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ISP News Archives for April 6, 2022

Trial Runs UK Fibre Broadband Cable via Yorkshire Water Mains

6th Apr 2022 (13 Comments)

The UK Government has today announced the start of their new “Fibre in Water” trial, which will test the deployment of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband cables through 17km of live drinking water mains between Barnsley and Penistone (Yorkshire). In theory, this could help to cut the cost of rural broadband delivery and reduce leaks.

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BDUK Start New Batch of Phase 3A Project Gigabit Coverage Reviews

6th Apr 2022 (5 Comments)

The Building Digital UK team has started a new batch of Open Market Reviews (OMR) under Phase 3A of the Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout, which will examine network coverage in Herefordshire, Cheshire, Gloucestershire and Lincolnshire and East Riding.

Vodafone UK Enhances Fixed Broadband and Mobile Bundles

6th Apr 2022 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator and UK ISP Vodafone has today enhanced their existing “Together” bundle of fixed line broadband (FTTC or FTTP) and mobile plans (4G or 5G) with the addition of family rewards, as well as an additional SIM discount and Norton 360 Premium for online sector and parental controls.

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BeFibre Reveal UK FTTP Broadband Rollout Plan for Whole of 2022

6th Apr 2022 (7 Comments)

ISP BeFibre and its network building sister brand Digital Infrastructure have today revealed the next set of locations to benefit from their UK rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network, which will see the operator deliver 200,000 Ready for Service premises (RFS) by the end of 2022.

Sky Broadband’s New 900Mbps Gigafast UK Package Goes Live

6th Apr 2022 (27 Comments)

As first predicted on Monday (here), UK ISP Sky Broadband has today officially confirmed the launch of their new Gigafast Package for homes, which offers average download speeds of 900Mbps (90Mbps uploads) via Openreach’s national Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

Price Rises as Full Fibre UK ISP Zzoomm Offers 6 Months Free

6th Apr 2022 (6 Comments)

New customers of Zzoomm’s gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network – available in parts of Henley-on-Thames, Hereford, Sandhurst, Crowthorne, Crewe, Cannock, Thirsk, Easingwold and Northallerton – can now benefit from 6 months of free service. But contract terms and core prices have increased.

Opensignal Award Best 4G and 5G UK Mobile Networks for Q1 2022

6th Apr 2022 (10 Comments)

The latest April 2022 Mobile Network Experience study from Opensignal has measured the 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) performance of all four primary operators – EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three UK – to determine which delivers the best service. Overall, EE wins most of the categories, but Three UK does very well for 5G.

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