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ISP News Archives for March 2024

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ISP Hey! Broadband Freezes UK Prices in F&W Networks Areas

21st Mar 2024 (4 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP Hey! Broadband, which caters for areas covered by F&W Networks new full fibre (FTTP) network, may be pleased to learn that the internet provider has committed to “freeze all prices” and all at a time when others have been increasing theirs by up to 9%.

Honest Mobile Reduces UK 4G and 5G Plan Prices for Loyal Customers

21st Mar 2024 (11 Comments)

Crowdfunded mobile network operator Honest Mobile, which harnesses Three UK’s network via a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) agreement, has today announced that they’re bucking the industry trend of annual price hikes by decreasing some of their prices for “loyal customers“.

Full Fibre Providers Move to Tackle Rising UK Thefts of Fibre Equipment

21st Mar 2024 (21 Comments)

The SHIFT (Safety & Health In Fibre Telecoms) group, which aims to improve health and safety practices and standards across the UK’s fibre broadband industry, has today told ISPreview that its members (network operators etc.) are uniting to tackle the “numerous thefts of fibre splicing and test equipment amongst its members in recent weeks“.

Government Boosts Resilience of UK 999 Calls After BT Fault

21st Mar 2024 (0 Comments)

The UK Government has today proposed a series of recommendations to help “bolster the resilience” of the 999 emergency call handling system, which is operated by BT, following a technical fault (“complex software issue”) last summer (here) that resulted in 11,470 unique emergency calls being “unsuccessfully connected“.

Three UK Sees Average Mobile Data Usage Per User Hit 30GB

21st Mar 2024 (14 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has this morning published their annual financial results, which reveals that over 4,700 sites (up from 4,250 last year) across 650 towns and cities are now live with 5G and the average data (mobile broadband) usage per customer has reached 30 GigaBytes per month (up by 19.52% from 25.1GB).

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CTG and Lightning Fibre Find UK Full Fibre Awareness is Still Low

21st Mar 2024 (5 Comments)

A new survey of residents in housing schemes across Hastings (East Sussex), which was jointly conducted by altnet ISP Lightning Fibre, the Orbit Housing Association and the Complete Technology Group, has revealed a “stark lack of awareness” of what full fibre broadband is (51% had little to no understanding and 87% of residents wanted to learn more about it).

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YouFibre Named Best UK ISP in 2024 Broadband Genie Awards

21st Mar 2024 (6 Comments)

The annual Broadband Genie 2024 Awards survey has just named UK ISP YouFibre, which harnesses Netomnia’s growing full fibre network, as the “Best Provider” of the year, while a variety of other internet service providers also scooped various other awards across several different categories.

FTTH Council – Full Fibre Broadband to Cover 29.6 Million UK Homes by 2029

20th Mar 2024 (8 Comments)

The FTTH Council Europe has today published their 2024 ranking of 39 European countries (EU39) with the strongest take-up and growth of gigabit-capable “full fibre” (FTTP/B) broadband ISP networks, which sees the UK rise several places in the ranking and a prediction that we’ll hit 29.6 million homes passed by 2029 (up from 17.1m today).

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Virgin Media and Nexfibre Add 13,000 York UK Homes to FTTP Cover

20th Mar 2024 (8 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has today announced that more than 13,000 additional homes and businesses in the Cathedral City of York (North Yorkshire, England) can now access their new 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which was made possible by nexfibre’s network expansion.

Netomnia Target FTTP Broadband for 2 Million UK Premises by 2025

20th Mar 2024 (18 Comments)

Broadband operator Netomnia (YouFibre) has revealed that their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which recently covered 850,000 UK premises (up from 730k in Nov 2023), is currently planned to reach 1.5 million premises next year. But they also hold a tentative ambition to push that up to 2 million by the end of 2025.

Vodafone UK Set 5G Standalone Coverage Target for Scotland

20th Mar 2024 (7 Comments)

Vodafone has reaffirmed its commitment to providing 5G Standalone (5GSA) tech to nearly 90% of Scotland’s landmass by 2034 as a result of its proposed merger with Three UK. The operator also commits to exceeding the UK Government’s Shared Rural Network target of bringing 4G to 74% of Scotland’s geography by pushing it to over 89% by 2027.

Scotland Set to Tender for Rural Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

20th Mar 2024 (4 Comments)

The Scottish Government and the Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency have quietly revealed that they intend to publish the first official contract notice for the Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme in Scotland, starting this month. Some £450m has already been allocated (here) to help this project spread 1Gbps speeds across rural Scotland.

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London ISP Community Fibre Cuts More Jobs, Outsources Support

19th Mar 2024 (39 Comments)

Network operator and UK broadband ISP CommunityFibre, which is building a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across London and some surrounding areas, has this afternoon confirmed to ISPreview that its making another round of redundancies and is outsourcing customer support to South Africa.

Mobile Operator VOXI UK Launch New Handset Payment Terms

19th Mar 2024 (3 Comments)

Contract-free mobile operator VOXI, which is a virtual network operator (MVNO) sibling of Vodafone, has today introduced new payment terms alongside PayPal to support customers who are looking for more options to help spread the cost of their mobile handset (i.e. applicable when mobile plans are taken with an included handset).

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DCF Report Examines Future UK Broadband Needs and Take-up

19th Mar 2024 (4 Comments)

The Digital Connectivity Forum, which is an industry think-tank for the UK Government, has published a new “advanced connectivity” report that analyses “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband and 5G mobile deployments, take-up and use cases to understand the key barriers and drivers of adoption, as well as what we might need in the future.

BT in £6m Offer of Free FTTP Broadband for Businesses in N.Ireland

19th Mar 2024 (3 Comments)

A partnership between BTWholesale and broadband ISP Barclay Communications has resulted in the launch of a new £6 million scheme, which will see the internet and telecoms provider offering a “Free Ultra-Fast Fibre” (FTTP) connection to businesses in Northern Ireland.

GWS Study Claims UK Mobile Users Satisfied with 1-5Mbps Speeds

19th Mar 2024 (16 Comments)

A new study from Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) claims to have found that the UK’s major mobile operators are currently delivering mobile broadband (4G and 5G) speeds that “satisfy the majority of mobile users” and, apparently, the “sweet spot” for most Apps is said to be between just 1-5Mbps. But this does require some context.