their first projects reaching hundreds of homes and businesses across parts of North Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire (England).

Competition Authority Probes Motorola’s Role in UK 4G ESN

8th Jul 2021 (7 Comments)

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that they intend to look at the role of Motorola’s existing Airwave network in delivery of the new 4G based Emergency Services Network (ESN) contract, which could result in the launch of a formal market investigation into the company.

9000 Council Homes in Crawley Added to Cityfibre’s FTTP Rollout

8th Jul 2021 (1 Comment)

CityFibre and the Crawley Borough Council (CBC) have today reached a new “blanket wayleave agreement“, which will make it easier for the UK operator to extend their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the West Sussex town to cover 9,000 council-owned homes.

Risk of National UK BT Strike Averted After CWU Agreement

8th Jul 2021 (18 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT has today announced that they’ve managed to reach an agreement with the Communications Workers Union (CWU), which represents around 40,000 of the operator’s staff (BT, Openreach and EE), in order to avoid the looming prospect of a major national strike.

12000 Council Homes in Poole to Get CityFibre FTTP Broadband

8th Jul 2021 (5 Comments)

A new wayleave agreement has been reach between CityFibre and the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP Council) in Dorset (England), which will see the operator expand their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to include 12,000 council-owned homes.

Some Smarty UK Customers Start Seeing 5G Mobile Connectivity

8th Jul 2021 (25 Comments)

A number of customers on mobile operator Smarty have this week reported being able to connect via an ultrafast 5G mobile (mobile broadband) signal for the first time, which started on Tuesday night and suggests that the operator is close to going live with the new service. But officially, they’re not quite ready yet.

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Virgin Media O2 Boost 4G and 5G at Major UK Holiday Sites

8th Jul 2021 (7 Comments)

Customers of mobile operator O2 (VMO2) may like to know that they’ve upgraded the capacity of their 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) network at almost 600 UK cell sites, which is part of their preparations for a “record staycation summer” (i.e. the sites are popular tourist destinations and seaside areas, such as Bognor Regis, Bath and Stirling).

Staffordshire UK Complete Superfast Broadband Rollout Project

7th Jul 2021 (9 Comments)

The state aid supported Superfast Staffordshire project, which is working with Openreach (BT) to extend the local coverage of “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) services, has today announced the completion of its contract. As a result of the rollout more than 97% of local homes and businesses can now order such speeds from an ISP.

Tesco Mobile Holds 5th Place in UK Customer Satisfaction Index

7th Jul 2021 (4 Comments)

The Institute of Customer Service has today published their latest biannual UK Customer Satisfaction Index (July 2021), which sadly saw only one telecommunications provider make it into their ranking of the top 50 organisations – Tesco Mobile, albeit with a slightly improved score of 83.9 out of 100 (up from 83.3) in January 2021.

2021 H1 – UK Gigabit Broadband Coverage Reaches 42 Percent

7th Jul 2021 (21 Comments)

The latest independent study of UK broadband coverage for H1 2021 has estimated that “full fibre” (FTTP) ISP networks have now increased their reach to 24.33% of premises (up from 19.2% in H2 2020), while 41.72% are within reach of “gigabit” speeds (up from 37.4%) and 66.9% can get 100Mbps+ (up from 64.3%).

ISP Sky Broadband Launch 500Mbps FTTP Broadband Package

7th Jul 2021 (31 Comments)

UK ISP Sky Broadband (Comcast, Sky TV) has today launched a new 500Mbps “Ultrafast Plus” package for consumers, which as leaked last month (here) is based off Openreach’s 550Mbps (75Mbps upload) capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) product tier and will cost customers £45 per month.

Testing 5G Speeds in Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle

7th Jul 2021 (10 Comments)

Mobile benchmark firm RootMetrics has just published a new summary of their latest 5G based UK mobile broadband speed and availability testing across the four primary network operators – EE (BT), O2 (VMO2), Vodafone and Three UK – in the cities of Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle.

Toob Start 1Gb Broadband Rollout in Eastleigh and Chandler’s Ford

7th Jul 2021 (7 Comments)

UK ISP Toob, which is deploying a new gigabit broadband network to homes and businesses using Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology in the South of England, has today announced that they’ve begun their latest £11m project to deploy across 27,000 premises in Eastleigh and Chandler’s Ford (Hampshire).