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ISP News Archives for April 3, 2023

Three UK Reveals Data Showing the Nation’s Changing Phone Habits

3rd Apr 2023 (13 Comments)

Mobile network operator Three UK has today celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first ever truly portable mobile phone call (i.e. not tied to a Carphone), which was made by Motorola executive Martin Cooper, by revealing some interesting data that shows how our phone habits have changed.

ITS Technology Confirm UK Full Fibre Price Freeze and Cuts

3rd Apr 2023 (3 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group, which runs 36 wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks (aka – “Faster Britain“) across urban parts of the United Kingdom for businesses and ISPs, has today confirmed it will not introduce price increases to any existing contracts or new on-net sales in 2023. But that’s not all.

ISP GoFibre Add Newport-on-Tay and Tayport to UK Full Fibre Rollout

3rd Apr 2023 (6 Comments)

Rural fibre builder and UK ISP GoFibre (Borderlink Broadband), which is deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Northern England and the Scottish Borders, has today issued a short progress update to highlight some locations that have just gone live and others that have entered build.

Giffgaff to Launch Cheaper 18 Month UK Mobile Contracts

3rd Apr 2023 (19 Comments)

Mobile network operator giffgaff, which normally only offers Pay As You Go (PAYG) and 30-day (monthly) style contract plans, has announced that they’re planning to introduce a new set of mobile plans with an 18-month minimum term from 11th April 2023. Expect to pay less for more mobile broadband data.

CityFibre Complete FTTP Broadband Build for Village of Yaxley

3rd Apr 2023 (8 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre has finished their £2m deployment of a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 3,600 homes in the village of Yaxley in Cambridgeshire (England), which is an extension of their existing network in nearby Peterborough that covers over 68,000 premises.

Lit Fibre Covers 100,000 UK Premises with Full Fibre Broadband

3rd Apr 2023 (12 Comments)

ISP and network operator Lit Fibre has today revealed that the 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network they’re building has covered 100,000 premises, which is the first solid coverage data that we’ve had from them on their plan to reach 500,000 homes by 2026.

Vodafone UK Reintroduced Public WiFi to London Underground

3rd Apr 2023 (6 Comments)

Mobile network operator Vodafone UK has today announced that they’ve “reintroduced” a WiFi service for their customers travelling on the London Underground, which comes after they scrapped their original service (here) – supplied via a wholesale network run by Virgin Media – back in 2021.

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Frustration as Ofcom See Delay to Faster UK Broadband ISP Switching UPDATE5

3rd Apr 2023 (12 Comments)

Consumers looking to change broadband providers in the UK will be unhappy to learn that the UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has confirmed a delay to the introduction of their faster and more extensive One Touch Switch (OTS) migration system – possibly by 6 months or more – because ISPs are not yet ready to support it.

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