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ISP News Archives for October 19, 2023

Netflix Once Again Hikes UK Prices for Video Streaming Service

19th Oct 2023 (58 Comments)

Just like clockwork and irrespective of the recent crackdown on password sharing, Netflix, the popular broadband-based Movie and TV video streaming service, has announced that they are to hike the monthly prices on two of their plans for new and existing customers.

Virgin Media O2 Customers Get Early Access to TEKKEN 8 Closed Beta Codes

19th Oct 2023 (2 Comments)

Customers of Virgin Media’s UK broadband ISP packages and O2’s mobile plans may be interested to know that they’ll get early access to thousands of TEKKEN 8 (video game) closed beta codes, which will be playable across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and the Steam platforms between 20th to 23rd October 2023.

Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO Broadband Satellites Test 5G Mobile Connection

19th Oct 2023 (0 Comments)

Eutelsat OneWeb has announced that its global constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) has, via a demonstration that was set up in Surrey (England), successfully connected to a 5G mobile network as part of a pilot. But the technical details of this test remain unclear.

CityFibre Launch 1.2Gbps FTTP Home Broadband Tier for UK ISPs

19th Oct 2023 (26 Comments)

CityFibre has today added a new “True Gig” 1.2Gbps wholesale broadband product for UK ISPs on its growing Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which, much like Openreach’s similar 1.2Gbps pilot, will enable retail providers to advertise true 1000Mbps speeds to consumers.

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Ofcom Shames Vodafone in Q2 2023 Broadband Complaints Table

19th Oct 2023 (11 Comments)

Ofcom has published their latest quarterly (Q2 2023) study of UK consumer complaints, which shames Vodafone as attracting the most gripes about broadband ISPs, while TalkTalk, Shell Energy and Virgin Media tied the lowest ranking for landline phone, BT did the same for Mobile services, and Virgin Media and BT came bottom for TV.

Wildanet Take Flak for Disruptive Full Fibre Build in Cornwall UK Village

19th Oct 2023 (1 Comment)

Contractors working for UK rural broadband ISP Wildanet have been criticised after they failed to properly inform residents in the village of Probus about their plans to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, before then proceeding to block off the entrance to local homes.

Virgin Media UK Bring FTTP Broadband to 24,000 Extra Wakefield Premises

19th Oct 2023 (5 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has confirmed that they and nexfibre have just completed the expansion of their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network to serve an addition 24,000 homes and businesses in the West Yorkshire (England) Cathedral City of Wakefield.

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Mobile Infrastructure Operators Setup New UK Infrastructure Forum

19th Oct 2023 (0 Comments)

The four key organisations that help to build shared mobile network infrastructure in the UK, including Cellnex UK, Cornerstone (O2 and Vodafone network sharing), Mobile-Broadband Network Limited (EE and Three UK network sharing) and the Wireless Infrastructure Group (WiG) have today launched the Mobile Infrastructure Forum (MIF).

UK Home Movers Go Without Broadband for Average of 7.2 Days

19th Oct 2023 (7 Comments)

A new Opinium survey of 500 UK adults who have moved house in the last 2 years (renters or owners), which was commissioned by Uswitch, has found that broadband is still “one of the biggest causes of frustration” when moving home – with movers being left offline for an average of 7.2 days.

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