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ISP News Archives for February 13, 2023

Liberty Global Take 4.92 Percent Stake in Vodafone’s Mobile Biz

13th Feb 2023 (39 Comments)

Cable broadband giant Liberty Global has today acquired 1.335 million shares in Vodafone Group PLC, which represents 4.92% of the outstanding share capital (excluding treasury shares). But the operator confirmed that “it is not considering an offer” for the UK based mobile operator and will not seek board representation.

Rural Community MyFi FTTP Broadband Network in Wales Extends Coverage UPDATE

13th Feb 2023 (10 Comments)

The Welsh Government (WG) has today announced that the Michaelston-y-Fedw Internet CIC (Community Interest Company), which a few years ago deployed a 1Gbps full fibre (FTTP) network to reach 240 premises in a rural village between Cardiff and Newport, has been extended into neighbouring communities.

British Internet via HAPS Firm Avealto in Trademark Spat with Airbus over Aalto

13th Feb 2023 (0 Comments)

British technology and telecoms start-up Avealto, which is developing a High Altitude Platform (HAPs) that could be used in place of satellites to deliver broadband / data and voice connectivity, has got into a legal trademark spat with Airbus after the latter changed the name of their alternative Zephyr programme to Aalto.

Virgin Media UK Add Sky Sports Ultra HD Channels to Pay TV

13th Feb 2023 (17 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has today informed us that existing customers of their pay TV service can now add “Sky Sports Ultra HD” (4K) to their package for £7 extra per month, which also includes support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) picture quality (assuming your TV can support this).

Quickline COO Lee Allison and Head of Fibre Chris Akrill

Quickline UK List 96 Locations for FTTP Broadband Rollout in 2023 UPDATE

13th Feb 2023 (7 Comments)

Rural focused UK ISP Quickline, which is deploying a mix of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband networks, has today announced that their rollout will expand speeds of up to 1Gbps to “more than 55,000 rural homes and businesses” in 96 places across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in 2023.

Virgin Media Business UK Hitron CHITA Router

Broadband ISP Virgin Media Business UK Boosting Upload Speeds

13th Feb 2023 (30 Comments)

Existing customers Virgin Media Business UK (VMO2), specifically those who take their Voom 600Mbps, 800Mbps and 1Gps service tiers, may be pleased to learn that the provider has today officially confirmed that they’re getting a boost to upload speeds – reflecting a ’10:1 Download to Upload’ speed ratio across all Voom packages.

Openreach Unlikely to Launch Social Broadband Tariff for UK ISPs

13th Feb 2023 (35 Comments)

A growing number of ISPs have introduced cheaper Social Tariffs over the past year – aimed at those on benefits who are most exposed to the UK’s cost-of-living crisis. As part of this, some providers have called on Openreach to launch social tariff products at wholesale to support them, but there’s so far no indication of that happening.

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