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ISP News Archives for September 18, 2023

Britain’s Broadcasters Prep New Free Live TV Service via Broadband

18th Sep 2023 (73 Comments)

The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have today announced what seems to be an “evolution” of the existing Freeview (inc. Freeview Play) IPTV platform. Called ‘Freely’, the new platform will be a free TV service that delivers live TV over your UK home broadband ISP connection (probably mobile too).

Wildanet Open New Academy to Train UK Fibre Broadband Engineers

18th Sep 2023 (8 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Wildanet, which is busy deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South West England, has just opened a new “centre of excellence” in Cornwall to help train up the next generation of telecommunication engineers.

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Mobile Operator Three UK Refreshes Pay Monthly Airtime Plans

18th Sep 2023 (18 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has today launched a new range of ‘Three Your Way‘ airtime plans (i.e. those that bundle a mobile phone with a mobile service plan), which give customers more flexibility to customise their benefits, airtime contract length, and control how much they pay for their device over time.

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Quickline Launch Free Broadband Offer for Contract Tied UK Customers

18th Sep 2023 (1 Comment)

Network builder and broadband ISP Quickline, which is deploying gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) infrastructure to 96 rural locations (55,000 premises) across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (deployment plan), has launched a new “free until you’re free” offer that gives people the chance to join them for free until their existing contract runs out.

Openreach UK Fibre Engineer Saves Life of Heart Attack Victim

18th Sep 2023 (9 Comments)

One of Openreach’s patch lead broadband engineers in Scotland, known publicly only as Andrew, deserves a spot of special credit in the news today after he recently downed tools to attend a passer-by who had suddenly suffered a heart attack. The man survived and is currently receiving further treatment in hospital.

Mobile Operator EE UK Finalises 3G Switch Off Plan and Timeline

18th Sep 2023 (12 Comments)

Mobile network operator EE (BT) has published a progress update on their national plan and timeline for switching off the old 3G data (mobile broadband) service, which was successfully trialled in the Cheshire (England) town of Warrington (here) during the summer.

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Qatar ISP Launches World’s First 50Gbps FTTP Home Broadband

18th Sep 2023 (27 Comments)

Most of the daily talk on these pages is currently about UK broadband ISP packages that reach top speeds of around 1Gbps (Gigabit per second). But spare a thought for internet provider Ooredoo in Qatar, who are about to achieve somewhat of a world’s first by deploying a 50Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) plan for homes.

Openreach UK Preparing to Launch Ethernet Access Direct 2.0

18th Sep 2023 (14 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) are gearing up to launch a new high-speed Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) v2.0 product for businesses and UK ISPs in the future – estimated for early FY25/26 (i.e. the current details are highly tentative), which will introduce various improvements and new data speed profiles.

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