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Beacons Telecom Grows Wales FTTP Network to 7,000 Premises

6th Oct 2021 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Beacons Telecom, which last year started to build their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural and urban parts of Powys and Monmouthshire in Wales (here), have made impressive progress for a smaller provider and are now approaching 7,000 premises passed.

Openreach Build Fibre Pole in Private Garden Without Permission

6th Oct 2021 (49 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has apologised after their UK engineers, who were busy building a new “ultra fast” Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network in Clackmannanshire (Scotland), installed a 27ft tall telegraph pole in a private garden without permission, and while the owners were out visiting a dying family member.

Facebook Outage Triggers Huge SMS and MMS Surge at Three UK

5th Oct 2021 (13 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has reported that last night’s 6-hour Facebook outage, which also impacted associated internet services from WhatsApp, Oculus and Instagram, caused a huge surge in SMS (text messages) and MMS (picture messages) traffic – more than the last three New Year’s Eves combined.

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BT to Build First Quantum-Secure Metro Fibre Network in London

5th Oct 2021 (17 Comments)

UK ISP BT and partner Toshiba have today announced that they intend to build the “world’s first” quantum-secured metro fibre optic network between commercial sites in London, which will adopt ultra-secure communications via the use of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) encryption.

Apple’s Private Relay Service Creates Challenges for UK ISPs

5th Oct 2021 (24 Comments)

Technology giant Apple recently released their iOS 15 software for iPad (15.5) and iPhones, which introduced a new feature called ‘iCloud Private Relay’ that “hides your IP address and browsing activity [when using Safari] so that no one – including Apple – can see [it].” Naturally, the UK Government and broadband ISPs have concerns.

Zzoomm’s UK Gigabit Fibre Rollout Boosted by GBP100m Investment

4th Oct 2021 (2 Comments)

UK ISP Zzoomm has today secured a significant £100m investment (debt facility) boost from an international banking consortium, which will help the operator toward their target of deploying a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to reach 1 million UK premises in 85 towns by the end of 2025.

ISP RunFibre Signs New UK Rural FTTP Broadband Supply Deals

4th Oct 2021 (0 Comments)

Bristol-based UK ISP RunFibre have just signed a new fibre optic supply deal with Cherry & White to help support their rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural parts of South Gloucestershire. On top of that they’ve agreed a new 3-year framework contract with supplier Altnets.

Hyperoptic Build Full Fibre Broadband to Hounslow Social Housing

4th Oct 2021 (2 Comments)

Full fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic has today agreed a blanket-wide wayleave agreement with the Hounslow Council in West London, which will enable their gigabit-capable broadband (FTTP/B) network to cover 4,300 of the council’s social housing residents, including 20 free connections to supply local community centres.

Virgin Media O2 Still in Talks with UK ISPs Over Wholesale Service

4th Oct 2021 (21 Comments)

A weekend report has claimed that several UK ISPs, including Sky Broadband, TalkTalk and Vodafone, are still in discussions to join Virgin Media’s (VMO2) long-awaited plans to launch a wholesale product, which could act as a direct competitor to Openreach’s (BT) national network.

Juice Broadband Joins CityFibre’s Gigabit Fibre Network in Dorset UK UPDATE

4th Oct 2021 (4 Comments)

Poole-based UK ISP Juice Broadband, which already offers a mix of “full fibre” (via Openreach) and fixed wireless services to local premises around South Dorset, has become the latest internet provider to join CityFibre’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. Juice has also just begun connecting their first customers in Bournemouth.

ISP Shell Energy Broadband Drop Promise of No UK Price Hikes

4th Oct 2021 (1 Comment)

Energy provider and UK ISP Shell Energy has updated the prices of their broadband packages (ADSL, FTTC and G.fast) and also dropped their previous promise for “no end-of-contract price rises.” In addition, Shell has adopted BT’s approach to annual price hikes, which will see prices rise each year by CPI (inflation) + up to 3%.

Curvalux to Trial Long Range Fixed Wireless Broadband Tech in UK UPDATE

2nd Oct 2021 (6 Comments)

South Yorkshire-based Curvalux (AirspaceIX) looks set to conduct a new Proof of Concept (PoC) trial for their latest Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband ISP hardware, which is designed to deliver ultrafast broadband speeds over a long range, and with low power consumption.

ISP Aquiss Discounts UK FTTP Home Broadband Packages

1st Oct 2021 (16 Comments)

Shropshire-based UK ISP Aquiss has today added a bigger discount to their recently launched Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based home broadband packages on Openreach’s national network, which introduces a 50% discount on the first 3 months of service for new customers.

O2 Begins UK Rollout of the 700MHz Band to Boost 5G Mobile

1st Oct 2021 (21 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (VMO2) has today confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that they’ve started to deploy the newly released 700MHz spectrum band for use on their latest ultrafast 5G mobile (mobile broadband) network, albeit initially limited to areas where they perceive there to be a case of “customer need” for it.

ISP County Broadband’s FTTP Goes Live in South Cambridgeshire

1st Oct 2021 (10 Comments)

Rural UK ISP County Broadband (CB) has today announced that customers in their first South Cambridgeshire villages, including Fowlmere, Newton and Thriplow, have finally started to go live on their newly built and gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

High Energy Costs Risk Impact on UK Broadband and Mobile Prices

1st Oct 2021 (22 Comments)

As the cost of gas spirals, inflation surges and most of us start to look at rises in our annual fuel bills, it’s sometimes easy to forget that such increases can also hit broadband ISPs and network operators too. Suffice to say, if the situation continues, then consumers could be in for a wider array of bill rises.