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ISP News Archives for November 2023

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FACTCO Bring FTTP Broadband to Hale Village in Cheshire UK

30th Nov 2023 (0 Comments)

Network builder and UK ISP FACTCO has today announced that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has gone live for 800 premises across the riverside Cheshire (England) village and civil parish of Hale, which sits just a bit South East of Liverpool.

Openreach Extend UK 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps FTTP Pilot into 2024 UPDATE

30th Nov 2023 (83 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has just announced that their ISP pilot of faster Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband tiers, which pushes top download speeds to 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps (both offer 120Mbps upstream), has been extended yet again until 29th February 2024.

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ISP BT Speeds Up New UK Broadband Provisions via Automation

30th Nov 2023 (1 Comment)

The BT Group has moved to simplify and speed up the delivery of its network services to customers (orders etc.) by adopting Ciena’s Blue Planet automation system, which essentially replaces half a dozen of their legacy systems and processes with more digital automation.

All UK Virgin Media O2 Stores Offer Free Mobile Data to People in Need

30th Nov 2023 (1 Comment)

Broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today announced that they’ve turned all of their UK stores into “National Digital Inclusion Hubs“, which will start offering free mobile data (mobile broadband), texts and calls to people who need it this Christmas – an extension of the Good Things Foundation’s National Databank.

Broadband ISP Lit Fibre Adds Jargon Buster Tool to UK Website

30th Nov 2023 (6 Comments)

Network builder and UK ISP Lit Fibre, which is deploying a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of England, has today added a new ‘Internet Jargon Buster’ tool to their website. The feature is meant to assist consumers to better understand the often-confusing world of broadband-related terms.

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Quickline Complete Lincolnshire BDUK Rollout of Ultrafast Broadband

30th Nov 2023 (11 Comments)

Broadband ISP Quickline, which is rolling out a gigabit-capable wireless and Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across North East England, has today announced the completion of their £8.1m contract to cover 8,000 premises in rural parts of Lincolnshire with “superfast” (30Mbps+) and “ultrafast” (100Mbps+) broadband.

IPv6 Issue Breaking Mobile Apps on UK ISP Vodafone Broadband

30th Nov 2023 (11 Comments)

Some customers of Vodafone’s home broadband service have, for much of the past month, been experiencing an usual problem that seems to cause internet connectivity and performance problems for mobile apps (e.g. BBC, Sky News, Gmail, ASDA and many more) when connected to home WiFi. But there’s a temporary fix.

The Common Wholesale Platform and Fibre Cafe Join Forces

29th Nov 2023 (0 Comments)

The Common Wholesale Platform (CWP), which is a non-profit member-owned organisation that helps alternative broadband networks to provide wholesale services to the UK ISP market, has agreed a strategic partnership with Strategic Imperatives’ new Fibre Café connectivity aggregation platform.

Toob Expands UK FTTP Broadband into Berkshire via CityFibre

29th Nov 2023 (4 Comments)

Hampshire-based network builder and gigabit broadband ISP toob, which is currently rolling out its own full fibre (FTTP) network across the South of England (e.g. Southampton, Camberley, Aldershot, Farnborough, Fareham and Gosport), has today separately expanded their coverage into parts of Berkshire via CityFibre’s network.

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Ofcom Begins Review of UK Telecoms Complaints Handlers

29th Nov 2023 (13 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today began a review to examine whether the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) providers, which are third-party ombudsman schemes that help consumers to resolve complaints with their phone providers, broadband ISPs and mobile operators, is working effectively.

Rural Conservation Charities Slam “Rushed” UK Rollout of 4G Mobile Masts

29th Nov 2023 (18 Comments)

A coalition of community, conservation and outdoor recreation groups has called on the Government to review its “rushed” and “haphazard telecoms mast rollout” under the £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, which aims to extend geographic 4G (mobile broadband) coverage (aggregate) to 95% of the UK by the end of 2025.

Labour Party Pledge to Protect £5bn UK Gigabit Broadband Project

29th Nov 2023 (57 Comments)

Chris Bryant, the UK Labour Party’s Shadow Minister for the Creative Industries & Digital, has perhaps unsurprisingly indicated that – should the party be elected at the next General Election – they would honour the Government’s existing £5bn Project Gigabit broadband roll-out programme. But some market intervention may occur.

Survey Claims 1 in Every 5 Businesses Receive Insufficient Internet Speeds

28th Nov 2023 (8 Comments)

A new survey of business leaders and decision-makers from 160 UK companies, which was conducted by Neos Networks during June 2023, has claimed that one in every five UK businesses are receiving insufficient broadband speeds. Plus 42% regard moving to higher capacity connectivity in the next 2 years as key to growth plans.

Zzoomm Put Full Fibre Broadband Live in Middlewich, Cheshire

28th Nov 2023 (2 Comments)

UK ISP and network builder Zzoomm has today announced their new 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has just gone live in the Cheshire town of Middlewich. The build is said to have cost the operator £2.5m and covers 6,500 local homes and businesses.

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ISP TalkTalk Business Appoints Ruth Kennedy as New UK CEO

28th Nov 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP TalkTalk Business (TTB) has this morning announced that the UK company’s existing Managing Director, Ruth Kennedy, has been officially promoted to the top job of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The move comes as the wider TalkTalk group is going through a lot of changes, while trying to tackle its debt pile.

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London Full Fibre ISP Community Fibre to Cut Jobs and Pause Build

28th Nov 2023 (53 Comments)

Network operator and UK broadband ISP CommunityFibre, which is deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across London and some surrounding areas, has today become the latest in a growing line of alternative network providers to confirm plans for staff redundancies and build suspension.

Openreach Bring FTTP Broadband to Remote Hebridean Isle of Jura

27th Nov 2023 (18 Comments)

The first 100 homes and businesses on the remote rural Hebridean isle of Jura in Scotland can now access Openreach’s new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. The development was partly funded by gigabit broadband vouchers from the UK and Scottish governments, which offer subsidies worth up to £5,000 per property.