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ISP News Archives for July 11, 2024

London Full Fibre Broadband ISP G.Network Hunting for a Buyer

11th Jul 2024 (23 Comments)

Alternative network operator G.Network, which has spent the past few years building a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across parts of central London (here), has reportedly engaged investment bankers at Nomura and Jefferies as advisers to help it explore the potential of a future sale.

Broadband ISP JabbaTalk to Launch EE Based UK Mobile Plans

11th Jul 2024 (4 Comments)

Carnforth-based broadband ISP and communications provider JabbaTalk has today signed a new partnership with BTWholesale, which will enable them to launch a wider range of mobile connectivity plans and services based off EE’s (BT) national 4G and 5G network.

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Virgin Media and Nexfibre Add 20,000 Homes to FTTP in Milton Keynes

11th Jul 2024 (11 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with UK broadband ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has announced that they’ve added 20,000 additional homes in the Buckinghamshire (England) town of Milton Keynes to the coverage of their new 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network.

CityFibre Boosts Speed of UK Full Fibre Network Testing with Automation

11th Jul 2024 (6 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre, which has already expanded their full fibre broadband ISP network to cover 3.6 million UK premises, claims to have made the testing of new products, network technology changes and software upgrades “up to” 100x faster – while also increasing test capacity by 300% – through the adoption of a fully automated test environment.

Brsk’s FTTP Broadband Cover of the West Midlands Tops 100k Premises UPDATE

11th Jul 2024 (4 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP Brsk, which now covers 600,000 premises passed across England via their full fibre network and is in the process of being merged into Netomnia (here), has today revealed that they’ve also extended their coverage to 100,000 premises across the West Midlands (i.e. South Birmingham and The Black Country).

University of Sheffield Opens First UK 6G Mobile Research Centre

11th Jul 2024 (4 Comments)

The University of Sheffield in South Yorkshire has officially launched the UK’s first national 6G research facility – the imaginatively titled ‘National 6G Radio Systems Facility‘ (N6GRSF) – to help test and develop the next generation of mobile (mobile broadband) network technologies.

Openreach Notify UK ISPs of Dec 2025 Line Rental Contract Terminations

11th Jul 2024 (15 Comments)

Openreach and BT might have recently delayed their plan to withdraw old copper-based analogue line services (PSTN phones and WLR) from Dec 2025 to 31st Jan 2027 (here and here), but conversely they’ve also just issued contract termination notifications to all WLR providers with an effective date of 31st Dec 2025. Don’t worry, it’ll make sense.

Sky Mobile UK Launching First 4G and 5G Unlimited Data Plan

11th Jul 2024 (18 Comments)

Customers looking to join Sky Mobile (Sky) will, from sometime later this morning, finally be able to take out a 4G and 5G capable mobile plan that includes “unlimited data” (mobile broadband). Previously, the biggest mobile plan you could get from Sky came with a 100GB monthly data allowance for £30 per month.

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