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ISP News Archives for February 2024

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Hyperoptic Hunting GBP500m to Continue UK Full Fibre Rollout

29th Feb 2024 (18 Comments)

City-focused ISP and network operator Hyperoptic, which has already extended their full fibre (FTTP / B) broadband network to cover “more than” 1.4 million UK homes in parts of 64 UK towns and cities, is reportedly attempting to raise up to £500m of additional capital in order to continue their network expansion.

CityFibre Bring FTTP to 100k Premises in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

29th Feb 2024 (0 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre UK has issued a progress update on their £65m project to deploy a 10Gbps capable full fibre broadband network across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) in Dorset (England), which has now reached 100,000 “homes” (although they confusingly interchange this with “residents” in the same PR).

Disney+ Offer Streaming Plan for Just £1.99 in Time Limited Discount

29th Feb 2024 (23 Comments)

Internet video streaming firm Disney+ has, following last year’s price hikes, today attempted to entice both new and returning customers to the service by launching a special, limited-time, offer that sells their “Standard with Ads” plan for just £1.99 a month for three months (£4.99 thereafter).

Rural Full Fibre UK ISP Truespeed Hit Customers with Price Hike

29th Feb 2024 (5 Comments)

Alternative network operator and broadband ISP Truespeed, which is deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural homes in parts of South West England, has this year decided not to maintain their previous Price Freeze by hitting existing customers with a sizeable hike.

UK ISP Cerberus Networks Join G.Network’s London Fibre Network

29th Feb 2024 (0 Comments)

Network operator and broadband provider G.Network, which recently resumed the roll-out of their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in London (here), has today announced that Cerberus Networks has become the latest ISP to gain access to harness their network at wholesale.

Isle of Man ISP Manx Telecom to Hike Prices by 5.5%

28th Feb 2024 (7 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator Manx Telecom, which serves homes and businesses on the Isle of Man (a British Crown Dependency) in the Irish Sea between England and Ireland, has confirmed that many of their customers will be hit by annual “inflationary” price hikes of 5.5% from 1st April 2024 (down from 12.5% last year).

Shock as UK Broadband ISP Cuckoo Gives Some Customers the Boot UPDATE7

28th Feb 2024 (137 Comments)

Messages of confusion and anger have made their way into our inbox this afternoon after internet provider Cuckoo began informing some customers – seemingly those on Openreach’s network – that they were “sorry“, but they’re “no longer able to be your broadband provider” and are switching them to a different ISP.

Examining Wingland’s £100k FTTP Broadband Upgrade Cost UPDATE

28th Feb 2024 (37 Comments)

A new BBC News report states that BT UK quoted one homeowner in the tiny Lincolnshire community of Wingland a hefty £101,874.60 to run a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to his property, which formed part of an offer under the 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO). But this shouldn’t come as a surprise.

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Government Quietly Scrap Main UK Gigabit Broadband Voucher Site UPDATE

28th Feb 2024 (21 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency appears to have scrapped the relatively user-friendly website for their Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS), which instead redirects interested consumers and businesses to a somewhat less user-friendly GOV.UK information page that lacks even a simple availability checker.

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Starlink Test Cheaper But Slower LEO Satellite Broadband Plan

28th Feb 2024 (27 Comments)

Starlink’s (SpaceX) mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) has become a popular solution for UK customers in remote rural areas, yet its adoption is often held back by the high price of entry. But the space ISP is now testing the waters with a 50% cheaper plan, albeit one with caveats.

Ex-BT Boss Gavin Patterson Joins Board of UK AltNet Aggregator X3T

27th Feb 2024 (1 Comment)

Software as a service provider X3T, which recently merged with Strategic Imperatives and also provides an aggregation platform to help UK alternative broadband ISP networks grow, has today appointed BT’s former CEO, Gavin Patterson, to its board. But he’s not the only high profile appointment.

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Telecom Acquisitions Group Tops 100,000 UK ISP Customers

27th Feb 2024 (0 Comments)

Horsham-based Telecom Acquisitions (TAL Group), which is a holding company for several familiar UK consumer ISP brands (e.g. Home Telecom, Fleur and Eclipse Broadband), has revealed that over the past 15 months they’ve grown to total 100,000 customers and added 22,000 residential broadband users in the last quarter alone.

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Virgin Media and Nexfibre’s FTTP Covers 12,000 Premises in Blyth

27th Feb 2024 (10 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2), supported by UK network operator nexfibre, have today announced that more than 12,000 extra homes and businesses in the Northumberland (England) town and civil parish of Blyth can now access their new 2Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband services.

Full Fibre UK ISP Fibrus to Launch Openreach Broadband Plans

27th Feb 2024 (6 Comments)

Infracapital-backed network builder and UK ISP Fibrus, which is rolling out a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across Northern Ireland and parts of North England (Cumbria), has revealed that they plan to expand their off-net retail provision and coverage by launching Openreach-based packages.

Vodafone Confirm UK 3G Signals Have Been Shut Down, Almost

27th Feb 2024 (16 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has this morning echoed EE’s recent announcement (here) by confirming that they’ve successfully switched-off their 3G mobile (mobile broadband) network across the UK. The related radio frequencies will now be repurposed to strengthen faster 4G and 5G services, but there’s a small catch.

Virgin Media O2 CEO Raise Vodafone and Three UK Merger Concerns

27th Feb 2024 (15 Comments)

The CEO of broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2), Lutz Schüler, has – perhaps predictably – raised competition concerns over the proposed mobile merger between Vodafone and Three UK, not least because he believes the pair will end up controlling too much radio spectrum. Network sharing is another issue.

EXA Deploy New Hybrid Microwave-Fibre Route Between UK and USA

27th Feb 2024 (3 Comments)

Network operator EXA Infrastructure has today announced a new plan to deploy a high-capacity hybrid data transmission route between New York and London, which will use a mix of existing subsea fibre optic cables and a new Microwave wireless link to deliver ultra-low latency transatlantic connectivity.