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ISP News Archives for August 2021

15 Metre Wireless Broadband Mast Angers Locals in Blackpool

12th Aug 2021 (29 Comments)

The decision by fixed wireless network builder IX Wireless (UK ISP 6G Internet) to deploy a new 15-metre high broadband mast in the Lancashire town of Blackpool has attracted an angry response from local residents. Many of which live in bungalows and fear the new infrastructure will be ugly, dominant and may devalue their homes.

ISP TalkTalk Switches on Future Fibre Broadband in Edinburgh

12th Aug 2021 (2 Comments)

UK ISP TalkTalk has announced that their new CityFibre and Openreach based Future Fibre packages, which offer broadband speeds of up to 500Mbps via Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology, have been extended to homes in Scotland’s capital city of Edinburgh.

CityFibre’s Glasgow FTTP Rollout Moves into North West of City

12th Aug 2021 (17 Comments)

CityFibre’s ongoing rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network in Glasgow (Scotland) has now moved into the North West side of the city, which is being supported by new contractor Glenevin (previously they only seemed to be working with PMK).

OneWeb UK Satellites Get GBP216m Funding Boost from Hanwha

12th Aug 2021 (15 Comments)

OneWeb, which is partly owned by the UK Government, Bharti Global, Eutelsat and Softbank, has today secured a $300m (£216) equity investment boost from South Korea’s Hanwha Systems to help further develop their large constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites for ultrafast low-latency broadband provision.

Closure of Gigabit Voucher Scheme Threatens B4RN’s Fibre Build UPDATE

12th Aug 2021 (43 Comments)

The B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North) project, which is building a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural premises in several UK counties, has warned that the Government’s new £5bn Project Gigabit programme is threatening to seriously disrupt their builds in Cumbria and Northumberland.

Bilsdale Transmitter Fire Knocks Out TV, Radio and Mobile in Region

11th Aug 2021 (28 Comments)

A major fire at Arqiva’s (Cellnex) 315 metre tall Bilsdale Transmitter site in North Yorkshire (England) has knocked out TV and radio services for more than 1 million surrounding premises. On top of that, mobile (2G, 3G and 4G) services from O2, EE, Three UK and Vodafone have also been disrupted.

EE UK Add Netflix as Smart Benefit and Full Works Plan for Android

11th Aug 2021 (10 Comments)

Customers of mobile operator EE (BT) can now add Netflix’s video streaming service as an inclusive benefit on their “Smart” plans. The provider has also made their “Full Works” plan available on Android devices (previously it was only for iPhones), allowing users to choose Netflix, Apple Music and BT Sport plus “full speed unlimited data.”

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CommunityFibre Expands UK Reach with Box Broadband Gobble

11th Aug 2021 (2 Comments)

London-focused broadband ISP CommunityFibre, which has so far covered 300,000 homes (plus 12,000 businesses) with their 3Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, look set to expand outside the UK’s capital city and into parts of Surrey and West Sussex in England with today’s acquisition of Box Broadband.

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Progress on Free Public WiFi for 16 Towns in North Yorkshire UK

11th Aug 2021 (5 Comments)

The North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) in England has announced that they’ve teamed up with other local authorities in order to extend the reach of their “free public” Wi-Fi (wireless) internet access network across Ripon, Harrogate and Knaresborough. A total of 16 market towns in the county could eventually receive the service.

InternetTY Expand 1Gbps Broadband Rollout in Lincolnshire UK

11th Aug 2021 (1 Comment)

UK ISP InternetTY (aka – Internet ThankYou), which early last year began deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to “rural and semi-urbanised areas” across Staffordshire and North Lincolnshire, has now begun to extend beyond their existing build locations.

Cityfibre Preps Start of GBP23m Halifax FTTP Broadband Rollout

10th Aug 2021 (3 Comments)

CityFibre has today announced that they’ll begin the £23m rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network in the large West Yorkshire (England) town of Halifax during January 2022, which will be supported by civil engineering firm Nmcn (they’re also working with them in Barnsley).

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Virgin Media Switch-on 1Gbps Broadband for 1.5 Million More UK Premises

10th Aug 2021 (70 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has today switched-on their DOCSIS 3.1 network upgrade for 1.5 million more premises (total 8m) in places such as Bournemouth, Bristol, Northampton, Sunderland, Wolverhampton, Wigan and York, which means they can now access their top Gig1 service (1130Mbps download and 52Mbps upload).

Virgin Media O2 to Create 400 New Jobs Ahead of Network Plans

10th Aug 2021 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP, TV and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today announced that they will recruit a further 400 UK staff (c.300 will be field engineers and 100 will work in retail roles), including 100 apprentices, as part of a £10bn plan to upgrade their fixed line and 5G mobile networks over the next 5-years.

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SpaceX and Starlink Branch Out into Tiny Internet Pico Satellites

10th Aug 2021 (5 Comments)

SpaceX appears set to complement their Starlink broadband service by acquiring Swarm Technologies, which has built a global network of tiny satellites (i.e. pico satellites built to the 0.25U CubeSat form factor) that will enable it to serve the Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity space (agricultural sensors, buoys at sea, smart energy meters etc.).

ISP 1310 Building Own Gigabit FTTP Broadband in Hampshire UK

10th Aug 2021 (8 Comments)

New UK ISP 1310 (pronounced thirteen-ten), which initially started life in 2018/19 by offering services via Openreach’s national platform, has informed ISPreview.co.uk that they’ve started to build their own trial Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network for homes and businesses in the Hampshire town of Farnborough.

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Modern Networks Acquires UK Broadband ISP Bridge Fibre

9th Aug 2021 (0 Comments)

Communications and IT provider Modern Networks, which is being fuelled by a recent investment from Horizon Capital, has today announced the acquisition of Cambridgeshire-based broadband ISP Bridge Fibre. The latter mostly serves commercial properties and multi-tenant buildings (e.g. on business parks).

U Turn as Vodafone UK Reintroduce EU Mobile Roaming Charges

9th Aug 2021 (72 Comments)

Well, that was one of the fastest U-turns in history. Mobile operator Vodafone UK, which in June 2021 (here) told ISPreview.co.uk they had “no current plans to change our approach to roaming in the EU” (this after rival EE reintroduced roaming charges), has now decided to introduce such charges after all.