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ISP News Archives for October 2022

ISP BeFibre Ships Linksys Wi-Fi 6 Routers with UK Full Fibre Plans

21st Oct 2022 (18 Comments)

Broadband ISP BeFibre, which alongside network partner Digital Infrastructure is building a full fibre (FTTP) network across towns in several counties (e.g. Essex, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire etc.), has signed a 3-year partnership with Linksys to supply customers with MX4200 Wi-Fi 6 routers.

Net Neutrality – Ofcom UK Softens Open Internet Safeguards UPDATE2

21st Oct 2022 (7 Comments)

Ofcom has today published new proposals to soften some of the UK’s existing Net Neutrality protection rules, which were established some years ago to ensure no serious blocking or slowing of access to legal websites or other internet services by broadband ISPs and mobile network operators. But there are some positive statements too.

Ofcom 2022 Study – Average UK Broadband ISP Speeds Hit 59.4Mbps

21st Oct 2022 (13 Comments)

Ofcom’s 2022 study of fixed line home broadband ISP speeds has reported that the average (median) UK download rate has risen from 50.4Mbps last year to 59.4Mbps now (uploads went from 9.8Mbps to 10.7Mbps). But the performance gap between rural and urban areas has “widened” (unsurprising with so much urban FTTP build).

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Virgin Media Business UK Customers Start Seeing Faster Uploads

21st Oct 2022 (22 Comments)

Some business customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media Business UK (VMO2) are now reporting that they too have seen a modest uplift in upload speeds over the past week, which suggests that the forthcoming speed boosts won’t be limited to those on Virgin Media’s residential M100 and M200 packages.

Virgin Media UK Adds Stream TV to Broadband Packages for Free

20th Oct 2022 (25 Comments)

New customers taking out one of UK ISP Virgin Media’s (VMO2) 350Mbps, 500Mbps or 1Gbps broadband-only packages may be pleased to learn that the provider will now throw in one of their new TV streaming boxes – simply called ‘Stream‘ – for free (i.e. they’ve waived the usual £35 activation fee).

Lothian Broadband Expands Full Fibre Rollout into the Highlands

20th Oct 2022 (2 Comments)

Scottish ISP Lothian Broadband (LNBL), which is building a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network for 70,000 premises across rural parts of East and Mid Lothian, has today announced that their rollout is being expanded into the Highland region and they’re launching a new sub-brand – Highland Broadband.

ISPs and London Internet Exchange See Record UK Data Traffic

20th Oct 2022 (9 Comments)

Internet traffic across UK broadband ISPs surged last night on the back of several Premier League football matches streamed on Amazon, which resulted in data usage across the London Internet Exchange (LINX) reaching a new record peak of 7.179Tbps (Terabits per second) and TalkTalk hitting 9.105Tbps.

ETSI Release Updated eSIM Mobile Spec with Multi-Account Support

20th Oct 2022 (9 Comments)

Technology development group ETSI, which is a European Standards Organization (ESO), has this week released a new e-SIM related specification that will enable multiple accounts and identities to exist inside the same Smartphone (mobile) handset without needing any physical SIMs to be within the device.

Giganet Name 5 More Hampshire Areas for FTTP Broadband Build

20th Oct 2022 (10 Comments)

Fern Trading-backed UK broadband ISP Giganet (Cuckoo), which is currently investing £250m to build a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband across parts of Southern England, has this week unveiled a new batch of five locations in Hampshire to benefit from their ongoing deployment.

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Broadband Disrupted to Shetland After Subsea Fibre Cables Break UPDATE

20th Oct 2022 (15 Comments)

Homes and businesses on Shetland, which is a remote subarctic archipelago that resides some way north of Scotland, have suffered two breakages to different parts of their main SHEFA-2 (Faroese Telecom) submarine (subsea) fibre optic cable. As a result, a lot of broadband and phone connections on the island are being disrupted.

Confusion as CityFibre Says Four Story Building Too Tall for FTTP UPDATE

20th Oct 2022 (30 Comments)

Residents of a block of flats in Edinburgh (Scotland) – called ‘Tytler Court‘ – have been left confused after Cityfibre, which had just completed the build of a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network in the area, told them that they could not serve the building because it was “too tall“.. at just four-stories high.

EE UK Launch New Bundles in Quest to Become Top Network for Gaming

20th Oct 2022 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator and broadband ISP EE has today begun a new drive to become the “no.1 network for gaming in the UK” by launching a range of bundles for their 5G and full fibre (FTTP) customers, which match the latest PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch consoles to their various connectivity packages.

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GoFibre Win North Northumberland Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract

20th Oct 2022 (0 Comments)

The third Local Supplier contract under the UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme – worth £7.3m – has today been awarded to rural ISP GoFibre (BorderLink), which will upgrade broadband for more than 3,750 hard-to-reach premises across North Northumberland (England).

Smarty Named Best Mobile Operator in Expert Reviews Awards 2022

19th Oct 2022 (9 Comments)

Consumer site Expert Reviews has today revealed the winners of their annual ‘Mobile Network Awards 2022’ event, which surveyed their readers in an effort to identify the top performing UK mobile operators across a range of different categories. This year saw Smarty being named as the best overall mobile operator.

Avonline Networks to Boost Ogi’s FTTP Broadband Rollout in Wales

19th Oct 2022 (1 Comment)

Infracapital-backed ISP Ogi, which is currently investing £200m to deploy a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across 150,000 premises in Wales by 2025, has expanded their existing civil engineering contract with Avonline Networks (M Group Services). The move will increase Avonline’s business for Ogi three-fold.

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ISP Vodafone UK Launch £12 Social Tariff for Home Broadband

19th Oct 2022 (20 Comments)

Mobile operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK has today responded to pressure from Ofcom by announcing the launch of their own social broadband tariff for those on benefits (Universal Credit etc.) – called ‘Essentials Broadband‘, which is one of the cheapest social tariffs on the market at £12 per month.

Rural ISP Truespeed Appoint New Chief Commercial Officer to Accelerate Growth

19th Oct 2022 (0 Comments)

Full fibre broadband ISP Truespeed, which is rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of South West England, has today appointed Nelson Missier to be their new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) to “further strengthen our leadership team and accelerate company growth“.