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ISP News Archives for July 2023

Boldyn Networks Builds New UK Full Fibre Network in Sutton

20th Jul 2023 (0 Comments)

Digital infrastructure firm Boldyn Networks (formerly BAI Communications) has announced that they’ve rolled out a new “high capacity” fibre optic network in the South London Borough of Sutton to improve the area’s CCTV network, which is being done in partnership with the Greater London Authority (GLA) and Transport for London (TfL).

Sky UK Adds New Features to Sky Glass and Sky Stream Firmware

20th Jul 2023 (20 Comments)

Sky (Sky Broadband) has begun to roll-out a new software update (Entertainment OS v1.2) for the operating system that underpins their broadband-based Sky Glass and Sky Stream pay TV platforms, which adds a variety of new features, such as a “manage all” option for Playlist and enhancements for Netflix.

Gigaclear Extends UK FTTP Broadband Rollout to Rural Sussex

20th Jul 2023 (5 Comments)

Alternative network and UK ISP Gigaclear, which has already built a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 420,000 premises in rural areas (across 24 counties), has today announced that they’re investing £9m to expand their roll-out into rural parts of Sussex in England.

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RETN Launches New Points of Presence in London

20th Jul 2023 (4 Comments)

Eurasian focused network operator RETN UK has deployed a new Points of Presence (PoP) site in London, at the Lumen DC in Goswell Road, which will enable IP Transit services to new customers and expand their existing presence in one of the world’s major cities (new PoPs have also gone live in Poznań, Poland and Tallinn, Estonia).

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Neos Networks Boosts its Credentials for UK Gov and Public Services

20th Jul 2023 (1 Comment)

Neos Networks, which operates a high-capacity business fibre network across the UK – spanning 34,000km and 550 exchanges, has today been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Network Services 3 (NS3) framework. This essentially means it can offer more services to the public sector.

Ofcom Move to Protect UK People from Mobile Roaming Bill Shocks

20th Jul 2023 (13 Comments)

Ofcom has today proposed new rules to force mobile network operators, such as Three UK, Vodafone, EE and O2 (inc. MVNO operators), to protect consumers who travel abroad from mobile BILL SHOCKS on data (broadband), call and text charges by introducing new roaming alert protections for consumers and small businesses.

Partnership Sees Artists Paint WightFibre’s Broadband Cabinets

20th Jul 2023 (7 Comments)

Broadband ISP WightFibre, which is deploying a full fibre network across the Isle of Wight – near the South Coast of Hampshire (England), has joined forces with artists Emma and Hollie of Community Murals to tackle the problem of graffiti in Ryde by painting the operator’s street cabinets with something a bit more.. attractive.

Farrpoint Finds Investing in UK Rural 4G Mobile Brings Big Benefits

20th Jul 2023 (5 Comments)

A new report from technical UK consultancy firm FarrPoint, which examined the impact of a single network deployment, claims to have proven that investing in better rural mobile connectivity will bring “significant economic, social and environmental benefits” for those it covers.

Broadband ISP Plusnet Launch New 300Mbps UK Full Fibre Plan UPDATE

20th Jul 2023 (22 Comments)

Budget broadband ISP Plusnet will sometime today launch an additional Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) powered package for residential customers covered by Openreach’s UK network – “Full Fibre 300“, which as the name suggests is based on the network operator’s 330Mbps download tier.

Broadband ISP Direct Save Telecom Joins FullFibre Ltd’s UK Network

19th Jul 2023 (0 Comments)

Network builder FullFibre Limited, which is deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband infrastructure across various parts of England, has added another retail ISP to their platform in the shape of discount provider Direct Save Telecom (they also work with Openreach, OFNL and MS3).

BT Extend UK Digital Voice Service into Yorkshire & Humberside

19th Jul 2023 (25 Comments)

Broadband ISP BT has today confirmed that they’ve extended the ongoing region-by-region deployment of their new Internet Protocol (IP) based home phone service, Digital Voice, to include the Yorkshire and Humberside areas of England. After this, we expect Northern Ireland to be next.

Building Digital UK Agency Publish Corporate Plan for 2023 to 2026

19th Jul 2023 (4 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency, which oversees various gigabit-capable broadband and mobile network (4G, 5G etc.) deployment projects, has today published their corporate Plan for 2023 to 2026 – this sets out their latest key progress, targets and objectives for the next three years.

G.Network Secure £150m Investment to Boost London Full Fibre Build UPDATE

19th Jul 2023 (26 Comments)

London-focused ISP and broadband network builder G.Network, which until today had been investing around £1bn to roll-out a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network in the city, has today announced that they’ve secured a funding boost of up to £150m from principal investor USS.

Legal Opinion Warns of “unlawful” Clause in UK Online Safety Bill

19th Jul 2023 (12 Comments)

The UK Government’s controversial new Online Safety Bill is facing more criticism today after Dan Squires KC and Emma Foubister of Matrix Chambers issued a legal opinion on its “prior restraint” clause. This suggests that there is “likely to be significant interference with freedom of expression that is unforeseeable and which is thus not prescribed by law“.

KCOM Pick Ricoh UK to Help Deliver its £17m Copper to Fibre Switchover

19th Jul 2023 (3 Comments)

Hull-based network builder and broadband ISP KCOM, which is currently busy expanding their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to more of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (England), has this week selected Ricoh UK to help deliver their £17m copper to fibre phone network switchover.

ISP Vodafone UK Launch Faster 73Mb Broadband Social Tariff

19th Jul 2023 (39 Comments)

Mobile network operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK has today added a second social broadband tariff for those on state benefits (e.g. Universal Credit), which is called ‘Fibre 2 Essentials‘ and costs a bit more than their existing ‘Essentials Broadband‘ plan, but will give you faster speeds of up to 73Mbps.

BeFibre’s Gigabit Broadband Goes Live in Skelmersdale, Lancashire

18th Jul 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP BeFibre has today announced that their new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which is being built by sister company Digital Infrastructure (DI), has finally gone live for 12,000 “residents” (coverage) in the Lancashire (England) town of Skelmersdale.