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ISP News Archives for September 19, 2023

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Internet Censorship Galore as UK Online Safety Bill Becomes Law

19th Sep 2023 (86 Comments)

Get ready, it’s going to be a rocky ride. The UK Government’s new Online Safety Bill (OSB) is finally set to become law after passing through both houses of parliament today, largely unopposed. The goal is to tackle “harmful” content online, but the result may be a regime that has a chilling effect on freedom of expression.

London Full Fibre ISP G.Network Shifts Office and Sign Logistics Deal

19th Sep 2023 (1 Comment)

London-focused UK ISP and broadband builder G.Network, which is deploying a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of London, has signed a multi-year contract with Unipart to deliver a wide range of logistic services and are setting up a new head office near Silicon Roundabout.

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Vodafone Backed AST Space Mobile Make First 5G Call via Satellite

19th Sep 2023 (5 Comments)

AST SpaceMobile, which is backed by Vodafone and several other mobile operators around the world, has followed up their earlier achievements in two-way 4G calling by harnessing their prototype BlueWalker 3 satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to make the first space-based 5G internet voice call using a regular handset.

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Shift from UK Analogue to Digital Phone Lines Breeds New SCAMs

19th Sep 2023 (6 Comments)

The Local Government Association, which represents councils across England and Wales, has warned that criminals are increasingly finding ways of exploiting the ongoing switchover from older analogue to digital based phone services in order to scam vulnerable people out of their personal data and bank details.

Wireless UK Network Provider Wifinity Acquires Next Connex

19th Sep 2023 (0 Comments)

Managed Internet Service Provider Wifinity, which typically specialises in deploying WiFi style broadband networks, has continued to accelerate their UK expansion today by announcing the acquisition of yet another provider in the same space – Next Connex – for an undisclosed sum.

New Smart Data Scheme to Help UK Broadband and Mobile Users

19th Sep 2023 (7 Comments)

The UK Government (DSIT) has begun to consult on the potential introduction of a new Smart Data scheme – ‘Open Communications‘, which would require broadband ISPs and mobile operators to provide their customers (on request) with more data about their service (price, speeds, reliability, data usage etc.).

Ookla Q2 2023 Study Sees UK Starlink Broadband Speeds Improve

19th Sep 2023 (9 Comments)

Internet benchmarking firm Ookla, which operates the popular broadband and mobile speed testing service – Speedtest.net, has published their latest Q2 2023 report into the UK internet download, upload and latency performance of SpaceX’s Starlink broadband satellite network. Overall, it’s a story of small improvements.

EE Named Official Partner of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III for the UK

19th Sep 2023 (4 Comments)

Mobile operator and broadband ISP EE has announced that it is an official partner of the new ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III‘ video game for the UK, which means that customers of the service will receive a range of special benefits (e.g. Beta Access, Calling Cards, Charms and Emblems).

EE UK Extends 4G Mobile Coverage Across the Lake District

19th Sep 2023 (6 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced that, as part of their commitment under the £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, they’ve just upgraded two masts to help extend their 4G mobile network across the southern Lake District in Cumbria (Northwest England).

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