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ISP News Archives for May 2024

CityFibre Completes UK Fibre Broadband Acquisition of Lit Fibre

14th May 2024 (13 Comments)

Gigabit broadband builder CityFibre has today announced the completion of their recent share-based acquisition deal for alternative network provider and UK ISP Lit Fibre (here), which adds another 220,000 premises to their existing full fibre coverage (i.e. a predicted total of c.3.8 million or c.3.5m RFS) – rising to 300k once existing builds complete in 2025.

Nexfibre UK Target FTTP Broadband for 40k Premises in Durham

14th May 2024 (2 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of the same parentage as Virgin Media UK (VMO2), has announced that they expect to cover 40,000 premises across Durham during 2024 with their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network – most of which (over 30,000 premises) will be in the Sedgefield constituency.

Virgin Media O2 UK to Expand Streaming Services via Single Subscription

14th May 2024 (5 Comments)

Broadband, TV, digital phone and mobile provider Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) look set to expand their existing multi-platform streaming services, which appears set to include a new range of streaming, gaming, health, lifestyle and security services for UK customers.

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Broadband ISP Ogi Sees Wales Full Fibre Customers Reach 20,000

14th May 2024 (5 Comments)

Broadband ISP Ogi, which is currently deploying a multi-Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to premises across parts of South Wales, have this morning revealed that their network has now signed-up “one in every five premises” covered (c.20,000 customers) and has so far completed two thirds of its planned Phase 1 rollout.

1p Mobile UK Offers 500GB Data SIM for GBP25 Per Month

13th May 2024 (14 Comments)

Several of our readers have spotted that mobile operator 1p Mobile are stealthily offering a 500GB data (4G / 5G mobile broadband) SIM with unlimited UK calls and texts, which doesn’t appear alongside their main plans but costs just £25 per month on a regular rolling monthly term.

Broadband ISP Octaplus Refreshes its UK Branding and Website

13th May 2024 (5 Comments)

Hull-based UK broadband and Pay TV provider Octaplus, which sells services to consumers over various full fibre (FTTP) networks (e.g. MS3, CityFibre and FullFibre Limited), has this morning announced that they’ve given their brand identity a new lick of paint and launched a new website.

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Curved Light Beams May Boost 6G and WiFi Wireless Network Speeds

13th May 2024 (8 Comments)

Future wireless broadband and home networks, using technologies such as 6G or WiFi in the higher frequency mmW and sub-TeraHertz (THz) bands (i.e. between around 24GHz and 300GHz), could be set for a significant speed boost after researchers discovered a way to curve light beams around objects.

BT, TalkTalk, Virgin Media and Vodafone on UK Router Security and Upgrades

13th May 2024 (31 Comments)

Last week we covered how Sky Broadband was responding to the UK government’s new internet and network security laws, which among other things prompted them to launch a new router upgrade scheme and be more transparent with customers about the state of security updates for their existing network kit. Since then, we’ve asked the other major ISPs how they plan to respond.

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Solar Storm – SpaceX Warns Starlink Broadband Users of Degraded Service

11th May 2024 (5 Comments)

SpaceX has warned customers of Starlink’s mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites, which sit in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), that they may experience “degraded service” as a result of a major geomagnetic solar storm that hit the planet, which last night also caused the northern lights to spread across much of the UK.

Full Fibre Broadband ISP Connexin Joins the B-Corp Certified Club

11th May 2024 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Connexin, which is aiming to deploy a new 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) network across 500,000 premises in East Yorkshire and beyond (England), has announced that they’ve become the next UK alternative network to be certified as a “B Corporation” (i.e. meeting key social and environmental standards).

Full Fibre Altnet LightSpeed Broadband Shifts UK HQ to Peterborough

11th May 2024 (8 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which was last year acquired by Kompass Kapital (here) after suffering job cuts and a slowdown of their full fibre (FTTP) build in the East of England (here), has announced that they’re shifting their HQ from Spalding (Lincolnshire) to Peterborough (Cambridgeshire).

Government Security Review Clears Vodafone and Three UK Merger

10th May 2024 (29 Comments)

The Government has concluded its national security probe of the proposed mobile mega-merger between Vodafone and Three UK (CK Hutchison) – conducted under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 – and decided to approve the deal, albeit with some relatively minor caveats.

Cornerstone to Build New 5G Neutral Host Network via UK Street Lights

10th May 2024 (5 Comments)

Mobile infrastructure firm Cornerstone, which handles the UK network sharing agreement between O2 (VMO2) and Vodafone (Vantage Towers), has today joined forces with Signify in a new partnership that aims to put luminaire technology into lamp heads on street lights in order to build a new Outdoor 5G and IoT Neutral Host platform in urban areas.

Quickline UK Expand FTTP Broadband to 4 New Rural Villages

10th May 2024 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP Quickline, which is rolling out a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (5G FWA) network across rural and semi-rural parts of the North East and Midlands of England, has today announced that a further four villages across Lincolnshire and North Yorkshire have now been connected to their network.

London Full Fibre Business ISP Vorboss to Create 60 New Jobs

10th May 2024 (0 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP Vorboss, which is investing £300m to deploy a 100Gbps point-to-point full fibre network (Ethernet and broadband) – dedicated to business – across central London, has announced that they intend to create 60 new roles within the company to help meet a rapid growth in demand.

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Giffgaff UK Set to Start Rolling Out 4G Calling and WiFi Calling

10th May 2024 (18 Comments)

Mobile network provider giffgaff, which is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on O2’s platform in the United Kingdom, are due to finally start rolling out two long awaited and much demanded new service features this month – Wi-Fi Calling and 4G Calling (VoLTE). But the process will take a while to complete.

Ofcom UK Examine Future of TV Distribution in a Broadband World

9th May 2024 (58 Comments)

The UK media and telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today published an interesting new report for the Government that examines the future of TV distribution in an increasing broadband (internet) connected world and proposes how to address the inevitable tipping point – where Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) services risk become too expensive to sustain.