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ISP News Archives for August 2023

Broadband ISP Virgin Media O2 UK Still Non-committal on IPv6

14th Aug 2023 (35 Comments)

Seven years have now passed since broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) first informed us that they finally planned to adopt the Internet Protocol v6 (IPv6) addressing standard by mid-2017 (here) and we’re still waiting. Customers of the provider keep asking us for a progress update, but sadly the answer remains unclear.

Full Fibre Confusion Continues for TalkTalk Users in Rural Cheshire

13th Aug 2023 (12 Comments)

A few months ago we reported (here) on how residents in two Cheshire villages had been mistakenly been told by UK ISP TalkTalk that their full fibre (FTTP) broadband service – under the old UltraFibreOptic (UFO) platform – was about to be disconnected. But unfortunately, the provider seems not to have learnt its lesson.

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CEO of BeFibre and Digital Infrastructure on UK FTTP Builds and Progress

12th Aug 2023 (3 Comments)

The recently appointed CEO of full fibre builder Digital Infrastructure (DI) and sibling broadband ISP BeFibre, Paul Doyle, has today spoken to ISPreview about how they’re overcoming challenges with growing consumer take-up, limiting overbuild with rivals and the need for more UK government support.

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One Touch UK Broadband ISP Switching Aims to Go Live March 2024

11th Aug 2023 (7 Comments)

The industry-led One Touch Switching Company (TOTSCo), which has the arduous task of implementing Ofcom’s significantly delayed One Touch Switch (OTS) migration system for broadband ISPs, has today revealed that it is working toward a planned go-live date of Thursday 14th March 2024 – nearly a full year late.

Exascale Expand West Midlands Full Fibre Rollout and Upgrades ONT

11th Aug 2023 (9 Comments)

Shropshire-based UK ISP and alternative broadband provider Exascale has today provided ISPreview with an update on the latest locations to benefit from their rollout of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the West Midlands. The provider has also changed the Optical Network Terminals (ONT) they use.

ISP Sky Broadband UK Discounts Home Full Fibre Packages

11th Aug 2023 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Sky Broadband has discounted two of their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) powered “Ultrafast” (145Mbps) and “Gigafast” (900Mbps) packages, which drops the price on an 18-month term to just £31 and £49.50 a month respectively (returning to £43 and £63 after the first contract term). A small £5 setup fee is also charged.

Promising Trouble to Pilot Community-Owned Broadband in London

11th Aug 2023 (0 Comments)

Non-profit policy developer Promising Trouble – supported by Impact on Urban Health – are preparing to launch a new 18-month project in London (likely around Southwark or Lambeth) next year that will pilot a community-owned broadband service, offering a free or very low cost internet access to those excluded by affordability.

Broadband ISP and UK AltNet 1310 Acquires TxRx Communications

11th Aug 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP 1310 (“thirteen-ten“), which offers full fibre services via Openreach’s national network and is also building its own FTTP network across parts of Hampshire (England), has this morning announced that they’ve acquired UK communications provider TxRx Communications Ltd to accelerate growth and broaden their services.

CityFibre’s UK Full Fibre Rollout in Norwich Faces Possible Pause

11th Aug 2023 (69 Comments)

A district councillor has claimed that CityFibre’s £50m project to deploy a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the Norfolk city of Norwich, which began in September 2021 and was being supported by civil engineering contractor Telec Networks, could be at risk of a protracted suspension.

ISP Toob Finally Starts £13m FTTP Broadband Rollout in Woking

10th Aug 2023 (2 Comments)

Network builder and UK gigabit broadband ISP toob has today announced that their long-planned £13m project to deploy a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Surrey (England) town of Woking has begun. The work is expected to result in 32,000 local homes and businesses gaining access to their network.

BT FDD Trial Looks to Boost 5G Standalone Mobile Broadband Speeds

10th Aug 2023 (18 Comments)

A new trial has just been conducted by UK telecoms giant BT (EE) and supplier Ericsson, which is claimed to be somewhat of a “European first” after it successfully demonstrated the transmission of Standalone 5G services in a wideband Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) radio carrier (over 20MHz) within a sub-3GHz spectrum band.

Openreach UK Leaves Rural Wiltshire Village Cut-off for 3 Weeks

10th Aug 2023 (22 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach has faced complaints from residents in the small rural Wiltshire village of Little Cheverell, which occurred after most of the community was left cut-off from broadband ISP and phone connectivity for three weeks due to a tree that fell and damaged the operator’s overground pole network.

Disney+ Follow Netflix to Launch Ad-Supported UK Plan and Hikes Prices

10th Aug 2023 (22 Comments)

Internet video streaming firm Disney+ appears to have taken a leaf out of Netflix’s book by today announcing the launch of its new ad-supported subscription plan (aka – “Standard with Ads“) for the United Kingdom, which will become available from 1st November 2023 and costs several £ pounds less than their regular plan.

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Hiya – UK Remains the Worst Place in Europe for Call Fraud

10th Aug 2023 (14 Comments)

The latest Q2 2023 data from caller ID verification firm Hiya, which among other things also works with UK broadband ISP BT (EE) to help detect and block SPAM and fraud calls, has revealed that 27.3% of UK calls from non-contacts are spam (79.3 million) and, of that figure, 18% were classified as “nuisance calls” and 9.3% were “fraud calls“.

Altnets Named as Finalist in British Business Excellence Awards 2023

9th Aug 2023 (0 Comments)

The perhaps tediously named telecoms infrastructure provider Altnets, which supplies things like optical fibre cable and active equipment to UK FTTP broadband builders, has announced that they’ve been shortlisted as a finalist for the “Growth Business of the Year” category in the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards 2023.

Rural Full Fibre UK ISP County Broadband Launch Grant-Funding Charity

9th Aug 2023 (1 Comment)

Alternative network provider County Broadband, which is working to deploy a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 500,000 rural premises across the East of England by the end of 2027, has today launched the ‘Hypercharged Foundation‘ – offering grants to support community-centric causes in their build areas.

One Month Until Openreach Stop Selling New UK Analogue Phone Lines

9th Aug 2023 (60 Comments)

Openreach’s (BT) long road toward completely switching off their old copper-based Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) in December 2025 is set to hit a major milestone on 5th September 2023, when it places a UK wide “stop sell” on sales of new Wholesale Line Rental (WLR) and related broadband ISP products.