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ISP News Archives for February 2024

BT Launch Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network – Covers 97% of UK

22nd Feb 2024 (13 Comments)

Telecoms and broadband giant BT (EE) has today launched a new multi-million-pound Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network, which is a low-power and long-range fixed wireless network that claims to cover 97% of the UK’s “outdoor population” (not geography) and will be used to connect sensors or other smart IoT devices.

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Gigaclear Win GBP16.6m East Gloucestershire UK Gigabit Broadband Rollout UPDATE

22nd Feb 2024 (18 Comments)

The UK Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme has today awarded the local £16.6m (state aid) contract for East Gloucestershire in England to ISP Gigaclear, which will aim to extend their full fibre network to around 4,400 additional premises in hard-to-reach rural areas.

NAO Warn GBP1bn UK Rural 4G Mobile Rollout is Facing Delays

22nd Feb 2024 (9 Comments)

The UK’s independent public spending watchdog, the National Audit Office (NAO), has today published a new report into £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network project (i.e. extending 4G mobile / broadband cover to 95% of the UK by the end of 2025), which finds that it’s “behind schedule” and at risk of cost overruns.

Quickline Win GBP60m Yorkshire UK Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract UPDATE

22nd Feb 2024 (2 Comments)

The Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme has today awarded the £60m (state aid) regional contract for West Yorkshire, parts of North Yorkshire and East Riding in England to UK ISP Quickline, which will aim to extend their full fibre network to “around” 28,000 additional premises in hard to reach rural areas.

Gov Funding Brings Gigabit Broadband to 1 Million UK Premises UPDATE2

22nd Feb 2024 (6 Comments)

The UK Government has announced that public subsidy via both the past c.£2.54bn Superfast Broadband (SFBB) and current £5bn Project Gigabit roll-out schemes has, since August 2012, helped to expand gigabit-speed network coverage to 1,006,800 additional homes and businesses. A number of new satellite “Alpha Trials” have also launched.

Broadband ISP Connexin Says Deploying Poles is Eco Friendly

21st Feb 2024 (27 Comments)

Broadband provider Connexin, which is busy deploying a new 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) network across parts of Hull, East Lincolnshire and Yorkshire in England, has introduced a new-ish argument into the debate over wood poles by highlighting how using them is “less carbon intensive than digging ducts.” But we suspect it won’t sway the refuseniks.

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Forget Mobile SIM and eSIM, Now its Time for Always On rSIM

21st Feb 2024 (13 Comments)

A new type of mobile SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card is being launched today – supported by Deutsche Telekom and Tele2 – called resilient SIM (rSIM), which can effectively upgrade a single SIM device to Dual-SIM by automatically switching between the two in case of any network issues, minimising the impact of a lost connection.

Vodafone UK Deploy NEC Massive MIMO Tech to Live 5G OpenRAN Site

21st Feb 2024 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK, which last year began work to deploy Open Radio Access Network kit to 2,500 sites across mostly rural parts of Wales and the South West England by 2027 (here), has successfully deployed NEC’s Massive MIMO (mMIMO) technology to one of their live 5G (mobile broadband) capable O-RAN sites.

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Connect Fibre Boost UK Full Fibre Rollout with AI and Automation

21st Feb 2024 (6 Comments)

Alternative network operator and UK ISP Connect Fibre, which aims to reach 100,000 premises across the East of England with their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, has announced the adoption of Deepomatic’s First Time Right Automation platform to help boost their rollout.

BT Group Sells Iconic London Tower to MCR Hotels for £275m

21st Feb 2024 (19 Comments)

National telecoms and broadband giant BT Group has this morning announced the sale of their iconic BT Tower building in London, which is a grade II listed communications tower located in Fitzrovia, to MCR Hotels for £275 million. The new owner plans to preserve the tower, albeit now serving as an “iconic hotel“.

Virgin Media UK Users Struggle to Add Symmetric Broadband Speeds

21st Feb 2024 (46 Comments)

Some of UK ISP Virgin Media’s (VMO2) existing broadband customers in nexfibre areas have complained that, due to confusion within the provider’s support team, they’ve struggled to add the new +£6 per month symmetric speed boost to their package, which was recently launched alongside the new 2Gbps plan (here).

Full Fibre Broadband ISP Toob Hit by Second Network Outage UPDATE

20th Feb 2024 (15 Comments)

Hampshire-based UK ISP toob, which is deploying its own Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South England, has today suffered a second major broadband outage in the space of a week after customers reported losing connectivity at around 11am today. The first outage similarly occurred on a Tuesday (here) last week.

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Tech Mahindra to Underpin New UK Broadband ISP Switching System

20th Feb 2024 (19 Comments)

The industry-led One Touch Switching Company (TOTSCo) has signed a strategic partnership with Indian firm Tech Mahindra to design, build and operate a message exchange platform for the UK telecom industry, which will underpin the much delayed One Touch Switch (OTS) system for easier and quicker consumer switching between ISPs.

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Nokia Takes Energy Saving on Mobile Networks to a New Level

20th Feb 2024 (6 Comments)

Finnish technology firm Nokia, which supplies network kit to a number of UK broadband and mobile operators (EE, O2 etc.), has launched a new power saving mode called “extreme deep sleep” that it estimates could reduce power consumption on their radio kit in mobile networks by a factor of eight.

EE Has Upgraded or Built Over 40 4G Mobile Masts in North Yorkshire

20th Feb 2024 (11 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has announced that they’ve upgraded or built more than 40 mobile masts in North Yorkshire (England) over the last two years, which is part of their commitment to expand rural 4G (mobile broadband) connectivity under the £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) project.

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ISP Community Fibre to Supply London Schools with a Full Fibre Backup

20th Feb 2024 (4 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has deployed a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across a big chunk of London and some surrounding areas, has today announced a new 5-year deal with the London Grid for Learning (LGfL) to supply schools with a “back-up” full fibre broadband service.

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Openreach Deploy G.INP to Boost UK ECI FTTC Broadband Lines

20th Feb 2024 (38 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has finally succeeded in deploying ReTransmission (ReTx / G.INP) across their ECI (Ribbon) based UK estate of Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC / VDSL2) broadband ISP cabinets and customer lines, which comes after many years of trying to get the technology to work. The result is faster speeds and improved stability.