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ISP News Archives for February 2022

Openreach Engineers Repair Storm Damage 2022

Wiltshire UK Council Accidentally Cuts Local Broadband Cables UPDATE

23rd Feb 2022 (13 Comments)

The Wiltshire Council (WC) in England has apologised to residents of around 100 homes in the rural villages of Ablington and Figheldean after their contractors accidentally cut one of Openreach’s (BT) core broadband and phone cables, which has left locals disconnected for much of the past week.

CityFibre Sign GBP100m Hexatronic Deal to Supply UK Full Fibre Rollout

23rd Feb 2022 (2 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder CityFibre, which is currently deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover around 8 million UK premises by the end of 2025 (here), has signed a new £100m agreement to extend their existing supply deal for passive fibre optic solutions with Hexatronic.

Vodafone UK Encourage More Recycling of Old Mobiles and Routers

23rd Feb 2022 (8 Comments)

Mobile operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK has today unveiled new changes that aim to encourage customers to repair, trade-in and recycle their old mobiles. In addition, the operator’s programme of refurbishing and reusing fixed line routers and TV boxes in Germany, Portugal and Spain will be “expanded to further markets.”

Ofcom Crackdown on Number Spoofing to Tackle UK SPAM Calls

23rd Feb 2022 (11 Comments)

Last year the national telecoms regulator, Ofcom, estimated that 44.6 million UK people may have received scam calls and text messages during just the three months of summer (here), with 2% of recipients being duped by them. In response, the regulator has today proposed changes to tackle the use of fake phone numbers.

CityFibre Confirm GBP27m Gigabit Broadband Build in Wakefield

22nd Feb 2022 (13 Comments)

CityFibre has today confirmed that they’re investing £27m to deploy their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to homes and businesses in the West Yorkshire (England) city of Wakefield, which is a location that was quietly removed from their rollout plan back in 2020.

Airband Update on Full Fibre Rollout in Devon and Somerset UK UPDATE

22nd Feb 2022 (8 Comments)

The state aid supported Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme and UK ISP Airband have today issued a new winter 2022 progress update on their project to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the region, which aims to reach tens of thousands of rural premises.

Full Fibre UK ISP toob Keeps Gigabit Broadband Prices Frozen

22nd Feb 2022 (11 Comments)

Gigabit broadband ISP toob, which is currently building a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Hampshire and Surrey in England, has today become the latest provider to shun the recent inflation busting industry price hikes by reassuring customers that there will be “no in-contract price rises” on their service.

Hampstead Fibre Road Works Sign on Street

Hampstead Fibre Build Premium FTTP Broadband in North London

22nd Feb 2022 (10 Comments)

Network builder and UK ISP Hampstead Fibre has today revealed the first details of their new rollout plan for a “premium” Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband service in parts of North London, which seems to be targeting wealthy homeowners and businesses who can afford something more akin to a leased line.

Scotland Start Open Market Review for Gigabit Broadband Rollout

21st Feb 2022 (9 Comments)

The Scottish Government has today launched a new Open Market Review (OMR), which forms part of the UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout and aims to identify which areas will need state aid support to help spread the availability of gigabit speed networks “nationwide” by 2030.

ISP Andrews and Arnold Trial Faster UK FTTP Broadband Speeds

21st Feb 2022 (31 Comments)

UK ISP Andrews & Arnold (AAISP) has announced that they’re preparing to bring the latest model of their core Firebrick routers into service (FireBrick FB9000), which include better hardware and as a result they’ll be able to trial faster broadband speeds on their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based packages.

INCA Appoints Two Senior Full Fibre AltNet Figures to UK Board

21st Feb 2022 (0 Comments)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents UK alternative full fibre and fixed wireless broadband ISP networks, has appointed Rosalind Singleton, CEO of new ISP Spring Fibre, and Tim Stranack, Founder and Director of CommunityFibre, to their board.

Full Fibre UK ISP Trooli Reportedly Preps GBP200m Equity Sale UPDATE

21st Feb 2022 (5 Comments)

A new report claims that broadband ISP Trooli, which holds an ambition to reach a “minimum” of 1 million UK premises with their gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network by the end of 2024, is close to launching an equity sale process that could raise £200m and significantly accelerate their rollout target.

Three UK Donates 1 Million GigaBytes to the National Databank

21st Feb 2022 (10 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today become the latest provider to join the Good Things Foundation’s charitable National Databank scheme, which aims to provide free mobile broadband data to community groups and the people they support to aid internet connectivity – either via SIM cards or vouchers.

Lit Fibre UK Goes Live with 10Gb Broadband in Clacton-on-Sea

21st Feb 2022 (9 Comments)

After just two months since it was first announced (here), broadband ISP Lit Fibre has today confirmed that the first homes are now starting to go live on their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the Essex (South East England) seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea.

ISP Virgin Media UK Further Discounts Broadband and Phone

21st Feb 2022 (31 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has this morning sweetened the existing discounts on their ultrafast broadband and phone bundles, which knocks a few extra pounds off the previous offer. Packages now start at just £25 per month for a speed of 108Mbps (10Mbps upload) with free setup (usually £35) and included weekend calls.

Openreach Engineer Next to Fallen Tree 2022

Storm Eunice Strikes and Causes Damage to UK Telecoms Networks

18th Feb 2022 (14 Comments)

Storm Eunice struck the UK today, bringing with it winds gusting up to 80-90mph across large parts of South England and Wales, as well as rain, high seas and – in some parts of Scotland – heavy snowfall. The event has unsurprisingly also caused damage to telecoms (broadband and mobile) infrastructure, resulting in outages.

Uswitch 2022 Awards Reveal the Best UK Mobile Operators

18th Feb 2022 (14 Comments)

The winners of the annual Uswitch.com Mobile Awards 2022 have just been unveiled, which among other things saw giffgaff win the “Network of the Year” award again, while Tesco Mobile scooped “Best Network for Customer Service” and Three UK was named the “Best Network for Data“.