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ISP News Archives for April 5, 2022

Amazon Buys 83 Launches for Project Kuiper LEO Broadband Satellites

5th Apr 2022 (4 Comments)

Internet shopping giant Amazon has managed to secure up to 83 Launches aboard rockets from Arianespace, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance (ULA) to support their plans for a new global low-latency ultrafast broadband service via a new mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

Giffgaff Freezes All UK Mobile Tariffs Until the End of 2022

5th Apr 2022 (9 Comments)

Mobile operator giffgaff has today announced that, in order to help ease the burden of rising costs, they’ve taken the decision to FREEZE all UK tariffs for the rest of 2022. Members are also free to leave the provider whenever they choose, without being financially penalised.

Voneus Plan FTTP for 17000 Homes in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire

5th Apr 2022 (2 Comments)

Macquarie Capital backed UK ISP Voneus, which holds a “near term” plan to cover 100,000 homes in rural areas with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network (here), has signed a new partnership with Glenevin Construction to reach 17,000 homes across Oxfordshire and Warwickshire in England.

CityFibre Complete Gigabit Broadband Rollout in Milton Keynes

5th Apr 2022 (19 Comments)

CityFibre has today completed their £43m rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network in the Buckinghamshire (England) town of Milton Keynes, which has reached 90,000 homes (c.90% of the addressable residential properties, as well as most businesses and key public sector sites).

Vodafone UK Doubles 4G and 5G Mobile Data on Pay As You Go

5th Apr 2022 (12 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK will tomorrow enhance their Pay As You Go (PAYG) plans (i.e. Big Value Bundles) by doubling the amount of mobile broadband data that you can get and at “no additional cost“. Existing PAYG customers will also benefit from the increased data allowance, which will be “automatically updated for them“.

Business ISP Air IT Appoints James Steventon as New CEO

5th Apr 2022 (0 Comments)

Managed communications provider and broadband ISP Air IT, which has made a lot of acquisitions in the past year or so and is being backed by August Equity, have today appointed James Steventon to be their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

UK ISP Shell Energy Adds GBP50 Bill Credit to FTTP Broadband Plans

5th Apr 2022 (1 Comment)

Energy provider and UK ISP Shell Energy has enhanced the existing discount on some of their full fibre (FTTP) broadband packages (specifically the 500Mbps and 900Mbps plans) by adding a £50 bill credit for new customers. The new offer is expected to run until 3rd July 2022.

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Study – UK Falls to Rank 92nd Cheapest in the World for Broadband

5th Apr 2022 (4 Comments)

A new Cable.co.uk study has tested fixed broadband ISP packages from 220 countries to create a global price comparison, which finds that the UK ranks just 92nd cheapest (down sharply from 67th last year) with an average monthly cost of $39.01 (£29.66). But we drop to 101st (down from 93rd) for average cost per megabit ($0.90).

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