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ISP News Archives for November 2023

Openreach Launch IP Voice Solution for UK ADSL Broadband Lines

3rd Nov 2023 (67 Comments)

After a long pilot, Openreach has today revealed that the commercial launch of their Single Order Transitional Access Product (SOTAP) for UK ISPs will take place on 1st December 2023. The new product makes it possible to offer a standalone ADSL broadband line with optional IP-based (digital) phone services.

Connexin Extend LoRaWAN Wireless Network to 4.8 Million UK Homes

3rd Nov 2023 (7 Comments)

Network operator and broadband ISP Connexin has announced that their wireless Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) technology, which is designed to connect low power IoT sensors and meters, has now grown its coverage to reach devices in and around 4.8 million UK homes.

Bus and Cycleways in Cambridgeshire UK Help Spread Full Fibre

3rd Nov 2023 (3 Comments)

The Connecting Cambridgeshire programme in England, which is led by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, has today highlighted another example of how their “Dig Once” policy is helping to accelerate the roll-out of gigabit broadband – by ensuring new bus and cycleways are pre-built with fibre ducting.

Council Suspend MS3’s Full Fibre Poles Rollout in Hedon Over Safety

2nd Nov 2023 (17 Comments)

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) in England appears to have handed anti-pole campaigners in Hedon a small, if most likely only temporary, victory by suspending MS3‘s deployment of a new 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network in the area over “allegations of unsafe work activity.“

Lyca Mobile UK Launch Monthly Contracts with Price Freeze Until 2026

2nd Nov 2023 (36 Comments)

Mobile operator Lyca Mobile, which is still reeling from last month’s cyberattack and related data breach (here), has apparently decided that – instead of keeping their heads down – now is the time to launch a range of new monthly contracts with the promise of no price rises “until at least” 2026.

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UK ISP Your Co-op Broadband to Migrate Old Email Platform

2nd Nov 2023 (10 Comments)

Customers of Your Co-op Broadband, specifically those who use their email platform, have been informed that the platform is to be closed and migrated to another provider from 6th November 2023. Customers will need to migrate their email address or create a new address before that date to avoid losing their messages. But it comes at a cost.

BT Group Add Record 860,000 FTTP Broadband Premises to UK Coverage

2nd Nov 2023 (34 Comments)

The BT Group has published their latest H1 FY24 results to September 2023, which reveals that Openreach’s full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network added a record of 860,000 premises to their coverage (up from 718k last quarter) and now covers 11.85 million premises, with a further 6m where initial build is underway.

85 Percent of UK Says Mid-Contract Telecoms Price Hikes are Unfair

2nd Nov 2023 (35 Comments)

A new Opinium survey of 2,000 UK adults, which was commissioned by Uswitch, has today claimed that 85% of broadband ISP and mobile customers view annual price rises as “unfair” and 87% think they should be allowed to leave their provider penalty free if they raise prices mid-contract.

iD Mobile Doubles Data Allowances on Mobile Plans – Black Friday

1st Nov 2023 (0 Comments)

Low-cost mobile operator iD Mobile (Currys), which harnesses Three UK’s national network via an MVNO partnership, has launched a range of Black Friday discounts across their 1, 12 and 24-month based 4G and 5G SIM Only plans that broadly doubles their data (mobile broadband) allowances for no extra cost.

Telcom Opens UK Full Fibre and Wireless Network to Wholesale UPDATE

1st Nov 2023 (5 Comments)

The Telcom Group (ClearFibre, WeFibre, HyperCity etc.), which via its UK sub-brands operates various fixed wireless (FWA) and 10Gbps capable “full fibre” broadband and Ethernet networks across parts of England, has today opened their networks up to wholesale via the launch of GigaBritain™ to channel partners.

Virgin Media O2 Add 251k FTTP Premises and Sells UK Tower Stake

1st Nov 2023 (15 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile giant VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) has published their Q3 2023 results, which sees their UK full fibre (FTTP) coverage via nexfibre expand to another 250,800 premises (up from 175.5k in Q2) and their fixed broadband base rise to 5,708,100 (up by 40.8k in Q3 vs -15.3k in Q2). VMO2 has also sold a 16.67% stake in Cornerstone for £360m.

October 2023 BT Progress Update on 10Mbps UK Broadband USO

1st Nov 2023 (11 Comments)

UK ISP BT has published their latest biannual (October 2023) update on the progress they’ve made in delivering Ofcom’s flaky 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband. The operator has so far built a USO connection to over 7,681 premises (up from 7,000 in Apr 2023), with 185 further builds in progress (down from 800).

5,000 Extra Doncaster Homes Get Virgin Media O2’s Full Fibre

1st Nov 2023 (12 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) and nexfibre have confirmed that an additional 5,000 homes and businesses in the South Yorkshire (England) city of Doncaster have now been reached by their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network.

Digital Catapult to Field Test OpenRAN 5G Standalone Networks at New UK Outdoor Site

1st Nov 2023 (1 Comment)

Digital Catapult has teamed-up with Ofcom, Cellnex UK and Capgemini to launch its first independent 5G SA (Standalone) outdoor field-testing site – via SONIC Labs – for Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) technology. The technology tested here could eventually make it into commercial mobile networks.