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ISP News Archives for February 2022

BT Results – FTTP Hits 6.4 Million UK Premises as TV Joint Venture Unveiled

3rd Feb 2022 (36 Comments)

The BT Group has published their Q3 2021/22 results, which saw Openreach expand the coverage of gigabit Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband to 6.44 million UK premises (up by +662K vs +615K in Q2) and BT enter into “exclusive discussions” with Discovery to create a 50:50 joint venture with BTSport and Eurosport UK.

Fibre Broadband UK ISP Giganet Freezes Prices for 2022

3rd Feb 2022 (3 Comments)

UK ISP Giganet, which is investing £250m to rollout a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 300,000 premises across South England (here), has moved to buck the wider industry trend of huge annual price hikes by committing not to increase their prices in 2022.

SMARTY Mobile Takes Stand Against Mid Contract UK Price Hikes

2nd Feb 2022 (10 Comments)

Mobile operator Smarty has today taken a stand against the current trend of communications providers imposing huge annual price hikes, which it has done by pledging to new and existing customers that it will “not … introduce annual mid contract price rises” or RPI (inflation) linked annual price rises.

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Starlink Launch 500Mbps Premium Satellite Broadband Plan

2nd Feb 2022 (36 Comments)

SpaceX’s Starlink ISP, which provides ultrafast low latency broadband across the world and the UK via a mega constellation of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has soft launched an expensive new PREMIUM tier that will give you speeds of up to 500Mbps for $500 per month (£369) and $2,500 for the kit (£1843).

Marykirk and GoFibre to Build Full Fibre in Angus and Aberdeenshire

2nd Feb 2022 (1 Comment)

Broadband ISP GoFibre and rural fixed wireless ISP Marykirk.com have announced a new partnership, which will see the pair working together to extend a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across approximately 1,500 homes in areas surrounding the town of Montrose – including Angus and South Aberdeenshire.

Virgin Media UK Gives All TV Customers Access to Extra Channels in Feb

2nd Feb 2022 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK has announced that they’re giving all of their Pay TV customers access to more than 20 “documentary, entertainment and music channels” at “no extra cost” throughout February 2022, which includes a variety of channels such as Comedy Central, MTV, Sky History and more.

ISP Sky Broadband UK Launch ‘New’ 35Mbps Superfast Package

2nd Feb 2022 (24 Comments)

UK ISP Sky Broadband has today launched a “brand-new” Superfast 35 package, which offers average advertised download speeds of 36Mbps (with a “speed guarantee” of 25Mbps) and uploads of 9Mbps for the lower price of £25 per month via Openreach’s national FTTC (VDSL2) and FTTP networks. But it’s not all that ‘new’.

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Gov Levelling Up Plan Confirms Nationwide Gigabit Broadband for 2030

2nd Feb 2022 (30 Comments)

The government will today publish their “flagship” Levelling Up White Paper, which sets out their “plan to transform the UK by spreading opportunity and prosperity to all parts of it” and also confirms their revised broadband target – that “by 2030, the UK will have nationwide gigabit-capable broadband.”

VIDEO – Rural UK Full Fibre ISP Gigaclear Launch First TV Ad

2nd Feb 2022 (7 Comments)

Smaller broadband ISPs rarely ever produce TV adverts, particularly those with limited network coverage. But that hasn’t stopped rural-focused alternative network provider Gigaclear from this week running their first ever television advert to promote their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) service.

Vodafone UK Nears 1 Million Fixed Broadband ISP Customers

2nd Feb 2022 (5 Comments)

UK ISP and mobile operator Vodafone has today published their latest results (financial Q3 FY22), which reveals that their fixed broadband base added another +29k customers (vs +22k in the previous quarter) to make for a total base of 991,000, which should see them pass the magic million mark before their next update.

Lit Fibre Adopt Calix Kit to Future-Proof 10Gbps UK FTTP Network

1st Feb 2022 (2 Comments)

Full fibre broadband ISP Lit Fibre, which recently started building a new 10Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to reach 500,000 UK homes by 2026, has moved to “future-proof” their infrastructure and improve customer installation times by adopting Calix’s 10G XGS-PON hardware and services.

Copper Cable Thieves Cut Broadband in Lincolnshire UK Village UPDATE

1st Feb 2022 (12 Comments)

The Lincolnshire Police are appealing for witnesses after criminals ripped up 1,000 metres worth of Openreach’s (BT) copper broadband and phone cable from Mareham Lane in Scredington, south of Sleaford. As a result, local homes and businesses in the village are said to have been left cut-off for days.

Insatiable Demand for Fibre Broadband Drives Emtelle UK Expansion

1st Feb 2022 (0 Comments)

Scotland-based Emtelle, which is a global manufacturer of blown fibre and ducted network solutions for the industry, has announced that they’re expanding their UK based facilities to support the “unprecedented demand in passive network” solutions coming from the country’s many full fibre broadband networks.

CityFibre Full Fibre Build Makes Progress in Poole and Christchurch

1st Feb 2022 (12 Comments)

CityFibre has today issued a progress update on their £65 million investment to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network for homes and businesses in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch (Dorset), which has just gone live in a number of new areas, or so they say.

Mobile Operator Truphone Signs UK MVNO Deal with BT for EE UPDATE

1st Feb 2022 (3 Comments)

Global-focused mobile operator Truphone, which is based in London, has today signed a new 5-year agreement with BTWholesale to use their Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services, which will enable them to harness EE’s national 4G and 5G network. But it could mean another network swap for UK customers.

Mobile Operator Three UK Gives Retail Staff a Huge Pay Rise

1st Feb 2022 (12 Comments)

Mobile network operator Three UK has announced that around 2,500 of their retail staff – working in 311 retail stores – will be awarded pay increases of up to 12.6% this month, which will be reflected by new minimum hourly rates set at £10.13 nationwide and £11.40 in London, excluding bonus.