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ISP News Archives for March 23, 2023

447,170 Premises in Scotland Need Help to Get Gigabit Broadband

23rd Mar 2023 (8 Comments)

The Scottish Government has published a new Public Review (PR) consultation for Scotland, which reveals that some 447,170 premises might need state aid help under the UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme in order to access 1Gbps speeds (rising to 1,281,434 if including ‘Under Review‘ premises).

Ofcom May Reallocate Unpaired 2100MHz UK Mobile Band

23rd Mar 2023 (5 Comments)

Ofcom has today announced that they may revoke the current mobile operator licences – held by EE (BT), Three UK and O2 (VMO2) – for the unpaired part of the 2100MHz band (1900-1920 MHz), which was originally auctioned off in April 2000 to support the rollout of 3G mobile (mobile broadband) networks.

CityFibre UK Finish Primary FTTP Broadband Rollout in Solihull

23rd Mar 2023 (19 Comments)

CityFibre has today announced the completion of their £25m “primary build” in the West Midlands (England) town of Solihull, which has expanded their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 44,000 premises (around 85% of residential properties), including most businesses.

Broadband ISP Zen Internet UK Switches CEOs Around Again

23rd Mar 2023 (23 Comments)

Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet has today announced somewhat of a reverse after the provider’s current CEO, Paul Stobart, announced his intention to retire at the end of March 2023, after five years in the role. Replacing him will be the company’s original CEO, and current Founder and Chairman, Richard Tang.

BT Deal to Bring Gigabit Broadband to 15,000 West London Premises

23rd Mar 2023 (4 Comments)

UK ISP BT and the West London Alliance (WLA), which represents the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Harrow and Hillingdon, have today announced a new £3.9 million partnership that aims to provide up to 15,000 “homes, schools and businesses with access to ultra-fast broadband” using full fibre technology.

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West Sussex Council Launch 4G Mobile Broadband Voucher Scheme

23rd Mar 2023 (3 Comments)

The West Sussex County Council (WSCC) in England has launched a new voucher scheme to help local “businesses suffering from the slowest broadband speeds“, which will provide funding to help them connect via an alternative 4G-based mobile broadband solution.

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Full Fibre AltNet UK ISP Connexin Opens New HQ in Hull

23rd Mar 2023 (1 Comment)

UK ISP and digital network builder Connexin, which is investing £80m from Whitehelm Capital (now PATRIZIA) to deploy a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Hull and Yorkshire (here and here), has today opened its new HQ in Hull’s K3 Business Park on Clough Road.

Mobile Operator O2 UK Refreshes 4G and 5G Pay Monthly Plans

23rd Mar 2023 (9 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (VMO2) appears to have launched a tariff refresh of their Pay Monthly (SIM-Only and Phone) plans today, which sees some prices rise (others stay the same), tweaks to data allowances and possibly a few additional changes that we’ve yet to fully identify.

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