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ISP News Archives for March 2022

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Vodafone Explains Why Some FTTP Areas Only Offered 200Mbps

23rd Mar 2022 (37 Comments)

Some of Vodafone’s potential UK broadband ISP customers, specifically those trying to order one of their Openreach powered Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) plans, have run into an unusual problem that limits their choice of package to a top speed of 200Mbps (instead of 900Mbps+). But don’t worry, it’s only a temporary measure.

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Rivada Plan to Launch Constellation of 600 LEO Broadband Satellites

22nd Mar 2022 (3 Comments)

Rivada Space Networks has become the latest company to announce a plan to launch their own mega-constellation of 600 broadband satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which will serve the Telecom, Enterprise, Maritime, Energy and Government services markets. But they’re also “planning” to tackle poor connectivity in rural areas.

Virgin Media O2 Update on 4G and Broadband Progress in Wales

22nd Mar 2022 (18 Comments)

The two sides of VMO2 – O2 and Virgin Media – have today issued somewhat of a progress update on their various fixed broadband and mobile deployments across Wales, which among others things reveals that they’ve boosted 4G network capacity in 5,800 postcodes during 2021 and 412,000 premises can now get gigabit speeds.

OneWeb Signs Broadband Capacity Distribution Deal with Eutelsat

22nd Mar 2022 (0 Comments)

British-registered satellite company OneWeb, which is partly owned by the UK Government, has today announced a global, multi-year Distribution Partnership Agreement (DPA) with Eutelsat to help commercialise the company’s broadband services for key sectors including Maritime, Aviation, Enterprise, Telcos and Government.

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Openreach Discounts on Faster FTTP Broadband Migrations Trial

22nd Mar 2022 (14 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today announced a new 6-month special offer to support UK trials of “accelerated migrations” for their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband service, which is focused on making it quicker for ISPs to move existing customers from copper to full fibre lines.

Government Seeks Views and Experiences of UK Rural Broadband UPDATE

22nd Mar 2022 (6 Comments)

The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE), which is collaborating with the UK Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) team within DCMS, has launched a new survey that seeks views and experiences of rural broadband connectivity from small and medium-sized businesses (SME) present in such areas.

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Iskratel Starts Supplying FTTP Broadband Kit for the UK Market

22nd Mar 2022 (0 Comments)

Slovenia-headquartered ICT provider Iskratel has today announced that they’ve opened a new branch in the United Kingdom, which aims to supply those ISPs currently deploying Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband networks with various types of optical fibre kit to help complete their services.

Netomnia Adds Maidstone in Kent to UK FTTP Broadband Rollout

22nd Mar 2022 (9 Comments)

Network operator Netomnia has today confirmed their intention to invest up to £21 million in order to extend their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP – XGS-PON) broadband ISP network to serve around 72,000 premises across the town of Maidstone in Kent (England).

Full Fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic Joins Broadband Stakeholder Group

22nd Mar 2022 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Hyperoptic has today joined the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), which is a think-tank that advises the UK Government on various related areas of policy. The operator is currently working to extend their “full fibre” (FTTP/B) network to 2 million UK premises by the end of 2023 (currently at 750,000).

New Body Setup to Support UK Broadband and Mobile Research

22nd Mar 2022 (8 Comments)

The Government has today announced the proposed launch of a new body called the ‘UK Telecoms Innovation Network‘ (UKTIN), which will help to guide mobile network operators and broadband ISPs that seek funding for key telecoms related research and development projects (e.g. OpenRAN technologies).

ISP Vodafone UK Launch FTTP Broadband for SOHO Businesses

21st Mar 2022 (6 Comments)

Mobile operator and ISP Vodafone UK has today announced that they’ve extended the availability of their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband packages – via both Openreach and CityFibre’s national network platforms – to include small business (small office / home office) customers.

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OneWeb to Launch Broadband LEO Satellites via SpaceX Rockets

21st Mar 2022 (6 Comments)

British-registered space company OneWeb has today announced a new agreement to “resume” launches of their ultrafast low-latency broadband satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) by harnessing rockets (e.g. the Falcon9) from SpaceX, which is the owner and operator of arch rival Starlink. The first launch is expected this year.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk UK Launch Netgem Powered TV 4K Box

21st Mar 2022 (27 Comments)

Budget conscious UK ISP TalkTalk has today finally made their new Netgem powered pay TV (IPTV) platform and “TV 4K Box” device available to both new and existing customers on their fibre broadband plans (FTTC and FTTP). On top of that, the provider also claims to be the “first ISP in Europe” to launch TikTok on a TV set-top-box.

Former O2 UK COO Joins MS3 as Chairman to Support Full Fibre Build

21st Mar 2022 (1 Comment)

Hull-based alternative network operator MS3, which is busy building a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to serve over 500,000 premises across the North of England (here), has today appointed the former COO of O2, Derek McManus, to be its new Chairman (effective from 1st April 2022).

Connexin Appoints MD for its Consumer and Business Division

21st Mar 2022 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Connexin, which recently started work on their £80m investment to build a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Hull and East Yorkshire (here and here), has today appointed the former CEO of Kelly Group, Simon Burckhardt, to be the new Managing Director of its Consumer, Business and Enterprise division (CBE).

CityFibre Tops 1.5 Million UK FTTP Broadband Premises Passed

21st Mar 2022 (26 Comments)

Alternative network provider CityFibre has made a second big announcement, which reveals that their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network has seen its coverage reach 1.5 million premises passed (up from 1 million in November 2021) across 60 of their initial UK cities and towns.

CityFibre Get GBP300m Boost for UK FTTP Broadband Rollout UPDATE

20th Mar 2022 (9 Comments)

CityFibre has announced another big £300m investment boost to help support the expansion of their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network. The new funding has come from the Abu Dhabi government’s Mubadala investment fund, which has already put £500m into the operator.