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ISP News Archives for September 2023

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).

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.

Responding to Protests – Grain Pledges to Never Use Telecoms Poles UPDATE

17th Sep 2023 (31 Comments)

The recent increase in protests against the use of telecoms poles, which are often used to deploy new full fibre broadband ISP infrastructure across the UK, has prompted one network operator, Grain (Grain Connect), to reinforce its pledge to “never use poles as part of network deployment“.

VOXI Confuse Customers with Incorrect £10 Unlimited Data Offer

16th Sep 2023 (15 Comments)

Some of VOXI’s existing contract-free mobile operator customers, which is a UK virtual operator (MVNO) sibling of Vodafone, have complained after the provider appeared to misleading offer them a £10 unlimited data (mobile broadband) deal to prevent them from switching away – only to later decline to honour it.

Spring Fibre Replaces CEO as UK Full Fibre Rollout Progresses

15th Sep 2023 (0 Comments)

Alternative network operator Spring Fibre, which only a few months ago began to deploy a new 10Gbps capable wholesale Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network for UK ISPs – starting in Lincolnshire (England), has announced that Rosalind Singleton has been replaced as CEO by ex-Virgin Media man Gareth Greppellini.

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Freedom Fibre Add 2 Manchester Towns to UK Full Fibre Build

15th Sep 2023 (2 Comments)

Alternative broadband operator Freedom Fibre, which aims to cover over 2 million premises in England and Wales with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network – supported by UK ISP TalkTalk, has in recent weeks and months added two new towns in the Greater Manchester area to their build plan – Walkden and Atherton.

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Virgin Media O2 UK Put FTTP Broadband Live in Stirling via Nexfibre

14th Sep 2023 (34 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has confirmed that their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network, delivered via wholesale network partner nexfibre, has for the first time gone live across the small City of Stirling in Scotland – covering 6,900 homes.

Survey – Only 12% of UK Homes Cut Spending on Broadband, Mobile or Streaming

14th Sep 2023 (8 Comments)

A new survey of 2,500 UK consumers, which was conducted by business and tax advisory firm EY, has claimed that, despite the cost-of-living crisis, only 12% of “digital households” have reduced or plan to reduce their spending on home broadband, mobile connectivity or streaming.

Government Awards £88m to 19 UK 5G Open Network Projects

14th Sep 2023 (5 Comments)

The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has today announced the names of 19 successful projects that have secured a slice of £88m in funding to help support the development of open network solutions, such as 4G and 5G based OpenRAN on mobile networks and other technologies.

Ofcom 2023 Study Finds Average UK Broadband ISP Speeds Hit 69.4Mbps

14th Sep 2023 (9 Comments)

Ofcom’s 2023 report into UK fixed line home broadband ISP performance – the last one it plans to publish – has today revealed that the average (median) download speed has risen from 59.4Mbps last year to 69.4Mbps now (uploads went from 10.7Mbps to 18.4Mbps). But the gap between rural and urban areas remains.