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ISP News Archives for June 2024

O2 UK Begins Rolling Out New, Free Caller Identification Feature

10th Jun 2024 (11 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today officially confirmed that they’ve started rolling out Hiya’s new Brand ID technology to customers for free, which is a caller identification solution that can reduce the number of calls customers receive from unknown numbers (e.g. scammers) by providing details of the organisation making the call.

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Full Fibre Altnet Toob Tops 50,000 UK Broadband ISP Customers UPDATE2

10th Jun 2024 (11 Comments)

Alternative network builder and gigabit broadband ISP toob, which is deploying a full fibre (FTTP) network across parts of South England (they’re also sharing some of CityFibre’s infrastructure), has recently revealed that they’ve managed to grow their customer base to over 50,000 (up from 20,000 a year ago).

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Broadway Locals Secure Judicial Review of Broadband Poles Rollout UPDATE

10th Jun 2024 (12 Comments)

The Lifford Gardens and The Sands residents association, which represents part of Broadway (village) in Worcestershire (England), has been granted a Judicial Review (JR) in the High Court that may allow them to challenge the local council’s decision to allow deployment of a new gigabit-capable broadband network using wood poles.

5G Has Stopped Working for Some Lyca Mobile UK Customers

9th Jun 2024 (33 Comments)

Some customers of mobile network operator Lyca Mobile, which is a virtual operator (MVNO) on EE’s platform in the UK, are reporting that they’ve been unable to access the provider’s latest and fastest 5G (mobile broadband) connectivity service for around a month. Related users find that only 4G is now available to them.

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AAISP’s Novel Solution to SLAMMING in New UK Broadband Switching System

8th Jun 2024 (37 Comments)

Broadband ISP Andrews & Arnold (AAISP) has come up with an interestingly quirky way of addressing concerns that Ofcom’s new, and much delayed, One Touch Switch (OTS) system, which aims to make it quicker and easier for consumers to switch internet providers, might make SLAMMING easier (i.e. being switched without your consent).

Vodafone Connects UK to 2Africa – World’s Largest Subsea Fibre Cable

7th Jun 2024 (14 Comments)

The long-running 2Africa project, which is in the process of building a 45,000km long subsea (submarine) fibre optic cable between the United Kingdom and most of coastal Africa, has confirmed that telecoms giant Vodafone has just helped to land the new cable in England at a site in Bude (Cornwall).

Winning Network Operators of the UK Fibre Awards 2024 Named

7th Jun 2024 (7 Comments)

The third annual UK Fibre Awards event was held yesterday in London, which saw a number of broadband ISPs and full fibre network builders across several categories pick up awards for their achievements. Some of this year’s winners included Wildanet for ‘Best Rural Fibre Provider’ and Brsk for ‘Best Urban Fibre Provider’.

New Operator Frogfoot Networks Plan UK FTTP Broadband Rollout

7th Jun 2024 (5 Comments)

A seemingly fairly new network operator called Frogfoot Networks has revealed that they’re planning to deploy a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across the United Kingdom, with England, Wales and Scotland being part of their “initial deployment” that will “predominantly serve residential homes and small businesses.”

ISP Cerberus Networks Launch UK Satellite Broadband Packages

6th Jun 2024 (7 Comments)

UK ISP Cerberus Networks has given ISPreview an unexpected surprise this afternoon after they began informing their customers about their decision to introduce “high-speed satellite internet services“, which will aim to deliver broadband speeds of “up to 150Mbps” and should complement their existing range of fixed line plans.

Rural UK Altnet Broadband ISP Wessex Internet Appoint First COO

6th Jun 2024 (0 Comments)

Rural-focused ISP and alternative network builder Wessex Internet, which is deploying a full fibre (FTTP) gigabit broadband service across parts of Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset in England, has today appointed their first Chief Operations Officer (COO) in the shape of Gavin Davies.

Virgin Media Sues Fishing Trawler for Allegedly Damaging Subsea Cable

6th Jun 2024 (6 Comments)

The wholesale division of broadband and Ethernet provider Virgin Media UK (VMO2) are suing the “owners and all persons claiming an interest” in a fishing trawler, the Irish-registered MV The Lida Suzanna, for €800k (£680k) after the ship allegedly damaged one of their subsea fibre optic cables between Ireland and England.

Openreach UK Hit with £1.34m Fine for Tragic Death of Engineer

6th Jun 2024 (0 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has been fined £1.34m (inc. costs of £15,858) by the Llandudno Magistrates Court in Wales for breaching Health and Safety laws for staff working near water. The case occurred after one of its engineers – Alun Owen (32) – tragically died after being swept away by a flooded river in October 2020.

Brsk Extend FTTP Broadband Build to 2 North West England Towns

6th Jun 2024 (6 Comments)

Alternative network operator and UK ISP Brsk has today announced that their roll-out of a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network is being extended to include 60,000 premises across St Helens in Merseyside, and neighbouring Ashton-in-Makerfield in Wigan, Greater Manchester.

O2 UK Refreshes its ‘Like New’ Refurbished Mobile Phone Scheme

6th Jun 2024 (5 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today “refreshed” their ‘Like New’ scheme, which offers customers the ability to take a refurbished mobile phone alongside a big discount and decent warranty period. The changes are largely said to reflect “huge savings and benefits“.

New UK Ultrafast Broadband ISP Called Beebu Launches

5th Jun 2024 (21 Comments)

The UK has no shortage of retail broadband providers, but today another one has been officially launched in the shape of Fareham-based Beebu (BeeBu Telecom Limited), which like a lot of newer entrants appears to be harnessing several of the market’s alternative full fibre (FTTP) network operators.

Trooli Changes UK Ownership Structure and Replacing FTTP Modems

5th Jun 2024 (15 Comments)

Alternative UK broadband ISP Trooli, which is backed by Agnar UK Infrastructure (here) and has already extended their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 334,000 premises (RFS) across England and Scotland (here), has started informing customers about both an unusual change of home “telecom equipment” and of their ownership structure.

BT CEO Calls for Improved Planning Laws to Boost UK Broadband UPDATE

5th Jun 2024 (17 Comments)

The new CEO of BT Group (inc. EE, Plusnet, Openreach), Allison Kirkby, has told this week’s Deloitte and Enders Media & Telecoms 2024 Conference in London that any future UK government should look to boosting full fibre broadband and 5G mobile by making further changes to existing planning laws.