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ISP News Archives for November 2023

BT TV Customers Informed of EE TV Rebranding Plan for December

8th Nov 2023 (17 Comments)

Residential customers of UK broadband ISP BT, specifically those who take their Pay TV service, are this week starting to be informed about the previously announced plan to re-brand their service to EE TV. The notice reveals that this change will officially take place from 6th December 2023.

Study Reveals UK Mobile Digital Divide in Urban and Rural Areas

8th Nov 2023 (10 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has today published a new report, based on analysis carried out by WPI Economics, which reveals that a “stark digital divide” still exists “between rural and urban areas” when it comes to mobile phone and 5G (mobile broadband) coverage. If only there was a mega-merger looming that could solve it.

Openreach Reduces Pilot for National UK Exchange Closures

8th Nov 2023 (26 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has published an update on their Exchange Exit Pilot, which recognises the “resource-intensive nature” of the work for ISPs and has thus reduced the number of exchanges involved from five to three. All of this forms part of their plan to shut 4,500 exchanges, which will impact various broadband, PIA and Ethernet services.

Government to Expand Powers of UK Internet Snooping Law

7th Nov 2023 (54 Comments)

The State Opening of Parliament, which is often referred to as the “King’s Speech” and sets out the UK Government’s agenda for the coming session, has revealed plans to amend and expand the still controversial 2016 Investigatory Powers Act (aka – “snoopers charter“). Expect deeper snooping of your online activity.

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Virgin Media O2 Linked Nexfibre Publish UK Full Fibre Rollout Plan

7th Nov 2023 (40 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which holds a wholesale partnership with Virgin Media (VMO2) to deploy a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across up to 7 million UK premises, has today published its first “nationwide rollout plan” for 2024 – listing the first large batch of planned locations.

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Virgin Media O2 Business Offers 6 Months Half Price UK Broadband

7th Nov 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media O2 Business (VMO2) has today introduced its own Black Friday discount for small business customers, which offers 6 months of half-price service on a minimum 24-month contract across their Solus (standalone) and Bundle Voom broadband packages. Some mobile bundles have also been discounted.

Smarty UK Cuts Unlimited 4G and 5G Mobile Data Plan to £15

7th Nov 2023 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator SMARTY, which is a virtual operator (MVNO) on Three UK’s national network, has just become the latest provider to field some early Black Friday discounts by cutting the price of their unlimited data (mobile broadband) plan to just £15 per month (normally its lowest discounted price has been £16).

Voneus Broadband Start New Devon and Cornwall UK FTTP Build

7th Nov 2023 (12 Comments)

Rural focused network builder and UK ISP Voneus has announced the start of a new 1Gbps full fibre (FTTP) broadband roll-out across West Devon and East Cornwall in England, which began after their latest fibre cabinet was installed in the village of Bere Alston. More villages are expected to follow over the next “few months“.

StreetWave Name EE UK Fastest for Mobile Data in Hammersmith & Fulham

7th Nov 2023 (3 Comments)

Mobile network analysts at Streetwave have published the results of a new real-world benchmark into mobile network performance across Hammersmith & Fulham in London, which concluded that EE delivered the “fastest network” (mobile broadband) across most homes, while Three UK came last.

Gigabit Broadband Anti-Poles Protest Turns Ugly in the Cotswolds

6th Nov 2023 (35 Comments)

The deployment of a new gigabit-broadband network by FullFibre Ltd in the Cotswolds village of Broadway, as well as in nearby Willersey, reportedly resulted in ambulances and an arrest after residents made a strong protest against the UK operator’s plan to deploy telecoms poles in the area.

R100 FTTP Broadband Build in Scotland Hits 42,000 Premises

6th Nov 2023 (0 Comments)

The Scottish Government has published a small progress update on their £600m Reaching 100% (R100) project with Openreach (BT), which reveals that an additional 42,000 premises (up from 24,194 in late May 2023) have now been covered by their rollout of a new “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) capable ISP network.

Fortnite Drives Broadband Traffic Record at UK ISP Virgin Media

6th Nov 2023 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has reported that the release of Fortnite’s original map on Friday 3rd November 2023, which formed part of the popular video game’s “Fortnite OG” update, resulted in the operator experiencing a record daily surge in network traffic with a total of close to 154,000 TeraBytes (TB) being downloaded.

Virgin Media O2 Launch Black Friday Deals and Gives Away £50k Worth of Vouchers

6th Nov 2023 (15 Comments)

Broadband ISP and UK mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) has today launched a bunch of new Black Friday discounts and, separate to that, they’re also giving existing ‘Priority‘ members the chance to win up to £30,000 worth of John Lewis gift cards, as well as up to £20,000 worth of Amazon gift cards.

Openreach Prep Alternative UK Analogue Style Phone Product

6th Nov 2023 (44 Comments)

Openreach is developing an additional phone line product, which does NOT require a broadband connection to function and will be targetted at vulnerable and edge use cases (inc. CNI) users with old analogue phone lines (PSTN) who would otherwise “face challenges” in migrating to an All-IP (Internet Protocol) based solution by 2025.

EE and BT TV Customers Can No Longer Skip Adverts on ITV

5th Nov 2023 (17 Comments)

Residential customers of UK broadband ISP BT and EE, specifically those taking their pay TV products, will next week lose the ability to fast-forward through adverts for ITV recordings when in “Internet Mode” (streaming), which is said to be in line with the behaviour of the ITVX app.

EE UK Hikes Monthly Roaming Fees by 150 Percent in 2023

5th Nov 2023 (54 Comments)

Customers of EE (BT) are venting frustration after the mobile operator twice increased the price of their “Roam Abroad” add-on – making for a hike of 150% within the past year. The pass allows customers to use their existing allowances, at no extra charge, while in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand plus 47 European destinations.

Broadband ISP Home Telecom Acquires Homeshift

3rd Nov 2023 (4 Comments)

UK ISP Home Telecom – a subsidiary of the Telecom Acquisitions (TAL) group (TalkTalk holds a controlling stake) – has today announced yet another acquisition in the form of Homeshift, which is a fully fledged and licensed energy and internet provider that gives you a single bill for your energy, internet, council tax, and water.