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ISP News Archives for November 1, 2022

Openreach Launch Pilot of 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps FTTP Broadband Tiers

1st Nov 2022 (96 Comments)

Openreach has today officially announced the launch of their new pilot for UK broadband ISPs, which will test faster download speeds of 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps on their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) lines. The service will also be accompanied by two new optical modems (ONT) from Nokia G-010G-T and ADTRAN SDX 611Q.

AltNet UK Broadband ISP Freedom Fibre Launch Community Fund

1st Nov 2022 (0 Comments)

Network builder and ISP Freedom Fibre, which has a long-term aspiration to reach over 2 million properties with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, has today launched a new community fund that will invest thousands of pounds in “environmental projects” across areas where it is building.

Ofcom Wants to be Notified of More UK Network and Internet Disruption

1st Nov 2022 (1 Comment)

Ofcom has proposed to update their existing Network and Information Systems (NIS) guidance in order to require that UK Operators of Essential Services (OES), such as top-level domain name registries, DNS (domain name systems) providers and IXP (internet exchange) operators, inform them of less severe outages.

Openreach Extend FTTP Rollout Deal with Morrison Telecom Services

1st Nov 2022 (5 Comments)

Civil engineering company Morrison Telecom Services (MTS), part of the M Group Services, will continue to support Openreach’s ongoing rollout of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP technology after the pair agreed to sign a new 3-year contract.

Ofcom UK Give the Kiss of Death to FAX Services on BT and KCOM

1st Nov 2022 (2 Comments)

The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has today officially proposed to remove the requirement for telecoms operators to provide FAX (facsimile) services under their legally-binding Universal Service Obligation (USO), which only applies to BT and KCOM.

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Cityfibre Invest £30m to Build FTTP Broadband in Warwick and Leamington Spa

1st Nov 2022 (0 Comments)

Cityfibre has today confirmed that they’ll invest £30m to rollout their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network to cover “almost every home and business” in the two neighbouring towns of Warwick and Leamington Spa in Warwickshire (England).

Rural UK ISP Alncom to Cover 50,000 Premises with FTTP Broadband

1st Nov 2022 (0 Comments)

Alnwick-based broadband ISP Alncom has announced that they’ve secured enough funding to be able to expand the coverage of their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across 50,000 premises in the North East of England (up from 25,000), with a focus on Northumberland, County Durham and the Scottish Borders.

Truespeed Add 12 Areas in South West England to Full Fibre Build

1st Nov 2022 (3 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Truespeed, which is rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South West England, has today announced that they’re investing £22m to extend their deployment across 12 new locations in parts of South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath.

ISP Zzoomm Expands UK FTTP Broadband Rollout into Wiltshire

1st Nov 2022 (1 Comment)

UK ISP Zzoomm has revealed that they’re expanding the rollout of their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network further south to include the county of Wiltshire (England). The first location to benefit from this will be the town and civil parish of Calne.

Rural UK ISP Gigaclear Offers 500Mbps Broadband for £19

1st Nov 2022 (3 Comments)

Rural focused UK ISP Gigaclear, which already covers 300,000 premises in remote parts of England with their gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) network, will this morning kick off their early Black Friday sales by offering new customers the chance to take a 500Mbps (symmetric) speed package for just £19 a month.

ISP Virgin Media O2 UK Confirms New Broadband Speed Boosts UPDATE

1st Nov 2022 (69 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has today confirmed that both new and existing customers of their fixed line broadband packages, specifically those on their M100 and M200 tiers, will benefit from a modest boost to their download and upload speeds. As a result, M100 is being renamed to M125 and M200 becomes M250.

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