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ISP News Archives for April 11, 2023

Microsoft Sign Cloud Gaming Deal with UK Mobile and Broadband ISP EE

11th Apr 2023 (7 Comments)

Software and internet technology giant Microsoft have today announced an expanded 10-year partnership with broadband ISP and mobile giant EE (BT). This is said to reflect a “commitment in cloud gaming to bring PC games built by Activision Blizzard, following the acquisition, and Xbox” to customers of the UK telecoms provider.

Sky Mobile UK Adds Cellular Laptops to Devices from £11 a Month

11th Apr 2023 (7 Comments)

Sky Mobile, which is an O2 (VMO2) powered mobile operator (MVNO), is adding cellular laptops to its range of available devices from just £11 a month (includes mobile broadband plan). Customers who take one of these will benefit from Sky’s data rollover feature (i.e. any unused data each month gets rolled into a Piggybank which can be used later – either for a data boost, to share with other SIMs on their plan or to purchase accessories).

MS3 Expands Leadership Team for Full Fibre Broadband Rollout

11th Apr 2023 (0 Comments)

Asterion-backed MS3, which is working to rollout a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband ISP network to cover 530,000 premises across the North of England by around 2026 (here), has today announced the appointment of an expanded senior leadership team ahead of their rollout accelerating.

Wessex Internet Win Rural New Forest Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract

11th Apr 2023 (11 Comments)

The seventh contract awarded under the UK’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme – worth “nearly” £14 million – has today been awarded to ISP Wessex Internet, which will upgrade connectivity for “around” 10,500 hard-to-reach homes and businesses across rural parts of the New Forest in Hampshire (England).

OneWeb First Generation Satellite in Orbit

OneWeb and BT Confirmed for Rural UK Satellite Broadband Trial UPDATE

11th Apr 2023 (7 Comments)

Earlier today the Government revealed (here) that they’d commit £8m to help deliver “high-speed broadband” (they didn’t clearly define this) via Satellite ISP solutions for up to 35,000 of the UK’s “most remote properties” (i.e. those unable to get gigabit-capable connections). We now know that this will involve OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network via partners BT and Clarus.

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When You’re Covered, But Not Covered, by Full Fibre Broadband

11th Apr 2023 (32 Comments)

The excitement is palpable. You’ve just been told that a UK network operator has deployed a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network down your road and made it live, only to then suffer the bitter pill of disappointment when you discover that your house is one of the few that can’t get it. But why? We take a look.

UK Set Ambition to Deliver Standalone 5G to All Populated Areas by 2030

11th Apr 2023 (29 Comments)

The UK government (DSIT) has today announced that, as part of the new Wireless Infrastructure Strategy (WIS), they have set out an ambition to “blanket the country with the fastest, most reliable wireless coverage available” – with the plan being for “all populated areas to be covered by ‘standalone’ 5G (5G-plus) by 2030“. The update also includes support for satellite broadband in rural areas and more trials of flexi permits.

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