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ISP News Archives for August 2022

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AI Firewall Helps EE UK Block 1 Million International Scam Calls a Day

18th Aug 2022 (4 Comments)

Mobile operator EE – including broadband ISPs BT and Plusnet – have today revealed that they’ve blocked 11 million international scam calls since July, with the rate rising to 1 million a day. This comes after they launched a new AI powered firewall to filter out callers from international locations posing to be from UK-based numbers for legitimacy.

Three UK Appoints New Chief Network Officer, Iain Milligan

18th Aug 2022 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has announced that their existing Chief Network Officer (CNO), Carlo Melis, is to be replaced by Iain Milligan next month. Carlo is understood to be returning to his native Italy to become Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Three’s sister company, Wind Tre.

Newark to Benefit from CityFibre’s £10m FTTP Broadband Rollout UPDATE

18th Aug 2022 (6 Comments)

CityFibre UK has today confirmed that they’ll invest £10m to cover almost all of the premises in the Nottinghamshire (England) market town of Newark (Newark-on-Trent) with their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network. Construction work is planned to begin this November 2022.

Scientists Find Way to Help WiFi Network Signals Go Through Walls

18th Aug 2022 (7 Comments)

Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology and the University of Rennes in Austria have found an interesting solution that could help WiFi signals from your local wireless network to more effectively penetrate through walls and boost coverage, which can be thought of as being similar to an anti-reflective coating on glasses.

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The Plan to Add Broadband and Mobile Cover to UK Property Listings

18th Aug 2022 (15 Comments)

The National Trading Standards – Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT), which works to protect consumers by enforcing existing legislation, is reportedly considering updating the material information rules for property listings to require that agents include data on broadband ISP and mobile coverage.

London ISP Community Fibre Appoints Ex-Hyperoptic Man as CFO

17th Aug 2022 (1 Comment)

London-focused broadband ISP CommunityFibre (CF), which has already built to 500,000 premises with their 3Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network (aiming for 2.2 million by the end of 2024), has today appointed Hyperoptic’s former finance chief – Peter White – to be its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

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Virgin Media O2 Update on Broadband and 5G Progress in Scotland

17th Aug 2022 (4 Comments)

Telecoms giants Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today jointly issued somewhat of a brief progress update on the work they’ve been doing to deploy both gigabit-capable fixed line broadband ISP connectivity and 4G and 5G mobile networks to consumers across Scotland.

CityFibre Invest £30m to Rollout FTTP Broadband in Hastings and St Leonards

17th Aug 2022 (2 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre has today confirmed that they’ll invest £30 million to rollout their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network to 60,000 premises across the East Sussex town of Hastings (including St Leonards) in England – reaching “almost every home and business across the area.”

EE UK Launch New 4G and 5G Pay Monthly Mobile Plans and WiFi Boost

17th Aug 2022 (47 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today launched a refreshed range of Pay Monthly ‘Essentials‘, ‘All Rounder‘ and ‘Full Works‘ mobile plans for SIM-Only, handset bundles and connected device customers, which add various new features (e.g. a WiFi Coverage Boost, the Apple One subscription plan and a Multi-Line SIM discount etc.).

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Gloucester Full Fibre Network from ITS Goes Live for 2,100 Businesses

17th Aug 2022 (0 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group (its.), which now operates 36 wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across urban parts of the UK, has today announced that their latest “Faster Britain” deployment has just gone live across part of Gloucester – giving more than 2,100 businesses access to a new 10Gbps capable network.

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UK ISP Grayshott Gigabit Launch Cheaper Broadband Social Tariff

16th Aug 2022 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP Grayshott Gigabit, which is deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of East Hampshire, the Surrey Hills and surrounding areas, recently became the latest UK provider to launch a cheaper social tariff – called ‘Connect‘ – for those on certain benefits.

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CityFibre Prep £9.5m Gigabit Broadband Rollout in Sittingbourne

16th Aug 2022 (7 Comments)

CityFibre UK has today announced that their long-held plan to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the Kent (England) town of Sittingbourne, which is expected to cost £9.5 million, will finally get underway “later this year“.

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County Broadband Get NGE to Build Norfolk’s Rural Full Fibre Network

16th Aug 2022 (0 Comments)

Rural UK ISP County Broadband, which is currently building gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks to over 250 villages across Norfolk, Essex, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire in England, has today announced that they’ve appointed civil engineering firm NGE to help expand their coverage to 20,000 premises in Norfolk.

Ogi Name 38 Towns and Villages in Wales for FTTP Broadband

16th Aug 2022 (15 Comments)

Broadband ISP Ogi has today published the next phase of their rollout plan for South Wales, which will see their full fibre network coverage jump from a handful of communities to 38 (c.80,000 premises). All of this forms part of their £200m plan to extend a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 150,000 premises by 2025.

ISP Quickline Open New HQ to Support Ultrafast Broadband Rollout

15th Aug 2022 (7 Comments)

Alternative network provider Quickline, which runs a mix of Full Fibre (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) based broadband networks across parts of Lincolnshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire in England, has today opened its new headquarters in East Yorkshire. The move is said to signal the start of a “huge expansion” for the company.

ISP Aquiss Start UK Summer Sale on FTTP Broadband Packages

15th Aug 2022 (4 Comments)

Shropshire-based UK ISP Aquiss has today launched a “Summer Sale” promotion across their Openreach based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband packages for homes, which essentially reduces the first 6 months of service to half price for all orders made before midnight on 31st August 2022.

Gov Make it Easier to Verify Eligibility for Cheap Broadband Social Tariffs

15th Aug 2022 (12 Comments)

The UK Government has moved to encourage wider adoption of cheaper broadband “Social Tariffs” – usually only available to those taking certain state benefits – by launching a new system that makes it easier for Internet Service Providers (ISP) to confirm the eligibility of their customers for such plans.