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ISP News Archives for August 2021

LG Sets THz Distance Record with Candidate 6G Mobile Network

22nd Aug 2021 (11 Comments)

A team of researchers, backed by LG Electronics (LG) and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft research organisation, claim to have successfully demonstrated a candidate 6G mobile (mobile broadband) technology that was able to use the TeraHertz (THz) band to send data over a record outdoor distance of 100 metres.

Sky UK Allegedly Trial Broadband TV Service Without Satellite UPDATE

22nd Aug 2021 (50 Comments)

Sky (ISP Sky Broadband), which is owned by Comcast, has reportedly begun UK trials of their long-awaited alternative TV service, which would enable customers to receive the full array of television channels by harnessing an existing broadband connection instead of an ugly Satellite dish.

Openreach Prep New Pricing for FTTC and G.fast Broadband UPDATE

20th Aug 2021 (15 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today given 2 years of advanced notice for a “pricing special offer” on their wholesale Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC / VDSL2) and G.fast based hybrid fibre broadband products for UK ISPs (including SOGEA and SOGfast), which once implemented will cover the period from 21st August 2023 to 31st January 2024.

Trooli Get GBP67.5m Funding Boost for UK Full Fibre Rollout

20th Aug 2021 (6 Comments)

Broadband ISP Trooli, which is currently deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Kent, Hampshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Berkshire, Wiltshire and Sussex, has secured a £67.5m senior debt facility via a consortium of commercial lenders to help them reach 1 million UK premises by 2024.

ISP BT Launches Free UK FTTP Broadband Speed Boost Trial

20th Aug 2021 (31 Comments)

Customers of BT’s consumer broadband ISP, specifically those with one of their “full fibre” (FTTP) packages, can now benefit from a new “speed boost trial”, which will allow them to test out faster download speeds of up to 500Mbps at no extra cost. Customers who decide not to keep the faster tier will be put back on their previous package.

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Starlink Sets Tentative Plans for Gen2 LEO Broadband Satellites

20th Aug 2021 (7 Comments)

SpaceX has started to set out some tentative early details for the future second generation (Gen2) of their Low Earth Orbit (LEO) focused Starlink ultrafast broadband satellites, which would be larger, faster (data) and could push the size of their mega constellation to total 29,988 satellites.

Sky Broadband UK ISP Users Struggling to Access Ionos Sites UPDATE7

20th Aug 2021 (42 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP Sky Broadband (Comcast) are this morning struggling to access any websites hosted by large internet hosting firm Ionos, which also happens to include ISPreview.co.uk’s dedicated server and masses of other websites (e.g. ISPA UK). A routing / peering or DNS issue seems likely to be the cause.

BDUK Publish Batch of New Gigabit Broadband Coverage Reviews

20th Aug 2021 (11 Comments)

The UK Government has just launched several new Public Reviews at once, this time for Shropshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Suffolk and Norfolk in England, which aims to identify any existing or planned commercial coverage of gigabit broadband ISP networks. Such reviews help to establish the areas where public investment may be needed.

Jurassic Fibre Target 50% Fall in Carbon Emissions Before 2030

19th Aug 2021 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre, which is deploying a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of South West England, has teamed up with energy-saving consultancy Balanced Energy and set itself a series of green goals to reduce the company’s carbon emissions by 50% before 2030.

Gigaclear Bring FTTP Broadband to Castle Cary and Bruton

19th Aug 2021 (4 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Gigaclear has today announced that their UK rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network has started to reach two additional towns in Somerset (England), including Castle Cary (population of c.2,100) and Bruton (population of c.3,000).

ISP Ogi Grows to 100 Employees for Full Fibre Rollout in Wales

19th Aug 2021 (2 Comments)

UK ISP Ogi (Spectrum Internet), which is being backed by investment from Infracapital, has today announced that they’ve grown to employ 100 people. The new staff will help to support the first phase of their £200m project (here) to rollout a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 150,000 premises in South Wales by 2025.

ITU Says MGfast Standard Can Do 8Gbps Broadband via Copper Lines

19th Aug 2021 (32 Comments)

Openreach (BT) might have shelved the use of hybrid fibre G.fast (ITU G.9701) broadband technology in the UK, but the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has continued to develop a sequel to that technology called MGfast (G.9711) and it will soon become more widely available, with speeds of up to 8Gbps being promised.

Broadband ISP Plusnet Scraps TV for Existing UK Customers

18th Aug 2021 (9 Comments)

Broadband ISP Plusnet has begun to inform existing customers of their YouView (IPTV) powered Pay TV box that they’ve decided to completely close the service from 1st November 2021. Subscribers will be allowed to keep their set-top-box and can continue to use it to watch Freeview channels or to access their players and apps.

Virgin Media O2 Contracts Light Source for UK FTTP Rollout

18th Aug 2021 (33 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile giant Virgin Media (VMO2) has announced a new partnership with infrastructure developer Light Source, which looks set to help with the ongoing expansion and upgrade of their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the United Kingdom.

Snapshot of EE UK Data Traffic During UEFA Euros and British F1

18th Aug 2021 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today published a very brief snapshot of how mobile broadband (data) traffic, via 4G and 5G connectivity, was impacted during the recent UEFA Euro 2020 football tournament and the British F1 (GP) race at Silverstone this summer.

EE UK Extends Stay Connected Unlimited Data to More Plans

18th Aug 2021 (8 Comments)

Mobile operator EE has announced that their “Stay Connected” feature, which effectively enables unlimited mobile broadband use on even 4G or 5G Pay Monthly plans with capped data allowances, has been extended to work with ‘Essential’ and ‘Smart’ plans on tablets, laptops and mobile WiFi router devices, as well as data SIMs.

Broadband Genie Gobbles Broadband Tools and Broadband.co.uk

18th Aug 2021 (1 Comment)

Broadband ISP comparison website BroadbandGenie.co.uk, which is owned by Genie Ventures Ltd (this also includes the Office Genie, Genie Goals, and Genie Shopping sites), has just completed the purchase of Broadband Tools Ltd and its subsidiary comparison site Broadband.co.uk for an undisclosed sum.