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ISP News Archives for April 2022

Openreach Add 46 UK Exchanges to Copper Phone to Fibre Switch – Tranche 8

14th Apr 2022 (16 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today also released the Tranche 8 batch of 46 UK exchange areas where they plan to move away from copper-based analogue phone (PSTN / WLR etc.) services and on to a new all-IP network, which will occur once over 75% of premises in an area can get their “ultrafast broadband” (FTTP and G.fast at 300Mbps+).

Openreach Publish Next 36 UK FTTP Broadband Rollout Areas

14th Apr 2022 (56 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today added another 36 new locations (towns and villages) to their £15bn rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network. The operator has also confirmed that their full fibre network has now covered 7 million UK premises.

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FarrPoint Map 4G Mobile Cover on Scotland’s North Coast 500 Road

14th Apr 2022 (5 Comments)

Technical UK consultancy firm FarrPoint has today published an interesting new map of 4G mobile (mobile broadband) network coverage from along Scotland’s most well-known road trip, the North Coast 500. The map is intended to help holidaymakers plan around parts of the 516-mile route where the signal is poor or non-existent.

Confusion Over GBP5bn Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout in Scotland

13th Apr 2022 (16 Comments)

The Scottish Government have complained that the UK government are yet to provide any “sense” of the delivery timescale, or how much funding will be allocated to it, from the £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout. The SG also claims that the project may only target the “cheapest and easiest to reach premises“, at the expense of rural areas.

Broadband ISP Plusnet UK Sweeps the 2022 Expert Reviews Awards

13th Apr 2022 (23 Comments)

Consumer site Expert Reviews has posted the winners of their annual ‘Best Broadband Awards 2022‘ event, which surveyed consumers in an effort to identify the top UK Internet Service Providers (ISP) across a range of different categories. The overall winner this year was Plusnet.

Zen Internet Boosts Network and Internet Security for Businesses

13th Apr 2022 (1 Comment)

Broadband ISP Zen Internet has today announced a new strategic partnership with risk assessment firm Kroll, which is home to various analysts, threat hunters and incident response experts, to help enhance their online protection services for businesses across the UK.

Vodafone UK Relaunches 5G Ready VOXI For Now Social Tariff

13th Apr 2022 (11 Comments)

Contract-free UK mobile operator VOXI, a brand of Vodafone, has today relaunched their cheaper £10 VOXI For Now “social tariff” for anyone claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance, Disability Allowance, Personal Independent Payment, Employment and Support Allowance, or employment-based Universal Credit.

Openreach UK to Pilot New FTTP Broadband Advanced Installs

12th Apr 2022 (16 Comments)

Openreach has today announced that they will soon pilot a new “Advanced Install” service for those taking one of their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP products, which is designed to address situations where an installation might be more complex than usual (e.g. business and public sector users).

Sky UK to Make TV Streaming via Broadband Boxes Standalone

12th Apr 2022 (25 Comments)

Last year’s launch of Sky Glass, which made it possible to stream Sky’s TV channels and content over a UK home broadband ISP connection (here), received a mixed reception because customers could only do this by adopting a special Sky branded TV. But the good news is that you’ll soon be able to do this without their TV.

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Peak Time Latency Strikes Part of Virgin Media’s UK Network UPDATE2

12th Apr 2022 (33 Comments)

Some broadband customers on UK ISP Virgin Media’s (VMO2) fixed line network are reporting a noticeable increase in peak time latency – usually between around 5:30pm and 11pm, which appears to have begun at around the end of last week. This can see latency times become very slow (double or more vs the usual baseline).

ISP Sky Broadband and NOW Launch Cheaper UK Social Tariff

12th Apr 2022 (12 Comments)

Good news. UK ISP Sky Broadband and sibling NOW Broadband have today become the latest internet providers to launch a cheaper “social tariff” for home broadband and phone connectivity, which is being offered to consumers who are claiming Universal Credit or Pension Credit.

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Google Removes Dubious UK Broadband ISP Support Adverts

12th Apr 2022 (0 Comments)

Internet search giant Google has removed two adverts, which appeared to offer support services to broadband users on major UK ISPs, after an investigation by Which? claimed that “customers with internet problems [were] being duped” by “dodgy broadband broker adverts” that tried to sell packages on “shady” Supanet (Supatel).

Vodafone Puts Ultrafast 5G Mobile Live in 12 New UK Locations

11th Apr 2022 (12 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has today announced that their new ultrafast 5G (mobile broadband) network has just started to go live across a further 12 UK cities and towns, including bigger locations, like the city of Coventry in the West Midlands, and smaller places, such as the town of Llantwit Major in Wales.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak Visits B4RN’s Rural Gigabit Full Fibre Project UPDATE

11th Apr 2022 (31 Comments)

The UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, appears to have taken some time out from questions over his family’s tax affairs to see how public investment is helping rural ISP B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North) to deploy a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to homes in the North Yorkshire hamlet of Cotterdale.

Rural ISP RunFibre Target 3500 Premises for FTTP by Early 2023

11th Apr 2022 (1 Comment)

Bristol-based ISP RunFibre, which recently started building their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across rural parts of South Gloucestershire in England, has begun to “ramp up” the rollout of their new network and now aim to make 3,500 properties Ready for Service (RFS) by March 2023.

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Hyperoptic Asks Ofcom UK to Probe Broadband ISP Price Hikes UPDATE

11th Apr 2022 (26 Comments)

Full fibre broadband ISP Hyperoptic has today formally called on the UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, to investigate the use of above-inflation mid-contract price rises and to consider reform that would allow impacted customers to terminate their agreement and switch providers, penalty-free.

327,174 Premises in Wales Need Help to Get Gigabit Broadband

9th Apr 2022 (14 Comments)

The Building Digital UK team has published a new Public Review (PR) consultation for Wales, which reveals that some 327,174 premises might need state aid help under the Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme in order to access 1Gbps speeds (rising to 984,806 if including ‘Under Review‘ premises).