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ISP News Archives for August 2022

Virgin Media O2 UK Hand £2m to the Good Things Foundation

24th Aug 2022 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile giant Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) has today donated £2m to support the Good Things Foundation’s initiatives, which was setup in 2021 to help “disadvantaged people” across the UK get online and gain the digital skills they need. The move makes VMO2 a strategic partner for the group.

Openreach Leaves Norfolk Village Without Broadband for 3 Weeks

24th Aug 2022 (10 Comments)

Some 11 homes along Heggatt Street in a rural Norfolk (England) community, outside Horstead, have been left without broadband access since 30th July, which began after unspecified damage was caused to Openreach’s (BT) network in the area. Some residents have been forced to drive out of the area just to find adequate connectivity.

BT Take Virgin Media O2 to Court Over UK Mobile Migrations

24th Aug 2022 (24 Comments)

BT has launched a High Court case against Virgin Media (VMO2), which it accuses of having migrated customers away from their EE based Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) platform (Virgin Mobile) before an agreement had been concluded. The broadband ISP and mobile giant is reportedly seeking £24.6m in compensation.

CityFibre Restart FTTP Broadband Builds in Blackpool and Preston UPDATE2

23rd Aug 2022 (1 Comment)

Digital infrastructure operator CityFibre has restarted their deployments of a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network across Blackpool and Preston in Lancashire (England), which comes after the company ended their local relationship with civil engineering partner Telent in July.

Government Drop Security Probe of Altice UK’s Stake in BT UPDATE

23rd Aug 2022 (12 Comments)

The Government’s move in May 2022 to conduct a “full national security assessment” of last year’s decision by Patrick Drahi’s (French billionaire) Altice UK, which increased its stake in UK broadband and telecoms giant BT from 12.1% to 18% (here), will result in “no further action” being taken by the Secretary of State.

ISP Giganet Get Full Fibre Capacity Boost from Neos Networks UK

23rd Aug 2022 (13 Comments)

ISP Giganet, which offers gigabit broadband connectivity to homes and businesses via several platforms (Openreach, CityFibre and its own FTTP network), has signed a new agreement with Dark Fibre operator Neos Networks to secure backhaul and data centre connectivity for their full fibre rollout in the South of England.

Hellesdon Council in Norwich Fines CityFibre for “Shoddy” Works

22nd Aug 2022 (9 Comments)

The Hellesdon Parish Council, which is a village and suburb of Norwich in Norfolk (England), has fined CityFibre an unspecified amount after a local councillor complained that their efforts to rollout a new gigabit-broadband (FTTP) ISP network in the area was “shoddy” and had caused “a lot of issues“.

Gov Invites Broadband ISPs to £800m UK Project Gigabit Rollout

22nd Aug 2022 (1 Comment)

The Government’s Building Digital UK team has published a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for their Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy (GIS) programme, which is valued at £800m+ and reflects the part of their £5bn Project Gigabit scheme that aims to help gap-fund the rollout of gigabit-capable broadband ISP networks into rural areas.

CityFibre Refreshes Brand – Brings Full Fibre to 1.9 Million UK Homes

22nd Aug 2022 (26 Comments)

Major alternative network provider CityFibre, which is currently investing over £5bn (debt and equity) to make their full fibre (FTTP) based gigabit broadband ISP network available to almost 8 million premises (c.30% of the UK) by the end of 2025 (here), has today announced a “major brand update” (i.e. they have a new logo).

Caveats as SpaceX Trial Cheaper Starlink Satellite Broadband Plan

22nd Aug 2022 (18 Comments)

One of the biggest obstacles to wider UK adoption of SpaceX’s popular Starlink service, which offers ultrafast latency and broadband via a mega constellation of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has been price. But a trial in France that cuts the monthly rental to €50 (£42) may be a sign of things to come. But say goodbye to unlimited.

Virgin Media O2 UK Lays Groundwork for Faster Upload Speeds

20th Aug 2022 (88 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) appears to be in the process of laying the groundwork for both faster upload speeds and latency times (ping), which comes after a growing number of the provider’s customers began reporting activation of the first DOCSIS 3.1 channels for upstream on their HUBs.

Scotland Unveil £36m Extension of R100 Fibre Broadband Rollout

19th Aug 2022 (19 Comments)

The Scottish Government has unveiled an extension of their existing £600m Reaching 100% (R100) contract with BT (Openreach), which will see a further £36m being invested to cover an additional 2,637 rural properties with a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network. But completion is now 2028!

Ofcom Finds Sky UK Breached Rules on Contract Notifications UPDATE

19th Aug 2022 (23 Comments)

A long-running investigation by the UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has today concluded that Sky (Sky TV, Sky Broadband etc.) broke consumer protection rules by failing to send end-of-contract notifications to their satellite based Pay TV customers.

ISP Zone Broadband UK Joins MS3’s FTTP Broadband Network

19th Aug 2022 (4 Comments)

Internet provider Zone Broadband, which is normally more accustomed to selling packages via Openreach’s national network, has this week become the latest UK retail ISP to hop on to MS3‘s new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in the North of England.

Good Law Project Questions Award of £70bn Net Zero Contract by Broadband Group

19th Aug 2022 (7 Comments)

The Good Law Project (GLP) has filed judicial review proceedings against the East of England Broadband Network (E2BN) for their alleged decision to “unlawfully award” a £70bn ‘Everything Net Zero‘ Framework Agreement to the Place Group, which they claim is a micro “company with scant emissions reduction expertise“.

Trooli Bring Full Fibre to 275,000 UK Premises and Hits Derbyshire

18th Aug 2022 (11 Comments)

Broadband ISP Trooli has announced that their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which aims to reach at least 1 million UK premises by the end of 2024, has now extended to cover a total of 275,000 premises (up from 220k in May 2022) – nearly triple the coverage they had a year ago. They’re also entering Derbyshire.

Cloud Gaming ISP ZYBRE Offers Discounts on Restaurants and UK Attractions

18th Aug 2022 (3 Comments)

Cloud gaming ISP ZYBRE has announced that customers of their broadband packages, which are available to those taking FTTP services via Openreach or MS3’s platforms, are now able to receive a reward card that entitles them to discounts on eating out, cinema and money off top UK attractions.