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ISP News Archives for May 2024

PAC Warn Pace of Rural UK 4G Mobile Rollout Project is Unsustainable

29th May 2024 (4 Comments)

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which is responsible for overseeing UK government expenditures to ensure they are effective, has warned that the current build pace of the £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network project (i.e. extending 4G mobile (broadband) coverage to 95% of the UK by the end of 2025) “may not be sustainable“.

Vodafone Extends 4G Mobile to 250 UK Rural Locations Under SRN

28th May 2024 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone has revealed that, as part of their commitment to the £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, they’ve now expanded 4G (mobile broadband) services to a total of 250 extra rural sites across England, Scotland, Wales, and N.Ireland (up from 200 in April 2024). A mast located in Church Stretton (Shropshire) was the 250th to go live.

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Fibrus Extend FTTP Broadband into N.Ireland Town of Millisle

28th May 2024 (0 Comments)

Belfast-based UK network builder and broadband ISP Fibrus has just extended their multi-gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network into the coastal town of Millisle in County Down (Northern Ireland), which is home to around 2,300 people. The new service is currently said to be serving 1,268 premises.

Employment Tribunal Rules Zen Internet Unfairly Dismissed Former CEO

28th May 2024 (19 Comments)

A ruling by the Employment Tribunal has found that Rochdale-based UK broadband ISP Zen Internet acted “unfairly” when they dismissed former CEO, Paul Stobart, in March 2023. The move was followed by Zen’s original CEO and Founder, Richard Tang, being re-appointed as CEO after stepping aside in 2018.

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Openreach Name 517 New UK Locations for FTTP Broadband Rollout

28th May 2024 (79 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has today announced a HUGE update, which reveals the next batch of 517 new locations – covering 2.7 million UK premises – to benefit from their roll-out of a 1.8Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network. The operator has already covered 14m premises, and this update largely completes their build plan to 2026.

Vorboss CEO Tim Creswick Talks Ofcom Regulation, AI and Broadband Vouchers

25th May 2024 (6 Comments)

In a new interview the CEO of London-focused business ISP Vorboss, Timothy Creswick, has spoken to ISPreview about the progress they’ve made with their 100Gbps full fibre network roll-out, as well as their future plans, market consolidation, gigabit broadband vouchers for urban areas and Ofcom’s market regulation.

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Nexfibre Fined £41k for Safety Failings During UK Full Fibre Rollout UPDATE

24th May 2024 (9 Comments)

Broadband network builder nexfibre, which shares some of the same parentage as retail UK ISP partner Virgin Media (VMO2), has been hit with fines and charges totalling £11.3k in Somerset and £30k in Devon (England) after the local courts found them guilty of various roadworks offences that “posed a danger to pedestrians“.

Smarty and iD Mobile Reduce 5G Unlimited Data Plans to £15

24th May 2024 (0 Comments)

New customers looking to join either Smarty or iD Mobile, both of which are virtual mobile (MVNO) providers on Three UK’s network, may like to know that they’ve both slightly reduced their top SIM Only 4G and 5G unlimited data (mobile broadband) plans to £15 per month on a 30-day term. Both plans include the usual array of unlimited minutes and calls.

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Virgin Media Broadband Reaches 24,000 Extra Homes in Wirral

23rd May 2024 (1 Comment)

Network operator nexfibre has just expanded their 2Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network, alongside partner UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2), to cover an additional 24,000 premises in the Merseyside (England) borough of Wirral.

Full Fibre UK ISP BeFibre Cuts Broadband Prices and Updates Deals

23rd May 2024 (0 Comments)

Merseyside-based ISP BeFibre, which is powered by FullFibre Ltd’s national FTTP network, has discounted some of their packages and moved to a fixed 12-month and 24-month pricing strategy in order to “give our customers much better value & assurance of what they will be paying for that fixed period” (i.e. the Be-Guarantee assures they won’t increase prices mid-contract).

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Freedom Fibre Win Rural Cheshire UK Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract

23rd May 2024 (3 Comments)

The UK government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme has today awarded the £43 million (state aid) regional contract for Cheshire (Lot 17) in England to alternative network provider Freedom Fibre. The deal aims to extend their gigabit capable full fibre (FTTP) network to 15,000 additional premises in hard to reach rural areas.

Freeola Launch 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps Openreach UK Broadband Plans

23rd May 2024 (23 Comments)

Internet and web hosting provider Freeola has informed ISPreview that they’ve just become the latest on a small list of UK ISPs to launch consumer home broadband packages based off Openreach’s new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) powered 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps (both 120Mbps upstream) download speed tiers.

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Report Proposes Changes to Boost UK Take-up of Full Fibre Broadband from Altnets

22nd May 2024 (29 Comments)

The second of two reports from strategic consultancy firm Eight Advisory has today been published, which proposes a list of “actionable recommendations” for how alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks (Altnet) and their ISP partners can boost customer take-up to reach their commercial and financial objectives.

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Virgin Media Business Wholesale Connects New Fibre Routes via Manchester MA5 Datacentre

22nd May 2024 (4 Comments)

The wholesale division of Virgin Media O2 Business (VMO2), which supplies UK broadband ISPs and network operators with connectivity services, has today launched new diverse fibre routes and high bandwidth services into the Equinix flagship datacentre site, Manchester MA5.

London Full Fibre ISP Vorboss Recognized for Excellence in Streetworks

22nd May 2024 (1 Comment)

Internet provider Vorboss, which is investing £300m via Fern Trading to deploy a 100Gbps full fibre network (Ethernet and broadband) – dedicated to business – across central London, has been recognized for the third year in a row by the City of London Corporation (CoLC) as part of the Considerate Contractor Streetworks Scheme, for delivering “exemplary” work.

Ofcom Fines BT £2.8m Over UK Customer Contract Info Failings UPDATE

22nd May 2024 (13 Comments)

The UK telecoms, internet and media regulator, Ofcom, has today hit broadband ISP BT (including subsidiaries EE and Plusnet) with a fine of £2.8 million, which occurred after their investigation found the operator had “failed to provide” 1.1 million customers with clear and simple contract information before signing up to a new deal.

Yayzi Prep UK Mobile Plans and MultiGig Broadband on MS3 and Freedom Fibre

22nd May 2024 (3 Comments)

Internet provider Yayzi Broadband are preparing to make some big changes over the coming months, firstly by launching a Mobile (SIM) service and, secondly, by expanding the availability of their MultiGig (up to 2.3Gbps) broadband packages on CityFibre’s network to also work across alternative networks from MS3 and Freedom Fibre.