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ISP News Archives for November 2023

BT’s CEO Makes Case for Full Expensing to Fuel UK FTTP Rollout

16th Nov 2023 (23 Comments)

The outgoing CEO of telecoms and broadband giant BT Group, Philip Jansen, has this afternoon called on the Chancellor of the UK government, Jeremy Hunt, to use his forthcoming Spending Review to help support investment in the roll-out of full fibre (FTTP) broadband by making “Full Expensing” a permanent change.

Quickline CEO Sean Royce in Rural UK Field

Quickline Extend Full Fibre Broadband to 65K Rural UK Premises

16th Nov 2023 (9 Comments)

The CEO of alternative rural network operator and UK ISP Quickline, Sean Royce, has today done an interesting video interview with Richard Tang, CEO of Zen Internet, which among other things reveals that their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network now covers 65,000 premises passed.

Business ISP Spitfire Extend UK Wholesale Partnership with CityFibre

16th Nov 2023 (8 Comments)

Business communications and broadband ISP Spitfire has today announced an extension of their existing partnership with UK network operator CityFibre, which will enable them to sell the operator’s layer 2 business Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband product to customers.

ISP Brsk Add 2 West Yorkshire Towns to UK Full Fibre Rollout

16th Nov 2023 (6 Comments)

Network builder and broadband ISP Brsk has announced that they’ve added the two West Yorkshire towns of Brighouse and Elland to their ongoing roll-out plan for a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Midlands of England (rollout plan). The expansion will also include surrounding locations.

Broadband ISP BT Confirm Plan for Openreach Exchange Closures

16th Nov 2023 (28 Comments)

The Chief Security and Networks Officer of UK ISP BT (inc. EE and Plusnet), Howard Watson, has today published a blog post that reveals the approach they intend to take with customers as part of Openreach’s plan to close around 4,600 exchanges across the country – starting with a pilot in Deddington, Ballyclare and Kenton Road.

Winning Projects of the UK Gov’s New 5G Investment Named UPDATE

16th Nov 2023 (2 Comments)

Oxfordshire in England has today been named as one of the first places to benefit from the UK Government’s (DSIT) new £40m 5G Innovation Regions (5GIRs) fund, which was recently setup (here) to help local and regional authorities to test and adopt 5G and other advanced wireless broadband networks for homes and businesses.

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New Delivery Options for Openreach’s Full Fibre Infrastructure Build

15th Nov 2023 (3 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has introduced new delivery options for their commercial UK Full Fibre Infrastructure Build (FFIB) product, which are intended to “improve operational effectiveness leading to reduced mean time to deliver” when getting related sites into a Customer Ready for Service (CRFS) state.

Go Fibre and Upp Adopt New UK Full Fibre Street Cabinets

15th Nov 2023 (7 Comments)

Network technology firm Xantaro has revealed that they’ve launched a new “turnkey street cabinet” solution, which is designed to support UK alternative networks with their rollout of gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband infrastructure, and it’s already been adopted by ISPs GoFibre and Upp (now acquired by nexfibre).

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SPL to Trial UK Airborne 5G Mobile via BN2T-4S Islander Aircraft

15th Nov 2023 (7 Comments)

Stratospheric Platforms (SPL) and BT (EE) revealed earlier this year that they were developing a UK trial to harness High-Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) aircraft to help extend 5G (mobile broadband) coverage into remote rural areas (here). SPL now intends to trial similar technology, during 2024, aboard a Britten-Norman Islander aircraft.

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O2 UK Launch FREE Crafty Lager 7726 with Ross Kemp to Tackle Scams

15th Nov 2023 (10 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have joined TV celebrity Ross Kemp to launch a new “limited-edition fraud-fighting beer” – Crafty Lager 7726, which will be offered for free and has been created to help get the nation talking about scams during International Fraud Awareness Week (12 – 18th November).

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Neos Networks Brings Gigabit Upgrade for UK ISP Internet Central

15th Nov 2023 (1 Comment)

Business ISP Internet Central, which is one of the UK’s oldest internet providers, has announced that Neos Networks are helping the provider to upgrade their network capacity and capabilities into the gigabit broadband era across the Midlands and Northwest of England.

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British Cruise Line Ambassador Adopts Starlink Broadband

15th Nov 2023 (4 Comments)

Customers travelling on ships belonging to the Ambassador Cruise Line, which is a British cruise line with its HQ in Purfleet (Essex), may be pleased to know that their onboard WiFi connectivity will soon be getting faster broadband speeds after the company adopted Starlink’s constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites.

New Guidance for UK Telecoms SMEs on How to Reach Net Zero

14th Nov 2023 (11 Comments)

The Digital Connectivity Forum (DCF), an industry think-tank for the UK Government, has today published new guidance to telecoms SMEs on how they can reach Net Zero targets (i.e. the goal of an organisation to remove as many carbon emissions as they produce).

Ubiquiti Finally Adds Support for the UK to UniFi Talk App

14th Nov 2023 (6 Comments)

Technology and networking company Ubiquiti has announced that their popular UniFi Talk application, which is an affordable and subscription-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone solution that first launched in 2020, is now finally becoming available in the United Kingdom.

BT’s Triennial Pension Evaluation Sees Funding Deficit Fall to £3.7bn

14th Nov 2023 (12 Comments)

BT Group has today published their triennial Pension Scheme (BTPS) valuation – one of the UK’s largest private sector pension schemes with c.270,000 members and £47bn of assets under management, which shows progress on their recovery plan and the funding deficit falling from £7.98bn in 2020 to £3.7bn now.

Vodafone UK Top 1.29 Million Broadband and 18.23m Mobile Users

14th Nov 2023 (12 Comments)

Mobile operator and UK ISP Vodafone has today released their Q2 FY24 financial results, which saw their fixed line broadband base grow more slowly to total 1.292 million customers (up by 27k in the Q2 vs 42k in Q1 FY24), while their mobile base increased to 18.242 million (up by 218k vs 104k in the previous quarter).

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Quickline Gifts £100 to New Full Fibre Broadband Customers

13th Nov 2023 (0 Comments)

Hull-based UK broadband ISP Quickline, which is rolling out their new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 96 rural locations (55,000 premises) across North East England, has launched a Black Friday promotion that gives new customers £100 back in the form of a pre-loaded Mastercard.