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fibre optic cables gigapixel

18th Jan 2022 (0 Comments)

Jisc, which provides network and IT services to education institutions, has chosen Neos Networks to deliver their new Dark Fibre network, which will serve their sites (e.g. Universities and Research Centres) in the North West of England with data speeds of up to 100Gbps (Gigabits per second).

‘Sky Connect’– a new B2B Broadband Business.Engineers Mo Bhatti, Siobhan Sextone and Mo Omar.

18th Jan 2022 (1 Comment)

Sky’s (Sky Broadband) UK ISP sibling for small businesses, Sky Connect, has today launched their first Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband packages. Sky claims they’re the only business ISP to offer ‘Speed Flex’, a dedicated account manager, 4G back-up and internet security as standard on all their ultrafast Full Fibre packages.

three_uk_sim_card

18th Jan 2022 (14 Comments)

New customers of Three UK‘s 5G powered unlimited Home Broadband service, which claims to offer “average download speeds” of 100Mbps (this will vary.. a lot), can now take the service from just £21 per month for 24-months of service (dropping to £14 on their 4G package). Various other discount options also exist.

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18th Jan 2022 (12 Comments)

Mobile operator Smarty will today finally switch-on their new ultrafast 5G mobile (mobile broadband) service, which will be available at “no extra cost” for both new and existing customers who want to take advantage of the improved data speeds.

Fibrus-Engineers-Near-Telegraph-Pole

17th Jan 2022 (9 Comments)

The £165m state aid supported Project Stratum scheme in Northern Ireland, which is working with UK ISP Fibrus to spread a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network into rural areas, has just re-announced a network expansion that will add another 8,500 premises to the coverage and a big rollout delay.

VXFiber LilaConnect Engineers in Street

17th Jan 2022 (8 Comments)

Network provider LilaConnect, which is a subsidiary of Swedish operator VXFIBER, has just announced that they’ve started to deploy their new “open access” and gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network in the Staffordshire (England) market town of Leek.

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17th Jan 2022 (117 Comments)

Reports over the weekend appear to have all but confirmed that the UK Government will end the existing BBC TV licence fee from 2027 and replace it with a new funding model, which could include a Netflix style subscription model, government grants, more advertising or possibly a levy or tax on consumer broadband ISP bills etc.

cityfibre trench optical fibre cables

17th Jan 2022 (13 Comments)

CityFibre has today announced that they intend to commit a further £19 million in order to extend their existing £40m rollout of a new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network in the city of Aberdeen (Scotland), which was one of their very first gigabit city builds.

Connexin Engineer Working Next to Van

17th Jan 2022 (4 Comments)

Well, that didn’t take long! Broadband ISP Connexin, which at the end of last year started work on their £80m project to build a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to unseat KCOM’s “broadband monopoly” in Hull and East Yorkshire (here and here), has now connected their first customer.

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kcom van with ladder on top

17th Jan 2022 (6 Comments)

UK ISP KCOM, which has so far built a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 250,000 premises across East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire in England (here), has made the hugely positive decision to scrap their contractual CPI + 3.9% price rise for this year to help customers facing the cost of living crisis.

New home being built with bricks on white background

17th Jan 2022 (7 Comments)

The MD of UK ISP VISPA, James Ormerod, has announced that they’ve “stopped accepting new orders” for broadband and phone services supplied on Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) infrastructure that has been deployed by British Fibre Networks (i4 Technology Group) due, seemingly, to a lack of “support” and other “issues”.

BT-Smart-Hub-3-Mockup-Based-on-Hybrid-Connect-Kit

17th Jan 2022 (31 Comments)

Various sources have informed ISPreview.co.uk that broadband ISP BT is currently expected, barring any further delays, to launch their new Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) supporting Smart Hub 3 (SH3) router around July 2022. The new kit will also be accompanied by an updated Complete Wi-Fi 2 (CWF2) mesh system.

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Netomnia-Scotland-Rollout-Plan

16th Jan 2022 (13 Comments)

Netomnia, which is currently building a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 1 million UK homes and businesses by the end of 2023 (here), has now started to expand their network into various parts of Scotland (mostly including areas between Glasgow and Edinburgh).

Plusnet-Hub-Two-Router

15th Jan 2022 (47 Comments)

Internet provider Plusnet has this week confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that they will finally launch a new range of packages, which will be based off Openreach’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) powered broadband technology, at some point “later this year.” But it’s not the first time the UK ISP has promised to launch such products.

The-Nant-Wales

14th Jan 2022 (10 Comments)

A number of residents in the small rural North Wales hamlet community of The Nant (Y Nant in Welsh), which is in Holywell, have vented anger at Openreach (BT) after their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network was left disconnected for 8 weeks following Storm Arwen on 26th November 2021.

ofcom uk telecoms regulator

14th Jan 2022 (17 Comments)

The long-winded, complex, and sometimes highly controversial attempts to find a new Chairman for the UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, appears to have taken another twist. Reports suggest that Openreach’s experienced Chairman, Mike McTighe, has allegedly become a front-runner to take on the role. AltNets may not be happy.

telegraph pole engineer ascent

14th Jan 2022 (26 Comments)

The CEO of alternative UK broadband network provider Freedom Fibre (FF), Neil McArthur, has published a new video where he attempts to explain why it’s sometimes necessary for Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) builders and ISPs to erect a new telegraph pole, as opposed to conducting a more extensive underground dig.

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