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ISP News Archives for December 2022

Lit Fibre Set to Go Live in 3 West Midlands Towns with FTTP Broadband

6th Dec 2022 (0 Comments)

Network builder and broadband ISP Lit Fibre, which aims to reach 500,000 UK homes by 2026 with their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has today confirmed that they will aim go live in the West Midlands (England) towns of Aldridge, Erdington and Kingstanding from spring 2023.

Vodafone Deploy First 4G and 5G OpenRAN Sites in UK Urban Areas

6th Dec 2022 (3 Comments)

Mobile network operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK – supported by partnerships with Dell, Intel, Samsung, Wind River, and Capgemini – has today announced that they’ve achieved another “European first” by rolling out 4G and 5G OpenRAN (O-RAN) technology to 16 mobile masts in urban parts of Devon (England).

Leicestershire Gets £1.55m to Connect 43 Public Sites to Gigabit Broadband

6th Dec 2022 (8 Comments)

The Leicestershire County Council (LCC) in England has secured £1.55m of public funding from the UK government’s £5bn Project Gigabit programme in order to help it connect 43 public sectors sites (e.g. schools, council offices etc.) in rural areas to a new gigabit-capable full fibre broadband and Ethernet network.

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FreedomFibre Invest £7m to Rollout FTTP Broadband in Eccles

5th Dec 2022 (0 Comments)

The large town of Eccles, which is home to a population of around 40,000 in the City of Salford area (Greater Manchester), has today been announced as the next UK location to benefit from ISP Freedom Fibre’s ongoing rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network.

Vodafone Group CEO Nick Read Announces Sudden Exit

5th Dec 2022 (9 Comments)

In a surprise development, Nick Read, the CEO of UK-based broadband and mobile giant Vodafone, has “agreed with the Board” that he will step down as Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and as a Director on 31st December 2022. The move is part of an effort to find somebody who can improve their “operational performance“.

Airband Suffers Slow Broadband Speeds in Shropshire and Herefordshire UPDATE

3rd Dec 2022 (19 Comments)

Rural-focused UK broadband ISP Airband, which is deploying a mix of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks across various parts of the country, appears to be suffering some problems in the Shropshire and Herefordshire (England) areas after customers reported a sharp drop in speeds.

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OneWeb Set First SpaceX Broadband Satellite Launch for 6th Dec 2022

2nd Dec 2022 (0 Comments)

British-registered space company OneWeb has today confirmed that its first use of SpaceX’s Falcon9 rocket will take place “no earlier than” Tuesday 6th December 2022, which will send 40 of their ultrafast low-latency broadband satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

Upp Offers 6 Months Free Broadband on UK Full Fibre Network

2nd Dec 2022 (0 Comments)

Network builder and UK ISP Upp, which is deploying a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 1 million premises in the East of England by 2025 (here), has sweetened their existing discount by giving new customers the first 6 months of service for free. You can also choose to leave penalty free during the first month.

Business ISP Inclarity Communications Calls in the Administrators

2nd Dec 2022 (2 Comments)

London-based UK business communications provider Inclarity Communications, which sold a mix of broadband, voice, cloud and other I.T. solutions to firms, has recently fallen into administration. Exact details of the situation remain unclear, although such issues are usually caused by financial and growth problems (debts etc.).

Broadband ISP YouFibre Launch Christmas UK Broadband Sale

1st Dec 2022 (0 Comments)

Gigabit broadband ISP YouFibre, which sells packages via Netomnia and Cityfibre’s respective Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks, has launched a new pre-Christmas broadband offer that will be available until 12th December. Packages now start at just £19 per month for 150Mbps and £29 for 920Mbps on an 18-month term.

Customers of Three UK Mobile Suffer National Calling Problems

1st Dec 2022 (7 Comments)

Mobile network operator Three UK has confirmed that some of their customers, across different parts of the country, may currently be experiencing problems making and receiving calls (e.g. incoming calls are going straight to voicemail). The issue appears to have started at just after 6am this morning.

Vodafone UK Launch Business Pro II Broadband Packages for SMEs

1st Dec 2022 (1 Comment)

A couple of months ago Vodafone enhanced their existing range of home broadband (FTTC / FTTP) services by launching a new “Pro Broadband II” plan (here), which saw them become the first UK ISP to bundle a Wi-Fi 6E router (Ultra Hub) and mesh system (Super WiFi). The operator has now expanded this to their business plans.

Price Hikes in UK Telecoms and Broadband

Ofcom UK Probes Transparency of Mid-Contract Broadband Price Hikes UPDATE

1st Dec 2022 (14 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today launched a new industry-wide enforcement programme, which will monitor and examine whether in-contract price rises were being set out clearly enough by broadband ISP and phone providers before customers signed up.

Project Gigabit Autumn UK Contract Map 2022

Autumn 2022 Update on UK’s Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

1st Dec 2022 (14 Comments)

The Building Digital UK team has published their latest quarterly Winter 2022 update for the Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme, which summarises some good progress, but also reveals that procurements for Lancashire, Surrey and Oxfordshire and West Berkshire have had to be deferred.

AltNets Fear Openreach FTTP Price Cuts Put £20bn UK Investment at Risk UPDATE

1st Dec 2022 (57 Comments)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents UK alternative broadband ISP networks, has warned that Ofcom could be putting their collective investment of £20bn to build competitive full fibre networks at risk if they wave through Openreach’s (BT) next round of FTTP broadband prices cuts (Equinox 2).