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ISP News Archives for February 2022

Gov Consult on Legal Measures to Ban Huawei from UK FTTP and 5G Mobile

18th Feb 2022 (28 Comments)

The Government has today launched a new consultation, which sets out their proposed legal instruments to control the use of Huawei’s telecoms equipment in UK networks. The move reflects both their BAN on the company’s kit for ultrafast 5G mobile platforms and related restrictions in gigabit broadband ISP networks etc.

Fibrus Builds Full Fibre Broadband Network to 104,381 Premises

18th Feb 2022 (6 Comments)

Alternative network ISP Fibrus, which is currently building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across Northern Ireland and Northern England, has today announced that their full fibre infrastructure has now reached 104,381 premises (up from 58,000 premises in August 2021).

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Virgin Media O2 to Cover 23 Million UK Premises with FTTP Broadband UPDATE

18th Feb 2022 (41 Comments)

Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today published their combined results for Q4 2021, which finally confirmed their long-awaited plan to extend the operator’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover around 23 million UK premises by 2027 (7 million more than today) via a new Joint Venture.

Comms Provider Daisy Group Acquires UK ISP XLN Telecom

17th Feb 2022 (0 Comments)

Lancashire-based business communications provider Daisy Group has today officially acquired rival broadband ISP XLN Telecom, which is home to around 120,000 UK customers, for approximately £200 million. The move is expected to expand Daisy’s customer base in the SME sector to over 200,000.

OneWeb Sign New UK Distributor Deal for Satellite Broadband

17th Feb 2022 (15 Comments)

Space firm OneWeb, which is owned by a consortium that includes the UK Government and others, has signed a new deal with the Clarus Networks Group to deliver their ultrafast low-latency broadband service – delivered via satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) – across the UK and Northern Europe.

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CityFibre’s Full Fibre Network to Fuel Sunderland’s 5G Small Cells

17th Feb 2022 (1 Comment)

The Sunderland City Council (SCC) and BAI Communications have today chosen CityFibre’s new “full fibre” broadband and Ethernet network in the city to provide data capacity for a new 5G small cell mobile network, which aims to provide a platform for local business growth and innovation.

ISP Air Broadband Keeps UK Residential FTTP Prices on Hold

17th Feb 2022 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Air Broadband, which offers home broadband packages over various different alternative UK Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks (i.e. CityFibre, FullFibre Ltd, OFNL, Prime Fibre, Lila / VXFIBER, Connect Fibre and Gigaclear), has informed us that they won’t be increasing customer bills.

Sky UK Confirms Annual Broadband, Phone and TV Price Hikes

17th Feb 2022 (34 Comments)

Customers of Sky’s (ISP Sky Broadband) various UK broadband, phone and Pay TV products are now being notified of annual price rises, which as per usual will be introduced between 1st April 2022 (internet and TV) and 1st May 2022 (phone). Letters are now going out gradually, with the last one due to be issued by 25th March.

Virgin Mobile and O2 UK Customers to See HUGE Price Hikes UPDATE

16th Feb 2022 (28 Comments)

Customers of both O2 and Virgin Mobile (Virgin Media) today found out what sort of price hikes they can expect this year after the latest Retail Price Index (RPI) rate of inflation was published, which hit 7.8%. The operators then add another 3.9% on top, which means customers can expect their bills to rise by a staggering 11.7%.

Broadband ISP Fibrus Questioned for Charging Rural Areas More

16th Feb 2022 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Fibrus, which holds the £165m state aid supported Project Stratum contract to build a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 85,000 of the hardest to reach (e.g. rural) premises in Northern Ireland, has defended charging rural users more than those in commercial urban areas.

CityFibre Boost UK Gigabit Rollout with Visual Automation

16th Feb 2022 (3 Comments)

CityFibre’s has today moved to boost their £4bn rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network by implementing Deepomatic’s Visual Automation Technology throughout its end-to-end network operations. Cost savings and faster installations for homes and businesses are expected.

Altnets Global Reach Networks and Open Infra Plan UK FTTP Builds

16th Feb 2022 (1 Comment)

Two further alternative networks, Global Reach Networks and Open Infra, have today revealed that they plan to deploy their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP networks across different parts of the United Kingdom. But they’re arriving in a market that is already aggressively competitive with rival builds.

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Faster Broadband Coming to the Channel Islands and Isle of Man

16th Feb 2022 (0 Comments)

Some 170,000 homes and businesses across the Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey) and Isle of Man could soon see faster broadband speeds after local ISP Sure completed a major network capacity upgrade, which was delivered by technology and civil engineering provider Telent.

Netomnia Prep GBP15m FTTP Broadband Rollout for Gravesend

16th Feb 2022 (0 Comments)

Netomnia has just confirmed that they’ll invest £15m to deploy their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 51,000 premises in the Kent (England) town of Gravesend, which will be built by the operator’s civil engineering partner KN Circet GNS Communications.

Sutton to Boost Mobile Coverage with New Open Access Deals

16th Feb 2022 (5 Comments)

Residents, visitors and businesses in the South London Borough of Sutton (England) could soon see an improvement in the area’s 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) coverage after the Sutton Council signed two new open access agreements – one with Freshwave and the other with Ontix – as part of their Digital Strategy.

Virgin Media O2 UK Scraps Exit Charges for Off Net Home Movers

16th Feb 2022 (18 Comments)

Customers of gigabit-capable broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) will be pleased to know that the operator has today finally moved to scrap one of their most irritating policies, which charged early exit fees when subscribers moved house into a location that was outside the operator’s existing network area (off-net).

Airband’s Pole Erections Failed to Follow Correct Procedure in Totnes UPDATE

16th Feb 2022 (5 Comments)

Worcestershire-based UK broadband ISP Airband has reportedly admitted that it failed to follow the correct procedure when installing several new telegraph poles in the Devon town of Totnes, which caused upset among some local residents. The local erection of further poles is now said to be on-hold, at least temporarily.