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ISP News Archives for March 2024

Update Breaks 2.5Gbps Port on Virgin Media Hub 5 UK Broadband Router

4th Mar 2024 (30 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) are reporting that a recent firmware update to their Hub 5 (Sagemcom F3896LG-VMB) router, which has the version number of LG-RDK_7.6.15-2306.5, appears to have caused the device’s sole 2.5Gbps network (LAN) port to stop functioning correctly.

ISP Zen Internet Give Update on UK CityFibre FTTP Availability

3rd Mar 2024 (21 Comments)

Broadband ISP Zen Internet has furnished ISPreview with a small update on their efforts to make their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband packages available – nationwide – across CityFibre’s entire UK network, which was previously due to complete at the end of 2023.

Brsk Grow UK Full Fibre Broadband Cover to 450,000 Premises

2nd Mar 2024 (11 Comments)

Network builder and ISP Brsk, which is deploying a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the Midlands of England and beyond (rollout plan), have informed ISPreview that their coverage has grown to pass 450,000 homes (up from 358,000 on 10th Nov 2023). Customer take-up has also increased.

BT Shipping its Final Paper Phone Books to UK Customers

1st Mar 2024 (16 Comments)

A small but important development is happening this month as BT finally ends the free distribution of a physical phone book on 31st March 2024. The move, which was announced last year, will bring to end a service that has been running since as far back as 1880. But these days, the vast majority of people use services like Google to find what they want.

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A Quick Look at FTTP Broadband Adoption Across UK and Europe

1st Mar 2024 (16 Comments)

New research from Point Topic has revealed how the adoption rates of “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband ISP networks vary between 30 countries within Europe (i.e. how many subscribers take the service vs premises passed). Overall, the average take-up stands at 54.4% (up from 53.3% in mid-2021), while the UK scores just 34.7%.

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Boldyn Networks Gobbles Cellnex’s Private Networks Business

1st Mar 2024 (0 Comments)

Digital infrastructure firm Boldyn Networks (formerly BAI Comms), which is perhaps best known in the UK for helping to build a number of open access mobile and fibre networks, has officially closed its acquisition of Cellnex’s private networks business unit.

Virgin Media UK Adds DAZN FAST Channel for Women’s Football

1st Mar 2024 (4 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2), specifically those who take Pay TV services via one of the operator’s TV 360, STREAM or v6 box platforms, may like to know that they’ve just become the first UK Pay TV platform to offer DAZN’s FAST channel dedicated to women’s football.

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MP Calls on Openreach to Pause Pole Builds After Alleged Rule Breach and Whistleblower

1st Mar 2024 (56 Comments)

The recent dispute between residents in the seaside town of Southport (Merseyside) and Openreach reached UK parliament yesterday, with the local Conservative MP, Damien Moore, claiming that an alleged “whistleblower” had revealed that the broadband builder was sidestepping its own rules on pole deployments.

ISP Brsk Discount UK Full Fibre Broadband Prices for March 2024

1st Mar 2024 (6 Comments)

Broadband provider and network builder Brsk, which is deploying a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Midlands and beyond (rollout plan), has today introduced further price discounts across their range of packages – shaving a few pounds extra off monthly rentals for new customers.

New Data Indicates Sharp UK Decline in Broadband ISP Switching

1st Mar 2024 (17 Comments)

A new study by Broadband Genie, which harnesses data from actual consumer migrations, has claimed that there was a decrease of 38% in broadband ISP switches during the period of 15th December 2023 to 12th February 2024 and as a result UK bill payers are estimated to be £53m worse off in lost savings.