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ISP News Archives for April 2022

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).

ISP TalkTalk Acquires UK High Bandwidth Wholesalers Virtual1

4th Apr 2022 (7 Comments)

UK broadband ISP TalkTalk has today given their business and wholesale connectivity division a boost by entering into an agreement to acquire Virtual1 for an undisclosed sum. The deal will help to grow their scale as a national provider of Ethernet (EAD / leased line) solutions and to strengthen its capabilities.

County Broadband Get GBP100m to Extend FTTP in East England

4th Apr 2022 (8 Comments)

Rural focused UK ISP County Broadband has announced a major £100 million funding boost from existing backer Aviva Investors, which will enable them to target their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 500,000 premises across the East of England by the end of 2027.

Giganet Open Dedicated Full Fibre Training Centre in Hampshire

4th Apr 2022 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Giganet, which is spending £250m to build a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 300,000 premises across the South of England (here), has today opened a new training centre in the Whiteley area of Hampshire (England) to help “unlock gigabit-capable full fibre broadband across the UK“.

Rural ISP Wessex Internet Appoint New Chief Technical Officer

4th Apr 2022 (0 Comments)

Dorset-based UK ISP Wessex Internet, which is currently rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of South and South West England (mostly Dorset, Wiltshire and South Somerset), has today appointed Geraint Evans to be its new Chief Technical Officer (CTO).

Brsk Sees FTTP Broadband Build Reach 27000 Homes in England

4th Apr 2022 (1 Comment)

UK ISP Brsk has today confirmed that the rollout of their new gigabit-capable and “open access” Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which is most active around parts of Greater Manchester, Lancashire and West Yorkshire, has just reached 27,000 homes passed with 2,000 customers live in under 10 months.

Five More Broadband ISPs Sign Scotland’s Full Fibre Charter

4th Apr 2022 (1 Comment)

The Scottish Government (SG) has announced that five more broadband network providers have committed to supporting Scotland’s Full Fibre Charter, including Borderlink, Cloudnet, Hyperoptic, Lothian Broadband and Virgin Media (VMO2). The charter consists of a series of pledges to help extend full fibre coverage.

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Government Tells Big UK ISPs to Promote Social Broadband Tariffs UPDATE4

4th Apr 2022 (32 Comments)

The Government’s Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, has increased the pressure on big UK ISPs by calling on them to put more effort into promoting the existence of cheaper “social tariffs” for home broadband, which are usually offered to those who may be unemployed or on certain benefits.

ISP Sky Broadband to Launch Gigafast 900Mbps Fibre Package

4th Apr 2022 (47 Comments)

Credible sources have informed ISPreview that UK ISP Sky Broadband (Comcast, Sky TV) are about to launch a new 900Mbps “Gigafast” package for homes, which will continue to be based off Openreach’s 1000Mbps (115Mbps upload) capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) product tier and should cost £55 per month.

Clarifying Virgin Media Policy on Exit Charges for Off Net Home Moves

2nd Apr 2022 (28 Comments)

Some of Virgin Media’s (VMO2) UK broadband and TV customers have complained that the ISP, which recently scrapped exit fees for those that move into off-net areas (here), is now sending mixed messages by failing to clearly communicate the change and instead stating that Early Disconnection Fees (EDFs) “may” apply.

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Ofcom Increase Automatic Compensation Payments from UK ISPs

1st Apr 2022 (12 Comments)

One of the few positives to come from the recent inflation surge is that Ofcom has just increased the payment amounts issued to consumers under their automatic compensation system, which requires some UK ISPs to compensate customers (cash or bill credits) for broadband connectivity mishaps and delivery delays.