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Ofcom UK to Soften Mobile Signal Booster Requirements

24th Oct 2023 (1 Comment)

The UK telecoms regulator has proposed to soften their requirements for licence exempt indoor “mobile phone repeaters” in order to reflect both the introduction of in-vehicle 5G and the withdrawal of older 2G and 3G networks. Most operators (except O2) expect to close 3G by the end of 2024, while both 2G and 3G must be switched-off by 2033 (here).

ITS Technology’s UK Full Fibre Rollout Gets £100m Funding Boost

24th Oct 2023 (3 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group, which runs 36 wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks (“Faster Britain“) across urban parts of the UK for businesses and ISPs to harness, has today announced that they’ve secured £100m of debt financing from global investment firm Avenue Capital Group to help support their plans.

Full Fibre UK Provider Telcom Group Acquires London ISP Luminet

24th Oct 2023 (0 Comments)

Network operator Telcom Group (ClearFibre, WeFibre, HyperCity etc.), which via its UK sub-brands is building various 10Gbps capable “full fibre” broadband and Ethernet networks across the Midlands and North West of England, has today announced the successful acquisition of fixed wireless and high-speed fibre network provider Luminet.

Gov Approve UK Remedies to Tackle China’s Dumping of Optical Fibre

23rd Oct 2023 (19 Comments)

The government has today adopted new measures, as recommended by the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA), to protect the UK’s growing optical fibre cables industry – worth around £88m to the economy – from unfair trading practices from China. As a result, imports will now face new anti-dumping and countervailing measures.

7 Million UK Smart Meters At Risk of Connectivity Loss in 2G and 3G Switch Off

23rd Oct 2023 (76 Comments)

A new report from the cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has revealed that an estimated 7 million Smart Meters are at risk of losing data connectivity when the old 2G and 3G mobile communications networks are closed by 2033. But the report doesn’t mention Vodafone’s recent deal to help upgrade the old units.

ITS Technology Partners Evolve to Help Upgrade UK Fibre Networks

23rd Oct 2023 (3 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group, which operates 36 wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks (“Faster Britain“) across urban parts of the UK for businesses and ISPs, has partnered up with Evolve to help it employ the latest technology as they upgrade their old GPON network to be 10Gbps (symmetrical) capable.

England is Top of FarrPoint’s New UK Digital Readiness Index

23rd Oct 2023 (0 Comments)

Technical UK consultancy firm FarrPoint has today published their first Digital Connectivity Readiness Index (DCRI), which is designed to enable policymakers and digital leaders to identify where a region performs well and where challenges remain when it comes to mobile (4G, 5G), gigabit broadband, skills and other areas.

MS3 Bring FTTP Broadband to 60,000 Premises in Lincolnshire UK

23rd Oct 2023 (2 Comments)

MS3, which is supported by 30 ISPs in its effort to roll out a new 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across the North of England (here), has announced that their new fibre infrastructure now covers 60,000 premises in Lincolnshire (England) alone and a big chunk of that comes from their Scunthorpe build.

Brsk Extend Full Fibre Broadband Build to Wilmslow in Cheshire UK

23rd Oct 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP and network builder Brsk, which is rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Midlands (rollout plan), has announced that their network is expanding into Cheshire and one of the first locations to start going live is the market town and civil parish of Wilmslow – home to 26,000 people.

Project to Extend UK Rural 4G Mobile Cover Faces 2 Year Delay

23rd Oct 2023 (23 Comments)

Mobile operators Three UK, O2 (VMO2) and Vodafone have reportedly warned the government that the first phase of their £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network project, which aims to extend geographic 4G (mobile broadband) coverage (aggregate) to 95% of the UK by the end of 2025, is at risk of being delayed by 2 years.

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Top 10 UK Fastest and Slowest Streets for Broadband in 2023

23rd Oct 2023 (17 Comments)

A new study from Broadband Genie (BG) has analysed 265,000 consumer speed tests and found the top slowest and fastest ten streets for broadband in the UK. For example, Morriston Close in Watford (London) comes out as the slowest street, with an average download speed of 0.6Mbps, but this is only half of the story.

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Zzoomm Extend 2Gbps Broadband to Chapeltown in Sheffield UK

20th Oct 2023 (12 Comments)

Broadband ISP Zzoomm has today announced that they’ve just started to connect the very first customers to their new multi-gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in the large Sheffield (South Yorkshire, England) suburb of Chapeltown.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk Shut UK Digital TV Store – Customers Lose Purchases

20th Oct 2023 (26 Comments)

One of the problems with modern online UK content distribution platforms is that – unlike physical media (DVD, Blu-rays etc.), when they close, customers risk losing all of the content they purchased over them. Sadly, this appears to be what is about to happen to customers of TalkTalk’s TV Store, which is due to close on 31st October 2023.

Tesco Mobile UK Extend Free EU Roaming Offer to 2025

20th Oct 2023 (12 Comments)

Customers of UK mobile operator Tesco Mobile may be pleased to learn that they’ve extended their ‘Home From Home’ EU roaming offer until 2025. Customers can thus continue to tap into their UK minutes, texts and data (mobile broadband) allowances, at no extra cost, when travelling around 48 destinations in the EU and beyond.

Broadband ISP Brsk to Launch Netgem Powered Pay TV Service UPDATE

20th Oct 2023 (13 Comments)

Broadband ISP and UK network builder Brsk, which is deploying their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Midlands and beyond (rollout plan), has today revealed that they’re launching their own co-branded pay TV product powered by Netgem’s IPTV platform.

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.