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ISP News Archives for October 13, 2022

O2 UK Launch New Monthly Mobile Rolling Plans

13th Oct 2022 (12 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 UK (VMO2) has today announced the launch of their new ‘Rolling Plan’, which they say will give customers who need added flexibility the ability to pay monthly for their data (mobile broadband), minutes, and texts, without committing to a long-term contract.

ISP Toob Add 2 More Hampshire UK Areas to Full Fibre Rollout

13th Oct 2022 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP toob has today announced that they’ve added the Hampshire (England) town and district of Gosport and Lee-on-the-Solent, respectively, to their rollout plan for a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which is expected to cost them around £18m and cover 45,000 premises.

Virgin Media O2 UK Trials Secure Public and Private 5G Network

13th Oct 2022 (0 Comments)

Broadband and mobile giant O2 (VMO2) has completed the first trials of their 5G DRIVE project, which is a consortium that is part-funded by the Government and aims to develop a secure Radio Access Network (RAN) connection capability for integrating private and public networks.

4th Utility Extend Full Fibre Broadband to 40,000 UK Homes

13th Oct 2022 (2 Comments)

ISP 4th Utility, which is deploying a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to serve UK homes (SDU) and large residential blocks (MDU), have today announced that their network has now passed 40,000 homes and they intend to expand their headcount from 56 up to 100 over the “coming months“.

Gov Hands Huawei Legal Notices to UK Mobile and Broadband ISPs

13th Oct 2022 (15 Comments)

The Government has today placed their previous decision to BAN Huawei’s equipment from ultrafast 5G mobile networks (including restrictions on its use in full fibre broadband infrastructure) on more of a legal footing, which it has done by issuing legal notices to 35 telecoms network operators.

Labour Party Promises Mandatory Social Broadband ISP Tariffs

13th Oct 2022 (40 Comments)

The UK Labour Party has proposed a new policy that would, if they won the next election, see them introduce a mandatory “industry-wide” social tariff for cheaper broadband (available to those on benefits). On top of that, they would also stop mid-contract price hikes by ISPs and reduce early termination charges for contract leavers.

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32 New UK Openreach Exchanges Named for Copper Phone to Fibre Switch – Tranche 10

13th Oct 2022 (39 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today released the ‘Tranche 10’ batch of 32 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 also occur once over 75% of premises in each area can get “ultrafast broadband” (FTTP and G.fast at 300Mbps+).

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Neos Networks Complete £10.5m Aberdeenshire Full Fibre Network

13th Oct 2022 (2 Comments)

Neos Networks has today announced the completion of their £10.5m state aid funded Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) contract to rollout a new 275km long gigabit-capable Dark Fibre broadband network to connect 192 public sector sites (hospitals, council buildings etc.) in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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ITS Technology Puts Full Fibre Network Live Across Manchester

13th Oct 2022 (3 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group, which operates 36 wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks (aka – “Faster Britain“) across urban parts of the UK for businesses and ISPs, has today announced that their new network across Manchester is now live and able to serve 10,500 businesses with access to gigabit-capable connectivity.

Government to Open UK Telecommunications Lab in Solihull

13th Oct 2022 (0 Comments)

The UK Government has today announced their plan to open a new “state-of-the-art UK Telecommunications Lab” in Solihull (West Midlands), which will bring together broadband operators, suppliers and academics to research and test innovative new ways of boosting the security, resilience and speed of 5G and future 6G mobile networks.

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