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ISP News Archives for July 2022

Openreach Add 12 New UK FTTP Broadband Rollout Areas – July 2022

19th Jul 2022 (30 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today added 12 new places (towns and villages) to their £15bn rollout of a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network, which also includes a few corrections due to past errors and a larger build on the Isle of Wight. Some 8 million premises are now covered.

G.Network Become Latest Full Fibre AltNet to Sign Armed Forces Covenant

19th Jul 2022 (0 Comments)

London-focused broadband ISP G.Network has today become the latest Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network builder in the UK to sign the Armed Forces Covenant (AFC), which reflects a pledge to recognise the contribution of serving personnel, both regular and reservists, veterans and military families – often as part of recruitment.

Three UK’s Ultrafast 5G Mobile Goes Live in 86 New Locations

19th Jul 2022 (52 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has revealed that their ultrafast 5G based mobile broadband network has gone live in 86 new locations since the start of this year, including rural and coastal “staycation” locations like Dartmouth, Milford on Sea, Aberystwyth, Holywood and Irvine.

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Openreach Engineer Swaps Full Fibre for Wood Chopping Competition

18th Jul 2022 (2 Comments)

Speaking as somebody who just spent Saturday chopping down a dangerous tree, I can attest that it’s not an easy task. So spare a thought for Openreach engineer Justine Narusa, whose skills at pulling heavy core fibre optic broadband cables through ducts have been converted to a place at today’s Royal Wood Chopping Competition.

Full Fibre Builder Connexin Acquires UK ISP Pure Broadband

18th Jul 2022 (16 Comments)

Network builder and ISP Connexin, which is investing £80m to roll-out Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband infrastructure across parts of Hull and East Yorkshire (here and here), has today announced yet another acquisition as they gobble up Hull-based UK ISP Pure Broadband for an undisclosed sum.

Tips for Keeping Your Broadband ISP Router Cool in a Heatwave

18th Jul 2022 (30 Comments)

It’s going to get hot today in the United Kingdom. Really hot. The current heatwave is, in some parts of the country, potentially predicted to peak at 40c. The interesting thing about 40c is it’s also the maximum ambient working temperature for some routers, computers and other network devices. But how to keep them cool? A few tips.

Sky UK Coy on Delay and Future Release of Sky Go for Apple TV

16th Jul 2022 (10 Comments)

Last October Sky (Sky TV, Sky Broadband) announced that customers in the UK would be able to access their popular Sky Go video streaming app on Apple TV devices during the “first half of 2022“, yet it’s now July and the operator has declined to say when it will launch or why they’ve delayed it.

Freedom Fibre’s Neil Mcarthur on the Future of the FTTP Altnet Community

16th Jul 2022 (0 Comments)

The Founder and CEO of UK broadband ISP and fibre optic network builder Freedom Fibre, Neil Mcarthur, discusses the future of the full fibre alternative network (AltNet) community, with five thoughts on Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband.

Virgin Media O2 UK Allegedly Offer £3bn for TalkTalk Broadband Merger

15th Jul 2022 (31 Comments)

Multiple newspaper reports are this afternoon claiming that mobile and broadband giant Virgin Media (VMO2) is in early talks to merge with low-cost conscious UK ISP TalkTalk and take on its fixed line customer base of 4.2 million (VMO2 is home to 5.6 million). The proposed deal is said to value the company at around £3bn.

CWU Sets Timetable for 2 Day National BT and Openreach Strike

15th Jul 2022 (21 Comments)

The Communications Workers Union (CWU) has this afternoon formally served notice for strike action against UK telecoms and broadband ISP giant BT (inc. Openreach), which will take place on Friday 29th July and Monday 1st August 2022. Up to around 38,000 workers could potentially go on strike, although exact figures may be less.

FACTCO Complete Large Gigabit Broadband Voucher Build to Cambois

15th Jul 2022 (2 Comments)

UK ISP FACTCO has today finished its rollout of a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to the rural village of Cambois, which they claim is the “largest completed [gigabit voucher] project to date” in Northumberland (England).

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CityFibre Lose Appeal vs Ofcom’s Approval of Openreach FTTP Price Cut UPDATE

15th Jul 2022 (10 Comments)

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has today “dismissed” CityFibre’s attempt to challenge Ofcom’s approval of Openreach’s (BT) “Equinox” offer (here), which introduced a “major” price cut (details) at wholesale to their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband products for UK ISPs. But the operator is far from giving up.

Hyperoptic Connect 100,000 UK New Build Homes to Full Fibre

15th Jul 2022 (3 Comments)

City-focused gigabit broadband ISP Hyperoptic has today announced a key milestone after their “full fibre” (FTTP/B) network connected over 100,000 new build UK homes, with agreements in place to connect a further 100,000 new build properties over the next 12-months. The operator has now covered a total of over 900,000 premises.

ISP Sky Broadband UK Discount Ultrafast and Gigafast FTTP Plans

15th Jul 2022 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Sky Broadband will today introduce a few new discounts on the monthly price of their fastest Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based Ultrafast and Gigafast broadband packages on Openreach’s national network, which shaves a few extra pounds off the previous pricing.

Full Fibre ISP Gigaclear Secure Openreach Path to Collaboration Status

14th Jul 2022 (6 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Gigaclear, which is building a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 500,000 premises in England by the end of 2023 (300,000 completed), has been awarded Path to Collaboration (PTC) by Openreach (BT) – a move that should help to boost their rollout.

ISP Vfast Connect First Full Fibre Broadband Customer in Medway

14th Jul 2022 (2 Comments)

Kent-based UK ISP Vfast (Orbital Net) has announced that they’ve finally connected their first customer – Paul from Gillingham – to CityFibre’s new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in Medway, which follows last year’s announcement (here) of their plan to join the platform.

TalkTalk and Virgin Media Block Penny Mordaunt’s “unsuitable” Website UPDATE2

14th Jul 2022 (12 Comments)

The endless debate over the UK government’s bloated and incoherent Online Safety Bill (OSB) took another twist today after the Open Rights Group (ORG) pointed out that two of the largest broadband ISPs, Virgin Media (VMO2) and TalkTalk, were blocking access to MP Penny Mordaunt’s website as “unsuitable for children“.