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ISP News Archives for June 2023

Shell Puts FOR SALE Sign Over UK Broadband ISP Shell Energy

6th Jun 2023 (20 Comments)

The parent company of UK retail energy and broadband provider Shell Energy has announced their intention to sell the company, which follows a major “strategic review” of the business that was launched in January 2023 due to “tough market conditions“. Reports claim that Ovo and Octopus Energy may have already placed bids.

Dedicated Wales Mobile Operator RWG Mobile Launch 5G

6th Jun 2023 (12 Comments)

RWG Mobile, which describes itself as being the nation’s only “dedicated, all-Wales mobile network provider”, has today announced that they’ve finally made 5G based mobile broadband connectivity available to all of their consumer and business customers, “at no extra cost“. Most other operators did this a while ago.

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85,504 Premises in N.Ireland Need Help to Get Gigabit Broadband

6th Jun 2023 (4 Comments)

The Building Digital UK agency and Department for the Economy (DfE) have published a new Public Review (PR) consultation for Northern Ireland, which reveals that some 85,504 premises might need state aid help under the £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme in order to access 1Gbps speeds.

Job Losses at UK Full Fibre AltNet Broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre UPDATE2

6th Jun 2023 (48 Comments)

Exeter-based broadband ISP and network builder Jurassic Fibre, which is deploying a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset in England, appears to have recently cut an unspecified number of jobs – mostly impacting those in their civil engineering division. Swish Fibre also seems to be impacted.

Starlink UK Customers Complain of Broadband Speed Throttling UPDATE

6th Jun 2023 (29 Comments)

Some customers of SpaceX’s popular Starlink broadband ISP in the UK have started reporting that their download speeds are being throttled, often to around 50Mbps, when they hit a certain threshold. So it’s perhaps no coincidence that they’ve also launched a ‘PRIORITY – 1TB‘ plan for £180.

Gov Launch New £7m Fund to Test UK Rural Broadband Solutions UPDATE

6th Jun 2023 (8 Comments)

The UK Government will today launch a new £7 million fund as one part of their wider Unleashing Rural Opportunity strategy, which will be used to “test out new ways” of bringing together satellite, wireless (FWA and mobile) and fixed line broadband ISP solutions to help “support farmers and tourism businesses” in rural areas.

Full Fibre ISP Ogi Awards Over £37k to Communities in Wales

6th Jun 2023 (1 Comment)

Infracapital-backed network builder and ISP Ogi, which is investing £200m on the deployment of a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across 150,000 premises in Wales by 2025 (47,500 premises covered by March 2023), has revealed that they’ve awarded £36,750 to community groups within their patch.

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FTTP Builder Digital Infrastructure Covers 100K UK Premises and Hires New CEO

5th Jun 2023 (6 Comments)

Network operator Digital Infrastructure – supported by ISP BeFibre – has today announced that their gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure is now “well on its way to rolling out to a fully designed base of 400,000 premises, with over 100,000 now ready for connection.” On top of that, they’ve appointed a new CEO, Paul Doyle.

Openreach Offer £20k Reward to Catch Thamesmead Cable Thieves

5th Jun 2023 (12 Comments)

Openreach (BT) and Crimestoppers have begun offering a reward of £20,000 to help catch the criminals who were responsible for several thefts of their copper broadband and phone cables around the Thamesmead area of South-East London, which caused significant service disruption for locals.

New UK ISP Earth Broadband Launches to Put the Planet First UPDATE

5th Jun 2023 (25 Comments)

A new broadband ISP called Earth Broadband (earth.) has launched that claims to be doing things differently by “putting customers and the planet first, and with fast speeds and fair pricing.” In particular, some of the money from subscriptions will be used to help remove plastic from the ocean and plant 5 extra trees every month.

Amazon Says No Current Plan to Bundle Mobile Tariff with Prime

5th Jun 2023 (17 Comments)

Internet retail and streaming giant Amazon is reportedly in the very early stages of exploring whether or not to add a Mobile phone service as an extra feature of their paid Prime membership, which already offers limited music streaming, cheaper deliveries, video streaming, Kindle books and various other benefits.

Broadband ISP Plusnet Reintroduces Perks for UK Customers

5th Jun 2023 (18 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP Plusnet, which is part of the wider BT Group, may like to know that the low-cost focused internet provider has just “re-launched” their “Perks” loyalty reward programme, which reflects an ever-changing selection of “exclusive deals, discounts and free trials on a huge range of products“.

Clarifying Some Myths Around the UK Shutdown of 3G Mobile

3rd Jun 2023 (69 Comments)

In recent weeks the news has been full of reports (e.g. here and here), which frequently warn – without challenge – that the move by Mobile Network Operators (MNO) O2, Three UK, Vodafone and EE to withdraw old 3G services will push “millions of people” into “digital poverty” and disconnect them from the internet. But are they correct?

Openreach Launch Advanced Install for Standalone Broadband

2nd Jun 2023 (6 Comments)

Openreach has announced that they will finally introduce their new ‘Advanced Managed Install’ option for standalone UK broadband products (i.e. SOGEA – FTTC and SOGfast – G.fast) on 1st July 2023, which will give UK ISPs another option that can be offered to those with more complex installation requirements.

NIO Net Planning to Build New FTTP Broadband Network

2nd Jun 2023 (3 Comments)

A new alternative network builder called NIO Net LTD (NIO Group) has revealed that they intend to build and operate both a Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network, which they’ll then wholesale out so that retail broadband ISPs can sell related packages on to homes and businesses.

AltNet Smartfibre Broadband to Expand UK FTTP Rollout

2nd Jun 2023 (0 Comments)

A small alternative network provider called Smartfibre, which until now has managed to slip under our radar, has revealed that they’re tentatively planning to expand the reach of their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to homes and businesses across more of the UK.

Broadband ISP Cuckoo Withdraws UK FTTC Products Due to Cost

2nd Jun 2023 (19 Comments)

Cuckoo (Giganet) has quietly become one of the first Openreach based UK broadband ISPs to withdraw their Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC / VDSL2) based products from sale for new customers (existing users remain supported), which leaves them only able to offer Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) plans to over 10 million premises.